My husbands DTV visa application rejected with no reason provided.

DTV ( e-commerce business owner ) Application Rejected

We are going to start new application, but before we want to find out what should be a problem here.

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping to get some advice from this community.

We came firstly to Thailand in September 12, after month a vacation my husband flew to Hot Chi Min, Vietnam and started the application.

22 October started application -

He is citizen of Belgium (Born in Kazakhstan), but last three years we were living in Netherlands and all his statements from Netherlands.

He gave papers that proves that he is owning company. In Dutch and English.

Bank statement 3 months and so on…

Afterwards they asked for an extra documents:

- financial statement’s for 6 months : *but he gave only for one month*

- ⁠submit a photo of every page of his passport

- ⁠and an brief where he was describing how he is working remote. *now im thinking maybe this mail was too dry and official, maybe he has to describe that Thailand is a perfect destination for making business and developing… and so on.*

My husband also works as a remote worker for a dutch company, but because we are not sure that the company will give an officially that he can be in Thailand we didn’t mentioned this income.

Afterwards it was pending approval for last 2 days.

Today he received Visa application was rejected.

We were traveling in Thailand once year ago. That’s why no visa runs on passport was shown.

So far, no explanation was given for the rejection, and we are trying to understand whether:

1. Anyone has had a similar experience applying in Vietnam?

2. Can it be that the application was rejected because we already in Thailand and didn’t went to immigration office before application. We have been here as tourists so far.

3. The second is maybe because he gave only one month financial statement is the real reason for the rejection???

4. It’s worth reapplying there or trying another consulate?

Any insights, experiences, or suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you so much

Hi guys, is it possible to not fill out the TM30 upon arrival, but stay for 2 nights at a hotel before doing the 90-day report? I landed 2 days ago, but yesterday was bank holiday, and today immigration made things too complicated for me, so I couldn't get it.

Success

Muay Thai, Jakarta

Timeline:

Oct 19th applied with following documents:

Finance package: cover letter explaining contents of PDF with 3 month bank statements marked up clearly to show balance

Location proof: passport sticker from Indonesian VOA, boarding pass, visa payment receipt

Proof of activity: cover letter explaining motivation and intent, documents provided from gym, program receipt and invitation letter

Oct 28th request for further document - all pages of passport (I uploaded cover to cover, I have 1 day overstay and visa runs/bounces throughout the last year and a half)

Oct 30th request for further info- upload more proof of your past Muay Thai experience (I had included 1 picture in my original application)

Oct 31st submitted:

Cover letter explaining my genuine intent including the name of the Muay Thai gym I previously attended and my personal relation/meaning with the sport

-more photos of me doing Muay Thai

-Photos of Whattsap conversations with friends, exchange between myself and the gym, and social proof of sending photos to friends after training

Nov 3rd: approved

Citizenship: Canadian 🇨🇦

Previously I had applied with a Thai botany course. This time around I realized I want to get back into Muay Thai for personal reasons. 💪🍎

And yes, I PRINTED THE VISA and am back in Thailand now with a 180 day stamp. No more cool passport stickers but it’s all good. 😌

My DTV application was unexpectedly rejected today (6 Nov at 11:54 a.m.) with HCM, Vietnam

Timeline:

• 27 Oct: Submitted application (7:10 p.m.)

• 28 Oct: Further info requested → submitted same day

• 4 Nov: Emailed consulate (visa expiring 9 Nov); later that day status changed from Document Check → Pending Approval

• 6 Nov, 7am: Emailed again early morning (tomorrow is the last working day before my visa expiry)

• 6 Nov, 11:54 a.m.: Received rejection

I’m an immigration advisor of NZ, working for a Chinese company, and I included:

• 6 months of payslips, bank statements, tax records, employment letter, the company registration and my license certificate.

• A NZ term deposit of over 1 million THB

• Stayed at Da Nang: boarding pass, hotel bills, visa and visa stamp.

Everything seemed straightforward, so I’m shocked by the refusal.

