Hi! Question regarding passport requirements.

I know it says your passport needs to be valid for 6 months when applying, but does anyone know if you need a certain number of pages?

I only have 5 or 6 pages left and I’m worried if the visa plus all the extension - leaving and coming back stamps - will be too many stamps.

Obviously can’t have the visa in one passport and then get a new passport at a later date to continue the stamps…

Any ideas?

DTV approved for Thai soft power Muay Thai in Ho Chi Minh Vietnam. Submitted application Thursday January 2nd around 9pm, approval came today, January 9th at 3pm. No additional documents were requested. The gym I used was FITFAC in Bangkok.

Hi guys!

I just got my DTV approved, but my visa came back with my name switched. We koreans only have a first and last name, no middle name. So i didnt fill this part. DTV comes out with my first name backwards. And even beforehand i had sent emails to visathaiembassy.kl @gmail.com to no reply and when i went to the thai embassy here the Malay lady just shouted at me saying she cant do jack 😭🥹 does anyone know what can be done? Or does anyone know where i can get a reply from?

Thanks guys, love peace and harmony 🙏

Finally! DTV approved in Taipei via Workcation/Freelancer

It was more difficult than I anticipated but I managed to deal with the grilling and unexpected interview.

Applied in person last Friday morning, told to come back at 3pm for approval or rejection. On arrival 3pm was told the supervisor wanted an interview. After an anxious hour wait, the supervisor said she just wanted to clarify my employment. After a few mins of explanation and small talk she told me to come back today for the final decision.

Docs submitted

Typed Application Form

Cover letter detailing reasons for applying.

Bank Certificate of balance in GBP with 500K THB conversion detailed. The officer was not happy with just the certificate and told me she wanted the see the balance transactions and would not process the application without the relative bank statements. I had to rush back to my hotel to print them out. Luckily, I chose a hotel a 10 min walk away.

Also submitted 2 other investment account statements with GBP balance/THB conversion.

Portfolio – CV, focused only on online employment, Client appreciation emails I received and a sample of work.

Submitted 3 contracts. One rejected as it recently started but no payment received. The officer wanted to see 6 months of payments from current work.

Contract 1 – Letter from the President supporting my application, certificate of employment, work contract.

6 months of bank statements with the salary deposits highlighted with a THB conversion. Company registration and company brochure. 2023 income and tax statement

Contract 2 – Certificate of employment, work contract. Company online work guidelines. 6 months of bank statements with salary deposits highlighted with a THB conversion. 2023 income and tax statement. Attempted to submit a company brochure but it was rejected, not sure why.

The original certificate of employment and contracts were in Japanese. English translated versions were also submitted which I did myself and were not notarized.

For those applying in Taiwan over the last remaining walk-in days be prepared to argue in a polite way your case.

Thanks to everyone for the tips!

Interesting news for content creators (the daring ones 😝 mostly): I've noticed some people in this group asking if this was allowed. Now, you might have your answer.

Link: [members only]

On approval of the DTV, can you enter anytime once you have the approval or is entry as per the entry date you stated in the application?

I got my DTV approved today in HMC Vietnam.

I applied on Friday and was approved this morning.

Additional document requests included my CSV and 6 months of bank transactions.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Thank you very much to the people in this group who helped us to get our DTV approved🥳🥳 We got it in Jakarta and if there is anyone who is planning to go there before they switch to evisa later this month and has questions, let me know and I will try to respond. Generally, it is very smooth and the people there are very nice so I would definitely recommend it if you are in the area.

Can the 500k in bank be spent/withdrawn after dtv approval or required to keep it in bank throughout?

No plans to extend in thailand after 6 months

I'm at the airport now about to leave Phnom Penh. I was here for 16 days but am leaving without a DTV approved.

The embassy asked for additional documents after 5 business days (on a Friday). My work took about 4 business days to provide the documents I needed.

Submitted with 2 business days to spare. Still pending approval.

Documents provided:

- Bank Statement showing sufficient current balances

- Booking confirmation (hotel in Cambodia)

- Letter of Offer from employer / Employment contract

- Standard passport-size photo

- Scan of passport bio page

Additional documents requested:

- Scan of passport entry stamp for Camobodia

- Certificate of Employment

- Company Registration from employer

Hopefully I'll still be approved for my next entry into Thailand -- does anyone know if leaving the Embassy country before approval had any effect on the outcome?

If I were to offer advice, it'd be to provide all the correct documents in the initial application. It'll save the time required to request additional documents. Allow 5 business days at minimum for each interaction with the embassy.