Advice for keeping enough in the bank in my case 400,000 baht . On a marrage ext does it have to be my name only and can it be in an interest account ?

Have missed to fill up my account to 800k before the 6 month date. Now It's up but it's less than 3 months left to my 1 year visa renenewal. What do?

DTV Success Story 🎉

I wanted to share details on my DTV approval as this group, and a few members helped me along the way.

- I applied online December 12th and was approved on December 16th through the Washington DC Embassy (Texas Resident)

- I applied using the Soft Skill route and signed up for a year long seminar through discoverthainature.com and couldn’t recommend the program enough if you go this route for approval. Paperwork provided within 10 minutes of payment.

- Showed 1 bank statement with $16k+ USD and 2 years of tax returns

- Showed a bill and a license photo for proof of address

- I did not buy a flight. I put the flight #s of the flight I expect to take

- Set my dates of expected stay to 150 days

- I was not asked to provide any other documents

I’m open to messages for those with questions. Wishing everyone the best on their application process!

Greetings all! I am super excited to let you all know that my DTV was approved!

I received lots of helpful information by searching within the group so thank you!

UPDATE:

Date of Application: 12 Dec 24

Date of Approval: 16 Dec 24

Embassy: Washington, D.C.

DTV purpose/category: Thai soft power related activity

Company: Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy (highly recommend)

*For my Veterans*

I’m not sure if it helped any, IF at all, but when I submitted my bank statement, I also submitted my VA benefit letter with it. (I combined the two documents into one via Adobe)

I’m not saying you NEED to do that, as it’s not a required document to submit, but since there was no opportunity to submit additional documents, MY logic for doing that was to show them that in addition to the money in my account, I also have monthly income coming in. That way they can see I can absolutely support myself financially while in the country.

Hi. I hope this isn't a stupid question. If you are British and want to apply for freelancer visa while back in the UK - I'm currently in Thailand - do you have to be in London to do the electronic application or can you be anywhere in England? Also, let's say I stay with a friend, how would one prove they are there as obviously there would not be a hotel booking? Also, I guess sending 6 months bank statements doesn't mean you have to scan a load of pages? 6 months is quite a thick pile of paper.

And if any freelancers have experience doing this in the UK, please tell me how it went for you. I freelance so my clients are everywhere, but mostly in the US. My portfolio is pretty clear to see, and I have all my electronic invoices and payments. Thank you!

I’d like to apply for my DTV in Ho Chi Minh. I live in Vietnam and am legally registered here, so I would have to apply in HCM anyway. Will I be able to apply for the visa online, or do I need to apply in person?

Is there anything specific that the HCM visa center might require? I know some visa centers ask for additional paperwork sometimes. I’m a freelancer, so I’m a bit limited on financial documents. Also, do I need to show a balance of $15,000 over a 6-month period, or just at the time of applying?

Does anyone have experience with spouses of DTV holders applying for a DTV? Is there anything special that needs to be provided?

Hello! Just arrived in BKK now. Passport stamped for E-Visa Non O ( stamped for 90 days), Here to accompany my child for studying. I believe I would have to convert my visa to non-immigrant O 45 days before the 90 days expires.

My concerns are how do I open a local bank account to show my financial requirements to the immigration or do I must wait until till I get approved for O Visa? Must I sign a lease for one year minimum contract for my place of stay? Can i rent it from Airbnb? ( less than one year contract) Thank you 🙏

Hi everyone, I’m planning to apply for the DTV visa in Vientiane, Laos and have a question about the bank statement requirement. My bank account (not a Thai account) currently has the equivalent of 500,000 THB but it only reached that amount around 45 days before my appointment date. Before November, my balance was about half of the required amount.

Has anyone been approved in a similar situation where the required balance was recent? Would love to hear your experiences or advice!! 🙏

Flying to Thailand from Australia tomorrow for the 90 day general stay

Will have 500k tbht in my account in a month for soft power application, Can I apy for DTV from another country then?

I don’t want to fly back to Australia to apply .. family of four

Approved today from Hanoi! Super thankful for this group.

I’ve been staying in Thailand off and on for years as a nomad, but finally decided at the last minute to apply for the DTV while I'm in Vietnam now. I was not planning on doing this until last week.

Applied as a freelancer. I am a 1099 independent contractor for one company in the US.

Arrived in Hanoi Nov. 15.

Sat, Nov. 23: Submitted documents and paid

- Passport, recent visa photo I took on my phone and edited

- Cover letter with links to my business FB page

Contract

- Letter from boss confirming remote work approval. I made this in Google docs with a letterhead. She approved and inserted an image of her signature and saved as a PDF.

- 6 months of bank statements

- Vietnam visa letter, visa stamp in passport, receipt for booking accommodation

Nov. 26: Request for additional document - current bank account balance. I submitted 6 months of previous official statements, but did not submit a screenshot of my current balance originally.

Nov. 26: Pending approval

Nov. 29: Approved!!

I was really nervous to do something wrong and lose the application fee, but it was pretty straight forward.