| Visa Applied For |
Nationality |
Immigration Status
in Thailand |
Processing Time |
| Tourist/Medical/Transit |
Thai |
Resident |
Generally next working day |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit less than 3 years |
Minimum 5 working days, subject to approval |
| Resident / Work Permit more than 3 years |
Generally next working day |
| Re-Entry Permit |
Thai |
Resident |
Minimum 3 working days, subject to approval |
| Non Thai |
Irrespective of the immigration status |
Minimum 3 working days, subject to approval |
| Business |
Thai |
Resident |
Normally within 24-48 hours |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa/ On Arrival Visa |
Not elligible to apply in Thailand |
| Resident / Work Permit less than 3 years |
Minimum 5 working days, subject to approval |
| Resident / Work Permit more than 3 years |
Normally within 24-48 hours |
| Student/Research |
Thai |
Resident |
Normally issued after 5 working days |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit less than 3 years |
Not elligible to apply in Thailand |
| Resident / Work Permit more than 3 years |
Normally issued after 5 working days |
| Employment |
Thai |
Resident |
Normally issued after 5 working days |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit less than 2 years |
Not elligible to apply in Thailand |
| Resident / Work Permit more than 2 years |
Please check the status online after 5 working days, some individual cases may require around 6-8 weeks for processing |
| Journalist |
Thai |
Resident |
Generally issued on the next working day |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit holders. |
Subject to approval, some individual cases may require around 6-8 weeks for processing |
| Conference/Entry |
Thai |
Resident |
Normally within 24-48 hours |
| Non Thai |
Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit less than 3 years |
Normally issued after 5 working days, subject to approval |
| Tourist Visa / On Arrival Visa / Resident / Work Permit more than 3 years |
Normally within 24-48 hours, subject to approval |
| Transfer of Visa |
Thai |
Resident |
| • |
If earlier visa is issued from Bangkok- generally next working day |
| • |
If earlier visa is issued outside Bangkok- minimum 5 working days subject to approval |
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| Non Thai |
Irrespective of the immigration status |
| • |
If earlier visa is issued from Bangkok- generally next working day |
| • |
If earlier visa is issued outside Bangkok- minimum 5 working days subject to approval |
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