I got my DTV approved 😎

This group was so important part of my process so i want to share information.

I applied for a visa from Ho Chi Minh City consulate while staying in Da Nang

• Applied on the 10th, additional documents asked 12th and i sent those 13th

• Status changed to “pending approval” on the 16th or 17th.

• Visa issued on the 22nd

I am a DTV Holder , My DTV, was approved in May 2025, been in and out of thailand so far 3 times with no issues. All through Don Mueng.

I do the Thai Nature seminar, i’ve attended 3 in person and 2 online , No attendance form to fill in was required.

I am going to vietnam in February 2026 and don’t want any issues as my visa is valid until May 2030.

I must now bring 25,000 baht CASH with me , I always print a copy of my visa in A4 inside my passport , along with my TDAC, what else do i need to do?

Thanks in advance. I just want to be prepared! Like we all do!

I applied for an O visa, 60-90 days. On the application I put my arrival and leaving dates: 63 days. Arrival 5 Jan, leaving 8 March. The visa was approved. But it says Valid From 14 November. Valid Until 11 Feb. These dates do not match my trip dates. This is my first O visa application. What does this mean? Do I present this approved visa to immigration on arrival at BKK? Do I present this visa as proof of travel to my airline if asked? Thanks for any help with understanding this!

hello everyone, got my dtv approved in ho chi minh, flying back tomorrow. apart from my e visa printed out what else should i prepare for the immigration?

If they reduce the entry stamp back to 30 days, due to the fact I have already bought my ticket for a 40-day stay, I will pop into a Thai embassy in Chumphon and get an extension, apart from proof of a ticket back to the UK, my passport, and 1900 bhat what else to I need to take

Hey everyone,

For those who entered Vietnam recently on the 45-day visa exemption to apply for the DTV visa — did Vietnamese immigration ask you to show proof of an onward or return ticket when you arrived? Is this an official requirement?

Just want to make sure I’m prepared. Thanks in advance!

I will be arriving in Thailand on 3rd of May- leaving U.K 2nd of May. Unfortunately, after studying many posts regarding new TDAC visa I still do not know weather to apply more than 3 days or less than 3 days before arrival. Please clarify many thanks.

What happens if you apply for the new TDAC 3 days before you travel and the website crashes due to the thousands trying to use it it's not working...what does one do ?

I am travelling to Vietnam from Thailand at the end of my 30 day extension in the second week of July. I want to return on a 60 day tourist visa later in the month and understand I have to apply through the embassy in Hanoi.

I would like to have as much prepared before I leave Thailand to make things as easy as possible. I have to have a completed visa application form, but I can't find one anywhere online that I can download/print out.

Anybody able to help? Do I have to get one from the embassy in Hanoi?

Our trouble at Poipet Aranyaprathet border, crossing an update.

Thanks to all who expressed sympathy, especially Tod.

Two of us travelling together arrived in the Kingdom on 8 December and got 45 day exemption. We extended for 30 days at Laem Ngop, Trat.

We planned to get another 45 day exemption by travelling out by road to Siem Reap and back over the Poipet Aranyaprathet border. We were denied entry and received a Denied Entry stamp in our passport. The border official instructed us to fly from Siem Reap to Bangkok instead.

I know that this is a massive own-goal on our parts. We didn't use a company to get us out and back, and I didn't research the border otherwise I would have found out that the Poipet Aranyaprathet border is tricky.

Then to compound our error when we arrived at the border:

1) We were underprepared and did not have our proofs in order

2) The Thai officials did not speak English and so verbal communication was pointless, so printed proofs were essential

3) However, at no point were we asked for the proofs - perhaps the language barrier

4) The actual Denial of Entry stamp said we were refused entry for not having proof of funds

I would say that our primary mistake apart from the poor choice of crossing, was not printing our our tickets back to the UK on 8 March. I am kicking myself.

We are back in.

We flew to Thailand yesterday. When we arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport we were both taken aside by border control officials.

On us we had the three proofs:

1) confirmation of a flight back to Heathrow on 8 March.

2) ฿20 000 in cash each

3) proof of accommodation

When asked how long we intended to stay in the Kingdom (the only question they were concerned with) we said 16 days (the number of days until the flight back to the UK).

The border officials cautioned us to leave the Kingdom on 8 March as stated on our tickets. However, they said we did not have to fly back to Britain. They suggested that we apply for an e-Visa online and then fly to a neighbouring country before re-entering on the e-Visa.

They than stamped our passports with a 45 day exemption stamp.