@Billy ********

3 months, that's wrong . . . . with the METV, the 6-months visa validity, i.e. the period you can use it for an entry, begins at the date of issue. Every Thai embassy worldwide should be eager to issue an METV as close as possible to the flight date, so the applicant doesn't lose too many days of the visa validity

@Julie *********

when you apply for the METV, you don't actually expect them to have such a fast turnaround. Because the 6-months visa validity begins on the day the visa gets issued. So no wonder the embassy will attempt to issue the METV as close as possible to your flight date, so you don't lose too many days of the 6 months visa validity

@Lynnette ******

"yes, 72 hours before arriving" . . . . . 85 hours or 126 hours would also be "72 hours before arriving". . . it is a pretty misleading wording

@Lynnette ******

not "before" 72 hours. It can be done "within" 72 hours of planned arrival

@Wayne *********

be careful, there are scammer websites out there who will try to make you pay for it. The official TDAC website lets you fill out for free

up from 72 hours before your intended arrival at the airport in Bangkok you can fill out the TDAC. After submitting, you will receive an email with a QR code. You can print it or leave it on your phone. I recommend printing. Some airlines want to see it upon check-in to the flight, other won't be bothered. When passing Immigration, they mostly won't ask you for it, because they can see it on their computer screens after having scanned your passport. Kindly note: The visa number and the planned departure from Thailand are NO mandatory fields and can be left empty

@Jo *********

if the "just" was last year, YES it was absolutely possible by then 😆

@Kevin *****

by looking at it as a payment for a learning lesson ?

@Anzaar *****

you will have to apply for a "dependent DTV" for your family as you are their sponsor, once the DTV has been issued to you. This is an even longer time delay. It was a mistake to buy a flight ticket before the DTV has gone fully through and your family has been added to your DTV and received their own visa

@Kevin *****

he will have to apply for a "dependent DTV" for his family as he is their sponsor, once the DTV has been issued for him. This is an even longer time delay. It was a mistake to buy a flight ticket before the DTV has gone through and the family added to his DTV