Posting as a data point.

US passport holder.

DTV workcation (self-employed).

Applied via Ho Chi Minh City Consulate

Applied: Just before midnight on October 8th, 2025

Extra documents requested: October 9th, 2025 (all pages of passport + time and date, income for the past 6 months highlighted in transaction records + past 2 years of income taxes, business registration + company profile, CV or portfolio + examples of work)

Extra documents submitted: Mid afternoon October 9th, 2025

Messaged Consulate on Line: October 20th, 2025 (message read, but not responded to)

DTV approved: October 21st, 2025 1:15pm

Good luck to all!

How long have you guys been stuck on pending approval?

Edit: I applied in the UK

Edit 2: Visa has been approved after submitting all requested documents. Was pending approval for 5 days total

I applied for my DTV via the eVisa route to the Los Angeles Consulate end of Nov 2024 and recently got approved. While I know we were supposed to wait in the US until we were approved, unforeseen circumstances caused a delay. We arrived to Thailand at the end of Dec 2024. Currently I, my, spouse, and children are here on a 60-day visa exemption that will expire at the end of this month.

Now I need to apply for DTVs for my spouse and children. I know we're not supposed to apply while we are in Thailand. We were planning on flying to a SE Asia country to get theirs processed over a couple of days. However, am I correct that there are no in-person appointments in SE Asia anymore, and all applications are through the eVisa portal?

Do we need to leave Thailand, go to SE Asia Country and apply through the eVisa portal for that country, hoping that it gets processed quickly and then fly back in? Going back to the US to apply is not feasible for us. Thanks in advance.