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Are all types of Thailand visas now available as e-visas without needing to visit an embassy?

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Feb 18, 2025

4 days ago

Sisca **********

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Hi guys…just want to confirm, now all visas be it tourist/business/study/non-o etc, are all e-visa??

We dont have to go to the Embassies to bring passport or any documents or pick up the visa when approve???? 😳

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The current process for obtaining Thai visas has shifted largely to online applications (e-visas), eliminating the need for most people to visit embassies in person. However, some consulates may still require an in-person payment, and applicants generally need to be physically present in the country where they are applying. Additionally, certain consulates in Laos and Burma still require personal visits for visa processing.

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Tod *********

The only THREE embassies I know of that still require an in person visit are Vientiane & Savannakhet in Lao and Yangon in Burma. You have to GO to those consulates to pay in person after you file the online eVisa application

All the rest have the online application and pay portal meaning you don't go to the consulate

You DO have to be in the country of the thai consulate you're applying at and you do have to remain in that country until the visa is approved or rejected before you come back

3 days ago

Wannikea *********

Yes everything's online but there is possibility you could be called in for an interview

4 days ago

Lloyd ********

But be aware that you must be in the country when you apply.

4 days ago

Lloyd ********

correct, though a couple of consulates ask you to pay in person.

4 days ago

Sisca **********

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@Lloyd *******

wow…cooool!! Do u which consulates they are and if they ask for passport?

I’ll be applying other visa at same time so wont have my passport thats all

4 days ago

John **********

@Sisca *********

you can't apply without your passport. Embassies require you to be in the country of the embassy you apply through and can ask for entry stamps, copies of all pages of your passport and so on. They can also ask you in for interview where you would need to show the passport

4 days ago

Sisca **********

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@John *********

I will be in the country just applying 2 visas at same time and the other will definitely hold my passport 🙁🫠 otherwise have to apply 1 at a time 😞

4 days ago

John **********

@Sisca *********

which country? You may have to do one then the other

4 days ago

Sisca **********

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