How can I apply for a DTV visa from Vietnam and what preparations are needed?

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Jan 24, 2025

5 days ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Received approval for my DTV today from Hanoi, Vietnam. For anyone wondering, I submitted on the 20th of January under soft power using the Muay Thai gym called Tiger Eye (highly recommend).

I submitted a few months of compiled bank statements, proof of my passport stamp into Vietnam and all the documents supplied by the gym.

Vietnam New Year celebrations start from tomorrow onwards, so I was praying I’d get the approval beforehand. I hope everyone else also waiting like me gets approved today also 🙏🏼

Very grateful for this group existing, made me feel confident applying myself and not using an agent. Now it’s time to celebrate with 1 million bia hoi and as many banh mi as I can stomach before coming back to the place I can now call home - Thailand 😁

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user shares their experience of receiving DTV visa approval from the Vietnamese embassy in Hanoi. They submitted their application on January 20th using the soft power method via a Muay Thai gym named Tiger Eye. Required documents included bank statements and proof of their passport stamp into Vietnam. The user expresses gratitude for the support of their community in applying without an agent and looks forward to celebrating before returning to Thailand. Several comments address questions about employment status, bank statement requirements, and document checklists for the visa application.

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Anonymous ******************

My wife is in Hanoi waiting for her approval (Spouse DTV). Does anyone know if the embassy is completely shutting down for Tet or processing will continue (even if a little slower)??

3 days ago

Shannon ******

How did you get around the employment issue?

Did you put unemployed and no annual income?

When they look at your banking statements and if money has gone in (one time, a lump sum), but none the rest do you think that’s ok? Or what to say?

Would you mind making a checklist of all the documents you needed to apply? Haha I’m worried I’ll miss something and have to organize it asap to leave

Also any recommendations for where to stay in Hanoi? Thanks so much

@Ben *******

3 days ago

Ben ********

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@Shannon *****

hey so I was just honest and put what described the closest to what I do and an approximate annual income. Soft powers still allows you to work online as long as you’re not working for a Thai entity.

I think a lump sum in a bank would be fine, they just want to know that you have enough savings to support yourself.

In my post I describe every document I submitted, that was literally it just bank statements, passport stamp in Vietnam, all documents supplied by my gym which I compiled into 1 pdf.

I’d say stay somewhere in either old quarter if you want to explore easily by foot, if you’re planning to just bunker up then Ba Dinh

3 days ago

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Ben ********

Pavel *********

Congrats! Did you state your occupation as "Unempoyed" with "0" as Annual income?