Hi there,

I am thinking of getting a remote job because my income as a freelance might not be enough. How long do I need to hold that job until I can apply for the visa? Not asking if I need to keep it, that seems obvious 😉

Hello to all. Has anyone applied for DTV in Manila. If so pros and cons. Thank u in advance

Applied for DTV Visa for me and my girlfriend on the 1st December from HCMC Vietnam. Was asked for 6 months of bank statements, proof of work (portfolio) etc. provided all documents and got requested for more, motivation letter and source of funds. Mine has been approved, my girlfriends rejected. Absolutely gutted. She hit all the requirements and we are very unsure as to what possibly could have gone wrong. The whole process was extremely stressful and anxiety inducing and now has completely messed up my future plans for Thailand. Question, we have been in Thailand for 90 days from Feb - May 2025 and then was in England for 3 months. We then got back to Thailand end of August and left for Vietnam at the end of November. What’s our chances of getting a tourist visa approved for my girlfriend (not an exemption) ? This has thrown a complete spanner in the works and the fact that some people have been approved from 1 month of bank statements is genuinely concerning. Why are all the embassies requiring different things? Can’t believe it 😭

Quick one for anyone who’s done the DTV Soft Power.

I’ve got two bank accounts. One where income comes in, another I use for day to day spending, Grab orders, random stuff, etc.

When they ask for bank statements, do they really expect the full 6 months with every single transaction? That’s 50 pages of Grab rides and food orders. Or is a summary or main pages usually enough?

Also, how did you actually submit this as a PDF? One big file with everything, separate PDFs per account, or a short explanation page up front?

Appreciate any insight.

Hello

What documents does one need for London embassy?

Do they ask for 2 years income tax?

I’ve been rejected from Ho Chi Minh.

I haven’t worked for over two years as I’ve been living off savings. I got a job in recently, mainly for the dtv. But as I haven’t paid any tax, or had incomes , I’m thinking that’s probably the reason I got rejected.

So keen to know what kind of requirements London has, before I travel home to apply from there. If I’m likely to have the same issue I won’t bother and set up home elsewhere.

Hello everyone, may I ask something?

I’m French, and on my French passport there is no middle name (French passports usually list only the given name and the surname).

For the Thai eVisa form, should I leave the ‘middle name’ field blank?

Example

Given name -H,K

Surname -Moses

Should I support to put K in the middle name form?

Will it cause any issue or rejection?

Thank you in advance

Dear Admin and people, if there is anybody who feels share his/her perspective, suggestions, or law information would be great.

I came to thailand the first time in 2023 for a few months. In 2024 i staid in thailand with visa exemption/extension 5 months. In 2025 my idea was to spend the same amount of time but i ended up being in the country for more than 6 months because of medical check and surgery procedure, because, apparently, thailand is the most reliable place in Asia to do that.

I understand and agree to the fact that if people want to spend long time in thailand they have to get the proper visa. I wanted to adapt to the changes and i am gonna apply for DTV muay thai soft power + i can demonstrate that i am available to work from remote with clients in Europe so i can sustain myself.

I haven't been back in Europe since many years, simple because i am intrrested in eastern Traditional healthcare and i want to spend time in asia and study this.

Also, as many other people, i just don't want to live in the west, if i have another choice.

My muay thai course starts 12th january.

- Should i apply to the DTV beginning of january? It might make any difference if i apply in january rather than december?

- would it be usefu for the applicationl to mention in the letter that the reason i been more than 6 months in thailand this year is for medical reasons?

- it might help the application to say in the letter that I don't want to stay in thailand more than 5-6 months a year?

- it might help the application saying that my intention is to go back to Europe for some time next year ir even orovide a flight booking?

- except the 500k, the muay thai fee paid, and just describing that i can work anytime and sustain myself, what other things the embassy might look at to decide if application is approved or not?

Thanks

Edit =>Thank you all.After scan, can reduce 3mb

How can I provide all the passport pages with the required date, but keep the file size within the 3 MB limit?

When I take photos, the total size becomes around 60 MB, and even after compression it is still about 20 MB.

Do you have any advice on how to reduce the file size further?

I applied for a DTV visa last week.

However, something is bothering me. When I uploaded a photo of my passport, the pop-up window automatically recognized the expiry date as 1935. Of course, I manually entered 2035 in the input field. Do you think this will cause any problems? Best regards

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