DTV Visa Success from Jakarta!

But I wanted to share an unusual document request I encountered during the process.

Context:

* French passport

* Four previous consecutive visa exemptions

* Six months of bank statements with a balance over 500,000 THB

* Six-month soft power course at Arun Thai Cooking School

I received my DTV visa in two weeks. However, the Thai embassy first requested a copy of every page of my passport, and then something unexpected: official documentation confirming that the soft power course is offered by a school accredited by the Thai Ministry of Education.

I was surprised by this requirement, as I wasn’t aware it was necessary for the DTV visa. I contacted Arun Thai Cooking School and discovered that they are not officially accredited. In fact, it turns out that in Bangkok, the only accredited cooking school is the expensive Bangkok Thai Cooking School.

Following advice from my visa agent, we asked Arun Thai Cooking School to provide a clarification letter explaining the situation. The letter highlighted their professionalism and commitment to the DTV program and included a few photos. Fortunately, they responded quickly with a perfect letter — and my visa was approved the very next day.

I highly recommend Arun Thai Cooking School for their great support, and a big thanks to my visa agent Ben (Line: bkjan), who provided excellent and affordable assistance throughout the application process (3,000 THB for assistance!).

Approved from Cambodia. 4 weeks

Soft Power (muay thai) approved today in Hanoi (previous education visa for 1 year and UK passport):

Documents submitted:

- passport and photo

- all passport pages with stamps inc entry stamp to Vietnam (shows education visa was cancalled at immigration before leaving Thailand)

- hotel booking confirmation in Hanoi

- gym documents

- 6 months of bank statements (only final month showing 500k baht)

- entered flight details back to Thailand dated 2 weeks from application date

Applied: friday 23rd May (after 6pm office hours) but status went straight to pending document check

Monday 26th PM- pending approval

Friday 30th AM - visa approved

No request for extra documents and issued in 4 working days. Partners visa also approved same time on independent applications.

Approved today at Ho Chi Minh

DTV Remote worker

Timeline

May 15 - Applied with:

- booking-com hotel booking, photos of boarding pass, passport stamp as a proof of location

- employment contract explicitly authorizing remote work in Thailand and CV

- bank statement for 3 months

May 16 - More docs requested, uploaded same day:

- passport full book including empty pages

- current job details including CV and examples of work

- company business registration document and company profile

- salary slips for 6 months and incoming salary transactions highlighted in bank statements

May 21 - Pending approval

May 26 - Approved

Thanks everyone in this group who shared their experiences, I found a lot of helpful info here while preparing my docs, wish everyone fast approval

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My digital nomad one got rejected. As soon as I uploaded my signed employment document I got rejected with no reason why.

Attached is the email requesting document.

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They asked for further documents three times that were not on the list when I applied, such as cover letter. So it took me 1 month in total to get it.

My friends who applied for Muay Thai softskill DTV got it earlier.

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Hi there, I’ve been a member of this group for a while and I have some questions regarding applying for a DTV.

- I’m an Irish and New Zealand dual citizen and I will be home in Ireland for a few weeks. I’m planning to apply then for the DTV. Ireland doesn’t have a Thai embassy so I will need to apply in London, but is it necessary that I be present in England when I apply?

- in terms of proving that I’m in Ireland, is an exit stamp and flight booking to Ireland sufficient? I will be staying in my parents house

- lastly, I work for an American company that is a poker coaching company. I do software development for them and get paid an hourly wage ($100/h). I will make clear to them that I am not gambling while I am in Thailand, only doing this software development. Is this likely to result in a failed application? In terms of payment I have my invoices that I sent to them for the last 9 months and I can prove the income into my account (they have paid me both through PayPal and through my bank account)

Thanks for any help

Hi, I'm new to the group and need some advice about getting visas for my family.

We live in the UK and are moving to Chon Buri as my husband has been offered a job there.

He needs a Non Immigrant B single entry work visa. I need a Non Immigrant O visa, and our daughter needs a Non Immigrant ED visa.

Has anyone on here recently been through the same process and could share advice and information? I've been looking online but it's so confusing!

Many thanks.