Does "pending approval" mean that all documents have been accepted?

I applied for DTV on 29th and submitted all the requested documents on 31st again.

Just now I got a pending approval, is it a good sign? Is there a high chance of getting rejected now too?

Hello there fellow DTVees,

I applied in Hanoi on the 15/10 at night (paid after midnight so application date is 15/10 and payment date is 16/10).

17/10 - I was requested additional documents

18/10 09:00 - submitted all requested additional documents

20/10 - status went to “pending approval”

I didn’t stay long in Hanoi, the city is overwhelming, I am traveling in the area.

And while applying to Hanoi embassy, it specifically declares the places that are in the north of Vietnam that are associated with Hanoi embassy.

I am staying in this area that is assigned to Hanoi Thai Embassy.

My concern lies if I will be summoned to a personal interview.

From what I saw from other candidates here in the group, the interview was always in the morning of the next day upon receiving the invitation, sometimes just receiving it afternoon, leaving much less than 24 hours.

I am looking for advice from people that have experienced it, to hear from them:

* Did anyone got a “request interview” after they got “pending approval”?

* Has anyone that got the request interview for less than 24 hours, reached to the embassy and successfully rescheduled to a day later?

Can someone that has experienced it share?

Has anyone experienced seeing their application status already set to "Pending Approval" and the following day, received another Document Request (status moved back as well)?

Hi, question.

Our DTV application went from Pending documents check to pending approval. Applied, Oct 3rd, Oct 10th pending approval, and now 12 days later, after I called, they changed it back to Pending document check.

Whats going on. It feels like they just forgot about it, and now its going back into the entire system again? Does this mean we have to wait another 20 days, or nobody has a clue whats going on behind the scenes?

Update: We got approved a day later!

Hi everyone

is pending approval a good sign?

they asked for more documents this morning asking for the unmarked bank statement, I responded with the letter explaining it is how the bank provided it which it was stamped inside the bank and I did not unmark it. now the status changed to pending approval. im very anxious.

VIENNA, Austria 🇦🇹 . 10 DAYS WAITING. NO UPDATE. What to so?

Hi everyone,

thanks so much for this group and everyone sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Applied for DTV Visa (Freelancer, Workation) in Vienna – Status Still Pending Approval

• I’m Austrian national and applied for the DTV freelancer visa at the Thai Embassy in Vienna (while being here ofc)

• Submitted my application online Friday night two weeks ago.

• I have read posts from others in this group who applied in Vienna and were asked for extra documents, so I proactively included all required docs plus financials, company info, business description, and revenue details.

• Current status: still “pending approval.” No updates or communication since submission.

• I’ve read the Vienna embassy isn’t very responsive, so I haven’t called or emailed yet and thought I’d just wait a little longer.

• Now it’s been 2 weeks (10+ business days).

👉 My question: should I write an email, try calling, or wait another week?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

I applied in Jakarta this Monday and the status changed to pending approval this afternoon. However, I received an email saying the application was rejected. Anyone has similar experience? I am really confused. No document was requested

Hi there, im writing as anonymous cos I dont have Facebook so using my mom's account.

Just wondered if the application goes from pending document check to pending approval to approved/refused or some of you went straight to the final answer ?

Thank you

Hi everyone,

A friend submitted his DTV application at HAN (Hanoi, Vietnam) on July 22, and it changed to "Pending Approval" on July 24.

Today is August 1st (Friday evening) and he still hasn't received any update.

Is this delay unusual?

Has anyone had their visa approved over the weekend before?

Any insights or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks 🙏