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September 17, 2024
a day ago
Kevin *******
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For those who got their DTV in Asian countries and are from non-english speaking countries, did you have to translate your bank statement into English? I'm from France so my bank statement is in french.
September 16, 2024
2 days ago
Sam *******
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Just got my DTV from Hanoi offices. The ladies were super cool, helped us pull everything together.

I gave 7 months of bank statements and invoices, plus the below.

I definitely suggest drafting a letter that explains all the documents provided, and I got both of the companies I freelance for to put together a short contract and had letters from both companies stating my role and how long I had been with each company

No appointment necessary at this point, we just walked in
September 14, 2024
4 days ago
Jared *******
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Any UK citizens successfully applied for DTV from Laos,Vietnam or Indonesia? If so could you please tell me a bit about the procedure?I am planning on going to apply at 1 of these places, but I’m trying to work out which is best.
September 13, 2024
5 days ago
DTV Approved. HCMC (Remote worker category).

Consulate: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

My experience:

Booked appointment 2 weeks in advance. Emailed in advance to confirm what documents they required.

They were quick to reply - between 1-3 days, linking to info on their website. I provided exactly what they asked for (in the order they asked for it).

1. Application with 1 photo stuck on

2. Passport

3. Employment certificate and employment contract (I had both so put them both in, but only 1 of these is required) with wet signature and stamp.

4. 6 months of bank statements showing evidence of 500K+ (THB)

⭕️ Also provided (but not asked for) which they kept:

1. Company registration document (with signature and wet stamp).

2. Colour photocopy of my passport.

⭕️ Also provided but they disregarded:

1. A brief cover letter / contents page.

⭕️ Backup documents I brought with me after reading posts here but never needed:

1. Airbnb/ hotel booking in HCMC

2. My condo rental agreement from Thailand

3. Examples of my work

4. Tax records (I’ve paid tax in Thailand for the past 6 years)

I had concerns that as I already live in Thailand and have done for the past 6 years, previously on a Non-Immigrant B visa, they may have more questions/ request further documents regarding the changes, but they did not.

⭕️Further info about the appointment:

The previous posts here that described the consulate perfectly were very helpful.

Look for the guards under the red bull umbrella, that’s your entrance. (Not the entrance the grab taxi takes you to). You can see the green shipping container from the street, that’s the visa office.

I was 20 mins early, and thankfully they saw me early (it’s a bit of a heat trap next to the shipping container and the gazebo that you sit under).

When called up, she wanted to see my application form first, before the other documents. A quick check through them (less than 1 minute), highlighted with a highlighter pen the account balance on the most recent month before they took my $340 USD (crisp, clean notes are specifically asked for) and directed me to take a seat and wait for my receipt, which came 5 mins later, advising to return in 2 days for the result / return of passport.

No questions asked, no additional documents requested.

On collection, again it was very quick. Arrived, entered, picked up immediately, then left in under 1 minute.

Over the 2 visits I spent less than 10 mins in the consulate in total.

The staff are all very friendly. From the guards to the visa staff. Each time saying ‘have a nice day’.

The process was surprisingly quick and easy. Special thanks to everyone in these groups that shared their experiences and to Tod for his solid, reliable advice to all in these groups.

On entry back into Thailand, the immigration officer had to consult her book to look up how many days to give, but once she did, all accurately stamped in for 180 days.

My advice-

1. Make it easy for them. Provide what they want, in the order they ask for it. Avoid additional lengthy documents where possible.

2. Read all the reports in these groups before choosing which consulate to apply through as their requirements differ for each one and reading personal experiences can often reveal more than the information posted.

3. Check you are stamped in for 180 days on arrival.

EDIT- happy to answer general questions.. but not those that have already been well documented in this group, can easily be googled, or any personal questions.
September 5, 2024
13 days ago
Franzi ****
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Maybe it helps someone. I applied for my DTV back home in Germany in Berlin. I submitted a bank statement (6 months), my registration of my company (Gewerbeanmeldung), my tax return and a short letter. I explained that I am a ghostwriter and find most of my clients on a platform. I included a screenshot of my profile and a table of my finished projects.

After four days I was asked for scans in good quality (no photos) from my passport, my picture and my registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung).

Two days after I flew to Georgetown and waited there and checked the status of the application daily. After nine working days I got my visa. Never received the email (some issues with my mail address), but downloaded and printed it from the website.

I changed my original travel plan. I wanted to go to Da Nang (the flight number I put into the application). Instead I took the train from Malaysia to Padang Besar. The officer looked at my visa, asked no questions and started counting. His biggest issue was to count the 180 days right. He took no fingerprints or a photo, just stamped my passport after awhile and gave it back to me with a smile.
September 4, 2024
14 days ago
Moe ************
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Is there anyone who applied DTV visa recently in Lao Vientiane Embassy?

How’s the process?

Can you share?

I’m going to apply dtv visa soon there.

How many days do they take ?

Thank you 🙏
September 4, 2024
14 days ago
More documents requested got me confused. Please help!

About my situation: i applied for the DTV visa a couple days ago and yesterday got a response requesting more documents.

I have a german citizenship, but i dont have a permanent residency anywhere, because i founded a US LLC in Florida, left germany and just travel the world.

Right now im located in Austria and thats also what i wrote in the visa application, but somehow now they want austrian documents from me which i can‘t get because those are only accessable for austrian citizens or people that have a permanent residency here.

Chatgpt said there is no permanent residency needed for the DTV visa.

Also they want all my company documents of „Austria“ which doesn‘t make sense because neither am i austrian nor is my company austrian.

I hope you guys can help me because im totally lost with what to do right now. 🙏🏽
September 4, 2024
14 days ago
James **********
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What have people’s experiences been with processing times for DTV from the LONDON consulate?

I will be there for 12 days before flying to Thailand.

Enough time to get approved?

Thanks 🙏🏼
August 30, 2024
19 days ago
Paul *******
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Applying to the thai embassy in London my question:

with the section download document to confirm location,so has anyone used there UK driving licence ?

it has your photo and address so I think should be ok ?

Thanks for your help
August 30, 2024
19 days ago
Dave *****
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Hi Everyone. There has been lots of assumptions regarding this visa. You should be aware that Ministry of Foreign affairs who came up with this visa are not necessarily the party involved in enforcing how immigration works. That is up to Thai Immigration. In practice, immigration matters and how it is implemented is entirely up to immigration.

For example, there’s talk of extensions. Yes it is intended by ministry of FA for this visa to be renewable while in Thailand, mechanisms of how this will work will be ultimately be down to Immigration. So they may ask for relevant documents again at time of renewal or even re-entry. Got this visa with soft power? Will you be able to re-enter after 180 days or renew when that Maui Thai class is long finished? Who knows. Best answer you should accept at this point is that no one knows. Not even immigration.
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