I applied through the London embassy. After they requested e-tickets to Thailand and a stamped bank statement from a local branch, I spent a lot of money to purchase the ticket and convert my dollars from my Wise account into pounds. Then they told me I needed to renew my UK visa because it did not have enough validity remaining.

I have been on a post-graduate visa in the UK for almost two years, and there are a few months left on it. Nowhere on their website does it state how much validity is required on my UK visa, and they are refusing to refund my money.

Is there any way around this? Is it possible to apply through the embassy of another country without actually being in that country?

What is the better visa - DTV or Student?

DTV soft power route accepted via London today🥳🥳🥳

Applied Monday evening 10pm. Tuesday 10am request for more documents. 1am this morning received an email of approved visa.

Highly reccomend Dowden Muay Thai in Koh Samui. I messaged them on instagram and they was very helpful throughout the whole process. They said they have only just started doing the DTV visa and have had less than 5 apply so far. They was very thorough and helpful. Would highly recommend. Wasn’t requested anymore Muay Thai docs so what they gave me first time round was plenty.

In reality does it actually matter under what category you apply? Workation or Soft Power? The actual visa is exactly the same.

Record my application process:

2025.05.23 Status: Pending Document Check

.......long time to wait

2025.06.18 Status: Pending Document Check

2025.06.19 Status: Request for Further Document

Other request documents: employee contract translate to English

Other request documents: all pages of your passport

Other request documents: a letter clarify the reason for DTV in English

Other request documents: business license, and social insurance proof paid by the company you work for

Other request documents: bank statement of salary payment with 6 month

submitted...

2025.06.20 Status: Pending Approval

2025.06.21 Status: Pending Document Check

2025.06.23 Status: Request for Further Document

Other request documents: guarteen letter from comapny

Other request documents: business license and ID/PASSPORT of the legal representative of company

submitted...

1.The change in status occurred on Saturday (06.21). I remember they were off on Saturdays

2.I uploaded all pages of my new passport, but not all pages of my old passport. They haven't put forward any opinions yet

To apply for the DTV visa, i need a letter of admission from the university.

So I need to pay 29,500 THB, takes 45 days for admission to be appoved, then can start my DTV process.

I don't make much from freelancing and I have two freelancing jobs. One is designing (which allows me to provide an online portfolio) and one is tutoring (which is where my limited income comes from, and my invoices relate to).

Will it likely complicate things too much if I present myself as having both of these freelancing jobs?

It's the only real way I can show income and also a portfolio

I have got the first stamp on a 1 year exstension based on marriage i am supposed to go back on the 28th of march for the final stamp but i have a problem cannot make it on the 28th is it possible to get it on the 27th or what is the penalty if i am 5 days late

I have seen many people asked about sponsorship for children! Good news everyone ! my client from my Muay Thai camp got approved DTV and he applied for his son >>> same 500,000 baht statement can be used with sponsor letter and got approved too 😊

Will be applying for workaction visa, probably from within an Asian city soon. I have my own UK Ltd company but I am not paying myself regularly from it, apart from a small amount of dividends to a personal account. No problem showing 500,000 baht in £s and a regular income from the business account, but will they expect this to be in a personal account? Obviously my business account goes under the name of my LTD company, although I am the sole director. I could show 500,000 baht in a personal account if I had to. Any other tips from someone applying with their own UK Ltd company? I pay personal tax in an EU country, as I am currently resident there.