DTV application in Penang, Malaysia. Applied for a dependent visa for my daughter on my husband’s remote worker DTV.

Timeline: applied March 13. Approved March 24.

Visa fee: 1,600 MYR ($360 USD)

Nationality: American

We were emailed twice to request further documents: once on March 19 for a copy of father’s passport + a new visa photo with no shadow. Then again on March 21 for another new visa photo that was clearer. (We ended up taking a new photo on our phones of higher quality, since the other one was a scanned copy of a photo taken in a studio)

We were emailed the approval letter, which we printed and entered Thailand through Phuket a few days ago with no issues. No documents requested or questions asked at immigration upon arrival.

Hi! My husband and I are both eligible for the DTV visa and meet all the requirements. I'm wondering whether it’s easier for one of us to apply first and sponsor the other as a spouse, or if we should apply separately. Also, I haven’t been able to find any information on the spouse visa fee. If anyone has gone through this process, I’d really appreciate any advice! Thank you

I am applying for the long-term resident visa , is there any benefit to picking it up before entering the country? I could fly down to LA if I had to, if there is any advantage.

Also I was just told this by the person answering ltr visa questions. But I’m not sure what this means in practice “The pre-screening document service is currently unavailable. You are advised to submit your visa application, along with the required documents into the system first. Our staff will begin reviewing your application once submitted.”

I'll be applying for the DTV extension tomorrow at Phuket. We're a big family, so it's cheaper and more practical for us to do this instead of leaving the country.

Question— I read on the application (which seems to be just a generic tourist visa extension application TM.7) that:

"WHETHER PERMISSION IS GRANTED OR NOT, APPLICATION FEE IS NON REFUNDABLE UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES"

I've only ever applied for a visa exemption extension, which is relatively easy to get, so I've never been denied. Does anyone have experience getting denied the DTV extension and then LOSING their application fee?

If memory serves— the process is always info/document check desk to get a queue number, bring the application to the officer when number is called, pay at the end. I've been in Thailand since 2015, and I just can't see them saying "Sorry, denied. Now pay me" at the extension counter.

DTV holders: Did you have to pay the visa fee for you and your dependent, AND pay meet 2x the income requirement? Just want to verify/hear you alls experience.

DTV holders: Did you have to pay the visa fee for you and your dependent, AND pay meet 2x the income requirement? Just want to verify/hear you alls experience.

DTV ISSUE: I am in Da Nang, they have said I still have a valid tourist visa, so I must wait until this expires and re-submit application. I have another month until it expires, has anyone had this response? Do I have to leave and come back to Vietnam in a month? re-upload all documents? pay again? Thanks!

Email reads "You still has valid TR visa. Please wait under the visa is expired and resend this application again"

applied dtv soft power-medical online at thai embassy washdc on 3/10. received dtv on 3/14. used: 1. most recent credit union monthly statement, all pages. 2. official, chopped & signed, initial appointment letter from bnh diagnostics center. i have some chronic knee injuries that need ongoing treatment. 3. the rest of the required documents per thai evisa website. i also offered evidence of alot more $, my worldwide medical insurance documents and a cover letter but my atty demurred.

cost: $300 initial medical appt, $400 evisa fee, $400 atty fee. i retained an atty because i needed fast & sound advice (which i certainly received), and proper application formatting. money well spent on an atty for something important to me. i wasted way too much time worrying and researching on my own.

good luck all.

Hi everyone!

I'm planning to apply for a DTV visa in Vientiane, Laos. I have all the documents ready. As a Korean citizen, I know the visa fee (10,000 THB) should be waived when applying online.

But I heard that in Vientiane, they don’t accept online processing and still charge 10,000 THB — even for countries that are supposed to be exempt.

I also watch some Korean YouTubers paid 10,000 THB there last year.(just after dtv visa appears)

So I’m wondering — did they pay by mistake, or does Vientiane charge everyone regardless of exemption?

For people from visa fee-exempt countries, do you think it's better to avoid applying in Vientiane?

Thanks in advance.

Anyone in laos doing their dtv? What’s the process there? I’m hearing online only but then people going in for meetings also.

Help a bro out!