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Why did I receive a Tourist Visa instead of the DTV Workcation Visa in Japan?

Than **********
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Hi . I applied for DTV workcation visa in Japan. Bank statement also ok. they called me for interview. after 5 days later they give me Touris Visa with multi entry. Is that wrong or shall I ask to embassy !
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The user applied for a DTV workcation visa in Japan but was instead granted a multi-entry tourist visa. Community members suggest that the bank statement may have influenced this decision, and some have had similar experiences. Discussions revolve around the requirements for a DTV visa, the implications of holding a tourist visa, and potential actions to take, such as reapplying from another country.
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Tels ****
Tels ****
If your bank statement is less than 3 months yes they can give you visit visa with multiple entry for your bank statement be matured over 3 months then you can get a DTV
Tels ****
Tels ****
Did your bank statement was over 3 months old
Than **********
Than **********
OP
What is the Multi Entry means in that visa.... can we do enter and out several times until the visa end date ?
John **********
John **********
@Than *********
each time you enter you get stamped in for 60 days as long as the visa is valid. Each entry can also be extended by 30 days at your local immigration office inside Thailand
Than **********
Than **********
OP
@John *********
thank you I got it sir.
Wannikea *********
Wannikea *********
@Than *********
you were given a 6 month multiple entry tourist visa if you time your last entry carefully and use an extension in country you can get almost 9 months out of it
Than **********
Than **********
OP
thank you all for your comments and advises.
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
@Than *********
I'm sure you will be successful elsewhere, i know Japanese who failed to get their DTV in Japan but got it in SEA. As a Toyko resident myself I chose to get it elsewhere as it would be much quicker and less stress.
John **********
John **********
There must be something in your application that indicated the METV was sufficient for your needs. Normally see this for soft power applications with 6 months or less activity booked but if you applied under workation there must be something else
Sean *******
Sean *******
Luit van der Linde Calm down Luity. Enjoy your 5 year multiple entry visa like me. Cheers 🍷
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
You should stop acting like a nuisance every time Seanoll. Probably there are chances you can keep using your visa for 5 years without complying to the rules, but you should just stop saying that the offical visa requirements are just my imaginary rules. Then be a man and just post the source of your rules, and not always childish saying others imagine rules while you are the one that is imagining rules.

And just as I said, you would not come up with a link, and so you just prove my point.

Maybe when it is not to complicated for you, you also might reply on the correct post and not on a random one...
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
@Sean ******
I have seen this remark from you before, so you may lookup to see my answer.

Just post a link where I can find that your thoughts about DTV are correct, I did ask embassy, immigration office, website of MFA and they all just confirm my ideas, so no imagination here, but you never come up wit any proof of your ideas, so the only conclusion can be you have the overactive imagination.

Unfortunately your imagination might not be enough to start as a creative writer, because there is a lack of creativity.
Sean *******
Sean *******
Have you thought about taking up creative writing with your overactive imagination?
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
@Sean ******
Says which joker Seantrolly?

When you know as much about knives as about visa, then you cannot even recognize if a knife is sharp or not.
Sean *******
Sean *******
Luit van der Linde You're not the sharpest knife in the drawer Luity.
Chiripitiparty *************
Chiripitiparty *************
@John *********
is posible to get dvt visa book soft power less than 6month?
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
@Chiripitiparty ************
Why would you need DTV for less than 6 months? You save money when you apply for METV.
Luit *****************
Luit *****************
@Sean ******
What I mention above are exact the required rules, you always keep saying they are imaginary, but when you see different rules on an offcial site, please show us all the link or just shut up talking this BS.

But I am almost sure you will not come up with the link, because you don't have...
Sean *******
Sean *******
@Luit ****************
You're still banging on with your imaginary rules
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Luit *****************
Luit *****************
@Chiripitiparty ************
When you want to stay for 5 years, you need a reason to stay for 5 years.

Because it is difficult to proof you need to stay 5 years, because it is unreasonable to ask for proof of 5 years soft power activity already at the moment of approval and an employment contract in a lot of cases also does not cover full 5 years, proof for a shorter period is accepted.

But when you only can proof a short time, obviously you are not determined what to do about the rest of the period and they might give you a visa that matches better with your purpose of stay.

It is completely up to the embassy to decide what visa you need.

DTV is not just a visa to live in Thailand, but a visa that allows you to visit the country for certain purposes for short stays of up to 180 days during 5 years.

If you just want to stay there are more appropriate visa.
Chiripitiparty *************
Chiripitiparty *************
@Luit ****************
to have the posibility to stay in thailand doing múltiples entry for 5 years.
John **********
John **********
@Chiripitiparty ************
you risk either your application being refused or being issued a multiple entry tourist visa instead. Better to have longer than 6 months activity
M.L. *******
M.L. *******
I had the same reaction when I applied from Laos. I received a tourist visa with multiple entry
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
Japan especially Tokyo wants you to strongly demonstrate your need for a 5 year visa. Did you make use of their pre application service? Your 6 month visa gives you nearly 9 months stay in Thailand. Apply again nearby in SE Asia.
John **********
John **********
@Andi **********
once the METV has expired
Andi ***********
Andi ***********
@John *********
Yeah, once it expires.
Dca *****
Dca *****
the Thai Embassy in Tokyo and Thai Consulates in Osaka or Fukuoka are notorious and quite a few field reports (even here in this Facebook Group) that applied and paid for a DTV E–Visa, but did NOT receive a DTV E–Visa and got something else, whether Multiple Entry Tourist E–Visa or Non–O Multiple Entry E–Visa....

Buyer Beware in Japan and just apply for a Thai DTV E–Visa somewhere else besides Japan....
DTV_Be*******
DTV_Be*******
How was the interview?
Jef ********
Jef ********
It’s probably correct , there has been a handful of other people that have had the same experience, they probably deemed that you didn’t need a 5 year visa.

I’d suggest use the tourist visa, get your documents in order then later re apply from a different embassy when your tourist visa is finished ✅

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