DTV: Muay Thai/Soft Power Approved on April 14!!

Honestly surprised by the update today since most offices should be closed this week. I expected to wait another 1-2 weeks for an interview update, but received the approval email instead without even having an interview. I have also seen posts where some people were approved in less than a week with no interviews, so it might be worth checking out Laos if there are people considering Vietnam, Indonesia, or Laos!

Submitted my application in Vientiane, Laos!

1. Application sent April 5

2. Visa fee submitted in-person April 7

3. Pending approval April 8

4. Approved April 14

Excited to head back this weekend~ ✈️

Workcation Approved 🎉 (Manila)

I hope a delayed post is better than no post 555.

Timeline:

February 2nd: I applied and paid.

February 9th: Been asked for further documents and to arrive for an interview.

February 11th: Arrived for the interview. The interviewer was very friendly. Actually She was more curious about me and my laptop than my work. Later that day I was approved.

March 6th: Arrived in Thailand. No questions asked (Male Immigration Officer).

A note on printing: I printed and laminated my DTV. A6 wasn't available so I chose A4. Actually, it is very redundant IMO. The Thai officer had trouble getting the laminated visa into his scanner.

My notes:

In case your payslips aren't in English, you better translate and highlight parts of net income, month, annual salary...

In your bank flow - highlight the income that matches the payslips you attached.

Location risk: Not being near the embassy where you applied is a risk in case you are called for an interview. Do you really want to take that risk?

Regarding the wait: There was a week between my application and being summoned for an interview, but it actually took less time than it seems. This is because the Thai elections were held during those dates, there was a weekend, and I originally applied after business hours of the embassy.

In case you have a question I haven't replied to, I would be glad to answer :)

This group helped me a lot and now it's my (delayed) time to share!

Hi everyone,

I completed my DTV application on March 20 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

On March 24, I received a request for additional documents (they asked me to highlight the salary transactions in my bank statement), and I submitted it the same day.

Today, my application status has changed to this — does this mean it has been approved?

I haven’t received any email yet.

Does it usually take some time for the approval email to arrive after the status changes?

Thanks in advance!

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. ❤️

What you guys think, how long can the approval take? Normaly should be these days rigrh?

Muay Thai DTV Visa – Vientiane, Laos 🇱🇦 (5 workdays Approved ) No agency

Timeline:

• Mar 3: Submitted application

• Mar 4: Paid visa fee

• Mar 6: Requested to submit additional documents

• Mar 10 (noon): Status changed to Pending Approval

• Mar 10 (evening): Received approval email

Interview: None

Nationality: Chinese

Muay Thai Gym: Muay Thai Fever

Documents submitted:

• 3-month bank statements

• Proof of savings

• Muay Thai training photos

• Training plan

Just been accepted for my DTV visa London Embassy with using A and S services, made it such an easy process for me so thank you guys! Even working on my application whilst they are away in Malaysia, answering messages and questions any time I needed🙏🏾

Applied - 6th Feb

Extra documents request 11th

Sent - 20th (had to wait for bank statement)

Extra documents - 23rd

Accepted - 24th

DTV Approved in Bali, Jakarta 🇮🇩

Applied on 16 Jan 2026 through Thai Visa Solutions

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 🎉

Timeline:

16 Jan – 02 Feb: Pending document check

02 Feb: Requested additional documents:

1. A photograph taken within the last 6 months (newest photo required)

2. Proof of current location in Indonesia (e.g., valid visa, airline ticket receipt, or accommodation receipt confirming you are currently in Indonesia)

3. Financial evidence of no less than 500,000 THB (bank statements for the past 3 months)

4. All pages of passport uploaded (no pages skipped)

06 Feb: Pending approval

18 Feb: Approved 🎉

Throughout the entire process, the team at Thai Visa Solutions was incredibly patient and professional. We were quite worried and even a bit aggressive at times because the process took longer than usual due to the election period in Thailand. However, the agent remained calm, supportive, and reassuring.

In the end, everything was successfully approved, and we truly appreciate their guidance and professionalism.

I highly recommend Thai Visa Solutions THAI VISA Solutions

Approved Workcation DTV in Indonesia

Applied 20th January:

Revolut bank statement, work contract and letter stating remote/not work in Thailand. Passport but couldnt upload full. Balance over 500k baht but not fully seasoned in one account.

Further documents requested 5th Feb:

All passport pages

3 months of statements showing balance requested.

Uploaded personal statement explaining funds transferred from different wallets/accounts. Showed as much as possible but without overloading with pages. Highlighted balances and salary payments on first pages of pdf.

Approved 16th Feb.

Partner also approved. We both wrote sponsor letters for each other, not sure if this helped.

Hers took longer and she had to ping the Facebook page of Thai embassy and they responded quickly.

She had gone from request docs->pending approval->back to to document check

Had to demonstrate her salary, paid in crypto was legit and from her company, wallet address was on her contract and matched her payments.

SOFT POWER DTV VISA APPROVED- HANOI

06 Feb - Application submitted

09 Feb - pending approval

12 Feb - approved

I used "Solutions koh samoi" for helping with the process and submition, and I'm glad I did.

It all went smooth and fast.

Thanks all for the useful information and help.

Peace on earth 🙏