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What should I do if my visa status hasn't changed since my interview at the consulate?

Visa ApplicationDTV VisaVisa ApprovalImmigrationThailand ConsulateCommunication IssuesExpats in Thailand
Oct 29, 2025
2 months ago
Anonymous *************
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UPDATE : Visa was approved and status changed back to request interview.

THANK YOU SO MUCH I JUST RECEIVED MY APPROVAL !!!!

After calling the embassy multiple times with no response and one lady told me it's no point of me coming to the consulate if I don't have an appointment, I decided to write them an email again.

I sent the third email with urgent and flight date on 03.11 in the REFERENCE

In the email I sent my condolences to the passing of the queen and that we love Thailand and have been there yearly every winter since 2020.

My visa just got approved!!!! This time it is an INDEPENDENT DTV not as a follower of my husband like the DTV visa I received on the 14th October!!!!

I'm beyond happy and exited for our next chapter as a family in Thailand with our dog.

Thank you so much for your help and advice !!!! I'm so happy !!!!

Visa was approved and status changed back to request interview

I went to the interview on the 20th of October and 9 days later, the status has not changed.

I sent 2 emails to Frankfurt with no reply. What should I do ?

Please help, I'm so worried. I'm not from a visa exempted country, my husband is German. He got his DTV in May.

Our flight is next week Monday 03.11.

The emails I sent all got unanswered.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user recently experienced a rollercoaster with their DTV visa application for Thailand, initially receiving approval followed by confusion as the status changed to 'request interview'. After several unanswered emails and an interview, the user sought advice on what to do next, particularly as their flight is approaching. The community offered various suggestions, emphasizing the importance of direct communication with the consulate, like visiting in person or contacting them via social media, as well as sharing personal experiences of similar situations.
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Ernest ********
Congrats, have a great time in Thailand
2 months ago
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Mika ********
can you go in person to ask about this about the embassy?
2 months ago
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Anonymous *************
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@Mika *******
 I called and they told me they will expedite it, there's no point of me coming there...they won't allow me to go in without an appointment
2 months ago
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Mika ********
Anonymous participant or if it was i missed that part. glad to hear they are expediting it
2 months ago
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@Mika *******
 I'm so scared my flight is on Monday evening :(
2 months ago
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Mika ********
eekll. well call them monday morning. you may have to change your flight and push it back
2 months ago
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Mika ********
Anonymous participant oh well that was not in the post. that makes sense!
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Anonymous ******************
I think the majority of these dtv issues are glitches
2 months ago
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Anonymous *************
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Anonymous participant 147 yes I think so too, they know it by now that it's too easy and fast and want to change it
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Phil ******
Go back to the embassy/consulate
2 months ago
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Anonymous *************
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@Phil *****
 yes I will stay in a hotel in Frankfurt for 2 days before our flight
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Mika ********
Anonymous participant this is too last minute. go now.
2 months ago
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Phil ******
@Mika *******
 come in on visa exempt. I am unsure but you may lose your application. Catchup for a ฿45 pint if your in bangkok
2 months ago
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@Phil *****
 I'm not from a visa exempt country :/....I'm from Africa....if I don't have a visa they will send me back
2 months ago
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Paul ***********
When you send Emails always send as a read receipt that way you have a Email trail.
2 months ago
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@Paul **********
 i always disable the update to those mails.
2 months ago
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Luit *****************
@Paul **********
 that only works when the receiver of the email does support this, and it brings you nothing at all in this case.
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Anonymous ******************
if the embassy is close to you I suggest to go there! I did on Friday they checked it on the system they said I need to wait I explained my situation and left. less than 30 minutes i received our DTV visa approved email.
2 months ago
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Anonymous *************
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Anonymous participant 121 the Asian embassies are like that, the European ones are just straight up terrible
2 months ago
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Anonymous ******************
Can you go visit the embassy in person? Or call them if there is a phone number? Or Facebook messenger?

Did you receive the visa approval email with the visa pdf? I wouldn’t travel without this if you can’t get a visa exempt, as they likely won’t issue visas on the border
2 months ago
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Dany ********
Anonymer Teilnehmer 981 literaly impossible to reach someone in the embassy in frankfurt. its really bad :(
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Anonymous participant 981 If you have the visa, I think you’ll be fine. I wouldn’t admit to knowing anything else, some people would not go check the status in the e-visa portal after getting their visa
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Anonymous participant 981 hello yes I got the email with the evisa attached, we want to risk it and just fly as a family. I'm a bit scared but I think it will be fine and they will let us through.
2 months ago
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John **********
Try contacting them via Facebook Messenger they can be more responsive to that
2 months ago
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@John *********
 not frankfurt… its horrible
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Anonymous ******************
It has happened before to one of the group members, consulate said it was a glitch. Not much you can do right now other than wait for hopefully getting approval soon, might need to delay your flight. They usually don't answer emails or phone calls
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Dear Frankfurt consulate, it's been 1 week since my interview on the 20th of October.

I know it is a privileged to visit your beautiful kingdom. We fell in love with Thailand during the pandemic and have been there every winter since 2020.

My husband and I bought the flight tickets for the 3th of November after I was issued the visa on the 14th of October.

The status of my visa changed to request interview on the 16th and it hasn't changed since even after I went to my interview at your consulate last Monday.

I'm so worried to be sent back while my husband can enter without any issues as he's a German citizen and I'm not, it would be heartbreaking for us especially since we will travel the first time together with our dog.

We love Thailand and would love to spend the winter time there again.

Should I print out the visa I was issued on the 14th and use it for my flight ?
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Elías ********
So the visa was approved first, and then the approval was "undone"? 😱
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@Elías *******
 yes to request interview
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Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer Is the approved visa still downloadable on the website?

If so, I think you should not worry about the status, as long as you have a visa.
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@Luit ****************
 I got it as an email and it's downloadable from the email...the status from the evisa website changed so I can't download it from the evisa website anymore
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Anonieme deelnemer When you choose "Manage Visa Application" at the left site of the page, just below the home symbol, and then you choose tab "Download" it does not show any visa anymore?
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@Luit ****************
 no sadly not anymore :/ it's changed visa sent via mail to request interview....maybe I will just fly and they need an interview in Thailand again ? I just don't know anymore
2 months ago
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James ********
Anonymous participant there's NO interview in Thailand... it will be in the Thai Embassy country where you submitted your DTV application.
2 months ago
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@James *******
 I still have the email with the evisa attached though....I'm so desperate our flights are nonrefundable :(
2 months ago
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James ********
Anonymous participant please keep us updated on the actions taken by the Thai Embassy. We wish you success 🙏🙏🙏
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