Request for Guidance on Applying for a Thai Visa (Ho Chi Minh City)

Hello, I’m currently applying for a Thai visa in Ho Chi Minh City for my skydiving competition trip. Although the embassy asked me to submit additional documents twice, my application was still rejected. I am also the director of a company, so I’m not sure if there might be any specific requirements related to my profile.

Could you please share some guidance on how to apply for a Thai visa more successfully? 😭

Hanoi - Workcation DTV approved!

23/02 Documents check

24/02 Pending Approval

25/02 Approved

I am a Myanmar citizen. I just did my homework from this group. No agents, no interview, no additional document asked.

I really appreciate all the useful tips I got from this group. Thank you all very much!

Documents submitted

- 3 months bank statement with no less than 500k THB continuously (Didn’t need to cover 3 calendar months. Mine from 11 Nov to 11 Feb. Before 11 Nov, slightly less than 500k. I submitted a cover letter explaining that I had savings in Wise and transaction record from Wise into my bank on Nov 11)

- A monthly invoice of mine to the employer and corresponding transaction record into my account

(I am on a consultancy contract but paid monthly)

- Employer letter explaining that my work is 100% remote and my payment agreement

- Employment contract

- Registration document of the employer organization

- All pages of my passport with stamps

- My passport biopage + hotel room key in Hanoi + Boarding Pass captured in one photo

I combined

(1) bank statements + invoice + transaction record into one pdf as financial evidence

(2) Employer letter + contact + registration document into one as proof of employment

(3) Passport pages + the photo of three things I mentioned into one as proof of current location.

‼️‼️Some important things to note

First is to write your whole name in one slot or let the website scan your passport biopage if you don’t have a family name, like me!

In my case, I just let the scan do the work.

Second is to check the public holidays of the country where you will apply from. I checked the Thai public holidays but forgot to check that for Vietnam. I got here since last week and stuck, as the Embassy closed for the whole week. They started processing on Feb 23 and approved today.

I was previously on the ED-plus visa. I canceled the ED- plus, travelled to Vietnam, and applied for DTV. So, there’s no problem changing directly from ED-plus to DTV.

I’m sharing my experience just like others did before which really helped me. I hope mine does too!

DTV Approved in Bali, Jakarta 🇮🇩

Applied on 16 Jan 2026 through Thai Visa Solutions

Approved on 18 Feb 2026 🎉

Timeline:

16 Jan – 02 Feb: Pending document check

02 Feb: Requested additional documents:

1. A photograph taken within the last 6 months (newest photo required)

2. Proof of current location in Indonesia (e.g., valid visa, airline ticket receipt, or accommodation receipt confirming you are currently in Indonesia)

3. Financial evidence of no less than 500,000 THB (bank statements for the past 3 months)

4. All pages of passport uploaded (no pages skipped)

06 Feb: Pending approval

18 Feb: Approved 🎉

Throughout the entire process, the team at Thai Visa Solutions was incredibly patient and professional. We were quite worried and even a bit aggressive at times because the process took longer than usual due to the election period in Thailand. However, the agent remained calm, supportive, and reassuring.

In the end, everything was successfully approved, and we truly appreciate their guidance and professionalism.

I highly recommend Thai Visa Solutions THAI VISA Solutions

# DTV Approved - Workation. My experience in detail.

Applied from Ho Chi Minh City

Received approval on the 10th working day.

For context, I had previously been working at a registered Thai company but was let go. After finding a remote job, I stayed in Thailand on a tourist visa for 3 months while preparing to apply for the DTV.

## Applied: Sunday January 11th, 21:47

I made my application on Sunday night, right after arriving in HCMC, so that Monday would count as a full working day for processing. Not sure how much impact that had in the end, but it's what I did.

Documents provided:

1. Financial evidence: 3-month bank statement from a Thai savings account that had 500K+ THB for 3 months.

2. Employment contract/certificate: a copy of my contract from my remote job, as well as a signed letter from my boss affirming the details of the contract, with salary clearly indicated.

3. Document indicating current location: my entry stamp from arriving in Vietnam.

## Request for further documents: Thursday, January 15th, 15:25 (4th working day)

Documents provided:

1. Financial evidence: 6-month bank statements from both the savings account provided in the initial application, as well as my everyday-use bank account, with salary payments highlighted.

2. Document indicating current location: Photos of full passport book, including empty pages, with the date and time visible (calendar app on my laptop screen visible in every photo alongside the passport pages).

3. Other documents: Salary slips from the past 6 months and income tax documents from the past 2 years.

4. Other documents: Business registration document - I provided my current company's Articles of Incorporation - and a company profile (a PDF of my company's website did the trick here).

