What should I consider when applying for a Thai visa from an embassy outside my home country?

@Martha *********

when you apply

@Alessandro ********

Indeed, especially if applying using the e-visa portal, processing times are unpredictable.

If applying in person, it's more predictable but you should still allow extra time in case you need to go back and submit more documents, which will cause processing to be delayed until such time as all documents are satisfactory. In most cases, this is just one extra business day, but do prepare to stay a couple of days extra.

If flying in to a walk-in consulate, I'd allow 5 days if the standard processing time is 3 days (meaning submit on Monday, receive your visa on Wednesday afternoon).

If it's an e-visa consulate, allow up to 2 weeks.

it's less stressful if you travel by land, without a fixed outbound ticket. From Thailand, you really don't need to fly to Cambodia or even Vietnam. Saves you a lot of headaches having to purchase new tickets in case your originally purchased fare is non-changeable and non-refundable (except for airline taxes).

@Bob ********

tell me about it. One downsize to this amazing new visa.