Can I re-enter Thailand on a DTV visa after temporarily leaving the country?

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Hi,

I applied for a DTV visa in the US more than a month ago and it hasn't been approved yet (pending documents check).  I already have a flight booked to leave for Thailand on May 6th.  If I do not have the DTV visa approved by then, I can still enter Thailand on a tourist visa.  My question is if I eventually get the DTV visa approved while I am in Thailand, can I fly out to another country in Asia and return and re-enter Thailand on the DTV visa?  Thank you everyone.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user has applied for a DTV visa from the US and is still waiting for approval while they have a flight booked to Thailand. They are inquiring if they could enter Thailand on a tourist visa and then switch to the DTV visa if approved while in Thailand. The community provided mixed responses, with some suggesting it's possible to re-enter Thailand on the new visa, while cautioning that applicants should generally wait in the country where they applied until their visa is approved. There were discussions about the difficulties faced during the DTV application process, with advice to expedite communication with the consulate.

Henrik ***** · Answer

Would not recommend to leave the country you applied in, until the visa is granted, or the visa may be rejected, and 10.000+ baht lost.

If you have mentioned the departure date in the application, Embassies tend to wait until the last week before departure to grant the visa.

You should have read the Embassy website more thoroughly before buying a ticket.

Hans ********* · Answer

I checked online twice a day,it eventually showed granted at 10 p.m. on a sunday.tgey will email your visa.not sure if they'll email you need to send them more info.i did mine in Hanoi,took 6 days

Thaimer ****** · Answer

How can you enter Thailand with tourist visa when you don’t have visa?

Michael **** · Answer

Thanks everyone.  To give some context, I applied online for DTV as a self employed business owner.  In my initial submission, I provided my business Article of Incorporation from California together with many other required documents.

2.5 weeks later, I receive further request for documents that includes business certification.  Not sure exactly what they are looking for, I quickly submitted the Certificate of Status from the California Secretary of State.

After waiting for another 2 weeks, I called the LA consulate to help expedite since I only have 2 weeks left.  Soon I received another request for Business registration.  Again I have no idea what business registration they wanted since I don't have any, I immediately submitted my city business tax registration certificate.  I just tried calling the consulate to help expedite, and was told I have to wait for at least 1 week before they will consider expediting.

Frances ******** · Answer

I heard if you do not get your visa by 14 days, there is/was a problem and your application failed & must re-apply.

Leeann ********** · Answer

Call and ask them to take a look at your application. I did and it was approved soon after.

YT ******************** · Answer

1 month? Gosh. It's ridiculous.

Frances ******** · Answer

A friend of mine applied for DTV in US and was waiting for her approval. She logged in and discovered a message “waiting for payment”. She wouldn’t have known what the hold up was unless she checked. Evidently they don’t contact the applicants if something is missing. You have to contact them.

Andrew ******** · Answer

Contact your congressmen office they can contact the consulate to ask about the process or time frame

Stuart ********* · Answer

Yes you can do that although in theory you are supposed to wait in the country of application until approval.

One month seems excessive. Perhaps try contacting them via messenger to check.

Can I re-enter Thailand on a DTV visa after temporarily leaving the country?

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