Requesting Non-B visa in country other than residency country

[Youger]

Hi everyone,

 

I am a Dutch national, currently living in the United Kingdom. I have quit my job and was planning to go travel for some months but ended up getting a job offer (tech company, not teaching) from Thailand, which I accepted. Thailand was actually the first destination I was planning to go to, and my flight is already booked and is in three weeks. 

 

When doing the visa application for the Non-B visa, the eVisa website is fairly strict on "Confirmation of legal residence in a country in which you are applying for the visa. (In case that you are not a national of the country in which you are applying for the visa.)". But in three weeks I will no longer have legal residency in the UK, nor registered to The Netherlands - and I am uncertain whether I can get all the necessary documents from my new employer in time to complete the application before I leave the UK.

 

Could I just enter Thailand on a visa exempt stamp, then immediately fly out to be travelling around in a third country, e.g. Laos, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and then request my Thai non-B visa from there? Or would I need to return to Europe, to my home country, in order to request the non-B visa? I believe not all embassies are on the e-Visa platform yet, if that helps.

 

Thanks!

 

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by Youger

[BritTim]

If you cannot get all the documentation needed for the Non B application within the next 10 days or so, you should probably just enter visa exempt. Then it is possible to apply for a "conversion" to a Non B at Immigration in Thailand or (quicker process) travel to a neighbouring country to get a Non B visa at a consulate. Discuss with your employer how they want to handle it.