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Mar 24, 2026
a month ago
Filipe *********
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QUESTION: Making my Thai E-Visa account

I have 2 given names, and 2 family names. However it doesn't let me add spaces

Has anyone (that got approved for DTV- not rejected) faced this issue and what did you use?

Many thanks!!!
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Jan 26, 2026
3 months ago
Title: DTV Rejected for “Missing suffix (Jr.)” — Questions about name format + financial proof (IRA)

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share an issue I ran into and ask two quick questions.

I recently applied for the Thailand DTV visa and was rejected, with the rejection reason stating:

“Missing suffix on the last name on the application.”

My passport name includes “Jr.”, but the application form did not have a dedicated suffix field, so I entered my last name without it. I now realize they wanted “Jr.” included anyway (likely in the last name field).

Question 1 (Name / Jr. issue):

For anyone with “Jr.” on their passport, how did you enter it on the DTV application?

Did you put it as Last Name: LASTNAME JR or LASTNAME, JR?

Also — since the rejection was specifically for the missing suffix, do they usually stop reviewing the application immediately, or do they still review the rest of the documents before rejecting?

Question 2 (Financial proof / IRA):

I don’t keep 500,000 THB (or $17,000 USD) sitting in my checking account. Most of my funds are in an IRA (well above the minimum requirement).

Has anyone successfully used IRA / brokerage statements as proof of funds for DTV, or do they automatically reject unless it’s a personal checking/savings account with 3 months history?

Do they request additional documents, or is it usually an immediate denial if the funds aren’t in a regular bank account?

Thanks in advance — hoping this helps someone else avoid the same mistake.
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Jul 31, 2025
9 months ago
From*****
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Guys I have a question, I have 2 names and 2 surnames, one of my 2 surnames have an ñ and an ú, just like that, Zúñiga. Also in the bottom part of the passport with all the >>>>>> is written simply ZUNIGA, How should I insert my 2 first names? should I use the field "middle name"? Should I use the special characters just as it's written in the passport or use the info on the bottom without the ñ?

Please help! I don't want to be rejected because of wrong input
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Jun 29, 2025
10 months ago
I am applying with Muay Thai soft power at Jakarta embassy. How should I fill in my English and Chinese names? Such as below:

Full name on passport: Anthony Bernard Chan Dak Eng

Machine readable field reads: Chan<<Anthony<Bernard<Dak<Eng

The system populates as:

First Name: Anthony

Middle Name: Bernard Dak Eng

Last Name: Chan

1) Is this correctly filled in?

2) If the visa comes out as "Anthony Bernard Dak Eng Chan", will I have any problems at immigration?

Edited:

The confusion is because the Chinese name is "Chan Dak Eng".

First name: Anthony

Middle name: Bernard

Family name: Chan

Chinese name: Dak Eng

Dak Eng is populated into the middle name field. Is this correct?
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Apr 28, 2025
a year ago
Genevieve ****
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Hello everyone, are there any Malaysians or Singaporeans on here who have successfully gotten the DTV? Would really appreciate some help on how to fill in our names, since our passports do not differentiate between family and given names. The machine readable zone recognizes our entire name as a family name 😅
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Feb 5, 2025
a year ago
Laurent ************
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I have some hesitations to fill out the online E-VISA form...

I have 3 first names and on my passport it appears as XXXXX XXXXX X.

So the last one is shortened with a period at the end but in the MRZ zone the period does not appear.

I think I will not write the period in the form, what do you think?

Another thing, on my passport under "Authority" there is the name of the city where the passport was issued, there is an apostrophe in the middle of the name XXXXX-X'XXXX and it is impossible to write an apostrophe in the online form.

Do you think that replacing the apostrophe with a space will not be a problem?
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Oct 15, 2024
2 years ago
Kaita *********
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Hi, so I’m trying to apply for e-visa (DTV) in Phnom Penh, and having a bit of trouble filling out the name field.

In the personal information section, the form asks for first, middle and last name. My name is three words but I don’t have specific first, middle, last. I’m worried that if I separate them, it’ll come out all wrong and will have problems at immigration.

Do you have any suggestions for filling out Burmese names in those fields? Please advise.
21 comments
Jul 19, 2019
7 years ago
Niels ********
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I made an account on thaivisavientiane.com. I have two middle names and they appear as one name on my profile of the website, like "JeanClément" instead of "Jean Clément". I'm pretty sure I did not do that mistake. Could it be that the system did it automatically (not tolerating spaces)? Also am I fucked? I contacted the support from the site, no answer yet.
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