What should I do if my 60-Day Tourist Visa application is still processing before my flight?

60-Day Tourist Visa Visa Application Processing US Consulate Visa Exempt Entry Thailand Immigration Rules Visa Extension

Oct 17, 2022

2 years ago

Josh ******

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Hi, I applied for 60-Day Tourist Visa on Oct 5. It is now Oct 17 and I haven't heard anything. Still says application processing. I have emailed the US consulate with no response. My flight is Oct 23. What do I do?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user has been waiting for their 60-Day Tourist Visa application to be processed for 12 days without any response from the US consulate, and their flight is approaching. Community members suggest that if the visa is not approved by the flight date, the user can enter Thailand on a visa exempt entry stamp for 45 days. If the visa gets approved later, the user can then exit and re-enter Thailand to activate the visa. It is also noted that a tourist visa is valid for 90 days from the date of issue.

Anthony ******

You get 45 days exempt and can extend for another 30 days = 75 days as you don’t want to leave the country bite the bullet and forget your 60 day visa

2 years ago

Will ********

Mine took 1 week for them to ask for more info.

Re Submitted on got the visa tr60 5 days later.

USA

DC embassy

I submitted this as a post last month but wasn’t approved

2 years ago

Tod *********

If the visa isn't approved by the time you fly here, you can come in on a free visa exempt entry stamp (which is now 45 days)

and

if the visa does get approved once you're here you can print the PDF eVisa file, stamp out of thailand, stamp in&out of another country and then stamp right back in to thailand showing them that PDF at passport control and you'll get stamped in on that tourist visa for 60 days.

Remember a tourist visa is valid for 90 days from the date it's issued <- that means you have that long to enter the country and get stamped in for the 60 days you're allowed on a tourist visa.

2 years ago

Darin *********

@Tod ********

Mine took a couple weeks recently as well. You’ll probably have it before you leave.

2 years ago

Josh ******

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@Tod ********

but if I arrive without the visa, that means I have to leave the country again to use it? I don't want to do that

2 years ago

Tod *********

@Josh *****

wanting to or not wanting to doesn't change the fact once you're HERE as in already INSIDE thailand stamped in you can't activate that visa 😕

you have no choice but to go to a land border, stamp out, stamp in and out of another country and then back into thailand IF you wanna use that visa.

otherwise it's worthless

2 years ago

Kathy ********************

@Josh *****

that is the only option to use it. It is activated upon entry.

2 years ago

Josh ******

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@Kathy *******************

ok so I need to get in contact with the consulate before I leave it looks like

2 years ago

Kathy ********************

@Josh *****