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What was the process for obtaining a dependent visa for my wife in Thailand from Vietnam?

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Aug 5, 2025

a month ago

Ryan ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

My wife was just approved in Hanoi as a dependant.

26th July: Applied

31st July: Pending Approval

5th August: Approved

Five and a half working days total as I believe the 28th was a holiday. No additional doc requests.

Docs provided:

6-month statements for her UK Revolut account. £12k in there for 3 months. Revolut doesn't seem to provide a proper monthly statement if there are no transactions in a month, so it was just a one-page document covering the whole period. Also a screenshot of the currency conversion to baht on the day.

Thai marriage certificate

Location proof: hotel info page, map, room key. Vietnam entry stamp in passport. Selfies in the hotel lobby with the sign.

Passport photo

My DTV

I had an issue after first submitting where the application was stuck in payment pending, but I hadn't been given a chance to actually make the payment. I think I might have clicked off and back, so I had to resubmit the whole thing. Other than that, a very smooth process comparable to my experience with the Jakarta embassy.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The author successfully obtained a dependent visa for their wife while in Hanoi, detailing the timeline from application to approval. They reported a smooth process that took five and a half working days with no additional document requests. Required documents included financial statements from a UK bank, a Thai marriage certificate, proof of residence, passport photos, and the DTV (Digital Tourist Visa). They cautioned about potential application issues, such as payment concerns, and highlighted the importance of printing the DTV visa approval email for travel to Thailand.

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25 days ago

James ********

Thank You for your helpful report 👍

Congratulations 👏👏👏

PRINT OUT THE EMAIL THAT HAS YOUR DTV VISA.

That's what you should do... print it out.

You may have to show PROOF of your DTV Visa to airline staff on check-in for your flight ✈️ to Thailand...even to the connecting airline staff. Or to the land border crossing entry Thai Immigration Officer.

Upon arrival into Thailand, show the DTV visa to the Thai Immigration Officer and look at the STAMP placed in your passport to be sure you are STAMPED in for 180 days.

25 days ago

Ryan ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

I also ran a little test on the "place of issue" field. On my DTV application in Jakarta, I put "HMPO" which is what it says in the authority field of my passport. On my wife's application I just put "United Kingdom", even though her passport says HMPO too. Both were approved.

a month ago

Joseph **********

Congratulations 🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭

a month ago

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Joseph **********

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