For @Misty and others who have been approved for the LTR and then applied for an evisa at thaievisa.go.th in the USA (specifically LA consulate for me), would you mind answering a few questions about the process?
- They ask for the "Intended Date of Arrival", "Intended Date of Departure", and a flight number. Will there be a problem if I end up arriving and departing on different dates (and flight numbers) than what I specify in the application? This is a multi-year visa so I don't see why the dates matter.
- Related: Does the flight have to originate from my home country (the USA)? Since there are no direct flights to Thailand, I'd like to visit some other countries first before continuing to Thailand.
- Also Related: If I did visit other countries after applying for the evisa but before traveling to Thailand, that would result in additional stamps in my passport that don't exist at the time of evisa application, but they also want me to upload pictures of stamps in my passport as part of the application and I don't know if this needs to include those other countries I'll be visiting before continuing to Thailand.
- Similarly, they want to know where I will be staying in Thailand and even ask to specify "Additional Place to Stay in Thailand" like they want to know my complete itinerary. Will there be a problem if I end up staying somewhere else instead?
- There is an option to specify both a permanent address and a current address. What is this used for? Will they send me something in the mail?
- Related: I'm required to upload a document showing my residency to ensure I'm applying to the correct embassy/consulate. My driver license has an old address that doesn't match my permanent or current address - do they check that it matches exactly or is it fine as long as it's in the same state?
Sorry that's a lot of questions, many of which feel overly paranoid, but I keep hearing stories of the Thai immigration process being very rigid so I'm trying to play it safe. Thanks in advance.