My DTV visa request was denied at washington DC royal thai embassy because “the information in the form didn’t match my passport”. They wouldn’t give me any details other than that as far as what didn’t match. I checked everything muliple times.

One of the questions on the form is “city of birth”. I put the city but my passport only says “California, USA”. Has anyone been denied for this before and for the next time should I put California for that question so it matches my passport?

Hi all,

Just want to share my DTV process:

21 April - Arrived to Jakarta, Indonesia

22 April - Sent all documents and paid for the visa fee in the evening

29 April - afternoon, the embassy asked me additional information about the bank account where I gave my financial statement. I made a separate letter explaining that my bank used my initials as the name in my account, and indeed that is my personal bank account.

Evening, received an email from the embassy that my DTV request is accepted.

More or less, the process took 5 working days for me.

Many thanks to Settle in Abroad who helped me compiling the documents and answering all my questions. As a new digital nomad with only one client, I was at first pessimist on my success rate, but my experience proves otherwise.

Hello everyone. Just wanted to say a big thank you to this amazing group and everyone who has shared such helpful information here.

We successfully got our DTV approved through the Soft Power Muay Thai application.

We applied in Hanoi, and the whole process took about a week. To our surprise, we even received the approval email on Sunday.

Really appreciate all the tips and support from this community. Thank you so much!

Hong Kong passport holder

20th Apply in Hanoi

21st pending documents check

22nd pending approval

27th Approved

Hello and firstly thank you to all those in this group who make the application process so much smoother. My son had his DTV Visa approved. He applied in Hanoi, submitted Sunday evening when he arrived, change to pending document check on Monday, change to pending approval on Wednesday, nothing at all until Saturday. He was due to fly out on Sunday so he sent them a polite email asking for an update. No update came so he left back to Thailand, two hours after he arrived home he received approval. Now he’ll have to go out and come back again to activate the Visa but this is to remind everybody that this office works both Saturdays and Sundays! Although official hours are not on the website, his approval email came at 7:34 pm on a Sunday.

And yes, we know officially he should stay in the country until it is approved, but he had to come back for personal reasons .

Just received my DTV I arrive on 1 May headed direct to pattaya, would anyone like to show a newbie around are there services for this ? I’m gud for a beer or 10 shots

Sharing a personal experience. Questions and thoughts welcome. Extending a 90 Day Non-O Visa for one year at Bangkok Immigration Division 1 on 27 January. This is directed at anyone doing this for the first time ever or someone seeking a refresher. It’ll be long and not very informative for the experienced. Please keep it in mind.

Getting there: I’m located near the Sukhumvit Road BTS aka the Green Line. Left residence at 10:35. Arrived @ Mo Chit Station 50 minutes later cost 62 baht. Taxi arrived at BKK Imm Div 1 main entrance 11:45. 105 baht on the meter. Paid 120.

Initial Entry: Show passport; guard scans it. Pass through security with bag going through detection machine. Straight to information desk to pick up forms for the extension. Proceded directly to queue area. Received queue ticket section L1 at ~11:55. 28 people ahead in the queue.

Bangkok Bank Information: Walked straight down to bank. 11 people ahead of me in the queue. Filled out TM7 & associated forms in the bank. Queue moved slowly. Had copies made in the meantime. Took 55 minutes for me to make it to a bank employee. I had 800,000 baht letter made and also ordered a six month printout of my account activity, each cost 100 baht. (As a test I ordered a one year activity letter (200 baht) which you cannot get same day. It arrives by email one day later. Estimated earliest arrival time by bank employee was 2:00 pm. Arrived 1:20 pm.) Walked out of the bank at ~1:05 pm.

Back to copy area to make duplicates of the banking information just in case. Always have extra copies made.

Arrived area L1 at ~1:10 pm.

Documents I brought with my to the L1 Area to be processed. 1) 12 month lease signed by me & owner with owner Thai ID attached. Each page initialed/signed by me and owner; witness page also signed by real estate pro. 2) TM30 online version completed by real estate pro. 3) Passport main page, most recent stamp page & Non-O Page. 4) Bank Letter 800K. 5) 6 month activity report from bank. 6) Same day update: bank account activity. 7) Passport Photo.

