DTV Cooking - Approved in Vientiane Laos!

Timeline:

* Landed April 8 Wednesday afternoon, uploaded final docs (visa stamp in passport and visa) and submitted online

* April 9 Thursday - Went to Vientiane Laos embassy at 9am, paid 10,000 THB in person

* April 10 Friday - Nothing

* Songkran Holiday 13 Monday to 15 Wednesday

* 15 Wednesday - Got an email for interview

* 22 Wednesday 10am - Interview. Where is your cooking school? Where will you stay nearby the school (show hotel booking, can book and cancel if needed)? Open your banking app -- BE AWARE they scroll through it and click on it themselves, so no hiding anything or deceit. What will do you after your course is finished (take another course)?

* 22 Wednesday 12pm - DTV sent in my email! Printed out at my guesthouse

* 23 Thursday - Flight to Don Mueng Airport, showed them the DTV paper, I looked in my passport to make sure they stamp correctly. Took less than 30 seconds with the immigration agent (go to one with a man, they go fast and don't ask questions).

Cooking course: Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy They were soooo helpful, fast, responsive. If you get rejected for DTV, they give partial refund.

Agent: Yes, I did use an agent. I used an agent that has a full money-back guarantee, INCLUDING the Visa fee. Message me for their details.

In-person DTV visa interview?

Paperwork for in person DTV Visa interview?

Hello all,

I've applied online for a DTV visa and I have been invited to an in person interview at the Royal Thai Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands.

What paperwork should I bring with me?

Context:

I'm a Romanian national with a Romanian (EU) passport, which I've uploaded on their website.

I've been living in the Netherlands for more then 11 years and I have proof of being registered over here.

I have a paperwork from the local council with my current address but also with my historical addresses where I've been living before in The Netherlands.

I have a self-employment business in the IT sector, registered in the Netherlands.

I have uploaded proof of this, from the dutch Chamber of Commerce, on the Thai visa application website.

I have enough invoices, bank statements and other paperwork from the dutch Taxation Service, proving my income and that I have enough in the accounts to support myself.

So can you advice what other type of paperwork should I bring with me?

Has anyone had experience with an in-person DTV visa interview?

Thank you

ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS:

Change in group recommendation for Non-O visas

This is just going to be an FYI type of post to relate information..

In the past we'd advise people to come in free stamp (visa exempt) open a thai bank account, transfer in the required funds and apply for the Non-O visa inside the country at your immigration office.

Unfortunately due to the banks tightening up who can open an account and what visa you need to do it, showing up free stamp often means you're not going to be able to open a bank account to start the whole in country Non-O visa process.

That is why we are recommending people get their 90 day single entry Non-O visa OUTSIDE of thailand (hopefully before you wing your way here) because once you stamp in on that Non-O it's usually not that difficult to open a bank account (although you still might have to try a couple banks/branches, you can get it accomplished).

If you're already here in thailand you can go to a nearby country to apply for the initial 90 day Non-O visa thru a consulate there.. The consulates in Lao and Vietnam are not difficult to deal with and have fast processing for 'regular visas' (Non-O, Non-B, Non-ED).. In Lao you do have to go to the consulate in person to pay for the visa once you apply

Another upside to applying outside thailand is that you can use money in your account in your home country as proof of funds.

I would say give the thai consulates in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu, Penang) a pass for these visas as their processing time seems to be long. Same for the thai consulate in Phnom Penh give it a pass as they have extended processing times..

I just wanted people to understand why we used to say come in, get the Non-O in country and now why we're saying get the Non-O BEFORE you wing your way here or go to a thai consulate in a nearby country and get one.

Today I had an interview in Jakarta. I flew from Bali to Jakarta, and I don’t know yet if I will be approved. I have already shown my monthly income as a digital nomad, my business certificate in Bali, and some of my passive income in Bali. I have been renting a condo in Bangkok for one year, and even though I am currently in Indonesia, I still pay 22,000 Baht per month.

I didn’t know about the DTV visa before. I had been in Bangkok for one month in December, then returned in January. Immigration told me that if I didn’t get the visa, I wouldn’t be allowed to enter Bangkok again.

I have a business in Bali and I always circulate my money. But during the interview, they focused only on the 300,000 Baht I had in January. They seemed not to consider the 800,000 Baht I had over the last six months. Then they asked me to open my accounts. I didn’t expect them to focus so much on the 500,000 Baht. I only showed two accounts, not including my savings. I don’t understand why they are like this.

Now I’m just waiting for the result. I feel quite sad because I don’t understand why they focus on the 500,000 Baht from January. I applied in March with three accounts, totaling 500,000 Baht.

I still don’t know whether I will be approved or not

Australian DTV Approved

Just wanted to share my experience with others in Australia as I had been trawling this site through the whole process.

DTV Workcation

07/03 Applied to Canberra Thai Embassy

19/03 Request for more documentation

27/03 Approval received

A bit of a late application with a sudden need for travel due to my partner's health issues (she is thai), so I was stressing a bit. I did call the embassy on the 18/03 and left a message, and emailed on the 26/03 as I was getting a little worried with a flight booked for 08/04.

Docs I provided initially: Passport, Passport Photo, License Photo, Proof of Funds (3 months), Letter From Employer, ASIC Company Extract, Payslip. Follow up documentation I provided my employment contract (also stating I can work in Thailand), and also resent the Company Extract.

Happy to answer any questions to help.

Applied on March 10 at 11:30 → Pending approval on March 11 → Approved on March 17 at 12:30 (Workation Visa).

Thanks to the awesome people in this group supporting each other. ❤️

Hello I would like to know how is the DTV Visa cancellation process working? I have to cancel DTV and going to apply for Ed plus visa soon. So, please kindly share your experience with me steps by steps. Thank you.

Do i have to apply for my dtv at the thai embassy in my home country, or can i do it at a thai embassy in any country, vietnam for instance? Tia

Hi just wondering if anyone has submitted an online OA Retirement Visa (UK) After making a payment it is now siting on the Thai Embassy website site saying Pending Payment is this standard practice until they start the Visa Process it is not showing on my credit card account either

Anyone had similar issue?

TIA

Quick follow up on the Thailand DTV experience since a few people asked.

Here’s how it actually played out:

02/06 Applied in Hanoi

02/09 Asked for more info

02/10 Sent the extra docs

02/11 Flew back to Bangkok because I forgot my external HD and needed files ASAP

02/12 DTV approved

02/13 Flew to Laos just to activate it

02/14 Back in Bangkok with the DTV stamped in my passport

Honestly… zero drama. No questions. Way easier than people make it sound.

If you get approved while already in Thailand, you really just leave once, come back, and you’re set.