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What are the processing times for obtaining a Tourist Visa at the Royal Thai Consulate General in Sydney?

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Ling *****

asked Jan 28, 2024

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Royal Thai Consulate General Sydney

Tourist Visa Processing Times

It took 19 days total in person. That includes day of submitting all your documents online. Waiting 8 days for the email approval, making physical lodgement of passport and all documents and then 7 days further to pick up passport with visa. If you post these documents I strongly suggest only using Express Post or faster and adding a further 7 days for postage back and forth. Personally I would never leave it later than 1 Month before leaving for Thailand. Big thumbs up to the Consulate for their simple online pre approval lodgement and for the friendly staff. Thank you

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The Tourist Visa processing at the Royal Thai Consulate General in Sydney typically takes 19 days in total when done in person. This includes an 8-day wait for email approval after submitting documents online, followed by a physical lodgement of the passport and documents, with an additional 7 days needed to pick up the passport with the visa. For those considering posting documents, it is recommended to use Express Post for quicker processing, adding approximately 7 days for postage. It's advised to not wait longer than one month prior to leaving for Thailand.

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Aake **********

And?.....

3 years ago

Neil *******

@Aake *********

and good information for someone wants tourists visa 🤡

3 years ago

Nippanut ***************

Canberra is way easier if you happen to reside around there.

No online pre-approval is required

3 years ago

Tony *********

You posted this the other day ???

3 years ago

Ling *****

@Tony ********

that was to the other group I am in called Australians in Thailand. Some Aussies might not know of that group and this group is where they might end up. So I thought it is good to share the info to a wider audience.

3 years ago

Tony *********

@Ling ****

that's probably where I saw it . 555

3 years ago

Dave ******

It was the same with NZ: no online option for a TR visa. I delivered documents in person (didn't trust couriers with my passport in the run-up to Christmas) and provided everything they asked for, yet still they wanted one more document. 😕

It was fairly quick and a bit cheaper, but I'll probably just do an exempt entry next time... 🤔

3 years ago

Ling *****

@Dave *****

you never know maybe Australia and New Zealand will be one of the 9 countries that evisa will be expanding to this year. They said this but didn't state which 9 countries were coming online.

3 years ago