Area L1 wait: Line moved quickly. Called to Immigration Officer desk at ~2:25 pm. & presented docs. Approval process was pleasant and quick. Signed a few docs again in front of the IO, drew a map of the area in which my building is located & paid fee. IO applied stamps and stapled slip informing me of date to do first 90 day report which must be done in person. I briefly surrendered passport and bank book for supervisor final approval. IO officer says everything OK; please wait outside. It’s now 2:40 pm.

~2:50 pm: Intern/Trainee: “Mr. Michael” She has passport and bank book and bill in hand. One year retirement visa stamp in passport. I’m good in the Kingdom for 1 year. I walk out the door at 3:00 pm.

Getting home: This is for the 30 day extension group at Laksi. Lak Si IT Square is 3 km from Imm Div 1. Aircon Taxi cost usually 70 baht. The Dark Red train line run by State Railway of Thailand is adjacent the Mall. Laksi to Bang Sue main railway station is 20 baht. MRT Blue Line from Bang Sue to Sukhumvit (connect to Asok BTS) is 37 baht. Your cost from there will vary. It’s a bit of a roundabout way to travel (takes about 40 min to reach the BTS) but you can chow down or shop at Laksi & Asok. The MRT and BTS are separate companies so each have a different rider smart card.

General Thoughts:

*Train transport was free due to the Lunar New Year celebration gift from the companies to the public. I believe the real bonus was so many people were celebrating the new year fewer people were seeking immigration services. If you eliminate the lunch hour (12:00-13:00) I was in and out in less than two hours. I consider that a quick processing time.

*You can get an 800K bank letter ahead of time and update your bank book using automated machines in the government complex. My time in the bank was much longer than I anticipated.

*The one year account activity letter from cannot happen same day. One year renewals: keep this in mind!

*The copy shop in the complex I use knows what stamps you are required for the each visa that I’ve needed.

*Making an appointment is great. Allow a little extra time so you are ready with all your paperwork. If you aren’t fully prepared you have to get a new queue ticket.

*Thank you if you made this far and are still awake. I’ll reply to questions if anyone has them.

I wanted to flag a possible issue with the Thai embassy in Vientiane regarding email notifications. I submitted my DTV application and did not receive any email updates. However, when I checked the portal, it showed "Request for Interview."

Some of my friends have had similar experiences. When I visited the embassy, they told me to wait for an email - but no emails ever arrived. For example, a few friends who applied for a TR visa never received any emails either, but when they checked the portal, they found that their visa had already been approved and they were able to download it directly.

It seems that several people applying for DTV visas in Vientiane are facing this issue. I’m wondering if any of you have experienced the same.

Thanks!

Did anyone apply for your DTV through the Los Angeles consulate? How was your experience with them?

Just a quick update for Re-Entry on DTV:

Spent 179 days of my first DTV entry my history of entry is : in 2024 I only spent maybe 10 days out of Thailand and I’m here since May 2023 on TR ED TR ED again

So I would be the best person to be questioned by the immigration despite having the visa ( all the fear mongering post I see here)after all on my first exit on ED visa I got a interview in Thai so why not again

So what did I do?

Left from DMK to Kuala Lumpur, arrive at midnight and take the first flight back. So my Thai exit is 19 entry in Malaysia 20 exit 20 and entry Thailand 20

No question asked, stamp stamp check all good

Round two in October, just be nice smile and do what they ask it’s not rocket science

Got approved for my DTV Nomad visa in Phnom Penh!

Was pretty anxious about applying but was pretty smooth.

Submitted:

- cover letter with information on my company as well as my company website

- 3 months bank statements showing over 500,000 baht

- company registration and official govt documents from my home country

- proof that my company is operating outside Thailand

Applied April 1, approved April 18.

I did use an agent to double check my documents for 10,000 baht. For me was worth the peace of mind.