Sharing my DTV application experience in Taipei for reference.

Location: Taipei (home country)

Category: Soft Power – Muay Thai

Course length: 3 months

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⏱ Timeline

Dec 6 – Submitted DTV application

Dec 9 – Requested additional documents (Taiwan entry/exit record + financial clarification)

Dec 16 – Interview in Taipei

Dec 17 – DTV approved

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💰 Financial Background

Savings: ~5.5M TWD

Monthly passive income: ~26–28K TWD ( funds dividend)

No work right now

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📝 Interview

Interview in English. Questions focused on:

Why Muay Thai

Why DTV instead of tourist visa

Past work & travel history

Confirmation of no work in Thailand

No request to upgrade course length, and no extra documents after interview.

DTV oil rig work

I work 4 on 4 off ,

What is my best option to get a 5 year dtv visa,

I am about to go back to work in Denmark for 5 weeks then I'll get 3 weeks off this time.

Should I apply in Denmark whilst I do my 5 weeks or apply back when I'm in the UK for 3 weeks.

Is my best bet a mauy Thai visa ?

Any suggestions would be appreciated

Hi i recently applied for a dtv in Hanoi on the 6th Dec through a language school but was rejected on the 11th Dec without requesting additional documents or any given reason. I had bank statements with well over the minimum however I did black out my account number.

I'm thinking of heading to Vientiane and reapplying. Should I use the same school papers or go through an agency and do Muay Thai.

Has any one had experience or shed some light on a second application.

Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone are there any people with a Muay Thai DTV license who have traveled through Laos? Did you encounter any problems or have any proof to show?

Hello, is there a place where we can find the names and coordinates of all the schools and or soft power activities around Pattaya that are certified by immigration for DTV visa ?

Thanks

Soft Power and proof of income 🤔

Hello everyone, just a quick question please. I am 20 and wish to apply in Italy.

I would like to apply for DTV Soft Power (Muay Thai) but I noticed that many embassies are starting to ask for proof of income / how you will support yourself in Thailand.

I have a work in my home country, but it’s not remote so clearly if I choose to go to Thailand for 6 months on DTV I won’t be able to continue that work.

However, I have 800-900K baht in my bank account (maybe 1 million at the day of application) and honestly my answer to “how you’ll support yourself” would be savings at this point.

Is that okay? Can I get accepted saying savings in my cover letter? Do you have any tips to maximise the chances of getting the visa?

Thanks! ❤️🙌

i have the bank balance but no income, can i still get the dtv for cooking/muay thai etc? what is the simplest/cheapest one and is there minimum requirements for classes you have to attend?

hey everyone any recommendations for muay thai gym for soft power application under dtv hopefully one in koh tao thanks

Hello! Genuine question (so please mature & polite answers only please🙏).

I am preparing to move to Thailand at the begining of next year and will be applying for the DTV early in advance (I have my reasons for this but yes I know the clock starts ticking when the visa is granted not when you first enter)...

What I have noticed on this group, whilst I have found it very very helpful, is a lot people being mocked and patronised. I thought the whole point of forums and FB pages, was to help people, not a way to offload frustration & impatience at people from behind a screen? I personally have gained a lot from this group and am grateful for it, but I see a lot of people being quite brash with people who ask questions, and it's sort of not surprising so many people post anonymously.

If people post a question and have clearly done no research or couldn't be bothered to find the information themselves online or didn't try the search function, then I completely understand this would grow tiresome on the "veterans" of this page..... but my question is:

-why do people get accused of abusing the DTV when it comes to the soft power classes? I am asking this genuinely as I will be applying under the soft power category and would like to understand if I am missing something so I can reduce my risk of being rejected.

I have more than 500,000THB in my bank account (balance has been there for over 6 months), and I will be booking a 6-mnth Muay Thai membership with a reputable gym (already arranged)..... but why do I see so many people accusing posters of taking the DTV for granted by saying things like "you're getting a 5-yr visa for just a few months classes", etc, etc...

No one in the history of ever has surely booked 5 years worth of classes in advance before even getting to Thailand?! 😳 You wouldn't even do that in your home country, let alone a foreign country (whether you've visited 20 times or never)?!

Nowhere in the requirements does it stipulate you must be enrolled on a 5-yr long course... and the DTV is just an extended tourist visa, so surely the officers who process the applications will know you must be supporting yourself somehow and won't be taking classes for the full 5-yrs, otherwise the "entry requirements" would be different?!

Am I missing something?

I intend to actually attend my classes and am genuinely interested in practicing Muay Thai, but there's no way I would commit to 5 yrs upfront, and I can't imagine anyone else would either because so much can happen in that time.

I have prepared a good cover letter and meet the requirements, but there is a lot of scaremongering online, and a lot of people accused of abusing the generosity of the DTV and I'm confused why if the requirements are already laid out...

If someone could shed some light and share some comments, I'd be grateful... but please there's no need for narkiness or condescending - we are all learning and all had to start somewhere, and my question is genuine🙏

Many thanks 😊

Hello, Im plannying to get DTV what soft power activity you recommed? I have my income but its not qualfiy for "remote work" so i need to think of other option maybe learn something new :) Any recommedations?

Cheers,

Mike