What is the process and experience for applying for a Thai Elite Visa?

As I understand it you Will still need to be in a 14 days quarantine upon Arrival

Just the fact that holders of this expensive "elite" visa have still been denied entry is enough to concern me and put me off.

Problem with the Elite Visa is there is a 90 to 120 day wait to get it. If it only took a month I would buy it gladly, but having to wait 3 to 4 months I might be able to get in on my retirement visa by then

i have had mine and when i applied 3 yrs ago took 60 mins a mate just applied and received his in one month about 2 months ago but i heard similar things from others can take a few months to process but don’t know why immigration got nothing to do they are not busy as TE need to go to them for final approval and sign off x

I’m on my 7th year with Thai Elite. System works very well. They respond quickly. Meet and greet, transfers and fast tracking all good. Was originally on retirement visa and wouldn’t go back

But..... whilst it has been approved in principal as qualifying for entry as part of 6th phase no details are currently in place and rumour is only 200 per month. Key problem is limited quarantine facilities so the gates won’t be opened once all the details are sorted. My sense it will take another 2-3 weeks before Thai elite.gets sign off. Only way in currently is repatriation flights and Thai nationals are getting priority.

Youve had a lucky escape

Ive read it can take up to 4 months for your visa to be approved

Does anyone know if I can get into Thailand, to help a seriously ill friend get home ?

Looks like the governments plan is working, and they are selling these elite visas for 15k. The embassy were talking to me about it, almost like an upsell.

Je compatis ! Je suis exactement dans le même cas. Nous nous sommes fiancés le 21 décembre et devions nous marier en avril ! L’attente est longue...

Have just applied for my elite visa today

Just on the timeline- as

@Ja***

said, it takes around 4 weeks to get approval.

You pay nothing before this process- so you can start it now and you'll likely be approved in four weeks. You get a letter of approval at that point.

That letter is then valid for three months. You can put off actually paying for those three months, but basically as soon as you pay (within a few days) your membership will be activated and you can get the visa.

This is just to say- you can start the process now, you don't have to pay right now, you won't need to hand over money for at least a month and you can string out your approval letter for even a further three months after you get that, if you are not sure about it.

Personally, I think I'd want to be 100% sure it was getting me in before actually paying.