My experience using a Thai visa issued in Jakarta

I applied for my Thai visa while in Bali, through the Thai Embassy in Jakarta. The process there was a bit slow — they asked for extra documents before approving it, but once I submitted everything, it went through fine.

About a month later, when I arrived in Phuket earlier today,, immigration took me aside to a holding area. They said they didn’t have the documents that Jakarta had received, and asked me to send them again. I had to dig through my computer and email them to a personal Gmail address (not an official government one), which felt a bit odd.

After about 15 minutes, one of the liasons came back and said okay, then told me I could go through immigration. They also had me fill out another short form with general information.

Overall, it wasn’t a big problem, but it definitely wasn’t as smooth as other people make it sound. My impression is that Phuket immigration might not be very familiar with this particular type of visa, or they just want to put on a front of being tough.

Hi everyone,

Anyone here applying for a DTV from Cambodia? I applied on Oct 5 and was only asked for my arrival stamp on the next day and no further documents have been requested since then.

It’s been a month now with no update. I checked with the embassy this week, and they said the delay is due to a high volume of applications.

Anyone know the longest waiting time for DTV processed in Cambodia?

Thanks In advance 🙏🏼

Just received my 12 month extension on the Non O visa application and bank account ccompleted by the Thai Visa Centre and documents returned to me within 7 days. That's what I call service

Hi guys, Does anyone have any experience in Malaysia with DTV visa for muay thai?

Just wanted to share my experience applying for the DTV — hopefully this helps anyone going through it!

🗓 Timeline:

• Friday 24th Oct – Submitted my application

• Wednesday 29th Oct – Approved ✅

(No additional information requested)

🥋 Muay Thai Training / Activity Requirement:

I applied under the Muay Thai training category with Lamai Muay Thai Camp, Koh Samui.

They were really helpful and super quick providing all the paperwork needed.

The program is a 6-month membership, offering up to 6 days per week / 2 hours per day training for around 34k THB.

Attendance isn’t mandatory every day, but they did say to attend regularly (at least weekly) as immigration may check attendance.

📧 For anyone needing info or documents from them, contact Nikki at muaythaitour@hotmail.com — she was amazing and very efficient.

⚖️ Visa Assistance:

I used Siam Legal (Bangkok) for consultation and processing. They do charge a fee, but it made everything stress-free.

Highly recommend Kanda — she was fantastic and very responsive 🙏

✈️ Where I Applied:

I was advised to apply in Hanoi for faster processing — and that was definitely true. From submission to approval, it took only 3.5 working days!

🌴 Overall, it’s been a smooth experience and I’m really happy with how easy it was.

Hope this helps anyone applying soon — good luck everyone! 🤞💙

Question + Best Agency?

Hey everyone,

I'm seeing some sources that say that how long you have to keep 500k THB in your bank is different depending on where you apply.

For example if you apply from HCMC Vietnam the requirements are only stated as statement of last 6 months, and a balance of no less than 500.000 THB. No 3 month requirement is mentioned, I emailed them directly too.

I also found some people mentioning that they got their DTV visa by applying in HCMC literally a week after their balance got to 500.000 THB.

Im not asking this to cut corners, I have the balance and more, but it's in my business bank not in my personal, so I have to transfer the required amount to my personal bank.

Thats why I wanna know, how long do I actually have to keep this money in bank before I apply in НСМС? Would appreciate if anyone can tell me about their experience as well.

Oh and I’d appreciate it if you guys can share the agency you worked with that got it for you first try.

Thanks!!

Left Thailand and returned for the first time on the DTV.

Flew down to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and back into Hat Yai, Thailand.

Zero issues. No questions.

Just a big smille when I handed the cute border guard girl my passports size, laminated DTV visa.

She stamped my passport with a date 180 days from today.

Easy

UPDATE - request for additional docs came late today - Request for bank balance . Had submitted it previously so have resubmitted and highlighted the balance which exceeds the 500,000.

I thought that once I submitted the Application I would be less stressed. I was wrong....waiting for them to process the application is just as stressful :-) Submitted and paid Sunday. No progress yet ...yes I know it is only Tuesday but other applications seem to be getting an additional document request within 24 hours ( applied Hanoi)

Well that was fun.

1 year O A extension at Nonthaburi

Everything by the book. Went a week before and got a printed list of the documents required. Nothing unusual. Bank book with today’s date, passport, bank letter, insurance certificate.

Go to bank to get book updated and letter

Then to office.

SURPRISE!

also yellow book, wife’s IC (!?), copy of TM30, a 15 minute negation on whether or not a number greater than 800k is….greater than….800k

And then a 1 hour wait as the clerk forgets to call that the passport is ready.

Learnings:

1). Update bank book FIRST. that way if for some odd reason it doesn’t give today’s date you can sort it at the counter -1 stop

2). No matter what the office says for paperwork bring EVERYTHING and make a copy of EVERYTHING.

anyway, good for another year. Jan I start the LTR as I really do not want to go thru this rubbish every year.

I want to thank this group for all the information and prompt response to all answers, I found it very helpful during my application process. Now I want to share my experience in case someone finds it useful.

DTV application (Muay Thai) Approved London embassy.

Application submitted - Monday 13th October

Requested additional document (e-ticket) - Thursday 16th October

E-Ticket submitted (only outbound flight) - Friday 17th October

Visa approved - Today 22nd October

I submitted the following documents:

Last 3 months of bank statements downloaded from the bank app but also got the current balance printed at the bank with a stamp and merged everything into one PDF. (I read in some previous posts that the stamp was requested so I got a stamp just in case).

Driving Licence as proof of current location (Also suggested in some post by successful applicants and by the gym I will be training)

Scanned copy of Passport, Photo and the documents provided by the Gym (I used FitFac Muay Thai Academy in Bangkok - Highly recommended).