How long does the Certificate of Entry (COE) take for flights from Germany to Thailand?

March 5, 2021
4 years ago
Florian ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
How long does the COE take? Im in Germany. I would get the visa on a thursday and fly next week tuesday.
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The time it takes to receive the Certificate of Entry (COE) can vary significantly based on individual circumstances and the specific consulate. Experiences shared include processing times of as little as 20 minutes in the UK and up to two weeks for visa applications. From Germany, users report varying times such as 1-4 days for COE approval after submitting necessary documents like ASQ and insurance. It's advisable to ensure all arrangements are made well in advance, especially when planning to travel shortly after visa issuance.
Frank ********
Dennis ************
@Frank *******
von welchem Konsulat wird da gesprochen, Ffm?
Frank ********
@Dennis ***********
- steht doch da ganz am Anfang: Königlich Thailändische Botschaft (Berlin).
Simon *********
What’s Coe?
Sandro *******
took 2 working days for me to process in frankfurt consulate just last week. 1 day per step.
David ***********
Took me about 20 minutes UK
Diezzy ******
After send all paper for COE it take only 1 day maximum. France.
John ******
Got my visa from Frankfurt in December. Took two weeks
Sandy ******
Ich musste fast 3 tag warten bis ich den coe erhielt
Daniel ************
can be hours ..... can be some days
Cherie ********
Managed to get mine in 4 days in US
Marcel *********
Hi Florian, I'm from germany aswell and received COE from Generalkonsulat Frankfurt, pre-approval took about 3 days and final approval when you upload asq, insurance, flight etc took 1 day
Nathan *****
Have you got ya asq and insurance etc all arranged as that’s a really tight schedule and would be against there advice
Оливер *********
What I heard from other people trying to apply in Germany is, try Austria or if possible Switzerland
Оливер *********
From Frankfurt consulate almost impossible. I tried it several times, they are useless!

I spoke to a consular official I know personally for years. He told me that the difficulties of Germans being approved for visas and coe's is resulting from the treatment of the Thai King by the German government in 2019-20, who was residing in Germany at that time!

And what ties the hands of all Thai consulates in Germany is, that all visas and coe's have to be approved bei the royal Thai Embassy in Berlin!
Lisa ********************
I got my COE within 24 hours from UK.
Nathan *****
@Li**
the Uk is the fastest embassy I was the same couple hours but have heard Frankfurt etc takes longer
Florian ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
@Nathan *****
ill have everything already by that time. Tickets, asq, visa, all certificates.
Nathan *****
@Flo****
you could try I guess but it’s pushing it
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