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If my visa is approved, how long do I have to pick it up and can it wait while I'm away?

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Jan 27, 2025
a month ago
Georg **********
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If the visa is approved, how much time do we have to pick it up? I'm in Hanoi and consider going to another city for a few weeks. Can the visa wait?
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The user inquires about the time allowed to pick up a Thai visa after approval, expressing concern about traveling to another city before retrieval. Comments indicate the visa in question is an e-visa, which will be received via email, eliminating the need for physical pick-up.
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Julien ****
People are so nasty. Just answer his question or move along...
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Georg **********
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@Julien ***
 Yeah, ridiculous, right? Ignoring the topic was also an option, but I guess that's how the internet works
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@Georg *********
 take some accountability for not reading when you fill the form as it's plain as day.
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Julien ****
Anonymous participant 894 Hey anonymous. Take some accountability for being anonymous. Loser.
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Wannikea *********
Good to know graduates from "special class" qualify too.

3 months in the group...sigh
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Georg **********
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@Wannikea ********
 looks like not everyone is as wise and infallible as you, good Sir
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Luna *******
E-visa ... You get it in an email . Print it out and keep it with your passport
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James ********
@Luna ******
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Georg **********
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Well, this genius managed to apply with all the necessary documents. Besides, the website didn't tell what exactly happens after approval. The other visas I applied for were in paper form
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Jeremy *****
@Georg *********
well you're not a genius enough to know what literally is and has been posted about for months 😂

And you literally have to clock acknowledge that you print it out for immigration so yeah you're a true F'n genius again how people like you survive is beyond me 😂
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@Georg *********
 Litterally the first thing you see when visiting the website 🙃
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Jeremy *****
How do some of you people survive in the world 😂😂
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Jeremy *****
Another genius who hasn't read a dang thing 🤦‍♂️
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Fluff *************
It's an e-visa, you will receive it via email.
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