📍 Location: Danang

🗓 Submission date: 22 Sep

✅ Approval date: 30 Sep

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share my experience applying from Ho Chi Minh stayed in Danang (I’m Swedish, DTV Softpower Moay Thai).

What I provided:

. passport main page photo

. All Thai Visa stamps photo, and last Vietnam Stamp.

. Bank statement 6 months at least 500 000 Baht.

. Danang Accommodation 5 nights.

They later requested how i support myself while im in Thailand, i sent them a screenshot of my crypto portfolio.

I’ve learnt so much from this group thank you so much guys. If you’ve got any questions, feel free to ask, I’m more than happy to give back and help where I can.

Good luck to everyone! 🍀

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone used JetSim physical sim card in Thailand before and don't mind sharing your experience?

Not sure if it requires biometric registration now under the new sim card rules in Thailand.

Thanks.

For anyone who’s ever had additional document requests for DTV, after providing the documents, how long is the wait for approval then? Does it start from beginning?

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.

For those who want to apply for a DTV visa, my friend applied through a Muay Thai gym in Chiang Mai, since you have to register for a course at a gym before applying. He then flew to another country to submit the DTV visa application at the Thai embassy, but it was rejected. This Muay Thai gym is popular, which is why he trusted it. I called the owner in Chiang Mai to ask for a refund, and she asked where I was. When I told her I was in Bangkok, she said that since she’s in Chiang Mai and I’m in Bangkok, I can’t do anything to her. So be careful, you might be the next unlucky one. The gym even threatened me if I left any bad reviews on Google Maps. The gym has great reviews for visas and advertises a refund policy, but when he asked for a refund, they refused. And that’s the reason why they have good reviews, because of Thailand’s defamation laws.

First entry stamp for my DTV that i issued in Dubai for my Iraqi passport. Entry was quick. No questions. Just showed my DTV pdf on my phone and got stamped 😍.

Hi group! US citizen here, married to a Thai national, applying for Non-Imm O visa. Which Thai embassies in neighboring countries (Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam , etc.) have you used and recommend? Online info is all over the place—personal experiences appreciated to help me choose! Thanks!tna

My non o visa is on the 65000b method paid into Bangkok Bank I Can get the 12 monthly statement fron tha mbanking app but i have to provide a statement which the bank will not supply What do I do

Update from CNX today 9/5 noon.

There were 2 international flights that arrived together.

The lines were pretty short and I waited 5 minutes.

The IO looked at my DTV and stamped me in for 180 days. He asked no questions.

Customs was closed and the bags came out quickly.

Easy peasy!

Does anyone know what can be used as a "Document Indicating Current Location" in the DTV request if I don’t have a long-term residence in the country I’m applying from?

I’m applying from Canada. I’m a Canadian citizen and physically here right now, but I’m only traveling here temporarily. I don’t have anything with a permanent Canadian address (like a driver’s license, rental contract, utility bill, etc.).

Has anyone been in a similar situation? For example, would things like a boarding pass, entry stamp, hotel booking, or something similar work? I’d really appreciate hearing what documents have worked for others.