How long does it take for a USA citizen to get a Thai Elite Visa and is there a separate process for a CoE?

@Mark ************

I'm entering Thailand in a couple of weeks with my Elite visa, and know multiple other people doing likewise. I'll be seeing my wife and child and for me thats priceless rather than a "crock of shit" 👍

Embassies are putting the visa in now, due to Covid. There's a whole procedure which Elite can explain. I know of at least one Indian who got in on it, from India. The Elite stuck outside Thailand group is also a very helpful resource.

It's not necessarily easy or quick- getting the membership is only the first step, you then need MFA approval for repatriation and then to get the visa, COE, quarantine hotel, flight back etc. It's this stuff that is difficult. It's also possible as Kathy suggested that the US embassies aren't doing them as the US is high risk. They were before but may have stopped. Could well be the same in India now, it has a big Covid situation.

@Kathy ***************

completely untrue, they are issuing them

@Kathy ***************

america is a high risk country.

What Kathy could have meant is that it’s pretty worthless to issue them if you are still not allowed to travel to thailand, there’s only about 30 countries taking tourism visas

@Kathy ***************

. They are being approved, but for some reason do not get priority for COE. Quite a few people have already entered Thailand on the Elite, so it does work. Suggest the OP join this group for the up to date situation.

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@Kathy ***************

don’t say what you don’t know. They are indeed issuing them