I tried three bank cards and the problem still persists. I have been trying for days. Has anyone else had the same problem?😢

Update on my DTV.

Due for the 180 day extension so decided having read many comments on here, the least hassle seemed to leave Thailand and come back again, especially as my visa was issued based on soft power...learning the Thai language .

Drove up to Nong Khai, parked up, and went through the border control and got stamped out of Thailand. Caught the bus over the bridge to Laos and joined the big queue for visa on arrival that I had been warned about...actually non existant...just walked up to the counter, took the visa form and the arrival and departure slip. All the same info three times, handed back to the IO...who did not check any information on the forms whatsoever, just said 1700 baht please, pick up your passport from window 4, which I did and it was duly stamped into Laos. Intended to stay overnight, but circumstances decided that wasn't going to happen, so looked around the shops for an hour or so...I don't smoke but couldn't believe the price of fags...200 Marlborough...140 baht !!!

Anyway, went to the departure desk, handed in the departure slip and IO stamped me out of Laos. Back over the bridge by bus toThailand wondering what would happen after such a short time. Joined the very short queue at immigration, showed my passport and DTV, IO asked where I was staying in Thailand...told him, he stamped my passport back into Thailand, no other questions, very pleasant man.

Got in my car and drove back.

Absolutely no problem at all.

Thought you would like to know...

Is there anyone who applied for a DTV in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25, 2025? I applied on that date, but my status is still “Pending Document Check.” I’m wondering how long it usually takes to get approved. Could anyone share your experience? I am kinda worry right now and I still need to change my flight.

Thanks in advance!

Sharing my experience with my first 90-Day Report at Koh Samui Immigration! It was super quick—took only 15 minutes (though it might depend on the day). I just submitted my original passport, TM30, and a printed copy of my DTV E-Visa. After that, they told me to head upstairs, waited about 5-7 minutes, and it was all done! Smooth process, no hassle. Hope this helps anyone preparing for theirs! 🙏

Did my first re-entry with DTV (workaction). I've spent 6 months in Thailand. Left for Vietnam for a week.

No questions asked by the IO. Smiled and stamped me for another 6 months.

Don't listen to the fear mongers, the ones that want to sell you border run services or just salty expats who paid for Elite or are just bitter.

Follow the laws, if your DTV application is genuine you won't have any issues.

I got my DTV in 3,5 hours!

Yes you read that right. 3 hours and 23 minutes to honor my German friends here.

So I’m gonna share my story to contribute to this amazing group that helped me a lot in the past days 🙏🏼

I arrived in Manila yesterday night, checked in at my hotel and went straight to bed. Today I finished my documents and at 11:57am I submitted my documents online - already mentally and emotionally prepared for two long weeks of waiting.

So I went out for lunch, had coffee, contemplated what to do with my life in a concrete jungle… and when boredom kicked in I checked my emails. 15:20h … Mail from the embassy … You’re visa is approved.

Wtf.

Straight back time travel to the feeling when I caught Mewtu for the first time in Gameboy Pokémon Blue Edition.

So here‘s exactly what to do:

Preparation is everything (life lesson in here)

- If you’re a business owner, get your documents ready:

1)Certificate of active Status of your company

2) Document proving you’re the owner of the company

- Prepare your employment contract, indicating you employed yourself as a managing director for your company. You must add the following benefit: 100% remote work

- Write yourself a „letter of authorization“ that you authorize yourself 100% remote work. You will find templates and tutorials for this document on YouTube as I did

- Make a nice presentation (I did it with Canva) in which you explain in detail (!) what you do:

1) Add your website and your LinkedIn Profile

2) Explain your services/products and proof your successful business with data/pictures/numbers/metrics // if you are a freelancer show 3 of your projects/clients and explain exactly what you do for them

3) Add invoices, then add the bank statement where this money came into your business bank account and finally add another bank statement from your private account which shows you actually received this money

—> Remember: The better you prepare this presentation, the faster you will be. My presentation was around 18 pages long and took me 4 hours of focused work.

- Have your private bank statements of your last 3 months ready. The front page should indicate the current balance of at least 500.000,- Baht.

- Merge the following documents into 1 PDF (you can use a free tool like „ilovepdf“ for merging pdfs - just google it):

1) Proof of your location: Use the receipt of your hotel booking

2) Picture of your Philippines visa stamp in your passport

3) Passport sized picture (should be exactly measured based on the given size on the Thai website)

4) Booking confirmation of your flight to the Philippines

What else do you need to know?

