UPDATE: Stamped in last night for 6 months at DMK with no issues, no questions asked - let in with a smile. Love this country. Best of luck to all.
Just picked up my passport with a DTV sticker from the Thai Embassy here in Jakarta - making a post to hopefully help others 馃檹馃徑
I applied under Soft Power - Muay Thai
I had an active Education Visa that I canceled in one day with a letter from my school before I flew out of Thailand.
I purchased a 1 month course from Tiger Eye Martial Arts for ~12k baht (highly recommend this gym in general). They have options for 3 and 6 months, but since I already train Muay Thai at a couple other gyms, this was a more flexible option for me. They provided all the documents on the Soft Power side. I鈥檝e been training Muay Thai for about 1.5 years now, so this was the best route to the DTV for me.
What I submitted:
Actual Physical Passport
5.6m IDR in Cash (go to a currency exchange service BEFORE you submit your passport - don鈥檛 use ATMs unless you want to go to multiple)
Application Form from Jakarta (downloaded, printed, and filled out before I even got to Indonesia)
2 Passport Photos 3.5 x 4.5 (attached to the Application Form with staples)
Photo Copy Passport Bio Data + All Stamps (I did this when I arrived at my hotel in Jakarta which they were fortunately able to do.)
Thai Soft Power Proof (Docs from Tiger Eye)
Bank Statement (I only had 1 statement, from September, showing a balance over 500k Baht. I also provided an August statement, showing about 200k baht in there)
Investment Account Statement (Provided this for additional financial proof just in case a 1 month bank statement wasn鈥檛 enough. I have well over 500k baht in here and notated such - I converted the USD value to baht and wrote it down on the statement)
Current Location Document (Agoda Booking in Jakarta + Flight itinerary)
If you鈥檙e intending to apply here in Jakarta - show up early (7am) and just wait til they open at 9am. Hopefully you鈥檒l be one of the first.
If you show up at ~8am like I did, there will already be 15+ people ahead of you. Each person takes a good bit of time.
This meant I didn鈥檛 get out of the embassy until 12:45 (4 hours waiting outside on the concrete)
Those that walked up closer to 11am (they stop taking applications at 11:30am) were surprisingly still allowed in - as long as you鈥檙e inside the embassy and have a waiting number you will be processed.
Submitted on the 28th of October and just picked it up today on the 31st. Headed to the airport to make my way back to Thailand - Happy Halloween 馃巸
TLDR : Answer Summary
The post provides a detailed account of the user's experience applying for a DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Jakarta, emphasizing their successful entry into Thailand after a smooth application process. They share specific documents required for the application, including financial statements and training proof from a Muay Thai gym, as well as tips for avoiding long wait times at the embassy. The user recommends the Tiger Eye Martial Arts gym for its supportive environment and helpful documentation in the visa process.
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