My visa was approved today.

I'll share the status of my application.

Nationality: Japan

Application location: Hanoi

Application type: Soft power (1 month Muay Thai school contract)

(※Tiger Eye Muay Thai and MMA [members only])

Balance certificate (period): 3 months

Balance certificate (amount): Over 1 million baht

Occupational status: Unemployed

June 6th: Applied at Hanoi International Airport [Status: Waiting for document confirmation]

June 9th: Checked and uploaded the request for additional documents (passport page with Vietnam entry stamp) [Status: Waiting for approval]

June 13th: Received email of DTV approval

Approved 4 business days after submitting additional documents.

Has anyone successfully applied for DTV through HCM? In the case I'm unemployed, is it sufficient to just have a letter explaining how I will be able to sustain my life in Thailand?

The approval of my DTV visa. I was never asked by Thai immigration to produce the DTV visa; they merely stamped my passport.

I paid less than 10,000 baht for the soft power (cooking class), but the price has already increased.

QUESTIONS RE AUSTRALIA & AGENT

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Hello! I’ve searched the group which is very helpful but I haven’t found an answer to these specifically.

I am wanting to apply at the Thai Embassy in Australia for a soft power DTV (currently in Thailand on Ed visa) so will go home to Australia when my Ed visa expires and apply so I can continue my Muay Thai training (DTV wasn’t a thing when I applied for my Ed)

1. Does anyone have any recommendations for an agent they used and were successful using for Australia specifically???

2. My partner is working here on a work visa and supporting me and our baby so I don’t have an income currently as I’m a stay at home mum. But I have the required $$$ in my bank. I am hoping an agent can assist with my documents to best explain this situation ect because I understand even with soft power they are now asking how you intend to support yourself. We are not married by paper but considered defacto under Australian law which the Thai embassy have already told me is not a problem when I emailed them as we share a bank account. Has anyone had any success in a similar situation in Australia?

3. Any other infomation those who were successful in Australia would like to share that I haven’t seen already in search function 🙂

I'm looking to see if anyone has a similar history to me and has any advice about getting a DTV.

I have been in Thailand since mid 2022 - I started on a 6 month METV, then went to an ED Visa for a year, followed by another ED Visa, the second of which was less educational than the first.

Has anyone with a similar history had issue getting a DTV and would you recommend using an agent? I've seen first hand the pull agents have with officials in country, but I am not sure about at embassies abroad. I'd be looking at the Soft Power route as unfortunately I'm not over 50 and my income comes from a vet pension.

Hi everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone has been denied a DTV visa (workaction), and so then applied through the soft power route, and if you were successful? Or would being denied once through the workaction DTV route go against you applying for the soft power route?

I'm applying for the workaction DTV in the States NYC, already submitted the application, and was asked for additional documents, which I can provide, but at the end of the day, their requirements keep changing and it's out of my control whether they approve or deny.. I do have a remote full time job, but I planned on taking some cooking classes anyway just for pleasure, so wouldn't mind at all applying for the DTV with a cooking school, if the workaction DTV application were denied.. But I have family in Thailand so it would mean a whole lot if I could be approved for the DTV either route..

Any thoughts?

Thank you to everyone in advance for any input or experience you may have to share.. 🙏🏽

Hi there ,I would like to ask if I apply through soft power, the 500,000B need to be in my account at least three months?or different place they have different policies?

They asked for proof of income at Hanoi..

People said it would be rejected but I wrote a cover letter showing explaining it was new business & showcased my expertise with a Portfolio of work.

Accepted on Sunday evening 6 day turn around with more information requested 🫡🤝

Approved🥳🥳🙋‍♀️ Guys just in case it helps anyone, here's my visa success story😍

-25 May- applied online to Jakarta Embassy from Bali

-soft power documents from Phuket King Muay Thai

*Edit: 6 months course*

-proof of location was hotel booking, selfie at airport, (😂) e-visa on arrival doc, exit stamp from Thailand and boarding pass)

-was previously on a non B working visa so I was worried this might complicate things but no

-didn't get any requests for more documentation etc

-approved on 4 June, 10 day turnaround!

-visa status -DTV multiple entry valid till 2030

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Big thanks to Phuket King they were fantastic thru the entire process and looking forward to training with them 🤗

I believe it'd be a good idea if we could post the pros and cons of every embassy. I'll start with my experience in taipei/taiwan:

Pros: they are pretty fast when it comes to check the documents. They usually reply to the emails within a few hrs.

Cons: EXTREMELY picky when it comes to check the documents, they require payslips and everything about your job even you apply for soft powers. They ask for a certificate of entry/exit in the country which requires to go to the local immigration office. They often ask for an interview which is everything but friendly. They want to check that your company pays you regularly and they want to see the money going into your account for a few months (even under soft powers)

Would I recommend this embassy? NO, It was a very stressful process, I got asked for a lot of extra documents (also from the gym) and some of them didn't even make sense. After mailing them dozens of pages, I still got asked to have an interview which took place 10 days after my documents got checked. The interview felt like a police one (why are you going to thailand, how many times have u been there, why do you want to train, have u ever trained before? where are u going to stay, how long will the contract of your condo be, how long do you want to stay in thailand, how will you support yourself, why did you apply in taiwan, how can you live there without a job and so on). I repeat, Taiwan isn't a good place to apply for a visa, it's actually a very stressful embassy