Has anyone used Issa Compass to apply for the DTV as self employed? What was your experience with them?

And before all of you salty expats start shaming me: I’m genuinely curious.

Please only leave a comment about your experience using Issa Compass.

Has anyone here successfully applied for the DTV Soft Power visa through the Thai embassy in London?

I’m considering enrolling with Arun Thai Cooking School, which offers:

* 6-Month Program (8 Classes) – 18,900 THB

* Visa Support Package (Optional) – 18,000 THB

The visa support package includes the official embassy visa fee (13,000–14,000 THB) and claims to cover full application submission and embassy coordination. They also say there’s a money-back guarantee if the visa gets rejected.

I’m wondering if it’s smarter to go directly through them, or if it’s better to just take the course and use a more well-known visa agent like Issa Composs?

Has anyone here gone through either route? Would love to hear real experiences — success stories or warnings welcome.

What's the current waiting time for approval in Vientiane at the moment?

Thanks.

Where has people gotten their DTVs in neighboring countires?

How was the experience?

Thank you so much!

Hello everyone. I'm 3 weeks in to my first ever visit to Thailand and really like it here. I want to get the DTV and spend more time here. I want to get the soft power visa. Maybe take Muy Thai or some other sport / course.

I've seen a few people online talking about various embassies being faster about processing DTV applications than others, Jakarta and Taipei for instance.

Does anyone have any experience with embassies that process quickly in SE Asia? What about Cambodia?

Also, can anyone point me toward sports and/or martial arts class providers that would qualify for the soft power DTV?

Thanks in advance!

Hi! I'd love to hear about NYC Consulate experiences applying the soft power route & a cooking school. Approved, declined, what school did you use? Thank you.

How long have you guys been stuck on pending approval?

Edit: I applied in the UK

Edit 2: Visa has been approved after submitting all requested documents. Was pending approval for 5 days total

Has anyone applied WITH children??? If so, what was that experience like? Seems like info overload.

Has anyone successfully gotten a soft-power DTV visa in Hanoi this month? I’m seeing a lot of not so great posts about HCMC but nothing about Hanoi? Thanks in advance.

Please !! For the ones who got approved/Denied for the DTV specifically regarding the Thai soft power activities may you please share your experience and if you completed the application online or at a embassy and the reasoning for getting denied/approved also how many months do I need to enroll in a activity.

Thank you In advance