What was the DTV application experience for a Canadian expat in Thailand?

DTV Approved - Hanoi 🇻🇳

Leveraged all my info from this group while I started my DTV process - thanks to everyone for sharing your insights and your kindness. Details about my experience and application:

Type: Soft Power - TigerEye Muay Thai - Ari, Bangkok

(Contact them for the gym packages offered - they will provide all supporting docs required for the application)

Nationality: Canadian

Applied on Sep 4/25

Pending approval Sep Sep 5/25

Approved Sep 10/25 - total 5 working days

Proof of Location

* Selfie with receipt from coffee shop - paid with CC, highlighted the date and address)

* Air Bnb Booking Receipt

* Boarding Pass

* Vietnam Visa

* Vietnam entry stamp on passport > followed by all pages of passport

Financial Proof

* Previous 3 months of bank statement (June/July/August) with minimum 500K THB each month

Not sure if the following details impact the application, but will share anyway for your consideration:

* This was a savings account

* I had USD and HKD currencies to accumulate the equivalent to 500K THB

* I included snap shot of FX rates on day of application

All docs provided are in English. I used [ilovepdf.com]([members only]) to merge the docs into one PDF > compressed the file to ensure it was within 3 MB.

Other considerations on the application:

* Home Address: I reflected my Hong Kong address > which is the same address reflected on my bank statements

* Is your perm address same as your current address > answer NO

* Current Address: I reflected the address of my Air Bnb in Hanoi

* Intended departure date: pick a date within 180 days of your intended arrival date

* Duration of Stay: within 180 days (I made this concise with the intended departure date)

* Occupation: Unemployed

* Annual Income: No Income

* Intended date of arrival: date I was planning to land in Thailand (within 2 weeks of my application date to allow sufficient time for processing, I randomly chose Sep 16/25)

* Last port of embarkment: Vietnam

* Flight number: chose a random flight # on google flights that was scheduled to leave Hanoi to BKK on Sep 16/25

* Accommodation Type in Thailand: I selected Private Property followed by the address of my condo I’m renting in Bangkok

Recommend you create an account on the eVisa site to familiarize yourself with the requirements/info being requested. With a bit of planning, organization, and patience, you should be able to arrange what’s required for the application. It’s very straightforward. Given the context of my application and in my personal experience an agent is not necessary. Good Luck 😀