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What are the steps and required documents for obtaining a DTV visa in Thailand from Vietnam?

Aug 14, 2025
2 months ago
An***
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Approved in Ho Chi Minh City.

Soft power DTV visa application took 8 business days (total 10 days). There was one public holiday in between. I’m a Myanmar citizen. Used service from Issa Compass agent (they’re great!). Now they’ll submit one for my spouse too.

Submitted on 4th Aug.

Embassy requested further documents on 6th Aug.

Approved on 14th Aug.
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A Myanmar citizen recently obtained their DTV visa in Ho Chi Minh City, completing the application process through Issa Compass in 10 days (including a public holiday). They shared their timeline, noting that they submitted the application on August 4, received a request for additional documents on August 6, and received approval on August 14. The conversation included helpful tips about printing the visa, details on required documents, and congratulatory messages from other users who had positive experiences using the same agent.
DTV VISA RESOURCES / SERVICES
Tues*****
Congrats, I also applied DTV with them last month. πŸ‡²πŸ‡² and everything went well , too 😊.
Nick ******
Congrats! I used Issa Agent as well, they were great and got me approved in less than 4 days.
Marcus ***************
@Nick *****
How much did Issa charge?
Nick ******
@Marcus **************
About 5k THB, in May 2025.
Marcus ***************
@Nick *****
What embassy and did you do soft power? I am self employed but heard that the soft poewr is a much quicker process.
Nick ******
@Marcus **************
Hanoi. Soft Power Thai Cooking (House of Taste Thai Cooking, in Bangkok).
James ********
Thank You for your helpful report πŸ‘

Congratulations πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

PRINT OUT THE EMAIL THAT HAS YOUR DTV VISA.

That's what you should do... print it out.

You may have to show PROOF of your DTV Visa to airline staff on check-in for your flight ✈️ to Thailand...even to the connecting airline staff. Or to the land border crossing entry Thai Immigration Officer.

Upon arrival into Thailand, show the DTV visa to the Thai Immigration Officer and look at the STAMP placed in your passport to be sure you are STAMPED in for 180 days.
An***
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@James *******
thanks so much for the reminder πŸ™
Kyaw **************
How much does it cost in total , bro ?
An***
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@Kyaw *************
44,750 THB including visa fees and Muay Thai course for one person (tax included). 18,000 THB for dependent.
Lee *****
what further documents?
An***
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@Lee ****
for me, they asked for 1) proof of source of income and 2) a photo of every passport page with a device showing current date and time (could be to check whether I am still in Vietnam).
也**
Muai Thai ?
An***
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Sanjib ******
@An***
How much did the course cost?
An***
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@Sanjib *****
44,750 THB including visa fees and Muay Thai course. Forgot how much was what exactly, sorry.
Anonymous ******************
thanks for sharing. when they asked for passport scan , did they ask for each photo to have time and date on it? how does one do that?
An***
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Anonymous participant 645 for further docs, they asked for every page of my passport. You can get another device like a phone or laptop (I used my iPad) which is showing current date and time and take a photo of every page of your passport beside that device.
Anonymous ******************
@An***
do you think swiping up the metadata on the photo taken on iphone and screenshotting it would suffice?
An***
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Anonymous participant 645 I don’t know. I just took it beside another device, as they requested it that way.
Anonymous ******************
@An***
that is a great idea!!
Ploysrii **********
Congratulations. Welcome to Thailand πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­ And share the experience to this group πŸ™πŸ»
An***
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@Ploysrii *********
kob khun ka πŸ™