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How I applied for the DTV Soft Power and got approved without extra documents required (step-by-step).

Used Wise and Revolut. No seasoned funds (10 days only).

No agent whatsoever and applied in Hanoi.

First and foremost, thank you for everyone who shared their information here. Made my process much smoother.

Here's a condensed post for everyone else:

Timeline:

• applied on december 15

• status changed to pending on december 17

• approved on december 22

7 days total.

here’s exactly what I submitted and how I structured it.

1. Purpose of stay (soft power)

I applied under the soft power sports category (muay thai).

Included:

• official acceptance letter from muay thai gym in bangkok.

• proof of payment for a 6-month training program.

• training schedule.

• gym business registration and legal documents (this is provided by the gym itself)

2.Source of funds letter

Short, direct explanation stating:

• Funds come from foreign income

• Money is under my control

• I will not work in thailand

This went together with the financial proof document as the first page.

2.1 Financial proof

I used two accounts, each with a clear role.

Wise

• main account where I receive my client transfers.

• showed funds above the 500,000 THB requirement

• included balance confirmation and transaction history

• demonstrated foreign income source

• document showing I was the owner of the account.

Revolut

• daily spending account

• 6 months of transaction history

• showed normal living expenses, travel, food, transport

• Document showing I was the owner of the account.

Wise proved I meet the requirement.

Revolut proved I live like a real person.

And, yes, no seasoned funds. I only had 500k thb in my account for the past 10 days, and didnt have it in any point in the past 6 months.

4. Proof of location

I applied from Hanoi, so I made this very clear.

Included:

• Vietnam e-visa.

• Vietnam entry stamp.

• Flight ticket and boarding pass.

• Hotel booking confirmation.

• Time-stamped photo taken in Hanoi in front of hotel.

Plus a signed letter confirming I was physically present in Vietnam at the time of application and applying under the hanoi embassy’s jurisdiction as the first page.

How I packaged everything:

• Clear file names.

• Logical order.

• Every file with a 1-pager cover letter explaining what they will see on the respective file.

• Zero contradictions

• No unnecessary documents

Make it easy for a consular officer to understand my situation in seconds.

Result: approved in 7 days.

Extra details that might be important:

1. The last page of the application can "update" your details and therefore your last name can get mixed for the middle name. Fact check before uploading.

2. Never use auto-fill.

3. Write your accomodation name in english.

4. Put at least 10-14 days after applying as your departure date.

5. I used Ilovepdf to merge each respective file and document.

6. Make sure the gym is verified; language courses are susceptible to getting refused.

7. Sign every document sent out.

Thank you all. Hope to help 1000s with this post too.

I made my request 2 times for DTV with a muy Thai school, the first request to Ho Chi Minh was refused (I had returned to Thailand before the answer I did not know...). But I remade my application in Hanoi a few days ago, I have absolutely all the necessary documents and amount, but they still refused....without any explanation... I don't know what to do it's a lot of money for nothing. Do you have any advice?

Hello

What documents does one need for London embassy?

Do they ask for 2 years income tax?

I’ve been rejected from Ho Chi Minh.

I haven’t worked for over two years as I’ve been living off savings. I got a job in recently, mainly for the dtv. But as I haven’t paid any tax, or had incomes , I’m thinking that’s probably the reason I got rejected.

So keen to know what kind of requirements London has, before I travel home to apply from there. If I’m likely to have the same issue I won’t bother and set up home elsewhere.

Update from Phuket airport. Just arrived tonight from Vietnam and they cracking down hard on both non visa and visa holders. I been on my DTV for over a year and i needed to show 20k cash, pictures from my softpower training (muaythai) and they even asked me to call the gym owner to confirm i was still training there. Lucky the owner picked up the call. Was about 20 more people in same room as me and atleast 10 got denied entry and deported. From start to finish was around 2 hours to get my stamp. Be ready with your documents and proof.

I will be coming to Thailand in January on my non-O 90 day visa to subsequently apply for my spousal visa. After arrival, my plan is to quickly set up a bank account and immediately deposit more than 400k baht. I also plan to set up another bank account and begin immediately transferring more than 40k baht from the US every month. I thought that after the end of the 90 days and after approval of the one year spousal extension, I could then withdraw the 400k and continue the monthly transfers. I thought that before the end of the one year, I would have a record of more than 12 monthly transfers and all would be good. However, I was recently advised that I would still need the 400k in the first account to get the second year extension. Is that correct?

Hey Everyone!

Hope you are all having a great December!

I am wondering what peoples experiences have been when it comes to extending the DTV visa at the 6 month mark. I am mainly wondering if they are requesting proof of finances (the 500,000thb), like the did in my initial application.

I want to make sure I've got everything in order before I go in. I've read mixed information online but find this group has the most reliable information 😊

Thanks in advance for any help / advice!