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Why did my DTV visa application in Mumbai result in a Tourist TR visa instead?

Sep 10, 2025
4 days ago
I applied for a DTV visa at the Mumbai consulate, India and instead got a 'Tourist TR' visa!

Despite submitting all the documents and fulfilling the criteria with well above income and bank statement. I was basically 'rejected':(.

Think twice about applying from Mumbai. They are very stringent about it. They don't support soft power applications nor the freelance application.They are most prolly looking for people with traditional jobs with fixed regular income. Also, i assume i cannot get them to give me the correct DTV visa now?
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The user applied for a DTV visa at the Mumbai consulate but received a Tourist TR visa instead, despite meeting income and bank statement requirements. They express frustration over the strict application process in Mumbai, noting that the consulate seems to favor applicants with traditional jobs. Comments from others suggest that the issuance of a tourist visa may have been appropriate based on the application details, and there are concerns about the rejection of soft power and freelance applications.
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Anonymous ******************
Seems to have happened to a few people in Mumbai
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Anonymous participant 100 Yup
John *******
Did you apply under soft power? If so, how long was the course you signed up for?
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@John ******
no it was a workcation. Everything including my client's business registration was provided
John **********
They most likely gave you a tourist visa as that was sufficient for what you applied with. Only a guess but 1 months worth of soft power activity doesn't deserve a 5 year visa
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@John *********
not really. I applied through the remote worker route. I prepared weeks on perfecting my application. Including itr, statements maintaining 500k for more than 3 months, client business licence. It wasn't even the soft power route. Yet rejected
John **********
Anonymous participant that's odd. Did you show a contract with the client along with permission from them to let you work remotely from Thailand, and if so did it also state you wouldn't work with any thai clients or entities?
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@John *********
yes I did. Everything you said! Even video testimonials to their contact info
John **********
Anonymous participant no idea then, sorry
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@John *********
if I had to re apply. Which embassy would be great for workcation?
Gary ******
Anonymous participant i got mine for workcation in HCMC. I made a post in here outlining everything
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Gary ******
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Maksym ***********
Анонімний учасник you can't apply online before SETV used or expired
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@Maksym **********
the embassy said to email if i want to cancel it. But i can utilize the METV visa for 90-120 days and then cancel it, to reapply dtv from neighbouring country