What is the application process for a DTV visa for Soft-Power in Germany?

Hey. Thought I'd share my experience, because the tips in this group were helpful and some of the requirements were strange, but actually true.

Applied for DTV for Soft-Power at Royal Thai Embassy in Berlin. (Northern Germany Resident)

Applied: 24. December

Approved: 15. January

Soft-Power: DiscoverThaiNature (Seminars)

and provided following documents on Christmas:

- Proof of current location: GoogleMapsGPS+Phone Bill

--> not accepted:

They requested Personalausweis (German ID) a few days later. Uploaded a Photo of it in hi-res (Scan app)

--> not accepted: they want you to use an old school Scanner, and see the Corners of the ID.

Used high DPI on scanner afterwards

Accepted

Same story with Biodata page of Passport

- Financial requirement: Local German Bank Account statement with over 14,000€ as .pdf with date and name (used their print function) -- there was no need to show last 3 months

Accepted

- Photo: I provided a 35x45mm Photo, done with a biometric app. Compressed the photo --> not accepted

Should be Photo studio quality (they actually tell you to do it at a local one). Took photo with biometric app again, uploaded in high-resolution uncompressed. Accepted

Activity: Provided the seminar activity document, which I received from DiscoverThaiNature

Accepted

All in all, processing took 3 weeks. But there were holidays in between and I didnt upload it immediately, so I guess it is more like 2 weeks. Even faster if everything is provided correctly.

Overall process was easy.