Dear group

I’ve been a DTVisa holder since 28th of August 2025 and didn’t leave Thailand until mid December last year. It was on Christmas Eve when I passed the immigration at Suvarnabhumi / BKK airport. All immigration counters were tremendously overrun and queues seemed endless. I want to emphasize, that it was my first time to re-renter Thailand within my DTVisa. When handing my passport to the immigration officer, I also did lay down the personalized eVISA print that one should bring when the initial DTVisa stamp is received (which was 2nd of September in my case). I just wanted to make sure, that I can offer literally all of the documents authority’s could ask one for when checking your VISA status. After my passport and the mentioned eVISA print were present on the counter I grabbed for my phone to look up the DTAC (digital arrival card) on it. When doing this (while my eyes were only focusing my phone), the officer allegedly did the following: re stamping my passport, without asking for my DTAC, for another 6 months of DTVisa. However, believe it or not, I didn’t take notice of that and was just surprised that she already handed me back my documents without even asking for the DTAC with a stressed "tee nee" ( = there you go?). I did neither hear her stamping nor did I notice that she was actually writing down something in my passport. Not to mention, that BKKs immigration counter area was loud as hell on 24th of December.

Now, mid of January, I was about to get my papers together for an extension of my current 6-month-DTVisa that is supposed to end on 28th of February. Since I was completely unaware of what was done to my current DTVisa on Christmas Eve, I had to trace back that it must have been the immigration officer’s „mistake“ to think, that I would have asked for my initial 6 months of DTVisa when encountering her on 24th of Dec. ? I really don't know what to make out of this and the narration of what she might have thought when stamping my passport is pure speculation.

Can anyone recall a similar scenario or report if this just went terribly wrong since the immigration officer did misinterpret my offered documents? I did read about some other DTVisa holders’s stories in this group that local Royal Immigration Offices would sometimes tend to fend off when a foreigner shows up with a „maverick“ case.

I hope I don’t ask for too much when I enquire for any advise on this. Is it likely that they will be able to comprehend plus resolve the „matter“?

Thank you very much for your attention & engagement. I’d be more than happy to receive any advice on this matter, khrap 🙏

I have DTVisa and I didn't do 90days report Iast time I was in Thailand. I'm planning to come back soon and I know I have to pay the 2000thb fine next time when I'm in immigration. But may I have some problems on the border? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Please, let me know about your experience. Thank you.

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Got my DTVisa Thai Soft Powers / Muay Thai approved just a few days ago via the Royal Thai Embassy in Jakarta. If I would have handed my bank account statement in English right away when submitting my application, I would have been approved by the embassy three days earlier. The whole procedure of getting approved did take exactly seven days from submitting my application only until receiving the positive feedback by eMail. DIY bank account statement translation was accepted. They also requested photos of my ENTIRE passport (every empty page until the very last page included). If you're not comfortable with uploading the most personal data of yours to some PDF size shrinking website tool, you'll have to stay kind of patient to make a whole passport documentation fit inside a 3 megabyte PDF.

Indonesia's / Jakarta's Thai Embassy seems more accommodating or propitious compared to what I read about people's impressions from Vientiane (Laos), Hanoi (Vietnam) not to mention Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). No personal interview, no further bank account investigations on scene etc. .

The only inconvenient thing referring my personal case was when I faced the immigration at Chiang Mai airport and the officer really tried to dig inside my application's details or my personal motivation. Like which Muay Thai school I'm going to attend ( where it is located exactly and the actual name of it) and what my current occupation is. Especially the last question was kind of deceptive regarding the fact that it's obvious that I'm not allowed to work while being on a DTVisa Thai Soft Powers.

My personal experience suggests, that going to Indonesia only for submitting your DTVisa application is definitely worth and preferable when looking for the "right" Thai Embassy in South East Asia.

I hope my given impressions might help anyone who's up for a similar approach to receive a DTVisa.

Good luck to everyone 🙏

Did apply for the DTVisa Thai Soft Power, Jakarta (IND).

Is it possible to submit additional documents later if one does recognize that you forgot to add something alleged relevant after the initial Visa application submission? Is reaching out to the local embassy by eMail welcomed?

I couldn't spot any option for that on the official eVisa website.

Thank you for your attention 🙏

Please correct me if this is completely wrong or just a puerile question, but do I get it right that, no matter via which Embassy you apply, it's likely that DTVisa applications for Digital Nomads where the applicant is forcing to keep doing his/her remote job abroad are supposed to hand work contracts/arrangements, portfolios (or just one of the last three ones) AND documents that show monthly income (based on their profession) while DTV applications of people who are willing to participate in Thai Soft Powers (like cooking class or Muay Thai course) are "only" supposed to include a bank account that is well balanced (B 500,000, for the past three months at least) and the confirmation of that particular Thai soft power/cultural course?

Sometimes it seems unpredictable which argumentation is received well by the Thai embassies.

Is it counterproductive to include proof of a remote job arrangement of your company (thus, a monthly income) when you are determined to "only" participate in a Muay Thai course? Some Embassies can be very erratic when it comes to the constellation of your application's legend 🙄

Thanks so much for your attention!

Dear group

Thanks for having me. I really appreciate all the advices that can be found here 🙏

I was wondering if someone has recently applied for the DTVisa Soft Thai Power / Culture / Muay Thai in Vientiane, Laos, and did only upload the bank account statement (dating back at least 3 months) as well as the Muay Thai school course booking confirmation alongside with the obligatory passport scans and the current residence in Laos plus initial abroad residence (in my case Germany)?

So no work contract, sponsoring statement or further wealth confirmations next to the obligatory bank statement.

Thanks so much for your attention & engagement 👏

Dear group

Looking forward to apply for the DTVisa soon. Is it true that the Thai immigration authority is not accepting WISE bank account statements but only bank account statements from banks which are located in the country you are from when they are checking your financial credibility?

Thanks for your attention 🙏

Is it true that your DTVisa application can be rejected over minor errors, requiring you to submit it and pay the fee again?

PM orders revision of visa-free scheme

Link : [members only].

Hi, i have a question.

When i go to immigration for a 180 days, will i need to show an updated version if the submission documents (6 months bank statements, freelance proof, money in the bank), im on a freelance DTVisa.

Thank you🙏