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Mar 30, 2026
a month ago
Natalie ******
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Has anyone experienced a really long wait for a DTV visa?

I submitted March 3rd. It went to processing pending approval on March 4th. It’s still at that point but I haven’t been asked for anymore documents or any other checks. I’ve emailed the visa centre twice to just be given an automatic response that it can take at least 15 working days but it is way over that. So now Im not sure what to do. It’s Guangzhou Thai embassy I applied from.
2 comments
Mar 26, 2026
a month ago
Harry ********
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I might have accidentally hit the CANCEL button on my Non O visa application as it said FINISHEd and I got an email saying Visa cancelled.

Not rejected, but cancelled with no explanation.

Is it likely I hit the cancel by mistake or do they cancel an application if the documents don't meet their requirements?

I thought if something was missing they would tell me. I am trying to contact the embassy and I have written to them

Worried
13 comments
Mar 24, 2026
a month ago
JS *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hi everyone

I registered for Muay Thai academy to get a dtv visa

Muay Thai Academy told me to wait 45 days to receive dtv documents

Does it usually take this long?

How long did everyone else get the documents?
23 comments
Feb 25, 2026
2 months ago
Char-les **********
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On a DTV Muay Thai visa.

Can I get multiple entry?

I'd like to leave the country for a month vacation a few times a year. Especially during the rainy season or the pollution times.

Also. Any issues applying for DTV in Nepal.

#dtv multiple entry

#dtv application in Nepal.

🤔🙄
3 comments
Jan 13, 2026
4 months ago
Joanne *********
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Been having a nightmare my son works of shore and had an appointment at London embassy tomorrow, obviously he can’t go cos he is working on oil rig in Jakarta. So he gave me all his documents and asked me to ring and cancel his booking and rearrange it wat sounds quite simple , but no , no one answers phone managed to get threw once and was told he has to do it on line he has emailed but no one got back to him , he has already paid his £300 so he looks like he will loose it . That embassy so frustrating no one answers the phone was ring yesterday from 9 in morning🙄
21 comments
Jan 12, 2026
4 months ago
Hi everyone, looking for advice 🙏

I applied for DTV Remote Worker via HCMC and got rejected unfortunately

Timeline:

• Applied: Dec 25

• Docs requested: Dec 26

• Docs submitted: Dec 28

• Pending approval: Jan 5 → rejected

I submitted bank statements (>500k THB), 6 months salary highlighted, payslips, employer letter, CV/LinkedIn, company profile, full passport + location proof.

Any idea what usually causes rejection at this stage? Tax docs? Company registration? Location proof?

Thanks 🙏
6 comments
Dec 13, 2025
5 months ago
Hi!

I'm currently applying for the DTV in KL, and after doing some research, I found out that it's one of the hardest places to apply from since they requested authenticated documents, but the US embassy doesn't authenticate those documents in Malaysia.

I was wondering if it'd be easier to go to another country, like Vietnam, and start the process there. If so, do I have to withdraw my process in KL?

Thanks in advance!
4 comments
Dec 13, 2025
5 months ago
Business day 8 since applying for DTV visa. Went from requesting more docs to pending approval back to pending document check… but I heard this is normal. American using Ho Chi Minh City embassy.
3 comments
Dec 5, 2025
5 months ago
Sponsorship Letter in Laos

Has anyone been approved with a sponsorship letter from their parents in Laos to be the primary holder of the DTV? To be clear, my parents are not applying for the DTV but they would be sponsoring me.

If not, which countries have success rates with a sponsorship letter? I have a few friends who applied from the US successfully, but I’m already in Southeast Asia. Could I leave Thailand and say I’m in the US to apply? My friends were in Europe but said they were in the US.

Thank you in advance!
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