Best Muay Thai Schools to buy lessons / letter from while outside Thailand?

Instead of DTV I got a Multiple entry tourist visa from Hanoi. I provided 4 months of banks statements with 1mil THB, income of 700K+ in 2025, 6month muy thai course from a reputable gym. I saw a guy (girl?) approved today in Hanoi with a weaker application than mine (1 month course, 3 month bank statements, no income). Make it make sense.

edit: I am going to delete this post in a couple of days since I can see only negative things coming my way. I just made it to vent mainly but also to offer something back to this group.

Just starting to look into DTV as an alternative, a few questions please experts 😊;

1. Do you have to prove your soft power attendance? If medical appointment, does it have to be for a long treatments?

2. Is it muay thai training only or any gym/sports trainings are ok?

3. Specific gyms/schools/clinics or any and we just submit receipt/ask them for statement letter?

4. And for renewal do we need another medical appointment or sports sign up?

Thank you all

Hi everyone, I'm looking to apply for DTV/SoftPower/Muay Thai academy. Have some questions that need some clarity.

1. Have no proof of income / not working/ unemployed..but have enough funds for DTV requirements

2. Age above 50yrs

What are the chances of it getting approved?

Appreciate any advice I can get 🙏

Hello all,

I am interested in applying for DTV visa for muay thai in chiang mai. I won't be looking at coming to Thailand until September next year due to prior commitments and work in the UK. I am currently travelling in Thailand and trying to gather as much information as possible but have been given conflicting answers on this. Some say 3 months, 45 days etc.

Does anyone know when what's the earliest I can apply for my visa before coming to Thailand in September.

I would like to apply sooner rather than later for security as I have would need to hand in my notice 2 months in advance.

Hi everyone, I have a Destination Thailand Visa and under remarks it says Thai Culinary (as I've enrolled it with a cooking class course for 6 months).

Does anyone know if this restricts me only to cooking courses for the validity time of the visa, or could I re-enroll in a different soft power activity (for example Muay Thai) after 180 days when I do a border run?

Hello, Does anyone knows muay thai gym for the DTV visa that provides the letter and are good gyms for training Muay Thai? Im looking near maenam or bo phut but open to suggestions :).

Hi, everyone! I have a question about frequent work trips outside of Thailand as a DTV holder. I'd be grateful for advice on how to minimize any issues this may cause.

I entered Thailand with my DTV (soft power/ muay Thai) on Sunday without issue. Originally, I was expecting to stay in Thailand without interruption for several weeks before needing to leave Thailand for a few days each month for work.

However, chaos at work and a last minute change in plans means means that I now need to be out of Thailand quite a bit over the next several weeks (i.e. up to four days per week most weeks).

Twelve hours after I landed in Bangkok and activated the DTV, I left for Hong Kong for a 12-hour same-day return trip (all day Monday). I need to go back this Wednesday to Friday. Next should be one day in Hong Kong and the following week up to four days. After that it should be one day per week until the end of September (so about six weeks of this bouncing back and fourth).

Coming back today (Monday, my second entry after arriving on Sunday) the immigration officer asked how long as I was staying this time and I said I needed to travel again this week and she didn't make a fuss, so it seems this was just a routine question and that there's no problem yet.

My guess is that immigration officers are mostly worried about overstayers and people misusing the DTV. Neither applies to me as I'm not doing anything dodgy and if anything I'm under-staying. I genuinely plan to attend the muay Thai classes when I am in Bangkok (2-3 times per week, first session Tuesday before my next trip on Wednesday) and the gym's booking app tracks attendance, so there will be a record that I am fulfilling the purpose of my DTV.

So my questions:

* Is this going to be an issue?

* If I am questioned by immigration, how can reassure them that I am following the rules?

* Any advice on how to time and structure unavoidable work trips - is it better to do same day return or stay overnight or does it not matter?

Thanks!

Hello,

Did anyone apply for Soft power DTV visa, but with multiple Muay Thai gyms?

I want to do multiple gyms in different locations, Chiang mai, Bangkok, Koh Samui etc , changing the gym every month

I want to apply for the visa in October-November, London embassy

Thank you 🙏

Heads up!

my son and his GF have been in and out of thailand on visa exemptions for a year or so ( they do Mauy thai). long story short they came back to Australia to apply for Multiple entry tourist visa. They were approved in 3 days.. Happy - took flights to Phuket yesterday ( with flights out of the country in less then 90 days). They were totally grilled and eventually let in but told they can not return again this year! ( despite the visa being approved for 6 months). They were advised to get a DTV ( but GF under 20).

evidently to do with spending more then 180 days in one year in thailand. just thought i’d let people know.