Approved🥳🥳🙋‍♀️ Guys just in case it helps anyone, here's my visa success story😍

-25 May- applied online to Jakarta Embassy from Bali

-soft power documents from Phuket King Muay Thai

*Edit: 6 months course*

-proof of location was hotel booking, selfie at airport, (😂) e-visa on arrival doc, exit stamp from Thailand and boarding pass)

-was previously on a non B working visa so I was worried this might complicate things but no

-didn't get any requests for more documentation etc

-approved on 4 June, 10 day turnaround!

-visa status -DTV multiple entry valid till 2030

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Big thanks to Phuket King they were fantastic thru the entire process and looking forward to training with them 🤗

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i got my application rejected from Thai Embassy in Munich. I applied MuayThai and put a cross in the box unemployed, as i live from rental income. After a week they wanted to see a certificate of employment, which i don´t have of course. So i sent them a copy of my tax return form to show them my yearly income. Some days later i got the rejection without any further comment. Unfortunately i cannot reach anyone on the phone or via e-mail to find out what the problem was. Does anyone know if it makes sense to apply again and fill in maybe different or what is best to do? Thank you for some advice.

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DTV SUCCESS - Hanoi, 4 days after pending approval

Application for soft power DTV - Muay Thai - UK national.

Timeline:

* Friday 23rd May, 16:10 - submitted docs

* Monday 26th May, 10:00 - pending approval

* Thursday 29th May, 15:30 - sent a very polite follow-up email asking for status update

* Thursday 29th May, 18:15 - approval email received

Documents submitted:

* Documents from the gym (Eye Tiger Muay Thai) - the invitation letter stated that I paid a deposit to cover my first 3 months of training.

* 4 months' statements from current and savings accounts showing 500k baht transferred 2 weeks previously.

* Screenshots of balances for: current account, savings account, brokerage account, and crypto account.

* Bangkok exit stamp, Vietnam entry stamp, booking.com confirmation, screenshot of my location on Google Maps, and selfie with the hotel.

* A recent photo that I took with my phone and removed the background using a website - cost $10

* Passport bio page.

* Screenshots of payslips (payslips were undated, but I included in the screenshot the date of the email in which I received the payslip).

Note: The date on my invitation letter from the Muay Thai gym was 8 days later than the date on which I applied.

I've been tracking the lead time from pending approval status to approved status for the past month and have seen it go down gradually from 15 days to 4 days so I think Hanoi are back on top of things now!

Good luck, everyone, with your applications!

I’m officially approved for my 5-year Thailand DTV Visa!

Here’s a full recap of my application process:

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THAILAND DTV VISA TIMELINE

Visa Type: Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

Purpose: Long-stay tourism and personal Muay Thai training

Issued by: Royal Thai Consulate-General, Los Angeles

Assistance by: Settle in Abroad (Service fee: $364 USD)

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Step-by-Step Breakdown:

• April 7, 2025: Zoom intake session with Mandy from Settle in Abroad

• April 16: Payment submitted + final document review (9 calendar days | 7 business days later)

• April 22: Application submitted via thaievisa portal

• April 23: Status changed to Pending Document Check (1 calendar day | 1 business day later)

• May 6: Consulate confirmed status: Under Review (13 calendar days | 9 business days later)

• May 13: Status updated to Pending Approval (7 calendar days | 5 business days later)

• May 14: Officially Approved + eVisa delivered (1 calendar day | 1 business day later)

Total duration: 22 calendar days | 16 business days

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Documents Submitted (with support from Settle in Abroad):

• Passport bio page

• Driver’s license

• Utility bill

• Mortgage statement

• Bank and asset documentation

• Professional headshot

• Hotel booking in Bangkok

• Flight itinerary

• Muay Thai Fever invitation letter (Chiang Mai)

• Proof of tuition payment (15,000 THB)

• Personal letter of intent

• Final e-visa declaration

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Special Thanks:

Appreciation to the team at Settle in Abroad providing structured guidance and thorough review at every step. While the application was submitted directly to the Thai consulate, their experience and attention to detail made a meaningful difference in the clarity and confidence of my process.

