If I pay the $400 usd DTV visa fee and get rejected, will I have to pay it again if I apply again? Will I be allowed to apply again or is that it and I'm rejected for good?

Hi all,

I just had my Soft power DTV rejected in the Taipei embassy, they said a 2 week cookery course was not enough to get approved...I can try another embassy and do an online application as they don't leave a record. I'm quite disappointed as so many seem to have been approved for Soft power.

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My visa was rejected in Hong Kong, where I am a permanent resident and a final-year full-time PhD student. I applied as a digital nomad, assuming that bank statements and financial proof are the most important things for this category. So, I submitted three statements for one year, and the broker statement, which is in my calculation, is enough to stay for five years with no income, and I have a flat in Thailand. I do not have any employment now as I am super busy with my research, and I would prefer to stay in Thailand, reading and writing. After two days, I was requested:

* Other request documents: Letter issued by employer stating status/position of applicant, duration of position details, salary/remuneration and work space detail/condition with authorized person signature

* Document indicating current location: Valid HK stay permit (Student Visa) + HKID

I do not need a student visa, and I have attached my old job contracts. I also have a dormant company in HK, but I decided not to pursue this path.

I have attached a brief, polite description of the situation to all documents. Ironically, I just finished three years of Invisalign and implant dental treatment in Bangkok. I visit my doctor every few months (I still need to do a lot, but it is not urgent, so I thought this could wait), have a ton of paperwork, and can make new appointments.

I received this today: "Your visa application has been rejected. The applicant does not fall into any of the DTV categories. Refer to the Consulate's website for further details."

While I understand that any embassy can reject any visa and that HK does not have a reputation as a permissive consulate, I still feel somewhat scammed. I can afford to apply again from any Asian country and will visit South Korea soon.

Could you please advise on what steps can be recommended? I never had a visa in Thailand and never overstayed my stamps. During the last ten days, I spent a few months every year on average as a visitor/traveler in Thailand and the rest in 5-6 more countries—kind of a full-time traveler.

Thanks a million!

The upside: the whole process was 3-4 business days :))

Has anyone had a DTV application rejected? Would they contact you first to provide additional information if needed before rejecting you?

After my rejection 7th august trying to fly out for a few days to Phnom phen then back I'm a little twitchy about whether my next tourist visa application through E visa will be accepted . I had been in Chiang Mai about 22 months using tourist visas hence rejection ..

I'm hoping it'll go through smoothly but if not I'm gonna have to find some way , any known agents that can be used in KL if you splash the cash to help if it is rejected .. I need to return to empty my condo . 1 year contract ends in december...

After one more 60 day stay I'll be off back to Europe . I don't fancy taking the gamble and just flying in . Another rejection and being forced to return to KL would make things very tricky .

I'm just trying to figure out any other option should the e visa be rejected in advance ...

Application for soft power Thai boxing now rejected by the Paris embassy for the following reason:

"Your visa application has been rejected. personal information (full name including middle names and surnames, nationality, sex, date of birth, passport number or passport issued country) in the application does not match the information on the passport."

After some research, it seems that it's because I didn't put my middle name in “middle name”.

I saw on some sites that it wasn't always the case for middle names, so I preferred not to put anything...

My question is whether anyone has been in the same situation and managed to regularize it afterwards.

I've just sent an e-mail to explain the situation, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to reapply and lose 350€

Good morning

I done a 90 day report online for the second time as before always just went into the immigration office to do before that. The first one went through no problem but this time it's been rejected for some reason. I done everything exactly the same so I cannot understand why !!! . I'm on a non O retirement visa and it's still valid til May next year. The due date was 26th September and I done on the 27th. Has anyone had the same problem? Any advice would be gratefully appreciated

Have just got a reply this morning on my LTV , the letter from BIO Thailand was rejected so can't go any further with it , all requirements were meet , have a paid for villa there for our retirement any body had this happen and what's the next step , thanks

Hi. Applied for DTV visa on 9/11 online through embassy in Washington DC. Today I got rejected. It says I used the number “0” instead of the letter “O” in my surname. I went back to a new application and you can’t even enter numbers in the family name blank.

I don’t see a way to try to make a correction. Any advice on how to proceed? Would hate to have to pay for it again (and possibly rejected again for the same reason). Anyone has a phone or email that I could call and ask?

Thanks.