Can I travel to Cambodia to apply for a DTV visa and return to Thailand before it's approved?

@Julien ***

Bucharest, Romania also states exactly the same, making it plausibele it is just generic text from MFA.

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@Julien ***

- I have seen one or two others, but didn’t save. However, this embassy says “has the authority…”. We can assume this means the authority that is given to them by either the MoFA specially or the Thai government. If this is the authority granted to them, is it reasonable to say this would be the same authority given to each/every Thai embassy? Furthermore, on the flip side, have you seen any embassy explicitly state one can leave? Have we not seen some individuals on here have to fly back to the country they applied in and several others get canceled because they left?

@John ******

I have seen many cases of guys leaving their country of application while the application was being processed. Many were successful at re-entering the country. But I think that this is a flow in their rules and it is currently being addressed and enforced.

@Julien ***

Just compare it to speeding in most countries.

A lot of people drive to fast and most of them do not get fined.

This is about the same, most will get away with this violation of the rules, and everybody has to decide if it is worth the risk.

Remember also that immigration has the information needed to see you did ignore those rules even after some time.

I don't expect them to do those kind of checks however.

Thai government tries to register every step of foreigners, but does not really use the info I think

@Julien ***

I believe if most of the cases you reference, the embassy doesn’t know that people are entering back into Thailand early or if they are aware, turning a blind eye.

@Patrik ******

you can be anywhere inside Cambodia and apply

and

you can travel any where in that country while you wait it out to get approved or rejected

@Patrik ******

you don't select anything, the second you tell the system your current location is Cambodia it auto fills in Phnom Penh Thai Consulate.

take a photo of the WHOLE passport page with the visa on arrival and the entry stamp, not just close ups of the visa/stamp.

@Patrik ******

HoChiMinh timeframe is 5 business days. Phnom Penh is 10 business days. Each embassy has a set timeframe that they usually adhere to.

@Patrik ******

the processing time in Vietnam is estimated to 5 working days if the application is complete (longer if they need to ask you to submit additional documentation).

The processing time in Cambodia is 10 working days (not incl. the day of submission). The processing time resets if they need to ask you to submit additional documentation.

@Patrik ******

Take her with you :)