Unanswereda year ago

What should I do if I pre-booked flights while waiting for my workation visa approval from Hanoi?

Workation Visa Visa Application Process Thailand Visa Expediting Visa Travel Plans Expat Life in Thailand

Pallavi ******

asked Sep 9, 2025

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Hello friends! So I have applied for a workation visa from Hanoi this Sunday evening, provided everything possible and known to me: 

- financial(two accounts back home showing funds more than 500k Bhats for six months)

- professional (cover letter, gst registration certificate, screenshots of business, IT returns etc) 

-location documents ( current hotel in Hanoi including the arrival stamps, boarding pass, tickets and also lease in Thailand and flights inwards to cnx) 

But I made a mistake of pre-booking flights for coming Sunday i.e. 14th as I wasn't certain of applying for DTV when I planned my Hanoi trip and thought it was just a border run.  

Do you have any recommendations to have the process expedited if at all any, as I ideally don't want to lose money on tickets and extending hotel here any further.. though that's my last option. I'm happy to even walk over to the embassy if it helps, though any inputs welcome. Also, anyone who applied from Hanoi recently, what was your turnaround? 

Thank you and much grateful for this community 🙏☺️

Summary so far

The user has applied for a workation visa from Hanoi but is concerned about pre-booked flights that may conflict with the application processing time. They are seeking advice on expediting the process or recommendations on how to handle the situation without losing money on their tickets and hotel extension.

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Anonymous ******************

Arf, sorry, but that was poor planning. As others mentioned, it’s better to stay in Vietnam until you receive confirmation to avoid being denied.

a year ago

James ********

STAY IN VIETNAM...PERIOD

a year ago

A. ************

Sorry, there is no way to expedite your application and you're right that you shouldn't have booked a flight until you were approved. Do a search for Hanoi to find chatter on rhe approval timeline, but, since you just applied Sunday, you are more than likely going to have to cancel that ticket and extend your hotel stay.

a year ago

John **********

Be patient and wait where you are

a year ago