Hi,

First of all, thanks for all the information I see here.

I want to know more about the medical dtv visa.

What treatments are accepted? mine is backpain and knees issue

Which country is the best for it (Vietnam)?

To give more context, I was working in Thailand for 2 years with a work permit, so I have a Thai bank account.

I moved back to my country 2 months ago but I would like to come back on the DTV medical reason visa.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

First off, I’d like to thank all the people who have posted or commented regarding their experiences applying for DTVs. It was really helpful for my partner and I in figuring out what we were going to do. Thank you!

We just got approved in Hanoi under Soft Power (Medical) in only 5 CALENDAR days (they sent it to us on Sunday night after having applied late on the Tuesday before).

While I think our situation is a little unique, there are some interesting points to share. The biggest one for me is: write cover letters! Explain what you are attaching and what it means. I can’t say for certain that they helped, but they sure seemed to. We didn’t get asked for any additional documentation and it seemed like everyone was getting asked for that.

Quick background: we have spent much of the last 20 months in Thailand, me entirely on entry stamps and two actual tourist visas, her on tourist entry stamps, then on a work visa, then a tourist visa. We had applied for the most recent tourist visa using the e-visa system, so we were already in there…not sure if that helped us or not.

In terms of medical documentation, we had one set of medical appointment confirmation letters. Mine was just for a health check-up, hers was for a health check-up and for a consultation for longer-term treatment. We had also made a second set of appointments, but had been unable to get a confirmation letter, so really it was one set of appointments and that was it. But, we explained that we had another appointment and were planning additional appointments (true) in the cover letters.

For financial, I had an issue getting my bank statement on time, so I sent in a print-out of my current account balance which didn’t look very official, but also included an account statement for my investments account which has substantial assets in it. She sent in a current account balance letter from her bank along with her most recent bank account statement, but had only transferred in the required amount a few weeks earlier which showed on the statement. I wrote a cover letter explaining the situation with my accounts, but didn’t bother with hers as those seemed pretty self-explanatory.

Hopefully this is helpful to someone. Happy to answer any questions anyone has.

Have anyone here applied for the DTV softpower medical that knows whats needed for medical papers??

Obviusly from my normal doctor back home, but from the clinic in thailand, what is required?

Is there special clinics only allowed for this or can any medical office write the papers??

And what does the papers need?

If anyone knows please share

Has anyone applied using dental? If so was your dental plan for a specified period? 6 months 1 year? Were you easily approved?

Does anyone know what certification is needed when applying for the DTV for medical reasons? Is it simply one letter of explanation and proof of appointment or do you have to spell out several months of treatment in a letter from the hospital or doctor?

Does anyone have anecdotal stories/experience of how long you have to send in documents after request for additional documents?

I'm doing the soft-power and am requesting documents from medical provider (Chiang Mai Ram in this case) and they told me will be atleast 7 business days.

I read someone said needs to finish within 90 days after paying fee but I'd like to clarify in case then I can send what I already have, which is not as detailed.

(This is applied at the Vietnam HCMC Consulate)

Hello! I want to apply for DTV visa. I had broken fibula and ankle 2 years ago and then I got pregnant (hard pregnancy) so I couldn't do rehabilitation or improve all of the damage.

So my question is where to apply? I've been in Laos and KL so far for tourists visa. In Laos was really smooth, KL they was a bit annoying. I'm planning to go on holiday in KL anyway beginning of December. The question is where to apply. How about Vietnam How long is taking in KL, Vietnam and can I have some advice for the documents . Also I read in KL they want 1year medical treatment is it true?

I'm traveling with my 1y old daughter so I really want to skip unnecessary delay or any kind of problems.

Thank you

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