Thanks also to Muay Thai Fever Gym in Chiang Mai for preparing an excellent documentation package and welcoming training program that aligns with the spirit of the DTV visa.

Just wondering, i joined a muay thai course starting in the middle of May till nov 2025. So on my intended day of arrival and departure in online dtv visa form , the total duration is about 185 days which is more than 180 days . Because the course starts from 20 may till middle of November. So should i book confirmed return tickets or dummy will do also . Also for how many days i need to book the hotel in my case.

DTV approved: Hanoi

Soft Power Muay Thai

Nationality: Taiwan

Submitted: Feb. 22st

Pending approval: Feb. 24th

Application approved: Feb. 27th

Documents Submitted:

Proof of location:

1. Passport entry stamp

2. Hotel Hanoi booking receipts

3. Bording Pass BKK to Hanoi

4. 6 months of Bank statements (500k + saving, and stable monthly income)

5. Muay Thai class 9 months enrollment paper

6. Muay Thai school company registration paper (provided by school)

I re-enter BKK in Feb 28th. While Immigration officer in Suvanabui found i had work visa, tourist visa and ED visa previously, she took me to a separately room, and asked for details. I replied everything honestly and showed her the login page of Muay Thai class. About 10 min talk, she gave me the stamp

DTV - those who have applied on the basis of learning Muay Thai - do you need to pay up front for a minimum of 6-months training per year of the 5-year visa? And is the processing fee paid to the Thai Government at time of online visa application or on approval of said visa?

DTV: Softpower Approved in 2 days in Jakarta!

Details Below:

Applied in Jakarta on the 25th of Jan, got a VOA which takes a picture of you at the autopassport gate (if you have an e-compatible passport, apply online before or when you arrive).

Overall this was a simple, fast, and surprisingly no fuss process.

Visa Class: DTV Softpower

From: Muay Thai Fever - Derry McCourt was extremely understanding and accomidating for this part. 6 Month training plan. He supplied a full range of gym docs & certifications, training details, reciept, scheudle, anything that could be asked for by immigration.

Submitted: All required pages provided to me in a pre-combined single PDF.

Proof of Location:

Uploded the VOA email that has my picture and entry details, my hotel booking in Jakarta, and inbound flight just to cover my bases. I did not have an outboud flight booked so there was nothing to provide.

Submitted: Hotel booking, Inbound flight + VOA approval page with my photo on it, in 1 combined PDF.

Proof of funds:

I uploaded 5 months of bank statements from my USA bank, all showing over 500k THB. I only included the transactions on the most recent 2 months - while including a screenshot from that bank's mobile banking app for the current month (Jan) as I was applying right at the end of Jan and didn't have a proper statement yet. Totalling 6 months of banking. This account had 1-4 transactions each month - something that may have helped move the process through faster.

Submitted: Screenshot of my banking app showing current month + current balance, as well as 5 months of bank statements. Combined into 1 PDF.

Details:

Employement: Freelance & appropriate income. From my understanding employment, and income are not weighted in a Soft Power application, but it never hurts.

Duration of stay: 5 months - I didn't want to under, or over-apply the stay as technically stamps are for 6 months, but if I put only 2 months stay, they may instead say I only needed a tourist visa.

Address in Thailand: My current condo details, just the contact details from their google listing, no contracts or anything required.

Apply mid day Mon 27th, recieved email approval late Wed 29th, printed it out that night and flew out the following morning, the 30th.

When entering, the immigration lady I picked was smiley, but when she got my passport + printed DTV page she had to process for a while, lost her smile, then her supervisor came over and spoke a bit, and then I was stamped in no questions.

