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Can I return to Malaysia to collect my non-immigrant O visa and then return to Thailand?

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Apr 5, 2025

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Hello everyone, I left Thailand a week ago for Malaysia where I applied for a non-immigrant O visa (Thai wife). Unfortunately the process is longer than I expected. So I returned to Thailand with a visa exemption. My question is this : Can I return to Malaysia, collect my visa and then return to Thailand with the said visa ? Someone already did that ?  Thank you

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The user queries if they can return to Malaysia after applying for a Thai non-immigrant O visa and then return to Thailand with the visa. A comment clarifies that the visa process is managed online and requires applicants to remain in the country until the visa is issued, as leaving could lead to rejection of the application.

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There is no "picking up your visa" because it's all done online through evisa. You're required to remain in the country until your visa is issued.

If the embassy contacts you for an interview, to ask for proof that you're still in Malaysia, or checks your Thailand entry history, they will reject your visa application because you left.

If they still issue your visa, it will come to you as a pdf in your email. You will have to leave Thailand and return in order to activate it.

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