Should the Thai embassy refund visa application fees if a shorter visa is issued instead of a longer one?

Anonymous participant - you meet the METV requirements for short time stay. Didn’t you get rejected twice now? 98% of people are not having issues like you, so it is not about “luck”, it is something wrong with you or your applications.

Anonieme deelnemer This must be your first visa then. I had visa in different countries and they all are the same: no refund and no reason for rejection given.

You can like this or not, but it is the way it works.

You act like a customer, but in this case you are not a customer, but just somebody who has to pay a government for processing a request.

Anonymous participant agreed they should have rejected you instead.....

Anonym deltagare just seen this discussion 20 times the latest couple of days.

Anonymous participant Right. Better stay in your country where everything is clear. Good luck.

@John ******

what don’t you understand about the concept of a service fee to apply?

Anonymous participant are you German?

Anonymous participant if you think that visa fees go into the pocket of Embassy staff you truly are mistaken.

@John ******

Wrong. College applications are like this. You pay and many people still get rejected. No refunds. Frankly if youre this entitled and complain about $400 you probably DO NOT meet DTV financial requirements.

@John ******

nobody is saying whether it is correct or not, and so nobody is forcing you to apply. You either accept the terms and apply or don't accept them and don't apply. If you willingly accept, then don't complaint later. BTW, it works like that for all visas of all countries, not only Thailand's. The US is specially notorious for having a tremendous rate of visa rejection (including tourist visa, for those from the many countries that need a visa to get in the US as a tourist, including Thailand). Also note that you don't pay for the visa itself, rather the processing. Even to get a rejection, they need to do all the same vetting process, hence the service (the visa vetting service) is indeed always "delivered".

Participante anónimo I mean, if you handle in an application stating that you'll be taking a soft power course for 6 months, and after that they issue a visa good for those six months, what's the problem then? Either show them you'll be taking classes for at least one year, or apply as a remote worker in order to assure you'll get a regular DTV.

Anonymous participant What is it that you don’t understand? The fees you paid are service fees… You could have ended up with nothing. 😕 Would that have made you happier? You'll definitely struggle here in Thailand with such an attitude.

Anonymous participant keep the profits? lol. They don’t save money by rejecting and not mailing you the PDF. People with your attitude struggle in Thailand

Anonymous participant nobody here doing charity also

If you talk not good nobody will help you

Treat people how you want to be treated

What’s with your mouth

@John ******

- it is an application fee, just like a university application fee. Like all countries and visas, there are additional things looked at that are not listed as paperwork. We have no idea if this applicant is fully in accordance and having been rejected twice by two different embassies, I would assume he isn’t. You can believe however you want but this is the reality, been the reality for decades.

Anonymous participant literally most people on here got the visa they wanted. Instead of realizing your application was weak, again, you want to say they are specifically going after you for your money.

Anonymous participant You think a fee paid through the website the MFA runs isn't registered with the government? Okay.

Anonymous participant most Embassies have a Facebook page, send them your question. From my own experience some Embassies reply directly to you