Hopefully that helps someone get their stuff sorted. I added all the details I am comfortable with sharing, so take what you need and good luck!🙌🙌🙌🙌

Greetings,

i follow this Group for a While now and i am now ready to submit my Visa Application.

I take the DTV-Soft Power Option

Consulate: Germany Frankfurt

Muay Thai: 3 Month Tiger Eye MMA

I have everything ready to apply i just have one Question:

In the Application Information it asks me for my Employment Details, even tough its the Soft Power DTV. I am currently Employed but wont be by the time i go to Thailand if i get the Visa. would you still put in my current employment or just say i am not employed anymore? Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks:)

Finally, after 1 month, I have the DTV Visa approved and now I can say I'm back to Thailand. Here's the recap in case it can help to someone:

Is going to be a little long, but I'll detail everything as a post like this would've helped me so much and took so much stress out of me.

I Did apply for the DTV as soft-power (muay Thai) WITHOUT the money in my bank and using a sponsor which was my mother.

I do not work, and I don't have these 500k in one single bank, so I wanted to try my mother to sponsor me, as I also did not wanted to send the money in one bank.

I also did not wanted to send the money from her bank to mine as that would mean paying high taxes in my country.

I am a Spanish citizen and I applied in Madrid.

1. Applied on Jan 6

I subitted:

- my informrmation that they require

- Letter from my gym (muay thai)

- Sponsorship Letter, which here I added the following documents:

1. My passport

2. My mom's passport

3. My mom's bank statement showing 500k+ in july

4. My mom's Bank statement showing 500k+ in january (not all 6 months, I only showed two months)

5. Certificate that she is my mother

6. A letter from my mom assuring that if by any mens I cannot afford to live here she'll pay for my stuff. I also added that this would not be a big issue as Thailand is much cheaper than Spain, so if now I was living with her and she could pay for my stuff, it would be even easier to do it in a cheaper country.

All this was submitted in spanish and english

2. couple days later I contact the embassy asking if my situation (not working, and not having the money in my bank) would be the reason to deny my visa. They said they would not approve it.

They told me I MUST have the 500k for at least 6mo and I cannot use a sponsor, Madrid embassy does not accept that.

To make sure they don't link this with my application, i send the questions using another email, but the conclusion was that I would not get approved.

3. after many days, on Jan 15 I found another solution as I see they wont approve the visa. I contact a visa agency and they told me they'll manage to let me in, and I'd have to do it again after 3 months.

4. Jan 16 I buy my ticket to Thailand to fly on jan 19. I had to come back to Thailand ASAP as I have a gf here so I could not wait until they approve or deny it, specially after the email they sent me.

5. Jan 17 my visa got moved to pending approval (i was excited). Few hours later again to Document check

5. jan 19 i fly to Thailand and enter the country on the 20.

6. Jan 21 they request a photo of me with white background. At this point I had two theories. 1. they checked all and it's all good, the only problem is the photo, so once submitted they'd approve it. 2. They check documents one by one and they stop checking if they see there's one that is not good. meaning they'd probably see the photo was not good, they requested me a new one and once they receive it they'd go to the next doc. and so on and so forth.

7. Jan 21 I got approved few hours later but I was in Thailand. At this point I was so excited and also worried as I knew I'd had to leave and maybe they wont let me in as It got approved while I was in the country.

8. Jan 22 I fly to Malaysia

9. Come back on jan 25 and I was able to come in without ANY problem.

Now I can happily say that I'm writing this in my condo in Thailand with a 6 months stamp.

Conclussions:

1. Apply with time

2. try to add all docs, even if you think is not necessary, just add it, it will speedup the process.

3. Don't really stress on what they say, because even if they say something, the reality can be different.

I know there's not many posts about being sponsored and with soft-power, so If you have questions, please leave them and I'll try to help you out.

I wish you the best luck to everyone and I really hope this post helps you as much as others did to me in this group.

Thank for the people who participate and moderate this group too. It was really helpful.