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Jan 10, 2025
8 days ago
Hello everyone, how long has someone had to wait in the "Pending Approval" section before they got and update?

Is it fair for me to say they now require no additional documents? I wonder what the "Pending Approval" process is...are they 100% happy with the application and just waiting for their boss or someone to give the final yes? lol🤣🤣
Jan 8, 2025
11 days ago
Anyone got approved DTV from Laos ?

who applied after 1th of January (e-visa online)👋🏻
Dec 17, 2024
a month ago
John ********
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I just wanted to share my experience with the Taipei office for a DTV visa for the workcation path. I own my own business in the US and do have a contract with a customer and 6 months of payment history into my bank account. I got there at 9am and was done by 10:15am. Came back at 3pm to pay for the visa or provide more documentation. They just asked me for the money! So approved and pick it up tomorrow at 4.

I will say that the #1 thing they care about is proof of payments or proof of income from your business. So make sure you have proof of income or you will have a hard time getting approved. Like the person in the next booth. I had to remind them to verify my 500,000k account lol.

And a big FYI. Only give them what they ask for. I forgot to pull some documents I had printed out in case they asked for them and this confused them allot. I told them I did not intend to give the documents to them but they would not return them, so a long explanation was needed. Also if you are from the US you need to explain to them the date format in USA is (mm/dd/yyyy).

From what I saw while I was there from other people applying while I was there (5 or 6). The soft power applicants seemed to get processed with less questions than remote workers. They ask allot questions to remote workers/freelancers so be advised.

There is no notification of them changing to E-Visa system any time soon. Also it is cold and cloudy here now so be prepared 11-16c. Thanks to the group for another successful application!

Documents requested (in order of importance)

Business tax id, business registration (with your name on it somewhere100% needed)

6 mo Bank statements with payments from customers in your business account

Contract with a customer

Employer letter

6 mo 500,000 baht account. And they will ask you to show them in the office on your bank app that you still have the money.
Dec 13, 2024
a month ago
Hello everyone,

I wanted to share my recent experience regarding the DTV visa application. I submitted my visa application on December 9th and received my approved visa on December 12th! 🥳

The process was very simple and efficient. The documents required are quite straightforward:

- Employment contract

- Proof of my work through emails or client references

- Thai bank statement for the last 6 months with a balance of over 500,000 THB

A big thank you to the Thai Embassy in Vientiane for their excellent service. I highly recommend going through them if you need a DTV visa.

Good luck to everyone with your applications!

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Nov 8, 2024
2 months ago
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Hello, I am Korean I entered Ho Chi Minh from Thailand yesterday and applied for dtv e-visa If anyone has applied for an electronic visa to Thailand from Ho Chi Minh City, please let me know Approximately how long does it take for the visa to be approved??
May 28, 2022
3 years ago
Tom ****
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Hi. I am currently on a TR Visa (after 11 years working here) which gives me 60 + 30 days.

The immigration officer told me I could leave the country and come back on one more TR visa in a calendar year so 180 days total.

Does this chime with other people's experience?

Thanks.
Jan 10, 2022
3 years ago
Rampi ********
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Went to Chaeng Wattana for Thai Spouse visa today. Funds in bank ready. No questions asked 30 days done and asked to come towards the end of that for full extension. Bank statement was printed by bank on 7th and they accepted it. Passbook was a mess as it got jammed in the machine and ruined the printing, showed it to her and she did not care either way.

Timing was crazy for unknown reasons. 10 numbers before me crawled but i ended up taking just about 10 to 15 mins.

My suggestion, just follow this group and prepare all documents as mentioned in the posts here. There were some papers which she wanted 2 copies for, she copied those on the machine behind her.

Thanks for all the advice. Highly appreciated.
Jan 8, 2022
3 years ago
Nik ****
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Hello, has anyone ever applied for a covid visa extension in hat yai? What was your experience? Cheers.
Sep 18, 2020
4 years ago
Max *********
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Another good experience with the online booking system today. Second time using it, doing my 90day check in (prefer in person than the online 90day check) appointment booked for 10:40am. Arrived at MTT at 10:00am and was escorted to the designated online booking section and was seen to straight away 40 mins early of my appointment. In my experience the online booking system puts you in a separate queue and they seemed eager to see to you if your there. Highly recommend the online queue system and advise to get there early.
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