What should I do after my Thai DTV visa application was rejected?

@Jake ******

by the way, there is another possible reason for the instant rejection.

If your name on the visa application matches your public social media profiles or online presence, embassy staff can easily search Google or Facebook and see evidence that you may be earning money locally, especially from Muay Thai-related activities. This directly conflicts with the conditions of the DTV visa.

However, this situation is usually less serious than being flagged for fraudulent documents. In most cases, it leads only to a rejection rather than a ban. In fact, this type of rejection is generally safer for a future reapplication compared to the more dangerous situation I described previously.

So now you understand how the process works. Realistically, there were already multiple reasons for rejection, even before the embassy fully reviewed all of the visa application documents.

@Jake ******

50k is a normal market price for an agency providing full service when you have nothing prepared yourself. This is considered freelance remote work combined with a Soft Power Program, although for some Western applicants doing it their own way, it may seem unusual. ( But this is an offer for only Norwegians, Swedes, Danes, All Arabian countries, Chinese, Kazakhstan, Russians, Ukrainians, and etc )

The rejection was not because of the 6- or 12-month course duration. A legitimate Soft Power course must follow specific standards, with a fixed total of 180 hours up and a fully structured program.

The instant rejection happened because the bank statement was not originally yours, and the transactions did not match the proof of funds provided. That immediately raised concerns about f a k e documents.

This is also why the agency advised you not to reapply right away. Hanoi Thai Embassy likely flagged the application for fraudulent documentation, and in these situations, applicants can even face bans. Any immediate reapplication is highly likely to be rejected instantly without proper review.

My advice is to first place the full 500k THB into your own bank account for 3 months, enroll in a legitimate Soft Power program, and then apply again through a personal interview in Laos or Taiwan.

A lot of agencies are scams :/

It’s sad to pay 50k without travel expenses when you can do it yourself for 15k :/

Hope you find a solution

Has the agent manufactured or edited the pdf files that they were submitting? It’s very easy to see the date the file was created and the dates they edited

So the agency submitted everything! It may be the Embassy has somehow detected this and immediately rejected. Is your Immigration Account not supposed to be personal?

A rejection like that may indicate that the Embassy doesn’t believe some or all of your documents are genuine. Normally if there’s one or two things off they’ll send a request for further documentation but an outright rejection typically indicates more is afoot.

Rejected or cancelled?

I am pretty sure I know what the problem is here. Since it was rejected instantly there must have been a problem with the bank statement.

Sorry, what did you spend 50k thb on ? With solutions ?

You can definitely apply again. I guess you paid for a document package from them? Did you get a copy of the documents they sent in with the application?

Ask for a full refund from them and send me a DM if you need help. 👍🏻

They should have given a reason for rejection. Did you receive this rejection news from the Embassy or the agency ?