On Dec. 8th, I applied for a Tourist visa (Ottawa) and the fee was taken the following day. It is still in processing. Reviewing documents. This delay is very upsetting as my room and flight had to be paid for in advance. Almost every year from 1988 to 2015, I visited Thailand with an easily obtained tourist visa. I was hoping to start vacationing in Thailand again but this visa application experience will cause me to seek other beaches. I don't understand Thailand rational in making the visa application so difficult and worrying.