E visa issued yesterday in Hanoi.

Australian passport holder.

Previous visa 12 month ( really 9 month Muay Thai Education) .

Just came through Thailand Immigration.

No issues no questions.

Did give printed e-visa a good look over ( yes printed like the sign says at immigration check point.)

Stamp to 26 April 2026

(yes was a young female IO - No problems)

Hope this answers some questions

If denied entry under section 12(2) with no time limit recorded on the letter … would I be able to apply for DTV right away or wait how long ?

Said on letter trying to visit with no appropriate means of living

Hello, I hold a Myanmar passport and I am planning to apply for the DTV cooking class in Laos. I have two questions regarding the proof of accommodation:

1. Does the accommodation need to be booked for 14 days, or is 7 days acceptable?

2. Are Airbnb bookings accepted, or do they only accept reservations from platforms like Agoda or Booking.com?

Hey all, i have an appointment for my DTV workation visa in Laos. It says bring relevant original documents. Should i just bring my laptop with all my work on it or is it better to print things out?

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone I am going to apply for DTV visa now can you please advice me what to keep in mind while applying. So I would avoid being rejected because of an unexpected reason.

I believe my documents are all good to go for a Muathai course. But as we all know sometimes

the rejection comes because in expected

reason.

Thanks and regards

Hello dtv members 🇹🇭

Help me find a muyathai Gym in bangkok

Cant find anything under 30k bhat

I need it for 6 months !!

DTV approved in Hanoi 4 working days, freelance. Thanks for all the good advices, now is my time to return the favour and share my experience :

My first advice is for people like me switching from non-b visa to DTV : Cancel your visa or extension of stay and work permit prior to applying ! In my case this was my mistake, I exited Thailand while on extension of stay using a re-entry permit thinking that it was the safe way in case my application would be rejected.

However from my understanding this could be a good reason for the application being rejected, plus when coming back I was held at BKK immigration, the officer was very confused and did not know what to do, I told her that I wanted my non-B to be canceled and use DTV instead, she called 3 others immigrations agents for advice, in addition to long talkings on the phone, before finally stamping me with DTV. No questions were asked, and they were very friendly, they simply seemed confused about the right thing to do considering I had 2 valid visa and a work permit ...

Now I am back in Thailand trying to cancel my work permit, hoping will not have further problems with my local immigration ..

Second advice : have your DTV also ready in your phone, for my case I printed it on a strong paper in A5 format, but it was too big for their machines to scan the QR code and the officer looked quite annoyed 😅

Regarding documents, I provided :

1) Personal IDs documents :

- 1 copy of my first passeport page

- 1 ID picture from a photobooth

2) Return informations :

- Indicated that I was planning to leave 1 week after arriving

- Wrote the flight number of intended flight (did not actually made the booking for that flight)

3) Proof of sufficient funds :

-Introduction letter and a summary of all the balance sheets documents provided for each months so they can have a global view of all the documents

- Provided 9 months of bank statements showing over 500K bahts in my french bank from 2 different bank accounts (current + savings). For each statement I provided original + self translation copy, and highlighted on the translation copy the relevant informations (total balance, account number)

4) Employment Status :

- Introduction letter explaining my situation (freelance with a single client from France, yearly income)

- Service Agreement Contract (in Engligh) signed by my client and myself, explaining the current deal and income provided by my client

- Letter written by my client (in English), explaining that I worked for them for over 10 years, and that I was free to cary out my assignments in Thailand.

- Invoices from year 2025 with matching bank statements (again provided original + self translation with highlighted relevant informations)

- Portfolio examples, screenshots from my client's website showcasing products that I had developed for them being sold.

5) Location :

- Copy of passeport page showing Vietnam visa stamp

- Flight booking to Vietnam

- Copy of boarding pass from Bangkok to Hanoi

- Condo booking confirmation for 4 nights in Hanoi

Good luck everyone :)

Hello guys, What’s the longest time it usually takes to get DTV approved in Cambodia? Mine has been pending for 20 days and still hasn’t been approved.

Looking for some advice on the marriage visa

I always see people asking about the 400k in a Thai bank account, but I also saw there is an option to have a stable income of 40k+ equivalent deposited in a foreign account monthly over a twelve month period. Has anyone ever gone this route instead? Is there anything else I should know about? This would be my preferred route, especially since all the trouble with the Thai banks recently and having 400k locked away that I can’t touch.

Question for UK expats re bank accounts. Anyone have any issues using their UK accounts while living in Thailand?