DTV Approved at HCM Vietnam

via Issa Compass under Soft Power @ Arun Thai Cooking School, Bangkok.

I would like to thank the School and the Agency for their highly efficient coordination and solid reliability. And a big thanks to the wonderful people of this community whose posts helped me make up my mind on how to do this, and kept me informed on what is to be expected.

I had previously held Non-IB visa for ~1yr, and two visa-exempt entries + 2 extensions. One of those was a border bounce. Also have a Thai bank account and condo rental for 1 year from my time working for a Thai company previously under the non-IB.

Timeline of the process (8 Working Days since application) -

Reached Da Nang 5th July

Document Setup 7th July

Applied 8th July to HCM

* Thai Bank Account 6-month statement with balance maintained > 500k THB, significant activity.

* Condo Rental Agreement

* Cooking school papers provided by Arun Thai School, Bangkok

* All Passport Stamps for Thailand

* Passport Bio Page

* Da Nang entry stamp

* Hotel Booking in Da Nang (Agoda)

Document Request 9th July

* All pages of passport including blanks - For this I took photograph side-by-side with my phone showing Vietnamese phone service and current date & time as proof. Additionally I took a photo of myself holding my passport bio page open in front of the hotel's signboard - after reading in the community that someone else did the same.

* Means to sustain yourself during stay - I read that you could resubmit the same 500k account statement for this, but I chose to include my bank account from my home country which also had 500k+ THB equivalent. However I did not share 6-months statement for this bank, only the last statement showing balance. Both bank accounts are in my name, and are savings accounts.

Pending Approval 10th July.

Approved on 17th July.

Questions are welcome :)

Hi everyone, can anyone help me. So I applied for a DTV visa over a month ago in the US they ended up needing more info and I thought I wasn’t going to qualify in time so was just waiting to get denied. I came to Thailand on a visa exempt for my passport and then was going to get a different visa under my son’s school because he is going to school here. However I just found out I got approved but I’m in the country now, what do I do??

Can I go to Thailand from UK without a visa, as we are exempt, for 60 days, then apply in Thailand for a non O visa for 90 days, when that ends apply for non O visa for retirement, if I've opened a Thai bank account and deposited 800,000 bhat? Or when I go from the exempt 60 days to a non o visa, do I have to deposit the money then and state retirement? Just wondering which will give me the longest time to open Thai bank account, find somewhere to live for 12 months, find our way around.

Edit: Thanks for all the answers in here. Questions answered and good tips given.

If I was to transfer 65.000 monthly to my Thai bank. Are there any requirements about how long it must stay in account? I assume you can use this money as normal. I want to use this to get my retirement visa in the long run. I'm not planing on staying more then max 6 months and not interested in moving permanently to Thailand. But tourist visa is to much problems around now if using it 2 times pr year.

Point was, some of the 65k I need to use in home country as well for monthly expenses. Only interested in feedback regarding the 65k must stay in account..

For the retirement visa, for a married couple, do both have to be 50 or over? Or can one be 50 and the other 45?

TIA

I am planner at Hanoi apply , may I ask the fight ticket need buy only way or round trip..? If round trip , how many day ?

Should I upload my TM30 from landlord for 1 yr, as proof of accomodation (I know I don't need to for DTV visa, but just for making the application more strong)?

DTV Approved Hanoi , Vietnam -

10 July 2025

11 July Document Verification Completed

16 July Approved

1. Proof of Location

2. Proof of Activity

3. Funds - 3 Months Statement Each month maintained 500k . Closing Balance about 1M thb

Thank you all everyone specially group admin who made this wonderful discussion group.

Any questions are welcome .

Hello everyone here !

I am on a DTV visa. I am in the city of "Khong Chiam", near the border with Laos.

I want to do a Border run & I wanted to ask someone who knows this land border:

There is a border crossing 30 min from here to Laos ("Chong Mek International Border").

Is it possible to cross into Laos and get a visa on arrival, stay a few days in Laos, maybe in the city of Pakse, and return to the same border back to Thailand & get a new stamp on my DTV ?

They give visa on arrival ?

Do they make problems at this land border for DTV visa holders who have stayed a few days in Laos and want to return to Thailand ?

*BTW - I have a rented scooter. I'm sure they not let me in with it into Laos (or maybe yes ?!).

Can I park there at the border my scooter safely for a few days until I come back into Thailand with a new visa ?

Thank you so much,

Any help Any help appreciated !

I am from new delhi india I visit Thailand many times at free visa and get back india on time , now I am looking for staying longer in Thailand and looking for easy visa process , kindly help me for DTV visa if possible looking for nice and kind agent who help me for stay longer in Thailand and help me for visa ...

Regards

Mridul jain