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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.
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
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 😅
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?
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.
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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