I submitted my application to Hanoi on August 18th, but received a rejection on the 20th. I was working remotely, and all the documents were in order. Why was it rejected in just 2 days? If I change my soft skills documents and submit them again, will I have a chance? Do you have any reliable agents to recommend? I am in Vietnam now.

Hanoi DTV visa (soft power with Arun Thai Cooking School) – approved.

No additional document requests. The school prepared all the documents within 1 day. The whole visa process took 6 working days in total.

I submitted my application late in the evening on August 8. On August 11, the status changed to pending approval, and on August 19 the visa was approved.

Documents provided:

• Bank statements showing more than 500,000 THB on my accounts.

• Bank account activity for the last 3 months.

• Currency exchange rate of my local currency to Thai Baht.

• Photo ID from my home country linked to the bank account.

• All documents submitted by the school (I only checked the spelling of my personal details).

• Proof of stay in Hanoi: Vietnamese visa, entry stamp, hotel booking, and a payment receipt from the hotel made with my card.

Big thanks to everyone in this group – your advice really helped me understand the process! 🙏

Canadian passport holder and Hong Kong permanent resident. Interested to apply for DTV in Hong Kong.

Any idea how long this will take? Going the digital nomad route and keen to hear if others have found this process smooth in Hong Kong.

Thanks!

Some comments have recently raised concerns about complications associated with Thai boxing as Soft Power application. Could someone please clarify? Many thanks

Around 3 weeks, finally! Soft power

What are the eligible soft power cooking shools in Chiang Mai that help you with DTV?

Please list them below: thank you!

Why are some freelance agents saying DTV is going to change due to the Prime Minister being suspended? Feels like scare tactics

It’s been 20 days since I applied in Phnom Penh (Soft Power), and I still haven’t received any response or feedback. I’m starting to lose patience, and I’d like to know: should we follow up by email, or just keep waiting until we hear back?

Any Soft Power recommendations for Issan.... preferably Udon Thani? Or Ubon Ratchathani? Or somewhere in between??? 😄 🤣 😂 I am in Da Nang now and would like to apply. Or is there a list for DTV approved courses? Thank you for your help!!!

When using soft power make sure your school / gym etc includes documents to establish they are legitimate and professional. Just an invite letter on its own rarely gets accepted these days. Another tip is make sure the establishment is on Google maps and has a data check on there so people can see company registration details.