I’m delighted to announce that I am now part of the DTV visa holders’ family! 🎉

First of all, I’d like to thank this group, which has been an invaluable source of help throughout the process.

Now it’s my turn to share my experience, especially for French applicants who are considering submitting their application at the Thai Embassy in Paris.

I submitted my application on September 5, 2025, under the *workation* category, as a freelance language teacher working exclusively online through platforms like Preply and Italki. Ten days later, I received a call from the embassy requesting a few additional documents, which I sent immediately. One week later, on September 24, I finally received the precious visa.

All in all, the wait was just under three weeks.

Good luck to all of you!

If you have any questions about the required documents, feel free to reach out. In principle, simply following the instructions provided on the website of the Thai Embassy in Paris should be enough for everything to go smoothly.

Hello

I am going to apply for a DTV Visa Muay thai in Vietnam in 10 days. I am French and asked my bank for my bank statements in English. They told me my bank statmenrs are available in French but not in English. Has someone had the case? Is it ok to apply without documents in English? What should si do? I am so stressed

Hello, I'm about to apply for the DTV in Phnom Penh. I just have a doubt for the place of issue. I know there's been a lot of talk about it but to apply in Cambodia, should I write down exactly what's written in the Authority section in the passport or should I write France? I have a french passport but it was issued in Tbilissi, Georgia ...

Hi everyone! I have a few questions about the DTV application:

- The website doesn’t list my city in France when I try to enter my home address.

So I used my sister’s address instead (different city).

But all my freelance-related documents show my real address (the one that’s missing from the site.)

➡️ Will that be a problem?

- I’m applying from Bali and I’m French. I know I need to translate all the documents,

but I don’t want to pay 40€ per page like the websites suggest.

I plan to translate them myself.

➡️ Has anyone done this?

➡️ Is it okay to only translate the main parts of the bank statements (not every small transaction full of codes and letters)?

- The 15,000€ are not on my current account, but on a savings account (called “Livret A” in France).

It still shows up at the end of my bank statement.

➡️ Is that acceptable?

Thanks so much for your help!

Really appreciate any advice!

I'm in currently in Thailand and planning to go to Vientiane next month, I already got an appointment for Nov 12th. On their website it says that any documents in languages other than Thai or English must be translated and notarized. My bank statement is in French, I can get it translated in Bangkok but the French embassy here won't notarize my bank statement. Anyone been in the same situation?

Anyone(with Thai Passport) that has had a layover through Amsterdam or France from BKK, did you as a Thailand passport holder have any issues? Did you have to have a transit visa? Thank you ka

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Hi there. I'm from France. I went to immigration today. I have covid visa and they said I cannot extend more than 7 days. They also said that I should go to my embassy to change my covid visa to a tourist visa. Anyone already had to do the same please ?

How long does it take to get the pass and the tourist visa 60 days from France ?

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