I can think of three possible reasons for the refusal, but I’d be interested to hear other views:

1. HCM may regard me as able to work locally since I can provide consultations to both Thai nationals and foreigners in Thailand, while the DTV prohibits me from working in Thailand. However, all clients of the company are from mainland China, which is not specifically mentioned in the application. Should I clarify that I am aware of Thai law and will not conduct any local work?

2. I hold both Chinese and New Zealand citizenships, but I applied under my Chinese passport (as only my Chinese health insurance covers me due to my medical conditions). This is not something I can change.

3. I used a New Zealand term deposit instead of a savings account, which might be seen as funds not immediately accessible. Should I instead provide proof of a regular savings account?

Has anyone experienced something similar or know what might have triggered this?

How long a muay thai gym membership should be whats the bare minimum for DTV ??

Heard one person said he got dtv visa for a 1 month membership

Some say its 6 months

Who else got into with a minimum membership like a month or two

Please describe your experience!!

Looking to getting an DTV / ED and had a few questions that I can’t find definitive answers using the search bar on this group…

I left Thailand a week ago to my home country of America. Trying to immediately finalize a visa to return to Thailand hopefully the first week of December. I’ve been in Thailand for approximately 10 months this year (visa-free re-entries). I’m using up my luck if I try to “fast track” using an agency to re-Thailand. Because each time I border bounce it gets more risky that I can’t get back in. And education visa for one year would be great until we finalize marriage and I can apply for marriage visa. But education visa seems much more complex and a real school that has not got a crack down requires 390 hours of school for 12 months, which is a serious commitment.

1) I currently have transferred the mandatory minimum for the DTV visa (threshold of ฿500,000) to an American bank account. Starting today, the funds are in there, but I want to apply for a DTV immediately to leave the first week of December hopefully. Are there any countries that are allowing 30 days instead of three months of marination of funds? I’ve seen some people mentioning it but didn’t know if they were specific countries that will allow this (I could fly to and apply there?

2) are they checking funds at your 180 day reentry? (for example, asking to see your banking app). I will have the 500,000 at the beginning of each year but will be using it to live on through throughout the year so at the 180 day mark, I may have half that to prove.

3) I found an agent in Pattaya that is highly reviewed and claims they can bypass everything and guarantee entry for DTV but I’m a little concerned that later on down the road there could be a crack down just like the education visa. Anyone pulled it off using an agent for 5-10x (this 1 is 80,000 baht) the cost of applying for yourself in order to make everything happen?

I’m about 24 hours from just throwing in the towel on this and getting education visa… but clearly DTV is a much better value and require significantly less  commitment.

Hi everyone,

I currently have an LLC with funds in my business account and I’m based in Vietnam. I’m looking for the simplest and most straightforward place to apply for the DTV visa. I’m open to traveling to another country if it makes the process easier. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s had a smooth experience—where did you go, and how was it?

Thanks in advance!

Can u open a thai bank account with DTV?

From the moment your DTV is approved how soon do you have to enter Thailand?

DTV Approved ✅

My wife and I applied from Bali at the Jakarta Embassy.

Thanks to all the information found in this group, it all went smoothly.

My wife (British) applied as the main applicant as a remote worker (our business is under her name).

We provided:

* Location: boarding pass, card on arrival, grab receipt from the airport to our Airbnb, Airbnb reservation.

* Finances: 3 months of bank statements (from a Wise account).

* Work: documents about the LLC + 6 months of contracts and invoices showing regular work with multiple clients outside of Thailand.

Applied on October 15th, approved on the 24th.

I (French) then applied as a dependent/spouse.

We provided:

* Location: same, with a newer Gojek receipt from the day I applied.

* Marriage certificate + translation.

* Finances: same bank statements + a letter from my wife stating that the money is for the both of us.

Applied on the 24th, approved on November 4th.

I used ChatGPT to write some things for each section.

Thank you for everyone here for the precious information which made our applications smooth and easy!