jcates29

@Presnock Thanks for your reply. Regarding stamps in the passport, since COVID the Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. does not require visa applicants to actually travel to the embassy or send one's passport for stamps. They issue an approval letter via email, and I have received the letter. I'm sure the info in the letter is also reflected in the immigration computer system as well. In the past, I have applied for a Tourist visa and received approval via letter, and traveled to Thailand using the approval letter. Thus I'm pretty sure the letter is sufficient. I just wanted confirmation that I wasn't missing some three-month deadline to actually enter Thailand using the approved visa.

I recently applied for and received approval for an LTR-P visa via the Thai embassy in Washington, D.C. During the application process, the BOI website and the Thai Embassy website mentioned in different places that applicants should not apply for a visa sooner than 3 months before they intend to travel. Indeed, I had plans to travel to Thailand in June 2024, and I received BOI approval on April 1, 2024 and visa approval on April 8, 2024. The visa approval letter from the Thai embassy states the following: Date of Grant: 08 April 2024 Visa must be used by: 07 April 2034 There appears to be no 3-month deadline on actually entering Thailand with this approved LTR-P visa, despite the 3-month admonition when going through the application process. After I received the visa approval, my plans have changed, and it would be most convenient for me to travel in late 2024, as opposed to my previous plans. Is there any reason to worry that the visa will not be honored if I do not enter Thailand within 3 months of the Date of Grant?