Help! Applying for a (necessary) METV and have a genuine flight booking into the country but unsure when I'm booking a return trip out at the moment. Can I use one of those dummy tickets as proof of ticket out ? If not does anyone know the cheapest refundable airline ticket...this is soooo stressful! Helpful advice only please 😜🙏

Recently exited / re-entered Thailand (workcation) with interesting experiences.

My wife, who is a follower on my DTV exited and re-entered about 10 days after me.

I left for Bali, stayed 8 days, and upon re-entry, the officer was a little puzzled how I extended in-country for my first extension. She asked a colleague, verified, let me through. Easy.

My wife left for Bali, stayed 7 days, and upon re-entry was asked “how long do you plan to stay?”

Wife: “180 days”

Officer: *rolls eyes* “and what is your work?”

Wife: “I’m a stay at home mom, a follower on my husband’s visa.”

Officer: *rolls eyes again, frustrated* “You’re already been in Thailand for one year. And you want to keep doing like this?”

Wife: “yes.”

Officer: “fine.” *final eye-roll”

I applied for the Thailand DTV visa under the self-employed/business category in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I submitted all the required documents on Monday, 6th October 2025

Today, the consulate requested my company’s financial statements for FY 2024. I’ve already provided my personal bank statements as well as my company’s account statements from India and Canada, so I’m not sure why they need the previous year’s financials as well.

I was feeling quite confident about my application since I had all the necessary documents prepared, but now I’m a bit anxious about this new request.

Update - DTV approved! :)

Hello everyone! I’ll be applying for the DTV visa soon from America/ Washington DC embassy. I only have 1 month (2 months tops from the date of my flight) proof of bank statements with 500,000 TBH.

I’m commission based and can’t show steady monthly income but I have a big chunks of change come in sporadically.

Wondering:

How strict is the 3 month bank statements requirement?

Will I automatically get denied if I only send in 1 month?

If so, what visa should I apply for instead for a long term stay for someone under 50?

Thank you!

So I’ve been asked to provide flight documents to attach to my DTV application.

I’m hesitant to do so because there’s no guarantee my application will be approved, and I may want to travel a month or so later than the date I originally mentioned.

A few questions:

1. What’s the risk if I arrive a few weeks or even a month later than the date stated in my application? Will this cause any issues with approval or entry?

2. Why isn’t the flight number I found for the same date which I included in the application form not sufficient?

3. Has anyone else received this request before, and how did you handle it if your travel dates weren’t confirmed yet?

4. Do I need to book a return flight?

Thanks in advance for any advice or experiences.

Just rejected hcmc. Zero reasoning why, exceeded all the requested requirements.

Applied 09/29 @ 1100am

Rejected 10/10 @ 525pm

Joke. Won’t be reapplying, will find country that wants longterm stays. No reason to apply again if there’s no reasoning behind rejection.

I’m going to apply for a Thai non-ed visa at the embassy in Vientiane. I’m aware of the new method of submitting documents online then paying in person. Does anyone have knowledge of how long this typically takes? Website says 5-10 days but I’m hoping maybe that’s a conservative estimate. If anyone has done this recently, please let me know how long it took

I'm looking to rent for 6 or 12 months after getting my DTV.

Any essential do's and dont's to consider when doing so?

Thanks in advance!

Information for who gets online interview request: I got approved DTV last week from Ankara, Turkey. I applied in workcation category. I'm a foreigner with Turkish short-term residency. After 10 days of application, I received an email, to attend interview. The interview date and time was mentioned there. But there was also mentioned to send an email to consular.ank@mfa.go.th to get the online interview link. I sent email requesting the link, but no reply. Finally, I physically went to Thai Embassy in Ankara on the interview date. The visa officer was polite, and at first he said Sorry because they didn't reply my email. The interview was maximum 7-8 minutes. He just looked at my original documents- job contract, Bank statement, Residence permit card etc. Then said- Ok. You can go now.

I received the approval email next morning at 9:00.

So, advice to those who got such email for online interview link request. Don't wait for consular reply only.

Hi everyone, I applied for DTV (softpower) in Hanoi on October 6th. It's been in processing since October 9th. Awaiting approval. Is anyone in the same situation as me? In Hanoi, of course. Thanks.

UPDATE approved now🥳😍♥️🇹🇭