What was the visa application process for getting a DTV visa to train in Muay Thai in Thailand?

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Muay Thai, Jakarta

Timeline:

Oct 19th applied with following documents:

Finance package: cover letter explaining contents of PDF with 3 month bank statements marked up clearly to show balance

Location proof: passport sticker from Indonesian VOA, boarding pass, visa payment receipt

Proof of activity: cover letter explaining motivation and intent, documents provided from gym, program receipt and invitation letter

Oct 28th request for further document - all pages of passport (I uploaded cover to cover, I have 1 day overstay and visa runs/bounces throughout the last year and a half)

Oct 30th request for further info- upload more proof of your past Muay Thai experience (I had included 1 picture in my original application)

Oct 31st submitted:

Cover letter explaining my genuine intent including the name of the Muay Thai gym I previously attended and my personal relation/meaning with the sport

-more photos of me doing Muay Thai

-Photos of Whattsap conversations with friends, exchange between myself and the gym, and social proof of sending photos to friends after training

Nov 3rd: approved

Citizenship: Canadian 🇨🇦

Previously I had applied with a Thai botany course. This time around I realized I want to get back into Muay Thai for personal reasons. 💪🍎

And yes, I PRINTED THE VISA and am back in Thailand now with a 180 day stamp. No more cool passport stickers but it’s all good. 😌