What could be the reasons for my children's DTV applications being rejected by the Thai Embassy?

U need 500k in the bank for each of them. I can only see that as the possible issue

The children must meet the criteria of 0 baht each, additionally to your 500k.

Might be the reason for rejection. You must show 500k X 4 = for family of 4, this means 2mill baht

It is clearly writen in most Embassy wensites that they DO NOT give any reasons for rejection, so you should have known that allready before you applied.

It has also been answered numerous times in this group, so it should not come as a surprise.

They are doing it now! Just want all kids to be enrolled in school. Same said to me what i need to apply for his ED

VOG of main applicant legalized by CDC and Thai embassy?

因为泰国并不是你认为的法治国家，这些亚洲国家的法律的决定权不在于规则，而在于执行者。

Instead of leading us through 100 questions, please state in detail every document you uploaded to support their application, including how much was in the bank for the sponsorship letters and bank statement, which Embassy you applied through and was it the original Embassy for the main DTV holder, were the child's birth certificates originals or copies or notarized. Where were the children when they applied, what did you supply for their proof of location? Are their birth certificate names exactly the same as their passport names? How long is the current validity of the passports? Did you supply document PDFs or jpegs or screenshots?

Did you provide a sponsor letter for both of the children

That’s crazy! Our daughter was accepted in The Hague and we didn’t submit anything special…

Maybe it has something to do with the compulsory education rules in the Netherlands. Because of the new rules, you have to be registered in the Netherlands, but as long as you are registered there, you are required to go to school. We deregistered last year for this reason, but now we can’t get the DTV because we don’t have a residential address and aren’t registered in the Netherlands 😡

You could send email or call to embassy and asked for the reason. I applied mine at Helsinki in Finland they told me the rejection reason of the first application and success at the second attempt.

Dont need it. We have 4 kids, live in Thailand, and never had an issue.

The recently started requiring criminal checks for DTV. I know this sounds so stupid but did u get ur kids criminal checks?😭

Something else that might be relevant. Being your kids can not overstay, or be fined, they don't need DTVs, as they are school age, so would be on ED visas in order to be in school. They can enter visa exempt.

I know the problem maybe. DTV original applicant data is only stored in their applied embassy. No other embassy has any clue, case number, data, or nothing about your DTV. There's no centralized database. After new rules, one can apply DTV only from country of their passport. This is basically screwed now because embassy in your home country has no record while original embassy won't entertain you anymore. Whatever solution you want to look, check along these lines.

Here's a helpful, realistic reply you can post:

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Sorry to hear this is happening. Frustrating when the embassy won’t give a reason.

A few of the most common reasons children’s DTV-dependent applications get rejected (even when the parents already have their DTVs):

1. **Financial proof** – Some embassies are strict and want to see **500,000 THB per person** (including each child), not just for the parents. Others accept the parents’ funds + a sponsorship letter. It varies a lot by embassy.

2. **Birth certificates** – Need to be properly translated (if not in English), and some embassies require them apostilled / legalised. Also must clearly show both parents’ names.

3. **Documents not matching** – Names, dates of birth, or passport numbers slightly different across documents.

4. **Missing parental consent / custody papers** – Especially if one parent isn’t applying or isn’t present.

5. **Applying before the parents’ DTVs were fully approved** or not attaching clear copies of the parents’ approved DTVs + passports.

6. **Embassy-specific strictness** – Some embassies (certain ones in Europe, Australia, etc.) are known to be tougher on dependents than others.

Since they rejected it twice and won’t explain, the usual advice is:

- Double-check every document against the exact checklist of the embassy you’re applying through (requirements differ).

- Make sure birth certificates are fully legalised if required.

- Consider showing stronger financials (500k per child or a clear sponsorship letter from you + your husband).

- Some people have better luck reapplying at a different, more family-friendly embassy (e.g. some in Southeast Asia have higher approval rates for dependents).

Have you tried asking what specific documents were missing/insufficient? Sometimes they’ll give a vague reply if you push politely once more.

Hope you get it sorted soon!

Gotta them on the line app

It’s weird because my daughter was declined and the agent told me don’t worry about it just wait til she goes to school. Now I’m worried about overstay but everyone says it doesn’t matter because she is one. But with all the new rules I worry.

When were the kids applications submitted? On or after the 31st August they need a police clearance certificate if they're 16 or older, if they are under 16 they need to supply a police clearance certificate for the primary DTV holder. Plus from that date applications can only be submitted from their home country.

When did you get your DTV, was it before 1st September 2026? If yes, then you now need a police clearance certificate for the main DTV holder, even though you are adding children. This has been posted in another group, but strange that they don't simply request it.

For DTV dependants, the embassy generally checks:

*Proof of relationship (birth certificates).

*Valid passports for each child.

*Copies of the parents' approved DTVs.

*Financial evidence (some embassies require proof of 500,000 THB per applicant, ie. 2million baht for a family of 4.)

*A parental sponsorship letter and supporting documents, if required.

*Any additional documentation, translations or legalisation required by that particular embassy, since different embassies can have different requirements.

Well sometimes you just need to know when to give up. I guess that’s in your case also🤷‍♂️

Are the kids adopted or step children of the original DTV holders?

Probably best to not be bringing young kids to Thailand for that long

You know something interest children under 15 are exempt from overstay fines and ban rules.

That is very strange. Try to reach out to them any way you can. Hope it work out.

Does your kids had any overstay in Thailand maybe?

You submitted proof of relationship (birth certificate), copy of your DTV, and 500,000 baht equivalent (can’t be the 500,000k used for you or your husband)? Which embassy? Submitted in September? Are you nationals of that country and physically there? The main DTV holder isn’t a step parent?