Got DTV visa approved with previous Non-LA status. Although they asked for whole passport scan, they approved visa submission.

If you want to change from Non-LA Visa to DTV Visa, don't worry. They don't mind previous visa.

Embassy : Vietnam Ho Cho Minh City

DTV approved !!!

Big big thanks to everybody in the forum.

Soft power via Muay Thai route in Hanoi.

I could apply through my company but it was much more of a hassle.

Applied Saturday 14th of December and got it Friday 20th the same month.

Monday documents were checked and moved to 2nd step "pending approval".

No extra documents were asked.

And Friday got it.

Uploaded:

passport

recent photo

Gym documents

6 months statements. I transfered a month ago 500k from my investment account.

Arrival stamp

The moment i got mine ,my wife applied too.

Hope we will be in Thailand for NYE.

Thank you Thailand 🇹🇭

DTV Success Story 🎉

I wanted to share details on my DTV approval as this group, and a few members helped me along the way.

- I applied online December 12th and was approved on December 16th through the Washington DC Embassy (Texas Resident)

- I applied using the Soft Skill route and signed up for a year long seminar through discoverthainature.com and couldn’t recommend the program enough if you go this route for approval. Paperwork provided within 10 minutes of payment.

- Showed 1 bank statement with $16k+ USD and 2 years of tax returns

- Showed a bill and a license photo for proof of address

- I did not buy a flight. I put the flight #s of the flight I expect to take

- Set my dates of expected stay to 150 days

- I was not asked to provide any other documents

I’m open to messages for those with questions. Wishing everyone the best on their application process!

Hi ! To anyone who wants to give me any advice , I’m currently in Thailand moving out soon to Vietnam to apply for DTV ( workcation ) visa there ! I work remotely for a company in US please let me know what documents should I present ? , I have all the funds they require, so I’m only want to made sure to have all the paperwork ready, also I have to wait in Vietnam till the visa is approved? Thanks so much for your help !

My DTV is on “pending approval “ but my wife has became very sick and I need to return to Thailand. it’s only been 2 days since I submitted. Should I email the embassy asking to go ahead and approve or not email and just enter on a tourist visa then renter when it’s issued ? Thank you for your help 🙏

Is anyone applying for DTV in HCMC on December 10 (I know it’s a government day off) and still waiting for approval today?

Also, can someone please share the time they received their approval email from the embassy? I noticed that many of you got approved very late in the evening, around 1 a.m.

I already submitted my application like this. The arrival and departure are same date. I got confused. It’s for DTV Jakarta. Do you think I will get denied for such a small mistake ?

Greetings all! I am super excited to let you all know that my DTV was approved!

I received lots of helpful information by searching within the group so thank you!

UPDATE:

Date of Application: 12 Dec 24

Date of Approval: 16 Dec 24

Embassy: Washington, D.C.

DTV purpose/category: Thai soft power related activity

Company: Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy (highly recommend)

*For my Veterans*

I’m not sure if it helped any, IF at all, but when I submitted my bank statement, I also submitted my VA benefit letter with it. (I combined the two documents into one via Adobe)

I’m not saying you NEED to do that, as it’s not a required document to submit, but since there was no opportunity to submit additional documents, MY logic for doing that was to show them that in addition to the money in my account, I also have monthly income coming in. That way they can see I can absolutely support myself financially while in the country.

If i do the Application online, do i need to go to a local embassy for interviews etc. Or is everything online then?

DTV approved and I've been in Thailand for a few weeks now. I owe everyone this group a big thanks for all the helpful information! Got my DTV approved in Jakarta. It took 4 days from start to finish. I applied under the Muay Thai category. I've trained Muay Thai casually before but now I'm in my 40s and was a bit concerned about trying it, but it's been amazing.

Very smooth process, got my documents in a day from the gym after paying, 7 documents in total. Responsive and professional, and I’m thoroughly enjoying my training here.

Jakarta was ok, a lot of traffic and poor public transport but people very friendly and I love satay!