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Should I apply for a DTV visa while waiting for my Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa application?

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Mar 13, 2025

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I'm currently waiting for LTR but it could take months before their decision. I was hoping to visit for Thai New Year. I'll be applying for remote worker as I have an oversea employer in USA. I notice different embassy may differ in completion time. My embassy would be Washington DC. I have an authorized letter allowing me to work from Thailand. Yes I have 500k in savings in a regular bank.

- Is it advisable to start the DTV application while waiting for LTR?

- What the current completion time for DTV for Washington DC?

- Do you think I could be approved for DTV before the Thai New Year?

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The user is awaiting a decision on their Long-Term Resident (LTR) visa application but is considering applying for a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) as they have plans to visit Thailand for the Thai New Year. They express concerns about differing completion times for visa applications at different embassies, specifically the one in Washington DC, and seek advice on whether they should proceed with the DTV application while waiting for the LTR, what the typical processing time for the DTV is, and their chances of being approved before the Thai New Year.

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Months? It shouldn't take more than a month if you stay on top of it and follow-up on your application whenever the status changes seem to stop.

If you got a DTV you might be disqualified from getting the LTR, since the DTV is a 5-year visa and visas cannot be cancelled.

Apply for the LTR, travel to Thailand visa exempt, and wait for the LTR process to finish. You're much better off picking up your LTR in Bangkok anyways, because the visa costs exactly 50,000 baht if you get it in Bangkok, but if you get it in the US it will cost you significantly more money than that.

Also you cannot apply for the visa from the Washington DC embassy unless you're inside the US at the time.

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