Has anyone received a work visa through the new “e-visa” process for Thailand?

It sounds as if you don’t need to *physically* go to a Royal Thai Consulate-General and everything comes via email, but I want to make sure that’s true.

I’m an American wondering if I can go to Thailand now, arrive with a “tourist visa” and change to the work visa after I’ve arrived.

Thanks!

DTV visa approved - my experience:

Currently in the UK so I applied via the e-visa website, so the UK Thai consulate handled everything.

Couple of interesting points to mention:

- it only took 4 days to approve

- the 500k was only transferred to my UK bank account a week before I applied. I only provided my august 2024 bank statement - they didn't ask for anything else

- part of that 500k was a small loan from my parents. When they transferred the money to my bank account they put "loan" as the reference. This didn't cause any issues or raise any questions.

- I applied via the medical tourism route. I asked my dentist to write me a letter detailing a couple of appointments that I have during September and next year.

Overall, I would say that my experience of applying for the DTV was incredibly easy and straightforward. Very quick and no questions asked.

Happy to answer any questions relating to my specific experience.

So this is what I'm paying for and it asks for a return flight number Bit miffed I need to book outward prior to receiving my visa but I just hope they are quick

I went through all the hassle of getting a 60 day visa, then at the airport Immigration I only got stamped for 30 days. How can I get my original visa validated?

Re submitting with corrections in case moderator wants to share

Hi guys

I just applied and received a Multiple entry tourist e-visa in Italy. As long as you provide all the documents requested very easy process.

It says to apply 2 weeks prior travel but I got the visa approved after 4 days.

A couple of questions:

- Everytime I enter thailand do I need to show them the e-visa print out? or when I stamp in the first time they also make a multiple entry permit?

- am I correct that the latest date I can enter the kingdom is the 15th November?

- Finally which land borders are open to do a quick visa bounce.

I appreciate your help! especially you Tod Daniels!

Afternoon folks .

Just finished putting in for my 60 day Visa , in the UK at moment . What a pain if your not computer literate , which i'm not . Shrinking stuff to Jpeg size aaahhhh , just glad i have a nephew thats in IT .

Hopefully it goes through but if not do you have to pay again when re-applying ?

Hi!

If someone has applied for a multi entry tourist visa but it has not be approved yet, would they be able to enter Thailand on a 30 day visa before the approval (because of flights being booked) and then leave Thailand and come back if/hopefully when their multi entry visa is approved? Or would it be recommended to wait until we hear back about the multi entry tourist visa and then enter using that? I’m wondering since it takes a while for Evisas to be approved and people may book their flights etc ahead of time and still come on an on arrival visa, does it make them unable to use the Evisa if they leave and then come back on that one?

Thank you in advance for your help!!

Good afternoon,

I've got an unusual situation that I'm wondering whether anyone here has had some experience with.

Usually before I come to Thailand, I apply for a Non-Immigrant O visa from the Thai Embassy in Poland (I'm a Polish national and my wife is Thai). Previously I've applied in person at the embassy so I had to leave my passport there until I get the visa (usually took just a couple of days), but this year the embassy has switched to the new e-visa process, which I do think is an improvement (no need to go to the embassy or leave the passport), but at the moment takes a lot more time than before.

As a result, I arrived in Thailand before I got my 3-month visa, and entered by getting a visa exemption stamp. The visa was granted a couple days later.

So I imagine that in this situation I would need to get out of the country, and enter again to activate my 3-month visa. However, I would like to ask if there is some easier (more reasonable?) solution here - I assume I'm not the first person in this situation, so if someone knows how to handle such a case please kindly let me know.

Specifically, I'm wondering if the immigration office in Bangkok could possibly help with the issue, or it this route not worth trying (in my previous experience the immigration officers there are very helpful if asked politely) - that's currently the best idea I have, but maybe someone knows a better way.

I would be very grateful for any advice.

I have to do a 90 day border run to Loas I am going to cross at Nong Khai has anything changed as I haven't done it since 2019 is it still just as easy

Thanks for your help

Morning all, anyone have any recent experience in Ho Chi Minh? All back to normal there for Visa applications? Same doc requirements ? Cheers