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What do I need to know about applying for a DTV visa in Taipei or HCMC, including application forms and fees for my family?
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Sep 30, 2024
2 years ago
Mark ************
ORIGINAL POSTERI’m applying for DTV in Taipei or HCMC end of October/early Novemebr.
I have cover letter, letter from employer, bank accts with necessary money + highlighted direct deposits into my bank acct from my employer, USA drivers license, house rental contract in Thailand, and USA passport, birth certificates for all 4 kids and marriage certificate for my wife.
I’m coming off a 1 year work permit here in Thailand. Been living here for 2 years.
3 questions
Where is a printable DTV visa form? (All I can find online is E visa form)
Do I need a form for each of my kids and wife for their follower on my DTV? Or do I just give embassy their passports with my application?
Do I pay 10,000baht for each of my family members too?
Any recommendation on HCMC vs Taipei?
Thanks in advance. I’ll let you know how it went.
I have cover letter, letter from employer, bank accts with necessary money + highlighted direct deposits into my bank acct from my employer, USA drivers license, house rental contract in Thailand, and USA passport, birth certificates for all 4 kids and marriage certificate for my wife.
I’m coming off a 1 year work permit here in Thailand. Been living here for 2 years.
3 questions
Where is a printable DTV visa form? (All I can find online is E visa form)
Do I need a form for each of my kids and wife for their follower on my DTV? Or do I just give embassy their passports with my application?
Do I pay 10,000baht for each of my family members too?
Any recommendation on HCMC vs Taipei?
Thanks in advance. I’ll let you know how it went.
TLDR : Answer Summary
The post discusses applying for a DTV visa in Taipei or HCMC, highlighting required documents, application forms, and the number of fees needed for family members. The user inquires about where to find the printable DTV visa form, whether each family member needs an application, and what the fees are. Replies clarify that separate applications and fees are required for each family member, alongside providing relevant information about the visa processing system and recommendations for consulates with fewer issues.
DTV VISA RESOURCES / SERVICES
- Take the basic DTV Qualification Test to see if you're eligible for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV).
- For immediate assistance, contact Thai Visa Centre directly via LINE at @ThaiVisaCentre or Email them.
- Explore recent discussions by using the DTV Visa tag in the search box at the top of the page.
- Join the Thai Visa Advice Facebook Group to ask your questions, and get advice from others.
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John *******
Four separate applications, so four fees. Also, it sounds like you will need to necessary money in bank account for both you and your wife (1million baht) but not for children.
Mark ************
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thanks, can anyone confirm this? I have ongoing records of *****
0 but if I need to show 1mil I’d have to drop it into the accts now and will only show one month of that.Reply to
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Tod *********
You need to go to taipei or jakarta because HCMC and Hanoi will be on the eVisa online system by then and there's no telling what the processing time will be
Pay attention to the consulate you're going to, NONE of the consulates you mentioned charge in Baht for the visa HCMC/Hanoi charge 340 USD (in pristine notes) for each DTV and Taipei charges 11,000 TWD
You need an application for for EVERYONE and EVERYONE pays the cost of the DTV
Right now Jakarta Indonesia and Taipei Taiwan are the consulates that people seem to have the least trouble with (HCMC too but once it goes eVisa online it's anyone's guess how it will be)
Pay attention to the consulate you're going to, NONE of the consulates you mentioned charge in Baht for the visa HCMC/Hanoi charge 340 USD (in pristine notes) for each DTV and Taipei charges 11,000 TWD
You need an application for for EVERYONE and EVERYONE pays the cost of the DTV
Right now Jakarta Indonesia and Taipei Taiwan are the consulates that people seem to have the least trouble with (HCMC too but once it goes eVisa online it's anyone's guess how it will be)
Gerald *********
@Tod ********
- very much appreciate the assistance you are providing here. I was planning to go to Phnom Penh on October 17th (the day my current retirement visa expires), but see they are moving to evisa so that's no good.I hope you don't mind my asking, but is Taipei suitable for someone who has no activity in Taiwan at all? I can just fly there for a short break and apply, even though I would have no local address?
Tod *********
@Gerald ********
you use the hotel address just like you would if you went to a thai consulate in any countryGerald *********
Many thanks
@T**
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Eric *******
@Tod ********
how is Cambodia?Tod *********
@Eric ******
if you're going to apply in Cambodia IN person you got ONE day left to do it and that's this friday 🙂Eric *******
@Tod ********
I’m leaving Thailand Nov 15th. So will have to hope Laos -Taiwan or Jakarta still allow in personTod *********
@Eric ******
I sure wouldn't be a 'day counter' and milk what ever stamp you have for another 45 days just because you wanna wring out the longest stay you can on it 🙁 Given how fast things are changing DTV visa wise I'd say get your act together and go apply as soon as you canReply to
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Cissi *********
@Eric ******
they are switching to E-visa now as well.Reply to
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Eric *******
@Tod ********
so once it goes to evisa they won’t allow in person appointments-applications?James ********
@Eric ******
correct ✅Cissi *********
@Eric ******
no they won't.Reply to
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Paul *******
For HCMC, end of the month means e-visa.
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