I have my interview for my DTV e visa in Vientane on the 12th. Do I need to print off all the documents I submitted online?

Looking for advice – change of travel date after DTV e-visa submission (London)

Hi all,

I submitted my DTV e-visa application to the Royal Thai Embassy in London on 27 October. The portal still shows *Processing – Pending Document Check*. On my application I put an intended arrival of 1 December, but my plans have changed and I’m now considering travelling on 11 November.

I’m worried my case might be low priority because the original arrival date was a month away, and I’m unsure how best to notify the embassy so the visa arrives in time.

Questions for anyone who’s done this recently:

* Have you changed your travel date after submitting—did it cause any issues or delays?

* Did you email the London e-visa team? If so, which email address worked and what subject line did you use?

* Did you attach your updated flight itinerary or re-upload it on the portal?

* After emailing, how long did it take for them to respond or update the status?

* Any tips on wording so it’s seen as informational (not asking them to amend core details) and possibly helps prioritise due to earlier travel?

For context: I’m not trying to create a duplicate application—just inform them of the new intended travel date and check if they need anything from me.

Thanks in advance for any experiences, email contacts, or practical tips!

Does anyone know why the visa fee is 12,500 baht (600aud) and not 10,000 as advised?

All of your testimonials helped me a lot, so it's my turn to come back here.

Visa application made on September 1st in France, for a DTV workcation (e-shop) thanks to all the advice read here and following the recommendations of thaiembassy.fr I just received tonight the famous "We would like to inform you that your e-Visa application has been approved" 😍

No additional application, and visa approved in 16 days 🙏🏼

Good luck to all of you 🤗

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Tous vos témoignages m’ont beaucoup aidée, alors à mon tour de faire un retour ici.

Demande de visa faite le 1er septembre en France, pour un DTV workcation (e-shop) grâce à tous les conseils lus ici et en respectant scrupuleusement les recommandations de thaiembassy.fr. je viens de recevoir ce soir le fameux « We would like to inform you that your e-Visa application has been approved » 😍

Pas de demande complémentaire, et visa approuvé en 16 jours 🙏🏼

Bonne chance à vous tous 🤗

Hi all, this one’s for folks who have acquired their DTV via an agency. Once approved was the DTV E-visa sent to your agencies person of contact email id and then forwarded to you by them? Or did you receive it on your personal email id directly from the embassy.

If someone could relay their DTV experience in applying with an agency and getting it done successfully, it would be super helpful to know the precise steps and order it went for you.

Soft power for medical treatment approved. Applied 5th of august, was asked for more documentation yesterday (employment letter and new bank statements) and today it was approved. 🥳

Sharing experience from Kathmandu, Nepal

29 July, Tue morning: Applied (along with Manager's cheque - because a direct online payment system is not in place)

29 July, Tue afternoon: Request document

30 July, Wed morning: Submitted additional document (in my case, accommodation)

30 July, Wed afternoon: Status changed from pending document check to pending approval

31 July, Thu: Got invited to an interview

1 Aug, Fri: Went to the embassy for the interview. The interview lasted for 5 mins. Questions were related to work and income. Was issued the visa right after.

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3 Aug Sunday: Landed in Bangkok

(My original flight was 9 Aug thinking that it would take time but rescheduled after getting DTV.

Experience at the airport (DMK): I handed my passport along with a print out of the visa. No question asked.

I was already in BKK on a tourist visa. Flew on 27 July Sunday. Was planning to submit the application on 28 July Monday but it happened to be a Thai official holiday, so ended up having a "rest day". So basically, I flew on Sunday and came back the next Sunday. I could have come back a day earlier but that became another "rest day" after I found out the airlines I wanted to reschedule did not have a flight that day. All done within a week, regardless.

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Why did I go to Nepal?

I am a citizen there. After I found out it's difficult for this "weak passport" holder to apply from a Thai embassy/consulate in countries other than the country of nationality, I did not have much choice.

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On documents

Financial: Submitted six months statement. I had the required amount for each month.

Work: Submitted my contract, the job vacancy as advertised, resume. Also a cover letter in a merged pdf. Also mentioning my past travel history in Thailand.

Flight tickets, return trip (at the end of six months)

Accommodation: Hotel reservations from Booking.

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Huge thanks to this group for sharing their advice and experience (especially this one on Nepal: [members only]/). I benefited from this group and posting this for the benefit of others.

I got approved yesterday afternoon in Vientiane 🇱🇦, filled out TDAC at Wattay international airport, entered Thailand through Suvannabhumi airport last night, no questions asked, officer just scanned the QR on my e-visa on my phone, he was even smiling (must be in a good mood 🤭)

I checked the stamp, confirmed it was for 6 months

I was on Non-Ed visa, cancelled it at the immigration before I left for Laos

Workation

Freelancer

Applied on June 22, paid on June 23, interview was yesterday morning, 12 business days in total, worth the wait!!!

Let me know if you have any questions. I will try my best to answer them.

For my DTV e-visa application, should I include my YouTube and digital-work income in my portfolio PDF, or submit it separately in the income section along with bank statements showing over 500,000 THB?

And should the professional portfolio be a single PDF containing the cover letter, CV, and all attachments?

DTV approved in Cambodia after 3 weeks or 16 business days later.

Thai embassy here was not very helpful with me but hope you got better luck, questions down below 🙌