Cooking visa
Sharing positive vibes about entering Thailand with a DTV soft power cooking visa for the fourth time since November 2025. I left Thailand August 7 and returned August 10 from Malaysia. My plane landed at 19:25. There w…
Hi everyone! We are a family of 4 currently in Thailand and planning to apply for the DTV visa under the Soft Power category (Muay Thai for my husband, Thai cooking for myself). Since we need to get the main DTV approve…
DTV Soft Power Approved! Two weeks! Location: Washington DC Activity: Cooking (1 year program) School: Arun Thai Visa Service: ISSA Compass Applied: May 14 Approved May 29 I was sweating a bit hearing all the stories of…
Hello, to those who got approved in US or know about apps here … I’m about to submit my App ( Cooking ) to DC office. per Thai embassy website,….below Air ticket and Hotel/ place of stay are not required docs. * even th…
There are some really helpful people in this thread, and I truly appreciate it! US Passport applied Ho Chi Minh DTV soft power cooking just approved today * 26 January: Applied for DTV soft power in Ho Chi Minh City * 3…
Hanoi Embassy - 6 months Soft Power Cooking - application stated as "cancelled" (not "rejected") within 48 hours of submission, no explanation or additional docs requested. Any ideas what could be going on? The ones I c…
how are recent entry experiences with the soft power cooking option? do they check/ask for attendance or ask other questions? my understanding is that it is not required to attend the class to get the visa. (I understan…
Hello! Do you think it is more easy to apply for a muay thai or thai cooking visa? I love both muay thai and thai cooking so really hesitating haha
Is it easier to be granted the Muay thai or Cooking DTV? Which one is more expensive? I was planning on getting the Muay Thai DTV, but the cost would be 49k bahts (Muay thai class) + 350$ (application fee) which I find…
Just wanting to report that I successfully re-entered Thailand last night at Phuket airport with no questions asked. It was my first re-entry after my initial entry and I went the Thai Cooking soft power route! 👨🍳