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.

Yep!…and that 180 day tax resident thing may not save you legally…a lot of people on that visa are admittedly disclosing evidence of there intent to do remote work in Thailand…you could be liable for tax on the days you actually work in Thailand weather or not your even paid in Thailand…check out sect 41 on the Thai revenue in English website….first paragraph…interesting to see how that may be interpreted as any business carried on in Thailand etc…can be subject to tax…hope I’m wrong but this could be a nightmare….good luck!

@Somari ********

Don't stay over 180 days in Thailand to not be tax resident. But takes time for the world wide income tax law to be implemented. Even if they do, it's highly unlikely they can enforce it in next few years.

@Somari ********

did you apply in Vietnam?

When did you pay the visa fee? When you applied? Or only after you got approved?

@Somari ********

not strictly so,

I'm not sure how they can enforce it and if not brought into a Thai Bank Account too