Hello everyone

I’m applying using discover Thai nature 1 year seminar.

Booked a flight into Thailand and booked accommodation for 44 days I will be there. Then I have an onward ticket. Attached all of these on my application as my embassy told

Me they would want flights in and out.

Should I attach a note about my short stay and that I would be looking for a house in the time I stay there and continue my program after my trip out?

Hey everyone! I’d like to share my DTV approval process here:

• Embassy: Los Angeles, California

• Category: Soft Power - Discover Thai Nature Seminar

• Date Applied: September 16, 2025

• Documents Provided:

- Passport

- Updated Passport Pic

- Discover Thai Nature Certificate

- 6 mos Savings Statements of 15K Baht

- Lease Agreement**

• Request for Further Document - received September 17, 2025

- “Document indicating current location: Please upload your ID card or utility bill as proof of residency that you’re in our jurisdiction”

• **Document Provided:

- I wrote a letter of explanation due to my lease agreement being a month to month plan (no contract), and I don’t have to pay any additional bills here as I’m only renting a room. I also don’t have my mail or any other important documents at this address, only my PO Box which is listed on my drivers license. In the letter I offered to take a picture of myself on the property, but that wasn’t needed!

• September 18, 2025: APPROVED

This was a very quick and easy process for me, and I’m excited for the seminar! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Husband and I (separate applications) both just rejected in HCMC, both soft power, both with Discover Thai Nature seminar. Spoke with the owner there who says the seminar has been getting rejected in several places, but was just accepted in Manila and Germany. All that said, does anyone have any first hand experience of rejection in one city, but applying in another?

DTV Approved in Manila

Category : Soft Power - Discover Thai Nature Seminar

Submit date : 9th February (Sunday)

Submitted document :

- Passport picture

- Copy of passport info page

- Current location ( Manila entry stamp + hotel booking)

- Document package received from Discover Thai Nature

- Financial proof (Bank statement 3 months) + rental contract in Thailand

* 1 of us just deposited the funds to personal saving account few days before we submit the application and do not have the bank statement to show the funds, we submitted funds deposit receipt from bank + screenshot of the current balance from the account with a short note explaining this and they accepted it without further questions

- Requested further documents 2 times for 3 months bank statement as we only provide 1 month statement at the beginning and more documents from the Seminar

Fee : 18000PHP (a little more than 10k thb )

Visa Approved date : Today afternoon, 12th February Wednesday ( 3 working days )

Really thankful for all the advices in this group!! Also I saw some posts talking about the Seminar we enrolled to , we probably are the 1st one to apply the visa with this Seminar in Manila, no issues besides some more documents needed from the seminar, the people from the Seminar are very helpful and responsive👍🏾

Anyone applied the DTV visa in Manila using soft power option recently ?

We are planning to apply in Manila (plan to stay there for 10-14 days) at the beginning of next month, wondering if anyone could share some recent experience.

We are gonna enroll to the Discover Thai Nature seminar ( [members only] ) for the DTV visa, the seminar said they do not have experience from Manila so I am still thinking if Manila is a good option or we should apply in Hanoi, Vietnam instead