What are the typical processing times and requirements for the DTV visa from France?

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Looking for advice regarding DTV visa processing times from France 🇹🇭
Hi everyone!

I’d like to know if anyone has experienced a similar situation or had to wait this long for their DTV visa when applying from France.

I submitted my DTV application on August 30, 2026. On September 10, the embassy requested an additional document regarding my criminal record certificate, which I provided.

Since then, I haven’t received any updates about my visa. I’ve now been waiting for over two months. I’ve sent several follow-up emails, but I haven’t received any response.

The agency that handled my application tells me that if the embassy doesn’t respect the processing timeframe, I can still travel.

However, the official Thai Embassy website clearly states that applicants must remain in the country where they applied until the visa has been issued.

I’m starting to find this wait extremely frustrating, especially since I haven’t received any response despite several attempts to contact them.

I’d really appreciate your help with a few questions:

* Has anyone else experienced such a long waiting time for their DTV visa when applying from France?

* Is there a legal deadline that the embassy is required to respect when processing visa applications?

* If the embassy significantly exceeds its stated processing time, are we legally allowed to leave France and travel while the application is still pending?

* Has anyone managed to get a response or move their application forward after weeks of silence?

I’d be very grateful to hear about your experiences, especially from people who applied through the Thai Embassy in Paris.

Thank you so much for your help! 🙏

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A user is seeking advice on the processing times for the DTV visa from France after submitting their application on August 30, 2026, and facing long delays without updates. The embassy requested additional documentation early on, and the user is frustrated by the lack of communication and the advice they received regarding travel while the application is pending. They are asking others for their experiences and insights on legal processing deadlines and potential responses from the embassy.

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Henrik ***** · Answer

Those status messages doesn’t tell you anything useable about when you get your application approved/rejected.

You have to read the Embassy website thoroughly and take into account the right now is high season for visa applications.

Most Embassy website gives a very thorough information about processing time, and that it is not possible to speed up the process in any way, it takes as long as it takes.

Additional Documents reset the time counting back to 0, at the day the last document are submitted.

Some Embassies process according to travel date ( to the benefit of the applicant) rathed than application date.

Use search including Embassy name, you are asking questions that has been answered numerous times.

You just have to wait patiently, if you travel before the visa is granted, its reason for rejection and loss of the 10.000 Baht visafee.

What are the typical processing times and requirements for the DTV visa from France?

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