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What is the status and wait time for a visa application at the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai?
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Jun 23, 2025
10 months ago
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTERRecord my application process:
2025.05.23 Status: Pending Document Check
.......long time to wait
2025.06.18 Status: Pending Document Check
2025.06.19 Status: Request for Further Document
Other request documents: employee contract translate to English
Other request documents: all pages of your passport
Other request documents: a letter clarify the reason for DTV in English
Other request documents: business license, and social insurance proof paid by the company you work for
Other request documents: bank statement of salary payment with 6 month
submitted...
2025.06.20 Status: Pending Approval
2025.06.21 Status: Pending Document Check
2025.06.23 Status: Request for Further Document
Other request documents: guarteen letter from comapny
Other request documents: business license and ID/PASSPORT of the legal representative of company
submitted...
1.The change in status occurred on Saturday (06.21). I remember they were off on Saturdays
2.I uploaded all pages of my new passport, but not all pages of my old passport. They haven't put forward any opinions yet
2025.05.23 Status: Pending Document Check
.......long time to wait
2025.06.18 Status: Pending Document Check
2025.06.19 Status: Request for Further Document
Other request documents: employee contract translate to English
Other request documents: all pages of your passport
Other request documents: a letter clarify the reason for DTV in English
Other request documents: business license, and social insurance proof paid by the company you work for
Other request documents: bank statement of salary payment with 6 month
submitted...
2025.06.20 Status: Pending Approval
2025.06.21 Status: Pending Document Check
2025.06.23 Status: Request for Further Document
Other request documents: guarteen letter from comapny
Other request documents: business license and ID/PASSPORT of the legal representative of company
submitted...
1.The change in status occurred on Saturday (06.21). I remember they were off on Saturdays
2.I uploaded all pages of my new passport, but not all pages of my old passport. They haven't put forward any opinions yet
TLDR : Answer Summary
This post documents the author's experience with their visa application process at the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Shanghai. The status updates reveal a lengthy and complex process, highlighted by multiple requests for additional documents over several weeks. Community comments discuss the typical processing times and offer advice based on their own experiences, emphasizing the importance of submitting all required documents, including potentially the old passport if it contains relevant entry stamps. Overall, the author and respondents express a mix of patience and frustration regarding the waiting time for approval.
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Dnatjugweme ************
I've had visas issued on a Saturday and on a Sunday. No idea why.
Dnatjugweme ************
Uploading a scan of your previous passport only makes sense if it contains your current entry stamp/visa.
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Dnatjugweme ***********
Do I need to upload a scanned copy of my old passport?Dnatjugweme ************
Participant(e) anonyme Does it contain your current Chinese entry stamp/visa? If yes, it would have made sense to upload a scan of it. However, you cannot upload anything if there is no request for additional documents. If you've done the upload already, the only thing you can do is wait for them to either issue/deny the visa or request further documents.
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Dnatjugweme ***********
“Other request documents: all pages of your passport”My new passport is brand new with no records. My old passport has my multiple entry and exit records. But I have only uploaded my new passport so far. I don't see any mention of the need for an old passport in the requirements document. I can't upload it again now.
Dnatjugweme ************
Participant(e) anonyme You're in China, right? You have been stamped in when entering its territory, right? If THIS stamp is in your previous passport, you should have sent both scans, just to be sure. There's nothing you can do now, you can only wait. Maybe they will be fine with the current passport only, maybe they wanted to see your entry stamp, there is no way to know for sure. That's why uploading both would have made sense (if your CURRENT CHINESE ENTRY STAMP is in your old passport).
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Dnatjugweme ***********
What you said is correct. I am in China and my entry stamp is on my old passport. Because my old passport is about to expire, I applied for a new passport. It seems that we can only wait now. Hope everything goes smoothly.Reply to
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Sofia ****
I applied in Manila, it has changed to pending approvall then request documents again ..
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Sofia ***
What is the current status of your application?Sofia ****
Anonymous participant document checked again
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Guillermo *********
Looking at your timeline i can see no problem with your application. If i had to guess the embassy i would say its saigon. They are the ones who seem lately interested on “ all pages in your passport”. At this point you application is waiting to be analyzed by a senior officer with adjutication capabilities. Not all officers have this cleareance thus the extra days you are currenly experiencing. Looking at an old passport does not seem logical to me at this point as that document is voided/cancelled and cant be considered for the application. But it can happen . It all depends on the officer but if you submitted everything else they wanted i think you should be fine. All the best 🙏
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@Guillermo ********
Thank you very much for your reply. Because I applied on May 22nd and have been waiting for a long time. The status has only recently changed. I pay close attention to progress every day. I applied at Royal Thai Consulate General, Shanghai.Guillermo *********
Anonymous participant than you are fine my man. I dont have much info about shanghai but i think you should have applied in Hanoi/Jakarta as those seem to have expedited visa processes. Well nothing you can do now. Give it a couple of days and if you are in the area go and knock at their doors it wont hurt your application. In my case i applied at Hanoi and due to thr volume of applications they dont seem to answer emails or at least that was my case . Shanghai im sure is a different story. Good luck 🙏
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James ********
Be patient...
James ********
You've just made the application...
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Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTER@James *******
Yes, this is the article I previously posted. It has been a month since May 22nd, and I have called the embassy twice to urge them to handle it. There is currently progress. They required me to provide all pages of my passport, but I only uploaded a new passport. I still have an old passport that hasn't been uploaded.John **********
Anonymous participant when they ask for all pages they mean every single page including blank pages. This is often a final check to make sure you are still in the country you applied from
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Nothing uncommon
Wannikea *********
Why would you send an old passport? It's dead. Gads, barely 3 business days since you submitted documents, relax.
Andrew ********
You'll need to tell us which embassy you applied at. People with experience applying there will have an idea of how long it takes to process an application
Anonymous *************
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