What are the visa application processing times for Zimbabwean passport holders visiting Thailand?

@Ivan ***********

perhaps yes - I was going to say if he gets it there in the 4 x weeks he is very lucky let them do it

I don't think this is 100% the case, if he has residency in Bangladesh. It may be true in other cases but you can usually sidestep that rule if applying in your country of residence (which in his case, is Bangladesh). I think they will process his visa if he has residency, it will just take longer.

Around April this year and seems to be enforced.

Tonderai it may be worth seeing if you can get a second Zimbabwean passport. In my country at least it is allowed to get a second passport if you need one for work and need to frequently leave a passport with a consulate for visa applications.

@Tond****

, can your employer offer any guidance?

If you have residency in Bangladesh they will probably give you the visa eventually, it just takes the extra time. They have a list of certain countries they do extra checks and it's just unlucky for you the passport you hold. They need to send the application to Bangkok to check. I have had to wait a month for a visas before, for Iran, who did the same, they sent it to Tehran for checking, and almost a month for India (who were just being Indian).

It's peculiar as Zimbabwe is not on their current list, but it may have been added recently.

"The processing time for passports from the following countries may take longer as they require additional assessments: China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Sudan."

Wishing you luck

@Tond****

, I hope you find an easier solution sir!

@Tonderai *******************

That was before, we are talking about now. It will not be so quick anymore.

@Tonderai *******************

Your country of residence makes no difference, it is your nationality that is the issue.

Mainland Chinese, Indian and African nationals are experiencing long delays in visa processing times.