Just wanted to share my story: My wife and I both arrived on Feb 2nd here in Cambodia. Her application was submitted on Feb 3rd. It was submitted under ' Soft Power.' She is the primary and I'm being sponsored by her. Her approval was on Feb. 18th at which time my application was submitted.

The Primary has to be approved before the spouses can be submitted. I just received my approval today March 5th. I just wanted you to know if you are getting approved as a couple give yourself at least a month if it is over here in Cambodia. I talked to a Visa agent here and they said Cambodia is swamped with so many applications and they are taking longer to process. Good luck to everyone.

Me and my girlfriend want to get a DTV visa. I meet the requirements (business owner in UK, 500k+) but she doesn’t.

It is possible for dependents to also get a DTV. How can she become a legal dependent without marriage?

So I just logged into the dashboard, and it now says "Pending Approval" 🥳

It said "Pending Document Check" previously, so this is a new update!

This is via the Los Angeles consulate. Any idea how long it will take until it is actually approved with DTV pdf in hand?

Update: Approved today! Took 34 days total.

Hi everyone, I am British and have lived in Thailand working remotely for many years already. I am back in the UK now and was getting ready to apply for the DTV visa from London but have recently read in here how they are requesting tax statements / returns. I don't pay tax so I would not be able o show that info - I don't make the threshold in the UK - I do have tax returns to prove this. My question is, would it be best for me to apply for the soft power instead of the workation to avoid any tax issues / would I need to actually be paying tax for this to be accepted?

Is the Thai herb 5 year course still passing for soft power? Applying from Vietnam (HMC)

Soft Power HCMC update

I know a lot of people doing applying through HCMC for soft power visa have had some trouble, so I'll post my update.

After I submitted my initial application with all of my documents, I got a request for further documentation 2 days later. They were asking for proof of income.

I then submitted a letter explaining that my application was for soft power activities (muay thai training), and that I was unemployed. I confirmed that I will not be working in Thailand. I also included 6 months from statements from my brokerage account and my Neo bank account, to explain that this is where the recent lump sum of money into my bank account came from, and also this is where I would gather funds from to pay for any other large unexpected expenses.

I then got approval for my visa 2 days later, and now I have the 5 year DTV. The only thing is that they made a remark on the acceptance saying employment prohibited ; I'm not sure if it's normal or important, but I don't think it will matter anyways since I don't plan to be employed in Thailand

I am from EU, and I plan to apply for DTV visa as a remote worker (in Hanoi or HCMC, or maybe Taipei), but I struggle with a requirement of job contract, or a contract with a client.

I have as my income is more of a "passive". I don't work for clients, I work for myself and sell my own mobile applications on Play Store & Apple Store. I get paid monthly by Google / Apple. It's kinda similar as selling a book on Amazon or living off Youtube content etc.

All I can show is a link to these stores with my apps & my name next to it. Would that be sufficient proof/document?

Or would it be better to just apply for soft power using an agent? Thank you!

HCMC consulate~

Applied for soft power through Muay Thai and as unemployed, They are now requesting additional documents for proof of monthly income. The 6 months of bank statements I had already supply show proof of capital to support any one well beyond 5 years. Any one else come across this and have advise?

Hello, I am a self-employed trader on the financial markets. Is there a way for a DTV visa application to be accepted ? I have comfortable funds but no business

Wondering what the most up to date information is on applying with soft power invitation, not employment, from a neighbouring country of Thailand, (recommendations welcome)

is it a requirement to have had a certain income in the past 3-6 months, or just the required money in the bank proven by current bank statement? I’m trying to work out if it’s worth me applying and if I can qualify. Advice appreciated 🙏