🎉 DTV Approved! 🎉

I just got my Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) approved today : Softpower Cooking class

Here’s my timeline:

📅 Submitted: 9th December (Paris)

📄 No Additional Docs Requested

☑️ Pending Approval: 30th December

✅ Approved: 2nd of January 7pm

Didn’t add any letter, just sent the minimum, exactly what they asked, not less not more.

I put Unemployed and under 20k per year earning, no problem.

Anyway thank you everyone for your help and hope I will help too by posting this 🇹🇭🙏

Hi everyone I just check out the DTV requirements and need your help on some clarification. Right now I just visited Chiang Rai and wanted to learn cooking class and cultural manufacturing class like whiskey, food and other farming manufacturing which was one of my dream goals.

I saw on the DTV requirements course there is Cooking classes.

Is there anyone on the group who can help with more details.

Do the immigration provide us with a specific company or should I need to search for cooking class towards local with permit please as I am confused about it

Thank you for all help and God Bless🙏

Contradicting feedback from cookings schools regarding how many sessions a 6 month cooking course needs to consist of to safely secure a DTV. One big school ditched their 8 session course and replaced with 24 sessions. A more expensive course but they said it’s necessary to obtain the DTV. Other big school said nah, 8 sessions is fine. I’m not knowing who to believe and my local Thai embassy is impossible to contact. Can anyone advise 🙏

Hello. I'm looking to understand if it's possible to get a DTV visa based on a vegan cooking course. If anyone knows of such a course. How do I know for sure that the course gives me what I need for a visa. How much minimum time is needed. And if I have to renew the course every time or is one time enough to get a 5-year visa?

Thank you 🙏

Hey hey guys, I’m Geneva. Been in the group a while, but just bouncing back from a bug & have been deep into preparing for the flight to Thailand with my 2 pups.

I’m looking at all this information about the DTV Visa using search, & I’ll be honest either my mind is still foggy or information is all over the place.

I have not chosen Thailand to be my forever home yet, but I am deciding between different VISAS. I wanted to do the student visa, because I want to take cooking classes & really get into the culture. However, just wanted feedback on which VISAS you all have & for what reasons. Can you still take classes if you have a different VISA, or is the student VISA a necessity?

I’m in Vegas, so I only have an embassy in California… can’t afford to be taking a trip and selecting the wrong one. I fly out next week, and will do my initial 60 days.

SN: I am American, brand new passport for 10yrs; military brat, started every thing in life in Europe, been traveling all my life but always with family. First solo international adventure. Also my dogs are fine; permits approved, health certificate, DOT, etc I do not need any information in regards to that.

Thank you in advance

Hi All, both me & my partner are looking at the DTV for soft power cooking classes. We meet all other requirements such as financial, flights & accomodation, we will be applying from our home country the UK. I am looking for any reccomendations on cooking classes in Khao Lak (or near to) for the DTV as I would like to ensure we enroll to a reputable business- thank you in advance 😊

Hello

Unfortunately my application has been rejected in Hanoi

DTV Soft power thai cooking 6month course with House of Taste Bangkok

French passport

Applied 13/08

Pending approval 14/08

Rejected 20/08

No other documents requested simply rejected.

Provided :

4month current account bank statement with more than 500k baht and saving account with more than 4 millions baht

Proof of location in Hanoi (booking, stamp, google maps shot, payment receipt)

School document (DBD, Proof of payment, class example and stuff)

Since they don't provide any explanation on why they reject your application I wonder what's my next best move.

Either I try to apply from HCMC/Jarkata embassy or I maybe change course to Muay Thai, go with an agent ?

DTV approved! Enrolled in House of Taste Thai Cooking School 👨‍🍳 [members only]/ I highly recommend them if you are going soft power route.

They are super fast to respond on WhatsApp and so nice. They quickly provided all the documents needed for the DTV and the LA Consulate did not ask for anything additional.

I’m so excited for my first class with a market tour next week! 😁

I can also confirm the LA Consulate is moving much faster now as my DTV was approved in 3 business days. Best of luck to everyone!

Can you attend the Pattaya Cooking School and received the documents needed for the DTV application process?

The approval of my DTV visa. I was never asked by Thai immigration to produce the DTV visa; they merely stamped my passport.

I paid less than 10,000 baht for the soft power (cooking class), but the price has already increased.