🚫 DTV visa application rejected with no reason provided 🚫

📩 Community Support Request — DTV (Soft Power) Application Rejected

Edit: New update, I was speaking to an agent and he said when they requested for all pages of passport this includes cover to cover of the passport and I missed some pages. 😓 I'm starting a new application now.

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping to get some advice from this community.

I recently applied for the DTV visa (Soft Power – Muay Thai) in Bali, Indonesia, and my application was rejected without any reason provided.

Before the rejection, the consulate asked me to submit every page of my passport, which I did, and then shortly after I received the rejection notice.

A bit of background about my situation:

✅ I’ve been traveling in and out of Thailand for the past 1.5 years (many visa runs, which are clearly visible in my passport)

✅ My source of income is rental property, and I submitted:

• 3 months bank statements showing >500,000 THB

• Tenancy agreement + renewal letter

• Stamp certificate

• Quit rent + assessment tax

✅ I previously overstayed 1 day, but I paid the fine at the border

So far, no explanation was given for the rejection, and I’m trying to understand whether:

1. Anyone has had a similar experience applying in Bali

2. My frequent visa runs could have affected the decision or the 1 day overstay

3. It’s worth reapplying there or trying another consulate/online

I’m currently considering speaking to an agency - Belkin Group Indonesia or MPG Bali Visa Agent for guidance, but I’d love to hear from anyone who has gone through something similar especially those applying through Soft Power / Muay Thai.

Any insights, experiences, or suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you so much 🙏

Hello everyone, I’d like to ask something.

I’ve already applied twice and was rejected both times (the first time under the freelance work category, and the second time under soft power).

My question is: how long should I wait before applying again? And is it true that if you get rejected the first time, it’ll be harder to get approved in the next attempts?

Thank you so much for all your comments!

DTV - rejected 1st time under workaction in Hanoi, approved 2nd time under soft power in Vientiane

This group has been super useful as we were preparing for our application for the DTV, hence wanted to share our experience here alongside some tips that might be useful for others going through it. It has been an intense journey for us - it took us 4 weeks, 2 countries & lots of patience :D

Below you'll see the details + tips of the process. Turned out that Hanoi workaction route was not easy for us, even though we provided everything correctly we still got rejected without any reason why.

If you have any questions about any of the below, let me know, happy to help!

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-30th September left to Vietnam

-2nd October non B visa expired

-8th October further documents requested (further invoices & proof of income from company)

-9th October further documents requested (previous visa)

-10th October further documents requested (asked for work permit & business license in Thailand, submitted cancelled documents for both from our lawyer)

-10th of October few hours later REJECTED "unsuitable for DTV, please apply for non V visa & work permit, which doesn't make sense at all if proper look would have been given to our documents)

-11th October went to embassy - no help/support at all at the little window there, told us to send an email, which we did, but never got a reply

-11th October reached out ot Siam Legal for advice & support; they confirmed that our documents submitted for application make total sense & they don't understand why it was rejected; advised us to fly to Laos & apply there again (can highly recommend them!)

-12th October flew to Vientiane Laos

-14th October submitted all documents for soft power Muay Thai route via agency

-15th October went to the embassy to pay the visa fee of 10,000TBH. NOTE: we went to 10 different banks, non of which could exchange US or KIP to TBH. Best, do it at the airport.

-19th October received email for scheduled interview for the 28th of October

-28th October 10min interview at the embassy (what's your plan in Thailand, why Muay Thai, which Muay Thai school, show me payment for it in your bank account, how do you make income, show bank statement)

-28th October 4 hours later - DTV approved

Applied for a soft power DTV in Jakarta 07/10 and waited until 21/10 for the answer that the Visa was rejected, since I don’t know the reason why, I will apply again in Laos, has anyone applied recently and got approved there?

Thanks

Rejected DTV Visa - Freelance

Hi everyone,

Just a background about me that I have 7years work permit and Non-B visa until last month and been living in Thailand since then.

I applied in Bali visa and I don’t understand why they rejected my application.

Oct 13 - Submitted the following documents:

- Photo/ Passport Page

- Driving License in Thailand, Embassy letter about my address

- Bank Statement in Bangkok Bank over 1M THB over a 6months.

- Letter from my company that I have been working remotely since 2020 and it’s okay to work in Thailand.

Oct 21 - Requested additional documents:

- New photo with neutral expression.

- Visa stamp in Bali, Accommodation, and flight ticket going to Thailand.

- Full passport pages

Oct 22 3PM - Requested another photo of me:

- Submitted again my photo I took with my phone with proper background.

Oct 22 7PM - Got rejected email from embassy without any reason.

I would like to ask if it’s possible to apply again for freelance visa or should I change to soft skill DTV?

And if it’s good to apply the next day to try again or use Issa Compass agency?

Any tips or recommendation will be helpful. 🙏

I am a US citizen looking to apply for soft power Muay Thai. I have no Muay Thai experience but have already decided on a gym. I had my Visa rejected for workation in HCMC last month. I am planning on applying at the same embassy in November. I currently live in between countries in Asia so if anyone has a suggestion on a better embassy than HCMC it would be much appreciated.

Hey everyone! I have been in HCMC for about a month working on my DTV. I had all of the qualifications, they asked for more information and I provided those and it took a couple weeks to hear back. I just heard that I was rejected. Does anyone know if there’s an appeal process or have any suggestions? Also, would this affect applying for a student visa as an alternative?

My application was rejected for not having the same name as on my passport. But I can't access the application to see where or if this even happened. What can I do?

Just rejected hcmc. Zero reasoning why, exceeded all the requested requirements.

Applied 09/29 @ 1100am

Rejected 10/10 @ 525pm

Joke. Won’t be reapplying, will find country that wants longterm stays. No reason to apply again if there’s no reasoning behind rejection.

Hello everyone who applied DTV visa in HCMC under soft skills . I applied last 29/9/25 then uploaded another requested last October 6,2025. My status is pending approval. So until when do I need to wait? Then it is holiday on Monday. Thank you for the help.