I have gotten my DTV. I am interested in starting my business Thailand. I know I need a Thai partner to do this. What are my 1st steps? Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Hi I applied for DTV soft power on 24th of July in Hanoi and upload additional documents on 28 of July

29 th of July it’s pending approval and since then it’s not changed

How do you think guys how long it could takes

Thank you for your time 🙏

Hello,

I was rejected for my application due to a hyphen, even though I used the MRZ. I would love some advice or to hear if this has happened to anyone else:

My last name contains a hyphen, but when I filled in my information, I used the MRZ from my passport, which does not contain the hyphen.

I received the rejection today stating: 'Wrong personal info: missing "-" in the last name on the visa application.'

I am confused as I used the information from the MRZ and did not enter the hyphen in the form.

The hyphen only appears on my passport in the "name" section, but I read that you should always use the MRZ, which does not contain the hyphen.

I would really appreciate it if you could share your experience. I want to reapply, but all the posts I see state that you should use the MRZ, which I did, so confused about what to do and use. Thank you !

DTV approved in Laos. in 5 working days. Even after they said 700-800 applicants in one day (see my post bellow in group)

27th July flew in and applied.

29th July paid because of Thai holiday.

31st Asked for picture of Laos stamp in passport.

1st of August got interview date for 13th august, sent email asking for faster date, replied in 1h and book for 5th august

5th of august today went for interview at 10am, got approved at 2pm.

If any questions, happy to help :))

Hello I am based in Bangkok and am looking for a Muay Thai school that would be eligible for DTV Visa! Would be glad to hear your recommendations 😃

I’m a bit confused about the middle name part. Normally, I do have a middle name, but on my passport, it only shows under “Name” and “Surname”, there’s no separate middle name field. So should I include my entire given name under “First Name”? But when I scanned my passport, it did place my middle name correctly, but I’m still not sure. As I said, even though I have two given names, they’re both listed under “Name” on the passport.

Thank you!

Greetings.

TDAC Questions:

1. When I fill in the Country/Territory where you boarded field, do I put the country I'm departing from or the last country I'm arriving from in Thailand (since I have a connecting flight)?

2. Related to that, the flight number field is the one from the country I'm leaving from or the last flight I'm taking to Thailand?

3. In the visa number field, do I put the number of the last visa extension (Non O visa extension based on marriage), or the visa number that is from two years ago, a sticker from Laos (btw, the extension is on that visa)?

Thank you.

Hi Everyone,

My fiancé (American) and I (Filipina) are planning to apply for the DTV Soft Power visa and are hoping to base ourselves in Chiang Mai. We’re currently looking for reputable agencies or schools that offer eligible courses for enrollment.

If you’ve had a good experience with any, we’d be so grateful for your recommendations. Looking forward to hearing your suggestions — thank you in advance!

My partner and I applied on the same date for our DTV.

Both had the same amount of funds, both submitted the exact same proof info for our soft power DTV, both 100% put our personal info correctly.

However mine was approved and his wasn’t.

We can’t get our heads around this at all and find it really unfair.

Can this just be down to which officer checks your case?

Seems really disheartening.

When you apply for a DTV through a Muay Thai program, do they just help the participant with their visa or will they also help a spouse & child get theirs as well?