Do I need to provide proof of monthly income when applying for a Thai visa through a language school or muay thai training?

@Andrew *******

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Have you really looked at the Permanent Residence requirements for Thailand? It's far more than learning to be able to speak Thai, it also requires many years..4

...as working and paying Thai income taxes.

@James *******

yes because I was already in country and didnt feel like leaving for DTV - im also working on perm resident and cant be done with DTV - this doesnt mean i dont know the process and what can and cant be on DTV - i know many on it and DTV can be used for language several in this group has done it. 3 language schools i checked with have students on DTV

You have an Ed Visa... not a DTV visa.

Lol ok im on a student visa i pay to extend my visa every three months. I can do this for 1 year. Then I have to leave thailand and re-apply for another visa come back in. Student visa you register for a class for 1 year as the education ministry grants you permission to study for 1 year.

The DTV is valid for 5 years and can only stay in country for 6 months.

I stay in the country the whole time.

Or at the end of the year I leave thailand and come back a few days later under visa exempt and convert my visa to student visa while in country.

You can choose to beleive what you wish im telling you how it works.

I'm aware of that... that's why I posted the information. Thank You 👍

And that's why I posted it. Thank You 👍

@James *******

- As you can see in the photo that you shared, this package includes “soft power” cultural activities, which coincides with the DTV soft power option. Thai langue coursework is listed as a seperate bullet in the list of included items.

@James *******

- This is an example where the approved soft power activities have been coupled with language. If you signed up for a language course, it wouldn’t count

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Google DTV visa Thai language and culture study.

@Andrew *******

- I got it. You have no evidence, just another disgruntled dude. Yes, like I initially said, someone said they were successful with the London embassy, but those in Southeast Asia have usually denied based on Thai language alone. So that is my point. Your point was that the embassy has “people over them”, which clearly is a different point. Now, the way some programs get around it is by offering cultural programming/training in addition to the language and some embassies will approve you based off of the cultural programming/training. I don’t think your analysis that the embassy doesn’t see language as culture is correct, but that language is already overseen by another visa, like the one you have, the ED. Enjoy your day.

Agreed it's the decision by the Thai Embassy or Consulate where the DTV application is submitted using the Evisa online application system.

However there are several DTV qualified Thai language study and Thai Culture study which is being used by DTV visa applicants.

I also do my due diligence getting information - language is culture i have studied many different languages if an embassy doesnt see language as culture then thats their short sighted view to study language is to study the culture to where its from

You just proved my point - one embassy isnt the end all to visa applying at another location - im not going through every single post on this page I got better things to do with my time

@Andrew *******

Please show these many posts on here with people having DTV via language, other than the guy who said he got it via the language center near the Chong Nonsi BTS stop. Also, the embassy is the end all of visas. Each embassy has the discretion to approval/reject. There is no appeal process that goes above them. This is why one can submit the same application in one location and get rejected and then submit it in another location and get approved.

DTV_BegPecker I love how you people come on here and say that when I know MANY who have posted in here saying they have DTV for language - i also find it funny that everyone thinks embassy is the end all of visa they are not they have people over them - apply with a school that assist you with the paper work.

They send you the packet to file everything is done for you by the school