Hey everyone

Just wanted to share my experience with the DTV Soft Power Visa, since this group has been super helpful for me! 🙏

I’m German and applied last Tuesday in Hanoi (October 15). On Friday, they requested one more document – just a better quality photo because my original one wasn’t clear enough. And today, Tuesday, October 21, I got approved!

For reference, I had 500,000 THB in my Thai bank account for the last 3 months before applying.

My Soft Power category was Muay Thai, and I registered with Tiger Eye Musy Thai Bangkok , highly recommend them if anyone’s considering that route.

Overall, the process was really smooth and faster than expected.

If anyone has questions or needs help with the application, feel free to reach out happy to share more details!

Hello! I’d like to apply for a DTV but I only have 1 Month bank statement showing over $16k (I received the funds in Sept and my flight is in Nov). Should I enter Thailand without a visa, border hop, apply while I’m out of the country?

Or should I get a tourist visa or someother arrangement, extend or try to convert to DTV after a couple of months?

— HELP: STOLEN PASSPORT: flying to bkk soon … who to contact?! Please read below —

I need some advice regarding my Muay Thai DTV (Soft Power) visa and my visa is digital (I have an online copy and a printed version - nothing was in my actual passport luckily)

I applied and was approved digitally in Hanoi, but my old Canadian passport was stolen recently and I now have a new passport. I need to update my passport number for my visa, and the Muay Thai school is updating the invitation letter for me.

Has anyone been in this situation before? Who should I contact, and what steps do I need to take to make sure my visa is recognized when I fly to Bangkok on November 5 from Madrid?

- I have a photo of my old passport

- a photo of my new passport

- police report

- all emails with the Canadian embassy regarding my stolen passport

- all DTV documents/pics digitally I used when applying in Hanoi and being approved

Are there any agents in Chiang Mai or elsewhere who can help with this process also?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated — I want to avoid any issues at immigration.

Thank you!

Shannon

Applied for DTV Visa in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 10/13. Additional documentation requested on 10/16 (more bank statements & more recent/clear photo) - submitted these “additional” documents that same afternoon. Vis approval received 10/21.

Just have all of the required documents organized and available, feel free to submit any additional documentation that you feel may help your consideration & give them time to process.

Very straightforward process & was handled in what I feel to be a timely manner. Good luck! 🎊🍀

*SN - the additional documentation requested was already included in my original application submission. I included (in my original submission) 3 months of bank statements and a passport image I had taken just a month ago - so when they asked for more, I got a little worried, but just took it in stride. I sent in a screenshot of my current bank account balance + the most recent bank statement (reflecting the required 500,000 baht) & took a “passport style “ selfie right then and there and submitted these as my additional documentation. Worked out well for me, although this may not be everyone’s experience.

Just be well prepared, is my only advice.

If I use the agent first year for non o visa in Thailand and decide to deposit 800,000 baht following year, can I renew the visa without the agent or do I need to get a fresh non-o visa (apply outside the country).

Hi. I'm currently trying to help my mother-in-law obtain a retirement visa. She doesn't want to go back to the UK as she no longer has a home there. Some people mentioned that it can be done in countries other than your home country, so we want to know if anyone has had success recently (without using an agent).

We're considering applying for a Non-O Retirement (90-day) visa in Vietnam, then applying for an extension in Thailand. But I'm not sure how we can prove that she meets the financial requirements -she has the 800k in her UK bank account, which she can access through her app. She could print out the bank statements herself, but they wouldn’t be verified by any British authority. I'm planning to contact the Thai Embassy in Vietnam soon, but I’d also like to hear about people’s actual experiences.

Dear DTV experts - I entered Thailand in August on three months Ed visa which is valid till end of November. I am not intending to extend it but rather apply for a DTV.

So, do I need to wait until my current Ed visa’s validity or I can exit anytime now and apply for DTV. Your help is much appreciated 🙏

Hi i plan to apply and have 3 questions:

1. I am Israeli and currently residing in Tbilisi, i read that the responsible thai embassy is the one in Ankara. Considering the political climate it will not be safe to travel there if they request an in person meeting, what should i do in that case?

2. I plan to get the visa together with my family for both my spouse and baby, but we aren't married. What document should we provide to prove our relationship? Will a birth certificate be sufficient to also show my relationship with my spouse?

3. When they ask for a bank statement, are they expecting the balance to be over 500k for the entire duration of the statement or just the balance at the time of issuing the statement?

Thank you!

Applying from Vietnam on 26 October. Muay thai. Just revieved all the documents from muay thai gym and they are wrong. My name has been misspelled. Obviously muay thai gym will need to redo it. While that is happening

I also noticed I paid for 12 months training but the muay thai gym letter says training from nov 2025 to august 2026. Is this an error? And there is a section that says visa will allow the individual to stay in Thailand a minimum of 90 days again is this an error or is this related to the 90 day check in?

Should I be asking the Gym to change that information as well

group has helped a lot want to pay it forward by sharing my story

DTV soft power muay thai from London UK office

muay thai gym: wild cat muay thai in chiang mai (lovely owner and people)

got the 30 session package because i want to travel around and train at lots of different gyms

Sent Application 25th Sept

Request for further docs 30th Sept

Sent updates 1st Oct

Moved to Pending Approval 3rd Oct

heard nothing until for 2 weeks

called them today (monday 20th oct)

they said there was delays because lots of people were applying at this time

2 minutes later approved?

good luck everyone

i’m so pumped to go thailand and train 🥹🥹🥹