For the LA Consulate for DTV under soft power, if one gets requested for a photo again because the first photo wasn't good enough but appears to have accepted the bank statement and soft power welcome letter - how long after submitting the second photo do they usually approve? and also how many times can/do they reject photo before totally rejecting application? they rejected photo and asked for another one in 1 day, but ever since uploading the 2nd photo, waiting nearly 5 days now under "processing/pending". . appreciate your feedback thanks

Hello! My visa was approved 🎉 I applied to the LA consulate on February 23rd, submitted additional documents on the 24th, & was approved this morning on the 25th. It was a very smooth process! I officially leave next week to start this new journey.

Thank you to everyone in this group. It was all so very helpful. 😊

For other people's reference for the DTV timeline particularly with the turnaround time for the LA Consulate for the workcation visa (remote work).

1. I applied at the LA consulate on Oct 30, 2025 in the morning. Fairly through with cover letters for each sections.

2. Got asked for more support documentation: remote work guarantee letter from company (even though I included one before), certificate of employment or contract, business license, description of business portfolio, and last year's tax return

3. Supplied the documentation on Oct 31, 2025 around 10am.

4. Got approval on same day Oct 31 around 1:30pm.

It was a super quick turnaround and glad it got approved.

For the LA consulate, has anyone who's gotten approved for the DTV, what did you use for the "place of issue" and "city of birth". I've searched around and got mixed answers. Some say for the place of issue use USA, United States, or United States Department of State. For city of birth some say use the state as in the passport and others say both city and state. Should you use city [space] state, ex Seattle Washington or just stick with the state (as seen on the passport) even though it asks for the city? Any advice would be appreciated.

Update: Thanks everyone. For other people's reference this worked for me.

City of Birth: I put down the state as my passport only shows the state

Place of Issue: United States

Question for anyone who’s applied for the Soft Power DTV through the LA consulate:

I transferred funds into my savings to meet the $16k requirement, but my final $2k deposit didn’t hit until June 2—so my May statement shows $14.8k, while June and July will both show over $16k.

Has anyone been approved even if one of the three required statements showed slightly under the threshold?

Wondering how strict they are about hitting the $16k mark *every* month.

Thanks in advance!

DTV approved through the LA consulate 🎉🎉🎉

Here’s my timeline in case it helps anyone:

• Applied: April 27

• Got a request for more docs: May 12

• Submitted additional docs: May 13

• Visa approved: May 22

They asked me for a company profile and business portfolio, so if you’re applying as a freelancer, definitely have those ready ahead of time to avoid back and forth.

Happy to answer any questions or share what I included in my uploads if y’all need help 🫶🏾

DTV Approved! US Citizen.

Filed in USA through LA Consulate

Filed Dec 7 Workcation

Asked for additional docs Dec 13, sent same day.

* Other request documents: Your recent tax return

* Other request documents: Business registration of the company

* Other request documents: Employment contract or employment certificate from company

Didn't hear anything until I called on Jan 13. I fly Jan 20, so was getting nervous. They said call back Jan 15. I called this morning (the 15th) and they said they'd expedite it but no promises. 6 hours later it was approved. Lots of relief!

Thanks to all in the group for your help!

I submitted to LA consulate on Friday and today they're requesting 2 documents that I've already submitted:

1. Proof of business registration - I submitted a PDF copy of my client's EIN registration document and secretary of state account number + LLC details (pulled this one from the state's corporate business search website)

2. Employment contract - My contract is labeled as "service contract", as that is what my client's company calls them

I submitted a self employment declaration letter and a cover letter also that both indicated all of these but I'm wondering if they just missed both of these in the original application?

Do I need to relabel the contract something else + submit a diff LLC doc or just submit again what I originally sent in with the application?

Anybody applied for single entry tourist visa through LA consulate and willing to share how long it took for each step of the process?

Also, anybody stayed in Indra Regent for the ASQ and willing to share their experience?

Thanks!

I want to share my experience with the LA consulate.

From Florida - on way to Bangkok, stopped at LA to visit family and apply in person for 1 year retirement Visa. The man in the Visa section on the 2nd floor was most helpful. He carefully checked my documentation and consulted with a colleague before taking the $200 fee.

He said there was a problem with the police report preventing a year Visa, but he could give me the 60 day for $40. Elsewhere I could have been out 200 with a denial.

As for police report there is a single 32 y/o dwi which I obviously took care of - and have been driving legally since. They see it as still on the record, and therefore needing to close it before they will accept.

I will get it expunged later, and apply again next trip with a clean report.

Applied afternoon of June 26th, and picked up afternoon of June 27th.