Processing time

DTV visa processing time, post by post

Q: How do I know where my application stands?

On your thaievisa.go.th account. The status moves from Processing to Approved or Rejected, through Request Document or Request Interview if the post needs more. The application, step by step.

There is no central figure. Each Thai embassy or consulate publishes its own, several publish none, and the clock starts only on a complete, paid application. Here is what each post says, with the date of its page.

Checked against official sources on 2 October 2026By Martin Ferret

Short answer

How long the DTV takes to process

The posts that publish a figure range from 5 working days to a month or more. The German posts and London state about 15 working days; Paris about 4 weeks.

Central figure: None; Neither the MFA nor the portal publishes a DTV processing time. Each post states its own.
Germany, UK: 15 working days; Plus 15 if the post asks for more documents.
Paris: About 4 weeks; Apply 2 to 3 months before departure.
Earliest: 3 months; The portal takes no application more than 3 months before your arrival date.

The clock starts on a complete, paid file

Washington: the process “starts when you upload all of the required documents into the system with complete payment”. Time spent gathering papers does not count.

The certificate usually sets the timeline

The criminal record certificate comes from your own authorities and takes from a few hours to several weeks, depending on the country. Order it first. The certificate, country by country.

Some posts want you in the country until the decision

Berlin asks you to stay in Germany until the decision; Dubai and Kuala Lumpur reject applications submitted from outside their country. Read your post's page before planning a trip.

By post

DTV processing time at each Thai post

What each post publishes, quoted or summarised from its own page. A row marked as dated before 31 August 2026 comes from a page the post has not updated since the rule.

Processing times published by Thai posts
Post	What it says	Page date
Paris	About 4 weeks. Apply 2 to 3 months before departure.	28 August 2026
Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich	A decision within 15 working days, plus 15 if documents are requested. Apply up to 90 days before arrival.	Undated page
London	About 15 working days, plus 15 if documents or an interview are requested. Some cases take 4 to 6 weeks. Apply 6 to 8 weeks ahead.	8 September 2026
New Delhi, Kolkata	About 14 working days from the fee payment. Chennai and Mumbai state none.	Undated page
The Hague	5 to 10 working days after a complete application, for e-Visas in general; up to 3 months for certain nationals.	11 February 2025 · Page dated before 31 August 2026
Dubai	Up to 5 to 20 days. Apply 20 to 30 days before departure. No express service.	4 September 2026
Abu Dhabi	3 to 10 working days.	10 May 2025 · Page dated before 31 August 2026
Ho Chi Minh City	5 working days, not counting the day of submission. An incomplete file restarts the count when you send the missing documents. No expedited service, except for medical or family emergencies.	Undated page
Kuala Lumpur	“For a DTV visa, the entire process generally takes 1 month or longer, depending on a case-by-case basis.”	2 September 2026
Singapore	Apply at least 21 working days before you travel. No decision time is stated.	7 September 2026
Washington	No fixed time. It recommends applying “around one month before your intended travel date”.	1 September 2026
Bucharest	At least 5 to 10 working days after a complete application, for e-Visas in general rather than the DTV.	14 August 2025 · Page dated before 31 August 2026
Los Angeles, New York	No DTV processing time published. Ask the post.

Your post is not in the table? Its country guide gives what it publishes, or says plainly that it publishes nothing: country guides.

What adds time

Four things that make it longer

None of them is unusual. Each can be avoided, or at least started early.

A document request

If a document is missing or unclear, the status turns to “Request Document”. Berlin adds 15 working days when it asks; London 15.

An incomplete first upload

At Ho Chi Minh City, the count restarts when you send the missing documents. Upload everything the first time.

The certificate

Issued by your own authorities, in a few hours or several weeks. No post, and no agent, can make it come faster.

A draft left too long

The portal deletes incomplete, unpaid and ready-to-submit applications after 14 days. You then start from the beginning.

No post whose page we have read offers an express DTV. Dubai says so in words; Ho Chi Minh City makes an exception only for medical or family emergencies.

When to apply

Work back from your travel date

Each post sets its own window, inside the portal's limit. Apply as early as that window allows, once every document is in hand.

The portal, every post: No more than 3 months before arrival.
Paris: 2 to 3 months before departure.
Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich: Up to 90 days before arrival.
London: 6 to 8 weeks ahead, and no earlier than 90 days before arrival.
Dubai: 20 to 30 days before departure.
Singapore: At least 21 working days before you travel.
Washington: “Around one month before your intended travel date”.

Book nothing you cannot cancel until the status on your account reads “Approved”.

Questions

DTV visa processing time: common questions

How long does the DTV visa take to process?

It depends on the post that covers you. Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich decide within 15 working days, London states about 15, Paris about 4 weeks, New Delhi and Kolkata about 14 working days, Ho Chi Minh City 5. Kuala Lumpur says a month or longer. Several posts state no figure at all.

Is there an express DTV service?

Not at any post whose page we have read. Dubai states there is no express service; Ho Chi Minh City allows an exception only for medical or family emergencies.

When does the processing time start?

When the application is complete and paid. Washington: the process “starts when you upload all of the required documents into the system with complete payment”. If the post asks for a document, the wait for it comes on top.

Does an agent make the decision come faster?

No. The post decides on its own schedule. Our express turnaround on The Review and The File shortens our part, the audit or the dossier, never the post's. If the certificate is what you are waiting on, it will not help you, and we will say so.

How do I know where my application stands?

On your thaievisa.go.th account. The status moves from “Processing” to “Approved” or “Rejected”, through “Request Document” or “Request Interview” if the post needs more. The application, step by step.

Can I travel while my DTV is being processed?

Check your post first. Berlin asks you to stay in Germany until the decision. Dubai and Kuala Lumpur reject applications submitted from outside their country. Since 31 August 2026 you file from your country of nationality or permanent residence anyway: where to apply from.

Sources

Where every figure comes from

Each post's own page, with the date it prints and the date we last read it.

Before the clock starts

Check you qualify first. It is free.

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