What happens if your DTV application is rejected: Is the fee refundable?

@Colin ******

i have no idea, for me the picture of biodata page was very clear

@Toni ******

is there any reason why an R was missed? Is it a long and or complex name? I assume it is machine printed in English?

@Colin ******

its kinda funny they are not allowed to fix the name

@Colin ******

Finnish. My lastname was missing R 🤣

@Toni ******

thanks Toni. May I ask what citizenship passport you have, and which characters were misread? . I ask as the software is pretty good these days and these misreads should be extremely rare.

You really see this rules for visa application as capricious and oppressive?

Success in pushing back against them.

I don't see why Thai government could not decide about their own rules, nobody is forcing you to apply for a visa.

Of course they can ask you to confirm the spelling of your name, but at the end of application they already did ask you to confirm everything you entered.

When somebody makes spelling errors in his or her own name, you can hardly consider that as a typographical and minor error, when talking about official documents.

It's not a kindergarten class after all.

And I agree that the software should not make correct data incorrect after scanning, but still you are asked to check all data.

If you don't like the rules, just don't play the game. Nobody forces you to apply for a visa.

Benjamin Michael It is not up to you to decide what is a minor error and what is a major error. You cannot judge if it is simply to correct or not.

However, correcting errors is costing time and money.

The software also should allow then to change your info after an officer has concluded you made errors.

Then after correction, the officer has to check again. How long would you have this to go on?

And why should people that make no errors, and just check their data in the end pay for higher fees because some people don't want to take the responsability for the data they enter?

Benjamin Michael you can find it funny, but it is normal to be held responsible for what you request

Benjamin Michael I think everyone is responsible for data they enter, and know in advance that if entered incorrectly, the amount paid will be lost.

If the visa application details do not exactly match the passport, that is a substantial error, just as an incorrect name on an airline ticket can also result in invalidation and loss of the amount paid

That has nothing to do with bureaucracy.

You should always turn of autofill off, when making a visa application, and many Thai embassies write that very clear, as the LA consulate:

“Visa fee is non-refundable, please double check all information before submitting, especially if your device is using auto fill or auto correct. Mismatch information will be rejected as the officers are not able to edit any information entered by the applicant. Applicants will have to re-submit and the Visa fee is non-refundable.”

Always write the data excactly like in the machinereadable field, at the bottom of the picturepage.

@Annie *******

The amount paid is not different for an approved and rejected visa.

The amount is paid to process the application regardless of the outcome.

If you make no mistakes in filling out the application and meet the conditions, the visa will be assigned.

Both factors are completely in your control

@Annie *******

If you clearly without doubt comply with the requyirements, and check everything you enter carefully, especially the passport details, you will not loose the money.

Australians do not pay more than European, British and Americans I think, so I still do not think it is a lot of money

@Justin *******

The evisa application seems to be configured different at different locations, and in som it still contains questions only logical for other types of visa.

@Luit ****************

they asked me to indicate how many days ill stay and i put 91. Make of it what you will, this isn't the logic NY embassy used

@Christopher **********

I also read stories of DTV approved very easily, and I also see a lot of people here are trying to get this visa without a real reason.

It would be very logical when you only could get this visa when you need to be over 3 months in Thailand.

If you cannot prove that, you might be lucky to get approval, but you also should not be surpised when you got rejected.

When you have more than one reason to be in Thailand for longer time, you should apply for the reason with the longest time.

Please try to imagine what an officer processing your application will think about changing reason after rejected for a certain option. How credible this will look? Just trying options until you are lucky shows you not really need the visa for the reasons you mention.

@Luit ****************

I understand your point Luit! Only the other day someone asked this question about switching reason for application following rejection and one of our most experienced moderators clarified that it isn’t possible. A valid scenario for wishing to do so could be if the applicant had booked a cookery course (for example) but also had a pending medical appointment. There has been a previous report of a DTV being approved for a single dental appointment!

@Christopher **********

It is not logical to switch the reason for application.

Normally first there is a reason you need to be in Thailand like a medical appointment, and then you should apply for a visa that is covering this needed stay in the country.

As you tell it, it would be just the other way around, first apply for a visa and then find a reason to get the visa.