My situation.

Applied for DTV on /2025 (freelance consultant) at HCMC Thai embassy, Vietnam

Embassy requested more documents on including pictures of every page in my passport

Uploaded all the requested information on Monday

status in the website changes to Pending approval.

medical emergency occurred with a Thai family member in Thailand

I emailed the Embassy to inform them of the situation and I needed to return to Thailand on . and asked if the visa could be approved in time. No reply to my email. I called the Embassy also, but could never get through to any staff member.

I fly back to Thailand, and was granted 60 day visa exempt stamp. (Don Mueang airport)

Monday I received the ‘Visa approved email. With the visa attached.

I departed from Thailand through Nong Kai Immigration.

The IO asked why I had not used my DTV. I explained my situation and after checking with his supervisor they said it would be no problem to come back into Thailand using my DTV. I was stamped out of Thailand.

3 days in Vientiane, and back to Immigration at Nong Kai border checkpoint.

Absolutely no questions asked, and stamped in for 180 days.

I did keep the above mentioned email that I sent to HCMC Thai embassy, to show I did inform them I needed to go back to Thailand. But I was never asked.

Im sharing my situation, which might be of help to others.