Got DTV visa (Spouse / Dependent) approved in HCMC, Vietnam.
with Sponsor letter from wife (Main DTV-Visa Holder)
Timeline:
• DAY 1 (Tuesday) – submitted application
• DAY 2 (Wednesday) – pending approval
• DAY 9 (Wednesday) – visa approved ✅
My main DTV visa was approved and after the approval we submitted the dependent visa application for my husband. (same day)
I sponsored him, and these are the documents we provided in one PDF for the financial / sponsor proof:
- Sponsor letter
- Copy of my passport
- 3 months of bank statements (because a lot of people ask this in the group — I used the same 500,000 THB that I used for my own application, and he was also approved with it)
- Our international marriage certificate
No questions. No additional documents requested. Just one week of waiting at the pending approval stage.
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Other submitted documents:
- Passport
- Photograph
- Copy of the main DTV visa
- Proof of location (flight booking confirmation, boarding pass, entry stamp, hotel reservation in Vietnam, photo with passport in front of the hotel)
- International marriage certificate (we added a separate page to the international marriage certificate with a short note that it is already translated into English and that English is the third language on the document. I saw in the group before that embassies sometimes miss this. So we added it just in case.)
TLDR : Answer Summary
A user's experience in obtaining a DTV (Dependent) visa for their husband after the approval of their main DTV visa in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The process involved submitting a variety of documents including a sponsor letter, financial proof using bank statements, and an international marriage certificate, which was translated into English. The timeline indicated a quick approval, taking only nine days to receive confirmation. Comments from the community appreciated the detailed explanation and advised on ensuring proof of visa for travel purposes.
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