LAST UPDATE. Finally i got my DTV visa☺. I just wanted to share the timeline in Hanoi (from my experience): Applied on dec 23, requested business registration on dec 24, requested previous thai visas on january 7 (morning), DTV visa approved january 7 (afternoon).

Hi guys. I am a bit worried. I came to Hanoi hoping to get my DTV Visa approved quick. However it's been 2 weeks since I applied (I applied dec 23) and I haven't received approval, and I feel kind of stuck here. What should I do? 😔.

Hi.

Please, need your advice ASAP.

We are family of 4 and have tickets for February 8.

1. Is it risky to apply at 1.1, wait for my visa and then the dependants'? Is it enough time?

2. If we apply for dtv visa and won't get it until the flight, can we still come on tourist visa and apply again from Vietnam or similar? The question is - do the process of the dtv stops the opportunity to come as tourists? To apply again from somewhere else?

We can't change our flight, it is fixed and very expensive.

We have all the documents ready. House waiting for us and school as well.

Please help🙏🙏

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 🇹🇭

Just completed the form on the website (not app). Last time I tried it failed, apparently wasn't working..?

Anybody had success recently?? Is it working now?

Posting anon as no one knows our plans yet.

I’ve looked on here and can’t seem to find an answer. So hoping someone can help.

We plan on entering Thailand in Jan 2025. If I apply for a DTV now, if approved, how long do you have to fly in to Thailand?

Just trying to gauge when we should apply to the UK embassy.

Thank you in advance

Hi All,

I have got my DTV approved from Dubai.

Thank you so much to this group and everyone help.

Hi everyone,

Could anyone clarify how far in advance we’re allowed to apply for the DTV? For exxample, if I plan to arrive in Thailand in March 2025, would it be possible to submit the application as early as December 2024?

Has anyone had experience with this through the Hanoi Embassy? Thank you for your help!

DTV approved today. Sydney, Australia Consulate.

Type: Business Owner

Submitted: 21 October

Pending approval: 24 October

Approved 2 November

Proof of location: Photo card

Proof of funds: October’s bank statement

Proof of work: Signed professional portfolio + signed paper stating I can work from anywhere + ABN registration document

Flight number: put the last leg of my flight SIN-BKK

I’m only travelling in January, but wanted to be safe in case the rules or cost change.

No additional documents requested.

Feel free to ask any additional questions.

Can anyone tell me how long the process takes to get your multiple entry retirement visas if done thru an agent please? This is for a married couple.

Hello again! Got my husband and daughter approved for their DTV’s as dependents via the Washington DC embassy.

Here is my original post for when I got approved:

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September 6 - submitted their applications

September 23rd - requested my marriage certificate, passports of both mother and father, and flight itinerary with all of our names on it.

I had already submitted our marriage certificate but I guess they missed it so I resubmitted.

I had already submitted my passport but I resubmitted with mine and my husbands.

I had already submitted the flight itinerary so I resubmitted.

Our situation was a little crazy. We are taking our dogs with us and our original flight was Tuesday, September 24th. Dogs got denied boarding (story for a different time), and so we had to rebook our flights to tonight, September 27th.

September 24th - my husbands visa got approved but we didn’t hear back about my daughters visa.

September 25th - request for more info for our daughter. They wanted an updated flight itinerary because they “can’t approve a visa for anyone currently in Thailand” because according to our original itinerary we were already there. I resubmitted our updated itinerary and wrote a kind cover letter explaining what happened and then something to the effect of, “My visa and my husbands visa have been approved already. I appreciate the expedited nature of this application for my daughter so she has no trouble entering with us.”

Hers was approved later that day.

I borrowed money from my mom to have the full $32k in my account for their applications as I wasn’t able to get a clear answer as to if each applicant needed their own 500,000 baht.

For all three of our applications, DC took from 12-16 business days to process.

On our way to the Houston airport to move! ✌️✌️