Anybody applied for single entry tourist visa through LA consulate and willing to share how long it took for each step of the process?

Also, anybody stayed in Indra Regent for the ASQ and willing to share their experience?

Thanks!

I want to share my experience with the LA consulate.

From Florida - on way to Bangkok, stopped at LA to visit family and apply in person for 1 year retirement Visa. The man in the Visa section on the 2nd floor was most helpful. He carefully checked my documentation and consulted with a colleague before taking the $200 fee.

He said there was a problem with the police report preventing a year Visa, but he could give me the 60 day for $40. Elsewhere I could have been out 200 with a denial.

As for police report there is a single 32 y/o dwi which I obviously took care of - and have been driving legally since. They see it as still on the record, and therefore needing to close it before they will accept.

I will get it expunged later, and apply again next trip with a clean report.

Applied afternoon of June 26th, and picked up afternoon of June 27th.

update 12/12

I spoke to the honorary consulate in Boston, they do process SE Tourist Visas and Non-immigrant B visas. It can be done same day as you meet directly with the consular officer and you have to make an appointment. However the documents must all be submitted in English (my Thai employer has all the docs in Thai). Only LA and NY (and possibly DC) process documents in Thai.

For expediting services at the LA consulate I ended up going with: www.unitedpvs.com

thanks to everyone, it quelled the panic

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update follow up q:

Is it possible to apply for non immigrant B visa at the Thai Consulate in Boston?

tl;dr:

Can anyone recommend a service to expedite a non-immigrant B visa for a US citizen at the Thai consulate in LA?

I will be employed at a University here in CNX and need to apply for a non immigrant B work visa from the LA consulate. I will be traveling in the US Dec. 19-29th and need to receive my passport back within that narrow time frame.

I browsed the search bar but couldn't find anything relevant, so appreciate your guidance.

For US passport holders . Just did my 4th METV with the LA consulate . Thru the mail . Application arrived there at 12 noon on Monday and they had new Visa in the mail back to me that Friday.