- eTravel Visa for the Philippines: When you enter the country you are required to show the eTravel document. Be careful: there are services online that charge more than a 100€ while on the official website it is for free I assume. Why I know that some charge over 100€? Don’t ask… 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

- When entering the Philippines you must present a return flight ticket. So have that in mind.

- Don’t book your hotel for too long in advance - you might not need it.

Remember:

- Preparation is everything. The better you prepare, the faster the process will be.

- Make it easy for those who are reading the documents.

- Be kind and friendly in your words, they are still humans.

3 hours 23 minutes - I hereby require my official entry in the Guiness book.

See you in paradise 🏝️

PS: If someone of the honorable team of the royal Thai embassy is reading this post - thank you! You did an amazing job 🙏🏼

DTV approved in Hanoi, 4 days!

Thanks to the group my application went through smoothly, I found it helpful when I was planning to go to Hanoi reading the latest updates. Here's a brief run down of my process, hope it helps someone else too.

Application for soft power - Muay Thai. UK national.

- Documents from the gym.

- 6 months statements from savings account with the funds.

- Vietnam entry stamp, booking.com confirmation and a few selfies with hotel, pics of room key and payment receipt.

- Recent photo (I almost used the one from my passport but it was pretty much a year ago now that was issued and they will notice).

- Passport bio page.

- Unemployed - No income currently.

I gave 2 weeks before my intended arrival date, I was concerned about priority being shown to those with shorter arrival dates but this didn't affect my application.

I wasn't sure if they would ask for proof of my intended address in Thailand or proof of my flight in to the country. To avoid issues I booked a room in Bangkok that is free to cancel before the date. I used onward ticket and gave that flight number, in hindsight this wasn't necessary, just the address and a flight number required, but it gave me peace of mind as I wasn't sure.

I had filled out most of the application already, flew to Hanoi late Monday. First thing on Tuesday I sumbitted the finished application, manually input my details, triple checked everything. By late morning on Wednesday it change to pending approval and then Friday evening I got the email come through (4 business days total) - note; it did land in my junk mail, so be sure to check yours.

Heading back to Thailand sooner than anticipated, happy days!

Hi guys,

sharing my experience of applying for my Partner's DTV visa as a digital nomad/business owner.

Applied on a saturday through Thai Embassy in Manila, early monday morning got a message from them asking for additional documents and we submitted them immediately, on the same day the status changed to pending approval and we got the DTV visa the next day (Tuesday).

Documents we submitted:

1. Passport Copy (US passport)

2. Photo

3. 6 months bank statement

4. Proof of residence in PH

> Visa Extension Slip

> Electricity & Rent Bill

5. Photo of latest arrival in PH stamp

6. Cover letter mentioning the documents we submitted and explaining her current residency in PH and her interest for applying for the DTV visa

7. A letter explaining how her business would run while she is in thailand (detailed business description

8. Business license/permit from the State of Nevada

Additional docs. They requested

1. CV/Resume

2. Screenshot of her company website as proof the business is active.

The letters we submitted were in her company's letter head which she signed as the owner.

Overall, the process of applying for the DTV visa was super quick and easy in comparison to other visa applications I had to apply for back when I was working for my old boss as a PA and handling their visa applications.

If you have any questions, I suggest reaching out to the Thai embassy in Manila. They were really friendly, helpful and helped clarified my confusion about what type of documents I should submit to satisfy the additional requirement docs. they asked for.

P.S: added the screenshot of the official list of documents that the Thai Embassy in Manila listed on their website.

I submitted my DTV visa in Hanoi 🇻🇳 on 2nd March, and they requested for additional documents on 4th which I submitted the next day. It was pending approval since 6th, and I got email yesterday night that my visa application was canceled. When I went to the embassy today morning to ask, they said what they could see in the system is that the documents are not good enough, and that’s all they could say. Is that common recently? I didn’t hear of rejected cases before, but just yesterday I heard that some other people got rejected too.

If I fly back to Thailand now, I think 14 days won’t be enough to make a new plan. So while I’m here, should I apply for TR visa? Are there any rejected cases for that too?

Or would it be okay for me to try DTV visa at another country like Cambodia? Is there a chance to get rejected again since they might have records in their database?

DTV APPROVED:

Applied: Feb 18 (3am) online / Cambodia

Approved: March 4 (6:30pm)

• Did the basic files for the online application.

• 1 month cover page of bank statement.

• No additional documents required.

Arrived at Don Mueang - No questions or issues. Easy Breezy.

Thank you to the group for the information (and emotional support). Good luck everyone!