Hi everyone,

I plan to apply for the Thai Soft Power DTV at the Thai Embassy in HCMC, Vietnam. I have a French passport.

I read through many answers/experiences and looked up in the search but could not find definite answers, hence my questions below.

1. Bank statements

How recent do the bank statements need to be? Is it ok if they are 2-3 weeks old? I am on a Mac but my bank’s online banking only works on Windows. I would download the bank statements from a friend’s laptop these days but will travel to HCMC only in few weeks.

2. Translation of documents

From the different experiences I read, most people have translated their documents themselves, while it says “Official translation issued by certified translation offices is highly recommended” on the website of the Thai Embassy in HCMC.

I would be curious to hear from people who applied at the Thai embassy in HCMC, if they translated their docs/bank statements themselves.

If you used an interpreter officially recognized by the Thai embassy in HCMC, could you please share the list of recommended agencies and would you know how much it roughly costs? I could not find the list on the embassy website.

How much needs to be translated? Every single transaction or does the balance at the end of each month suffice?

3. Scan of passport

Quite a few persons had been required to hand in the scan of all pages, incl. the blank ones, fews days after their application.

Is it better to provide the scan of the complete passport directly when applying or to wait for the embassy’s request?

4. Passport issuance place

This has been a subject that divides opinions I found. Folks on one hand say that the issuance place should be the country of origin, while other say that it should be the embassy that delivered the passport.

On the French passport, there is no “issuance place” but instead “authority”, in my case the “French Consulate of Shanghai". I know that the passport is issued/produced in France and not the French Consulate. It is delivered from France to the French Consulate in Shanghai.

I have always put France whenever asked for the issuance place and had no issue. There are however opposing views on what to put on the application for the DTV. What are the experiences of people who got accepted and of people who got rejected? What did you put?

5. Flight confirmation

Do I need a confirmation of flight to Thailand when applying online on [[members only]/?) I read from a person that there is only a field to enter the flight information and no option to upload the booking confirmation.

If I do need a booking confirmation, does it need to be a return ticket or is a single trip enough?

6. Location

Do I need to be in HCMC or even Vietnam while waiting for the approval of the Thai embassy? I.e. could I travel to Europe for example?

7. Interview

In case one is requested for an interview, do we need to be physically present at the embassy or is it an online interview?

Which questions are usually asked? I read for example that for Thai Soft Power DTV, one may be asked what plans or intentions we have after the 6 months Muay Thai training.

8. Misc

Do I need to provide a cover letter when applying for Thai Soft Power DTV? If yes, could someone share a sample?

Thanks in advance for the support!

Hello. I wanted to ask about extending a DTV visa.

I understood that you need to present ALL the documents that were initially presented when first got the visa,

only now the updated ones. So I wanted to ask:

1. Do you need to bring everything printed there (pay slips, bank balance, employment letter from the employer, etc.) including the translation of the documents into Thai ?!

It's at least 40 pages for me...

2. Some people said that you most present them a place of permanent residence or a house contract ?!

I travel and move from place to place, can I present just the TM30 from the hotel where I am staying at the time ?

3. When is the optimal time to do the extension ? 1 week before DTV expires, ok ?

Thank you all, have a nice day !

Good afternoon. I have a question, my husband has an approved DTV and I want to apply as a wife. Does the marriage certificate have to be legalized in any embassy before apply for the DTV ? The certificate is in Spanish and I could do the translation myself but I don't know if they need a translation service or some legalization. Please, does anyone have experience in this situation?

My husband and I have retired in Thailand, where he was born and has acquired citizenship. We entered the country on a retirement visa, but are experiencing difficulties in obtaining the necessary paperwork to legally reside in Thailand as his spouse. We possess a valid marriage license and certificate issued in the USA. Should we consider remarrying in Thailand to simplify the process, given our 28 years of marriage?

Hello everyone, I need your advice!

I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I'm currently in Brazil, in a city far from the Thai Embassy, so I plan to apply for the DTV online and choose "The Royal Thai Embassy in Brazil" as my location.

Here's my question: should I submit my documents in Portuguese (the official language of Brazil) or translate them to English?

I would really appreciate your opinions and experiences on this matter. Thank you in advance! 🙏

Two questions about destination visa for Jakarta:

1) I'm a freelance with multiple clients, i have contracts of collaboration with them in italian.

Do i have to translate these contracts in english?

2) About the clients portfolio, would be enough a scan from my personal site with the name of my clients, their logo and the job that i did/do for them?

I ask here because i can't access the thai embassy site in Jakarta

DTV & DOCUMENT TRANSLATION 🇮🇹🇬🇧

Hi everyone! 😊

Do the documents required for the DTV have to be issued in English, or at least with a certified translation? 🙏🏼

In Italy it is almost impossible to get documents in English from public offices (tax certificate, marriage certificate for my wife) and a sworn translation would be exorbitantly expensive (I would be better off getting the Elite visa at this point 😅)… while with private institutions (bank for the banking status etc) I would have no problems.

Do you think that if some of the documents were in Italian and I provided a translation of those pages (easily verifiable, they are all personal data) it could work? 🤞

Has anyone applied to DTV from countries other than the USA and the UK and been approved? Did you provide the documents in your local language or in English? Does the embassy require any documents in English, such as employee contract etc?

My DTV in Poland has been approved as well! The process was quite smooth. Initially, I only submitted the contract, but since I’m self-employed, they requested an additional extract from the Company’s Register. Make sure to send all documents in English. Good luck with your visa applications!

Hi all. I just moved to Jomtien on a 3 month Non-immigrant Type O Marriage Visa from America. I am looking to gather the necessary documents for my 1 year extension. I need a Kor Ror 22. I have my marriage license and need to get a translated copy. Can my Thai wife take that to the MFA in Central Festival for certification or do I need to go to the US Embassy in Bangkok?