What is the best time frame to apply for a METV before traveling to Thailand?

Look at the Embassy website, and read there how long time, they need for processing the visa at that Embassy.

When applying for the 6-months multi entry Tourist Visa by the E-Visa system, you normally wait until 4 weeks before your planned flight to Thailand, to submit the online application

Many people reported, that they were waiting for their application to get approved, while their flight date approached closer and closer

They actually worried too much

The Thai embassy or consulate in the recent years generally took special care to issue your METV as close as possible to your flight date, in order so you don’t lose too many days of the visa validity.

You can communicate this issue with the Vienna Embassy by Email and kindly ask them to issue the METV as close as possible to the flight date you filled into the online E-Visa application

Wright is not right 😎😎😎

Huh ????? I go to Thailand 09 December.

So that means if my visa is approved at 2 November the 6 months allready begin to count ?

I can’t believe that.

If I want to go to Thailand I want to start from the first day I put a step on Thai ground.

Not 1-2 months before.

I really can’tbelieve that.

You called to your ambassade to check this Herbert?

You can apply 3vmonths early but as a visa is valid from the date of issue you will lose 3 months of it's validity. Timing is key to get the best outcome.

All Thai visas are effective the date they are issued. For a single entry visa this is not a big deal, because you have the entire 90 days or more to enter Thailand before the visa expires and then once you enter Thailand it's used and done.

But with a multiple entry visa, it's effective the day it is issued, and the clock starts ticking immediately. The longer you can wait before applying, the longer you'll have to actually use the visa.