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What are the most common mistakes people make when applying for the DTV in Thailand?

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Apr 25, 2025

a year ago

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

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Help: What is the most common mistake people make when applying for the DTV?

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The most common mistakes when applying for the DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) include not thoroughly checking personal information, assuming all embassies have the same rules, selecting the wrong embassy, failing to meet financial requirements such as maintaining a sufficient balance in a bank account, and not accurately following application instructions.

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Wesley ********

Lying.

a year ago

Kool *******

The most common reason for rejection is not having the bt500,000 equivalent in their personal bank account long enough.

a year ago

James ******

Using replies to questions here as guaranteed facts 😂

a year ago

Lachlan **********

@James *****

correct

a year ago

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Lachlan **********

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

1. Being a moron

2. Fail to provide accurate information due to a result of not checking the details they provided ( ie spelling mistakes in name fields )

3. Not reading and following the instructions properly

a year ago

Dnatjugweme ************

Participant anonyme 456 4. Posting anonymously.

a year ago

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

@Dnatjugweme ***********

how does posting anonymously effect your DTV application? Im curious? Come to that how does it even affect the ongoing of your DTV?

Where as posting with your real name where Immigration / embassies actively monitor groups like this can see people trying it on and use that information to reject people’s applications, and or cancel visas

How do I know this? Because I work for one such embassy.

a year ago

Dnatjugweme ************

Participant anonyme 456 If you took my comment at face value, please refer to your point #1.

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Sin ***********

Picking the wrong embassy to apply. Different embassy’s process things differently

a year ago

Calvin ******

The most common mistake? Assuming that all embassies/consulate deal with the same information, in the same way, rather than knowing that different embassies can have different rules.

Couple that with not double checking the information which is auto populated when submitting passport into the system.

a year ago

Steve *******

They do absolutely zero research except reading a headline in a news article from June 2024 and then panic when everything goes wrong.

a year ago

Adrian ******

Probably not triple/ quadruple checking all the information is correct before submission especially passport data.

a year ago

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

@Adrian *****

this ⬆️

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