@Wannikea ********

It wasn’t three buisness days though. The 27th was Friday and 30th a Monday.

If everything is legit, it looks like you were originally accepted (either truly or by mistake) and then something happened for them to retract that approval and change it to rejected. As others have said, I don’t think I have seen this happen before. Could they have come to a second decision that something you submitted was false paperwork? Is this soft power or remote work? If Soft power, could they have learned something about the course that you plan to take, which resulted in them changing their minds? Did you use an agency? Only way you will get real answers (if they even respond), is from the embassy.

Was the first email real? Did you download the visa? Why did you think the second email looked strange? What embassy?

@Karl *******

yes

Anonymous participant also check previous posts, as the LA consulate may request additional documents. If you have them prepared, can streamline the time. I believe they ask for tax returns

Anonymous participant Not sure I have heard of anyone being called in for an interview in the US. It is usually in countries that are small, in Southeast Asia. One concern I would have is how long the LA consulate takes. The embassies in Southeast Asia tend to be much quicker, however some have slowed down. The important point is you need to be in that country the entire time when applying, so have to think about being somewhere maybe as long as a month.

Anonymous participant Their are 4 embassies/consulates in the US. The county is divided up by these 4. You select the location that oversees that state where you are physically.

Anonymous participant I am not the decision maker, but many embassies require you to be a resident of that jurisdiction and I interpret the Thai Embassy in Madrid to be that way. You can try and reach out to them and ask them or take the chance and apply though

Not mandatory.

@Thomas ********

Just to highlight that the TDAC, literally stands for Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC). So yes, there is an “arrival” card.