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Do Thai embassies operate during holidays and handle visa issues effectively?

Thai embassies Visa issues Holidays Repatriation flights Certificate of Entry (COE)COVID-19 regulations

Dec 23, 2020

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Lawrance **********

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23rd 12:00pm

I thought any embassy was effectively 

governed by the country of origin?

Thailand is working over Christmas. 

Obviously this is a glitch as I have no repatriation flights details - yet to be nominated after 16th Dec and 22nd Dec 20 😂😂😢 so cannot do COE, ASQ, FTF, Covid, 72hrs in 1.5 days as no e-ticket. 

Bonus - I've got the new visa and insurance 😷, down side visa will expire mid Feb. 

Back to the future and groundhog day, start again January 😂😢😢

But I am eternally grateful for the update.

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The discussion focuses on the operational status of Thai embassies during holiday periods, particularly Christmas. Users share experiences regarding embassy operations, noting that embassies observe both their home country's holidays and those of the host country, often causing potential delays in processing. The original post mentions difficulties related to visa processing and repatriation flights, accompanied by a mix of humor and frustration.

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Do they “Get nothing done” for 10 😀 days for Songkhran too?

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Kool *******

Thai embassies, and all embassies for that matter, observe their own holidays, and the holidays of the country they are located in, as many of their workers are locals, not Thais.

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Tony *********

Yes. Sydney,Australia has 25th ,28th ,31st ,1st only

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Michael ********

Yes i got two friends work at embassies.

They have holidays from country of origin and from the country they are in.

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