Has anyone applied at the DC Embassy for a soft power DTV visa using the following information: (really it’s a funds seasoning question)

Cooking classes signed up for.

Monthly income minimum guaranteed $1500.00 usd

Savings :100,000+ (but it is “unseasoned” due to being from the sale of a home)

(All other requirements met)

I’ve had a friend say his money was in his account a few weeks before he applied and was approved.

I would like to move sooner but the seasoning of funds is the only “disqualification” hindering that.

Should I go ahead Thailand and leave after when it’s seasoned and apply in Vietnam?

Kind Advice Requested...

I applied for my Muay Thai DTV in Hanoi. My application was canceled, saying that I didn't have enough months left in my passport.

So we hoofed it over to the Embassy and filed for new passports.

I just got word that our new passports are arriving early next week, so I have to re-apply. Do I re-apply at Hanoi, or do I have to switch to HCMC? You switch cities if you get a rejection, right? But for a cancelation, you can re-apply at the same location?

Please let me know if you have actual experience with this.

No annoying gripes or jabs, thanks.

I applied on 11 September at the Jakarta Embassy for the Muay Thai Soft Power route. Around 17 September, I received a request for all passport pages. Around 24 or 25 September, I received a request for proof of experience and interest in Muay Thai.

Today, on 29 September, the status changed to “Pending Approval” at 10 a.m., but at 6 p.m.(embassy works till 5pm for info) it suddenly changed back to “Processing – Pending Document Check (1),” even though I didn’t upload any new documents. How and why did this happen?

I'd like to ask if anyone has got their DTV in one country and added/applied dependants to the DTV from a different country? We've been waiting weeks for the Canberra office in Australia and have flights booked. Their website says ten working days and we called to confirm but gave ourselves an extra few weeks after those ten days to as apply for the dependant visas but STILL don't have the DTV 😭

We need to be out of Australia and thinking of applying in Penang for the dependant visas. Will this be an issue?

Hey guys, my partner will be applying for the DTV (workation) this winter at the embassy in Madrid, Spain (he’s Spanish).

We are currently already in Thailand, but will fly to Spain for the holidays and stay for a month. Given that a lot of people report slow processing time at the embassy in Madrid, I’m not sure whether applying on the 19th of December (the day we arrive) will be sufficient time. We fly back to Thailand on January 21st… it’s just over a month but of course there’s the holidays in between.

Does anyone have any experience with filing their application while still in another country? In other words: could my partner send in his application before December 19th or will they check whether he was actually in Spain on that day?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Got a documents request, what does it even mean and what I need to send them? Jakarta Embassy, Soft Power

“Other request documents: Please upload proof that shows your past muay thai experiences/interest”

Looking for recommendations for DTV visa agency in Hua Hin

Hi anybody applied for dtv in laos, my question is did you have to take documents with you to the embassy and if so what documents did you take

Ps I know I submit documents online I want to know if I need to take anything to the embassy

Cheers

Hi again everyone, I’ve got another DTV question on behalf of a friend. They’ve got well over the required amount in their bank account, but the funds haven’t been sitting there for 3 months—it was transferred in more recently. Does anyone know if this matters to the embassy, or will they usually approve the application as long as the available funds meet the requirement?

Is it possible to start the DTV application at the embassy before getting the DTV letter from the Muay Thai School?

[Edit: I had a confusion about the gyms recommendation letter and the recommendation letter of the board of boxing.

I did pay the school already, but they said I have to wait 3-4 weeks for the DTV letter. Now I understand that the school refers to the letter of the board of boxing, while most other applicants get a letter from the gym itself, which might be sufficient for an application]

My thinking: the embassy anyways will request additional documents. The Muay Thai School in Bangkok told me it will take up to 1 month for the ministry of sports to emit the DTV letter. So why not already start the process to sort out all other unexpected requirements? 🤔

I'm not sure if they will accept my application anyways, since I already stayed roughly 6 months in thailand on visa exemptions & extensions. Plus I have no proof of income, but I transfer money every month to my own travel account (wise), which I hope can sirve as "income".

Or is applying early a silly idea?

Oh, and is it normal that the school or ministry of sports send the DTV letter directly to the embassy?