Can I enter Thailand with a normal visa if my DTV visa application is not granted before my flight?

@Velin *******

each consulate will usually post the processing times for visa applications. So yes if you are in a hurry or have a deadline you should be aware of the processing times.

@Wannikea ********

it says you need to be inside the Netherlands the entire time of the visa process and if you leave the Netherlands (not just enter Thailand), you will be rejected

@Wannikea ********

Disregard the highlighted portion. It was highlighted for another purpose. Look at the last line

@Velin *******

It's just a precaution for unnecessary leaving and reentering to activate the visa.

@Velin *******

Yes, but read

@Wannikea ********

valuable suggestions to check your email before presenting your passport to the IO; otherwise, you may have to leave and reenter unnecessarily.

@John ******

I'm sure you're a nice guy and all John but I'm not going to get into this long running debate with you. People don't get their visas in time all the time and enter, then bounce out to activate it later. I've sat in thai Visa forums for almost 10 years and I'm just speaking from experience, the experience of seeing people tell their tale, and the experience of admins suggesting this recourse. You ask if the ministry of foreign affairs gives different types of requirements to different embassies? I don't know that but I know a lot of embassies just do whatever they want to do. Forinstance if you want to go buy a DTV in New Zealand 40,000 baht. Being a consul general or ambassador has its privileges.

@John ******

it's quite common over the years that for various visa applications using the e-visa system the visa didn't arrive in time for the applicants flight, and so the applicant arrived using visa exempt and upon visa approval did a bounce. All I'm saying is that a consulate may choose to impose a requirement.