Visa update.

Applied Hanoi Sunday 10th, medical soft power (dentistry). Approved 6.30pm Friday 15th.

Supplied:

1. Bank statements

2. Medical plan for 4 - 6 months plus

2 appointments (dentistry)

3. Cover letter explaining a couple of complicated issues.

4. Accommodation details in Hanoi.

4. Passport pages showing existing visas & several blank pages past the visas.

The only thing I was concerned about was the accomodation details I supplied was different as my original booking was cancelled after I lodged my application.

Any queries pm me- if I can help I will.

Good luck guys

Will HCMC or Hanoi accept current balance of 500k from two different bank account

Krunsgri + Lloyd’s in UK.

If I manage to borrow money from back home would rather not send it ….to my Thai account and back

Could lose nearly 10,000 in fees + conversion I think

So here is my story.

Visa applied Online Oct 25, 2024 via Washington, DC Embassy.

Nationality: Pakistan

Documents Submitted: Passport, Bank Statements 3 months, Driver License

Additional Documents Request: Oct 31, 2024

Submitted: US Visa, Company Letter

Visa Received via Email: Nov 4, 2024

AUSTRALIAN INFO:

I have some questions, NZ Citizen (NZ Passport), Aus Permanent Resident.

I am considering going to BKK for a Vasectomy Appointment. Will be one Appointment but can book in follow up Appointments x4.

My Questions for anyone that has applied from Aus.

1. What is the waiting time?

2. How many months previous bank statements were required?

3. How was the overall application process?

4. For medical applicants, how much documentation did you have to provide? Is confirmation of medical appointment enough, or do you need X amount of appointments?

I have used the search engine but nothing specific has been shown.

Any other Aussies with experience, feel free to drop a comment or DM.

Thanks to all in advance

DTV APPROVED

London Thai Embassy

Applied 24th Aug

(Waited to finalise my flight booking)

Submitted flight booking 23rd Sept

Received 24th Sept

Documents required

Contract from company stating the right to work abroad.

Letter addressed to Thai embassy confirming my role and right to work abroad.

Bank statement with 500,000thb from ONE ACCOUNT. Statement PDF.

I had initially not attached flight info to the application as I applied with Pedang Besar as my entry. I then had to prove travel from London - Thailand (including any layovers) and show my flight ticket.

Visa was issued the following day after submitting my flight.

Successful Application in Taipei Via Medical / Dental route took 2 days.

I've got a couple of appointments booked in and took letter of my treatment plan.

And obviously met the other criteria for "Soft Power" from there Website...

[members only]

Happy Days...

😎🙏🏽

DTV Visa approved via hanoi.

I applied based on soft power. Made a dentist appointment at Bangkok Hospital. Booked an appointment at Hanoi consulate، submit my application on Thursday and got my visa today. Here in hanoi take 3 working days not include the day you submit your application.

Good luck to you all.

# DTV Update: HCMC Approved!

I'm in HCMC right now and just picked up my DTV today.

Here's what I did to prepare:

- Scheduled my appt at the HCMC Thail consulate 3 weeks ahead of my trip

- Pre-filled the visa app from HCMC Thai consulate

- Printed out my American business license/LLC paperwork

- Printed out 2 client contracts with my American biz name/address shown (matched LLC paperwork)

- Printed out 6mos of bank statements with 500k+ baht showing for all 6 mos

- Printed out my HCMC hotel confirmation

- Had visa pics printed and ready

- Had precisely $340 USD in crisp bills

What they did when I arrived that you can do ahead of time:

- Had me glue my picture to my visa app

- Highlighted the ending bank account summary amount for each month

What issue I ran into:

- One of my USD bills had a tiny bit of ink on it - they asked me to exchange it for a "clean" one. I popped over to a currency converter shop and exchanged it, and was able to get back in line without an appointment.

Visa approval + pickup

- They processed all the paperwork with the "clean" bills in 5 minutes and gave me a slip to pick up my passport with the new DTV in 48 hours. (This means you're officially "approved")

- Two days later, I returned the slip and instantly picked up my passport, which included DTV.

*NOTE: The HCMC Thai Consulate visa center is a tiny container office outside.*

I hope this helps!

1 of my main concerns is that I have a few different accounts that I keep my money in and I would have to transfer the amount of 500K equivalent into 1 bank account, therefore I would not be able to give 3 or 6 months statements showing 500K but I would be able to show the full amount on the day of applying.Any recommendations on where I could apply and this would not be a problem? Is there anyone else that was in a similar situation?

DTV Visa SUCCESS! 🎉 Vientiane, Laos.

Hey all. I just received my passport back with a DTV Visa. Feeling grateful! I thought I would make this post to document the process I took, and my current situation.

I stressed myself out to the max before applying for this visa due to the conflicting info online. It seems to vary heavily from embassy to embassy and is dependent on multiple factors.

DO NOT take my application as gospel, but hopefully there is some info in here that can help others.

Embassy I used - 🇱🇦 Vientiane, Laos

My nationality - 🇬🇧 British

Application type - 🛂 In person

Visa type - 💻 Remote work DTV

Company location - 🇦🇺 Australia

Time taken - ⏰ 3 days inc day of application

Documents I submitted ✍️

• Passport copies

• Passport photos x 2

• Previous month wage slip for July

• Upwork profile page PDF (freelance site)

• Upwork certificate of earnings (payslip)

• LinkedIn profile page PDF

• Rental contract for house rental in Thailand

• Previous years UK tax return proof

• Booking confirmation of hotel in Laos

• Copy of Laos Visa on arrival stamp in passport [they emphasized this]

• Printed out embassy appointment for Laos

• 6 months UK personal bank statement closing balance showing 500k baht, in my name

• Remote work contract from AUS company (not notarized by AUS embassy)

• Cover letter describing my documents (discarded by officer upon submission)

Day of applying:

1. I arrived outside the embassy at 8AM, 1hr before.

2. Went inside at 9AM sharp

3. First hurdle is initial document check & check that you have appointment booked (they checked email confirmation too)

4. Walked up to main counter, handed officer my document stack

5. Officer skimmed through, taking considerable notice to my bank statements

6. Officer did not ask for any further documents it was a very quick process. I could see him flicking through my docs and ticking off the checklist in his head as he went along

7. Officer asked for my passport & 10,000baht CASH (they only accepted Thai baht)

8. I submitted, and got told to come back to collect my passport today @ 1:30PM

9. Collected my passport with DTV Visa sticker 🥳

It was the most hassle free embassy experience I’ve had. Super simple and straight to the point. Much better experience than I’ve had at Thai embassy’s in other countries. Super chilled here.

BANK STATEMENTS FAQ ❓

I did NOT have 500k balance for the entirety of the past 6 months. I recently topped up my account from elsewhere to ensure the closing balance was over 500k baht (literally 2 days before applying). I circled my closing balance of this month with a pen, and converted the GBP 🇬🇧 currency to Thai baht 🇹🇭 to make it dead easy for the officers to see I had the required amount.

Good luck everyone!!

Interested to see what happens in 180 days from now, but that’s a story for another day. Got 6 months to breathe & eat Pad Krapow now. 😂

Happy to answer any questions below. 👇