@Vishal *******

As Greg already said, if they see that you have traveled from India to Vietnam or Indonesia, then the visa consular officers will also wonder why you did not apply in India and will become suspicious and may look at your submitted documents a little more closely. From my experience here on the Facebook group, I have to say that applying in your home country is always safer than in the neighboring countries of Thailand. Is there any reason why you don't want to apply in India?

Cambodia is a communist country. Life is completely different from our western performance driven societies. Life just flows along. In my experience, many employees in Thai consulates outside of Thailand are locals. So it's possible that they worked a little slower before the holidays and had a bit of a backlog to work through after the holidays, or maybe they took a bridge day, and none of that is that important in Cambodia. Just try to adapt to the pace of life there. Enjoy your time and try to book the hotel day by day

@Julia *****

Of course he can apply from Bali, he can also apply from any other place in Indonesia, but the visa processing takes place in Jakarta and any interviews will also take place in Jakarta, that's what I wanted to say. I'm not panicking anyone, but here in the FB group is a report from someone who was invited to an interview in Jakarta. You can read it. I'd rather prepare for the worst-case scenario than have real panic later.

By the way, you no longer apply at the consulate in Bali, but only in Jakarta. You can stay in Bali, but there's a risk that you might be invited to an interview, which I could imagine happening in your case if you're traveling with your whole family and then have to fly to Jakarta, because that would obviously incur additional costs. The overstay itself probably won't cause any problems because it was only three days and you paid for it, so everything is covered.

Your chances are better if you apply from India. Then you don't have to travel anywhere or pay for a hotel. You simply apply for a DTV e-visa from home at the consulate responsible for you. Then you will receive your approval by email and that's it, no stress and no unnecessary expenses.

I had the same problem with my German bank and I called them and they were able to send me a perfect statement. I'm pretty sure this is possible at your bank too. So give them a call. In life, you often have to stir and poke around a bit to reach your goal

He played with you like a cat with a mouse and wanted to exert his power on you. If you travel in and out often, it's only a matter of time before you encounter officers like that. That’s why my philosophy is to keep border crossings to a minimum

As a DTV Visa holder you do not need a return ticket.

Okay, I understand the problem now. If someone would apply in Malaysia, the Thai consular officials would of course be familiar with the specific characteristics of Malaysian naming and the depiction of names in Malaysian passports. But outside, this can lead to confusion. However, I think there is no ultimate solution because every consular officer is different and would interpret it differently

@Kenneth ******

I would like to google it, but therefore I need to know his nationality so I can search specifically for that passport and take a look at it. That's what this is about.