Thought I'd post this while waiting on my DTV in Hanoi. If your going to apply from a Thai embassy outside of your home I would advise that you book your stay as a holiday not as a 3-4 day anxious waiting experience that basically ramps up anxiety and keeps you rebooking accommodation. Also, on a personal note, if you want a peaceful quiet experience while waiting, don't stay in the old quarter, it's crazy !

Hi everyone! Any fellow Canadians here who have applied for the DTV? I'd love to know if you applied through the Ottawa or Vancouver embassy and what your experience was like. I'm especially curious about the success rate before I submit my application. Thanks in advance 😃

Two US passport holders. Visited the Yangon embassy on Monday to apply for DTV medical option. No evisa here as others have noted. Made the appointment two weeks ago. Brought along 6 months of bank statements. Foreigner registration and copies of all visas past two years. Photos and the generic visa form. Had appointment details for Bumrungrad specialists for the next 13 months along with stamped signed certificates of diagnosis and treatment plans. Those certificates were very brief and to the point. Not a formal letter. Applied for spouse visa for my wife and brought marriage certificate. All these things were copies. They didn't ask for payment. Told us to come back at 2 pm. Came back and paid, got a receipt and told to return on Wednesday. My wife went back today and picked up everything. The staff were very courteous and as others mentioned wanted to help. They were amazingly efficient as well. We had tons of additional documentation too but they didn't ask for it. Didn't ask for flight ticket or apartment lease. Some local people had up to 8 passports with them. Traffic was very brisk. We've only been in Yangon for two years but know what people are going through. I hope everyone who was there had their visas approved and are able to get out.

Anyone that did the application process in Jakarta embassy recently and can share they experiences please ? ☺️🙏🏽

I’m hesitating between few different countries on where to apply

Thank you !!!

Appreciate all your help and comments

Hello! I am planning to apply for DTV visa in Cambodia. Does anyone have any experience with the embassy there? I have not seen many people talking about applying in Cambodia, mostly Indonesia, Laos or Vietnam. Thank you for any reply in advance 🙏

Hello! Has anyone had experience applying for the DTV in Taipei, Taiwan? What was it like? How fast is the process? Thank you 😊

Hello All 👋

I’m just about to cross into Malaysia from the islands in Thailand to apply for my Tourist Visa from the embassy.

I was originally planning my journey to the Thai Embassy in Penang, however I have just discovered there is an embassy in Kota Bharu, Malaysia 🇲🇾

Could anyone who has had gone through Kota Bharu please share your experience with:

A: Travel

B: Embassy

C: Kota Bharu as a destination?

Penang journey vs Kota Bharu?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated 🙏

Hi guys. Has anybody managed to get to the embassy in Jakarta Indonesia for a Non B and Non O visa? How has the experience been? Any current restrictions? Would this be an option for us to go to?

I just wanted to share my positive experience at the Royal Thai Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka applying for a SE Non-O Visa, family purpose.

First thing to do is to book an appointment online (they usually have availability every day of the week Mon-Fri) specifying the type of visa you're applying for and print out the confirmation email. They don't let you enter the embassy if you don't have the appointment paper with you.

I would say that for me the only struggle was finding a printing/photocopy shop in Colombo.

I had all the documents they required, except for my wife's Tabien Baan original house registration (we only had a copy), her original passport (which we forgot at the hotel) and the original bank statement of mine with bank certification (I could only print out a statement from my online banking and auto-certify it). The officers were not fuzzy about us not having the originals, they just took the photocopies.

Account balance required is 110.000 SL rupies, which is around 20.000 THB.

Officers are Sri Lankan and they do all the process, but after you hand them all the documents they have a Thai officer review your application and see if there's anything missing or it's good to go.

SE Non-O visa cost is 13.000 SL rupies, approx 2300 THB, passport pick up is after 5 working days. While your passport is with them, I would suggest always carrying a photocopy of it + the visa application receipt and it's all good.

I got my O-A visa today,.Thank you everybody here for the help and helpful posts. Here's my experience.

I went down to LA on sunday night. Stayed at the Rodeway Inn. Nice rooms at a reasonable price and easy 5 minute walk to the embassy.

I showed up at 9:00 am monday morning. There was a short line. You hand your id card to the security guard downstairs. He gives you a badge that you can use to take the elevator to the 2nd floor where they process visa requests.

there are two windows that say 'Visa' on them. You hand your original and two copies to one person. That person checks your forms and highlights the critical parts on each form. The amounts for the financial documents. The date for the airline ticket to go to thailand. If everything checks out, you go to the other window and the other person re-checks your documents and hands you a receipt for your money order. That form has a stamp on it that tells you to come back on the next business day between 10:30 am and 12 to pick up your visa/passport.