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Can I get my visa approval email on weekends or government holidays?

May 30, 2025
3 days ago
Can I expect to get approval email on weekends and government holidays?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
Responses vary regarding the likelihood of receiving visa approval emails on weekends and government holidays. Some users report receiving their approval on weekends or even national holidays, while others believe it is unlikely. Several comments suggest that there might be a delay between the visa approval by embassy staff and the actual receipt of the approval email, which can lead to approvals appearing to come on non-working days.
Elías ********
Yes. My approval was granted on an official national holiday of the HOST country (it wasn't a holiday in Thailand, tho).
Elías ********
And around 7 pm, also 🤷🏻🤔
Wannikea *********
Possibly
John *******
So Embassy staff don’t work on the weekends, but it seems that their is a delay between the embassy staff approving the visa and you receiving the approval. This results in receiving the approval email on the weekend.
Milk *****************
Yes my approval email came on a Sunday morning when I applied in Australia.

I don't know why people in the comments are saying no cause heaps of people get the approval on the weekends
Greg ********
Eat My Battered Sav 🐢 Probably depends on the embassy though like much else.
Anonymous ******************
Eat My Battered Sav 🐢 Because there is a lot of misinformation here from people, including from those with "expert" badges
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER
Eat My Battered Sav 🐢oh thank you! I’m a little bit relieved now 😮‍💨
James ********
Yes, Approval emails have been received on weekends and holidays.
Phirom *********
Won’t happen.
Anonymous *************
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4 consecutive holidays are coming soon and I’m quite nervous about not getting my dtv approve yet, today is the 11th working day of resubmitting requested documents and still waiting in Phnom Penh 🫩. Thank you very much for the answers. 🙏
Anonymous ******************
Anonymer Teilnehmer won’t happen sorry
Regmi *******
No.
Anonymous ******************
Unlikely
Michael **********
it happened in few rare cases but 99% of time won't happen