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What should I do if my METV isn't issued before leaving my country?

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October 3, 2023

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What happens if my METV is not issued before I leave my country. Can I enter on exempt and then use METV when issued while in Thailand?

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If your METV (Multiple Entry Tourist Visa) is not issued before you leave your country, you can enter Thailand on a visa exempt status. Once your METV is issued while you are in Thailand, you will need to exit and re-enter the country to activate it. This is a common scenario and has been successfully done by others in the same situation.

Tod *********

USE the METV while IN thailand no. Exit/Re-enter to activate it yes

This actually happens quite a lot.

It's totally okay to enter on visa exempt and when you get the email PDF of the visa just print it, exit/re-enter the country to activate an entry on that visa

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Ok thanks. Now my next question might be ambiguous. Is ok to apply for METV day before I leave my country so that I get optimum use of the visa?

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James ********

playing games with the METV not wise.

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Brandon ************

that's definitely not the best way because you're going to waste 30-60 days of the visa because you'll have entered the country without it and the 6 months validity of the visa start the day it's issued.

You also risk losing the entire fee for the visa when they see your flight is the next day and possibly reject it because you applied too late.

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