Hope this helps others:

I've applied for the DTV and the embassy wrote back to me with this comment: "DTV is not a tourist visa application, meaning of DTV is Destination Thailand Visa, omit the word Tourist visa".

Hopefully this helps others avoid that wording problem as I've seen many others in DTV-related facebook groups referring to DTV as a kind of tourist visa, apparently the Thai Embassy does not consider it as such.

So in short when referring to the visa in any of your application documents (e.g. letter from your employer) it can say "DTV" or "Destination Thailand Visa" but not "DTV Tourist Visa".

Hey there just asking if there is someone who has Experience with Thai embassy in Sydney ?

Especiallly the Running time might be interesting.

Thank you in advance for providing your experience 🫶🙏

A question. Came to Thailand on 14 Oct. 2025. Leaving Thailand on 12 Jan 2026 and then applying for DTV or METV and go to Thailand, then I can only enter Thailand 1 more time in 2026. ?

OK, I know its early and things of course will change but I like to get things some what planned out.

I posted the other day that I am exploring doing the DTV visa via Muay Thai classes. Rather do that then the retirement visa (will be 50 when I arrive). The 500k baht not an issue (have that locked away already) will even be making over 100k baht a month while in Thailand. *I don't want to lock in 800k baht in a Thai bank, I have heard reports of the banks freezing foreign account holders accounts.*

Some additional questions that I have and hope to get answered.

DTV visa is a 5 year visa, do I need to stay enrolled in Muay Thai the whole time in Thailand?

The visa is good for 180 days, do the day restart everytime I come back to Thailand? For example I came in and 2 months later I go to Malaysia for 2 weeks, do I start my 180 days over again?

Is it difficult to get a Thai bank account with a DTV visa? Simply want to be able to move and access money without paying high transfer and ATM fees.

Thank you for any advice you can offer.

I’m applying for the DTV

I already uploaded 6 months of bank statements from my savings account showing a stable balance of over £13,500 GBP (well above the 500,000 THB requirement).

This money is from an inheritance, but I’m not sure how to prove that in a way they will accept.

Questions:

1️⃣ Do I need to write a separate letter specifically explaining the inheritance, even though I mentioned it briefly in my original cover letter?

2️⃣ Do I need to show the original deposit transaction from when the inheritance was paid in, or is the 6-month stability enough?

If anyone else has used inheritance funds for their DTV proof, I’d really appreciate any advice on what you submitted and what worked.

Thank you so much!

Has anyone been approved for DTV after just spending a long time in thailand? I have done 2 border runs this year, I am now back in London looking to apply for the DTV.

Has anyone been approved from Frankfurt Consulate in the last few weeks? I feel like they shut down everything and no one is working there anymore.

Alternate Soft Power Cooking Schools Bangkok

1.) What are some alternate soft power cooking schools in Bangkok to apply with apart from Arun Cooking & House of Taste ?

2.) Between Hanoi, HCMC & Bali, who has had success applying there from which city ?

Yes, I’ve used the search bar of this group religiously. Just good to collect additional data. Thanks

I applied for DTV in Hanoi 10 days ago and still pending. How long it will take?

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!