5. Other documents: Details about current work - CV, portfolio, job description, and some documents from my recent work that supported the job description.

## Status update from "Pending Document Check" to "Pending Approval": Thursday, January 22nd, 15:00 (9th working day)

Checking additional documents took a full week in this case. My theory is they kind of try to move things along towards the end of the week, since both the additional documents request and the status change happened on Thursdays and around the same time too.

## Approved: Friday, January 23rd, 12:20 (10th working day)

Thankfully, the "Pending Approval" stage took less than 24 hours. I've heard some stories of this being a bottleneck, but in my case, I assume that since my additional documents were deemed satisfactory, they didn't want to leave the case open over the weekend.

Hope this can be useful to anyone applying under similar conditions. It can definitely be a stressful experience, so if you're scrolling through this group trying to gain some sort of insight, I can definitely relate 😅 best of luck!

I want to thank all the people who have shared their experiences with the process, it helped me to streamline my paperwork. My partner also helped me to organize everything. Here's my story:

I applied on Dec. 5. They requested more information on Dec. 8, then requested even more information on the 9th. They approved me on Dec. 11th.

I tried to redact some client information and they weren't having it. It made me a little uneasy but I guess it is what it is.

I applied through the Hanoi Embassy in Vietnam. I was shocked on how quick it was and the cost was MUCH lower than expected.

I did have a Thai visa in the past when I used to teach so I'm not sure if that swayed the application or not.

Either way thanks again, I combed the discussion threads and it was very helpful. :)

I'll share once more when we arrive in Thailand in a few weeks.

Well that was fun.

1 year O A extension at Nonthaburi

Everything by the book. Went a week before and got a printed list of the documents required. Nothing unusual. Bank book with today’s date, passport, bank letter, insurance certificate.

Go to bank to get book updated and letter

Then to office.

SURPRISE!

also yellow book, wife’s IC (!?), copy of TM30, a 15 minute negation on whether or not a number greater than 800k is….greater than….800k

And then a 1 hour wait as the clerk forgets to call that the passport is ready.

Learnings:

1). Update bank book FIRST. that way if for some odd reason it doesn’t give today’s date you can sort it at the counter -1 stop

2). No matter what the office says for paperwork bring EVERYTHING and make a copy of EVERYTHING.

anyway, good for another year. Jan I start the LTR as I really do not want to go thru this rubbish every year.

I’m arriving in Thailand on a 90day Non O retirement visa over 50 from UK at the e

I’m arriving in Thailand on a 90day Non O retirement visa over 50 from UK at the end of the month. I’ve already got 800k in a Thai bank account for over two months. I’ll be living with my girlfriend near Maha Sarakham. What documents do I need to apply for a 12 month extension. Not using an agent?

I am currently living in Thailand on a non-immigrant O spouse visa. I plan on applying for a DTV 6-months before the end of my current non-immigrant O as this is the only time I will be in another country for long enough for the application process. A few questions:

1) I see on the document list I need a 'Document Indicating Current Location.' Does that mean Thailand or UK?

2) Assuming it means the UK, what kind of document would that be e.g. a bank statement with my parent's UK address on?

3) Am I correct in thinking I can't start the application process before I leave Thailand?

4) Do I need to do something to cancel my non-immigrant visa or will it auto cancel when I get my new DTV?

DTV Approved! Big thanks to everyone here for the advice 🙏 Thought I’d share my experience:

* UK passport holder, sole trader running an online business.

* Applied in HCMC on 9th Sept. Sent: business + personal bank statements, a 4-page PDF of old socials, Shopify reports (turnover + sales last 2 years), a few supplier invoices, and scans of passport/exit stamps. All the other basic stuff they ask for on initial aplication.

On 15th Sept they asked for 6 months of salary slips (which I don’t have). I instead:

* Highlighted all transfers from my business to personal account over 6 months.

* Added a short cover letter explaining I take drawings instead of a salary + screenshot of £12k savings (~518,800 THB). Made sure the screenshot included the date and time on my computer.

* Combined everything into one PDF (important tip: keep each requested section as a single PDF).

They also wanted photos of every passport page (even blank ones) with proof of date/time. Couldn’t find a newspaper and spent far too long walking round Ho Chi Mihn looking for one 🤣 so I used a coffee shop receipt showing date/time next to the pages, again combined into one PDF.

📌 Timeline:

* Applied: 9 Sept

* Extra docs requested: 15 Sept

* Approved: 18 Sept 🎉

Thanks again for all the posts in this group, really helped.

If anyone has any questions about my application that might help please ask.

Want to apply for Soft Power (Muay Thai) in Germany as a German citizen. Has anyone done that and got approved and can let me know what documents you've send in, how long it took and if the embassy had any additional requests?