Is it worth reapplying for a Thai visa after a rejection without feedback?

By the way, there is the DTV Soft Power Visa and the DTV Digital Nomad Visa. From what I read regarding the requirements/ difference for these two 5 yr DTV visa, is that for the Soft Power visa application, you are not supposed to be employed, the visa is meant for you to study, learn Thai Culture and live in Thailand.

Whereas for the DTV Digital Nomad visa, you need to have employment and your overseas employer's details to ascertain your work allows you to work remotely while living in Thailand.

I initially too planned to apply for the DTV Soft Power 5 yr visa from The Thai Embassy in Singapore. I was in Chiang Mai 3 weeks ago and personally went to the SLC language school to inquire about the application process of this DTV soft power Visa. Unfortunately , the service rep there told me that for the past 6 years, the school has received 0 success rate for all the dtv soft power 5 years visa applications from Singapore. Even for the ED visa applications from Singapore, most applications were rejected by the Thai Embassy there. She added the school had a high success rate for only the ED visa applications (not DTV) from the UK, Australia, Canada and LAOS.

She said nowadays the Thai Embassy (especially the one based in Singapore) does not want to grant a 5 year Thailand visa to the foreign applicants when the courses they take only last 9 months or less. They can just apply for the ED visa instead for such short courses.

She added if my application for the dtv soft power visa from Singapore gets approved, then I'll make history and will be the first successful Singapore applicant for their Language Culture School!😂

It was disheartening

for me to hear that.But I'm grateful she was honest with me so I won't waste my time and $ on that 5 year visa application.

Why bother killing yourselves to go to Thailand when you can go to Philippines for 3 years easy?

They denied Yall but people get mad when American want foreigners to go home .

Apply cookin course

There could be genuine reasons for rejection, which the Embassy are under no obligation to disclose.! As long as you were rejected and not cancelled or converted to either METV or ED visa, there indeed are !

Just get an METV it’s close to the same

We have just been rejected to, in the uk - partner going Muay Thai and myself workcation

No extra docs asked for my partner (soft power) straight to pending decision

I got asked for extra docs

Both got rejected 2 weeks after applying

No idea why when we had all the documents they asked for

I used Siam legal. They did it all for me. Thai cooking. 💯 I’m sure it had money back offer. They were that sure I’d get the visa. 6 month course. Worth the money imho.

Questions:

- What school and where?

- How long was the course for?

- How much money did you show, what type of account (checking, savings), and for how many months did you show you had the money in the account?

We understand your hesitation about paying another application fee without knowing what went wrong.

At Phuket Muay Thai, we’ve had customers who received clarification after **politely and respectfully** asking the embassy about their rejection. We appreciate you’ve already emailed them, but wording we’ve found helpful is: “We understand the decision, but would appreciate any guidance on what was missing or unsuitable so we can avoid making the same mistake when reapplying.” A response isn’t guaranteed, but some of our applicants have received useful guidance this way.

Before paying again, carefully review the entire application, including your supporting documents, financial evidence, and whether all the information is consistent. **Check that your funds are sufficient at the current exchange rate, too.** If your balance is in pounds, exchange-rate changes could affect its Thai baht equivalent, so leaving a comfortable margin is sensible.

We know agents aren’t always popular in these forums, but having a reputable agent review the rejected application can sometimes help identify an issue you’ve overlooked. That’s an additional expense, of course, so it’s something to weigh against submitting again without understanding the problem.

We’ve had many applicants approved on their second application after resolving the original issue. A rejection doesn’t necessarily mean a second application will fail—the important thing is identifying and addressing what went wrong before resubmitting.

I’m curious to know why you want to keep challenging and spending money. Like if you cant really full fill with the requirements, don’t waste your time. Thailand is not the only country where u could go anyways. Go somewhere in South America or maybe Vietnam…

They are rejecting more and more soft power DTV applications as they begin to phase out the whole soft power part of the DTV, and approve only legitimate workation applicants.

Hard to tell, people used to apply to a different embassy in the past (following a rejection). Historically, the UK embassy is one of the friendliest and they did tend to respond. Maybe you get lucky and they tell you why.

What was the length of the course? And have you met all other requirements?