Anyone had any success with cooking schools in bangkok or pattaya

Thanks

Good news and possibly bad news. It looks like accounts with wrong visa type may still be frozen or closed. Let's see the full outcome.

This below from Pattaya News

"The Bank of Thailand resolved in a meeting today with commercial banks that accounts frozen must be unblocked within four business hours if the holder provides proof they aren't tied to scammers. Additionally, only funds believed used or connected to scams should be frozen and not the entire account. However this may take until the end of the month to implement.

Additionally, this is only if the account is flagged or frozen for potential scams or ties to mule accounts, not if it is flagged for Know Your Customer violations like suspected incorrect visa for foreigners, sim card, or other incorrect information used to set up and register.

However, it's a start. Full article later."

DTV Remote Worker Visa Approved Vientiane, Laos. No problems.

Arrived - 02/09/25

Submitted Application - 03/09/25

6 months bank statements (My 500,000THB had only been in my bank since the 01/09/25)

Laos entry stamp in passport

Invoices

Work contracts off clients

Went to embassy and paid visa fee in cash with QR code (10,000 baht) - 04/09/25

Recieved Date for interview - 04/09/25

Attended interview - 10.00am on 15/09/25

Visa Approved 02.15pm on 15/09/25

[HANOI -Soft Power APPROVED]

Hi everyone, just wanna spread the good news that my visa's been approved after 10 working days in Hanoi.

I went the Soft Power route with Arun Thai Cooking School. They were really helpful and provided all the school's document 1 day after the payment. I paid for 6-month course via WISE. I highly recommend the school if you plan to stay in BK and wanna do a cooking course.

My timeline and what I submitted:

28/8 - Application submitted (Pending Document Check)

* 3-month bank statements (May - June - July). I highlighted all important info eg., address, account holder's name, final monthly balance. I had about 350-400k THB for a long time but only had the full amount since July 23.

* Screenshot of my current balance on the day of submission on my bank app + Xe.com exchange rate VND to THB.

* My national ID card + Bank Letter as Proof of Address (as I'm a Vietnamese national)

* Intended date of arrival + Accommodation I just picked a random flight (which comes to 171-day stay) and a hotel I stayed before in BK. Didn't book anything.

29/8 - Pending Approval

15/9 - Approved! (No further document request).

My advice: Like a lot of people on the group already said, just familiarize yourself with the system. Double check all info. Write exactly as in your passport ie., place of issue I just wrote "Cuc Quan Ly Xuat Nhap Canh" in Vietnamse, no translation!

I don't know if I missed any other details on the post please comment if you wanna ask me something specific. Tysm for everyone's support on the group. It helped me have faith though I was a bit hopeless towards the end lol.

Hi guys !

I’m really being curious how to live in Thailand with DTV without any local bank account. ….

I have my own property and I am a director of a Thai registered company .

Are there’s facts still not valid to open a personal bank account in Thailand ?

Any Indians who recently got approved can tell me how much money you had in your bank account and for how long? Is 10 lakhs enough? Or 13.89 lakhs (converting 500k THB)? Especially those who applied at Chennai.

Has anyone from Canada applied for the DTV?

DTV from Hanoi- APPROVED

Type: Woration

Applied: 7 Sep

Approved: 15 Sep (before noon)

No extra documents were asked.

What I included in my file:

Travel section

Flight bookings (into Hanoi and onward to Thailand)

Stay confirmations for both Vietnam and Thailand

Entry stamp + boarding pass as supporting evidence

Financial section

Two accounts shown with records of 6 months. One was a hybrid savings/fixed type (no frequent transactions but full access to the funds) Another was a standard account with active transactions

Together, the amounts were above the requirement

I added clear notes on account type and highlighted the relevant amounts for clarity. Added conversions.

Work section

Brief professional profile/summary

Business registration certificate

Overview of business

Supporting proof like storefront previews, customer feedback, and examples of orders

Mentioned achievements to strengthen credibility.

Closing note that I would only be working remotely and not earning locally in Thailand and be a responsible and civil expat respecting locals and their culture.

Format

Prepared three main word documents separately so editing was easy. Added a clickable table of contents for quick navigation. Combined into one clean and organized pdf before submitting and no compression needed.

This group’s posts helped me prepare, so I wanted to share back. Thank you to all the kind souls here. Sabai sabai 🙏😊

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply online for the new DTV visa (from the Thai embassy website), and I have a question regarding the financial requirement.

Do I necessarily need to show proof of funds over the last 3 months (15,000 EUR or 500,000 THB), or would it be enough if I just received a transfer now and can show the amount only for the most recent month?

Has anyone here applied and could share their experience?

Btw I’m French et will applied from France but online

The purpose of my DTV application is to work remotely from Thailand as my company is registered in France

Thanks a lot! 🙏

When transferring your funds to your Thai bank via Wise for your first 12 month visa approval, is the Reason - Savings selected on the Wise transfer ok for Thai Immigration?