Approved in Hanoi for medical April 11, 2025

US citizen, previously denied for DTV soft power, 2 tourist entries, no overstays

- booked 3 appointments every 3 months at Bumrungrad for management of a chronic condition

- booked a few more appointments for vaccinations

- included a past appt for a surgery consult to indicate intent for surgery, booked appointment that's a prerequisite for surgery

- cover letter explaining the above

- copy of letter of support from the hospital

- copy of appt card showing all scheduled appts

(The above combined into one document)

- 6 months of bank statements with the 500k+ highlighted in yellow for past 3 months, included amounts convertrd to current exchange rate

- included photo of recent receipt (to show current date) over summary of current accounts

- photo of profile information from bank account showing current address, and note on bank statements indicating the address change

(The above combined into 2nd document)

- selected "unemployed" on applocation, selected the income i recieve from family support

Submitted APRIL 9 in the AM

Status changed to pending document review same day

Approved 5:30pm on Friday the 11th (note the consulate hours show they close at 3:30pm so i thought I'd have to wait until after the weekend)

Hello everyone, Has anyone received a DTV visa for Muay Thai course, Thai cooking training or Medical treatment? If so, could you please give me some details? I am thinking of contacting the agency for one of these if you can advise me. Thank you very much

Looking to get a DTV I’m prior military and have passive income coming in I don’t work so what would be the best route to take thanks in advanced

Anyone on a soft power DTV visa for medical treatment was asked when reentering the country after the 6 months for any medical paperwork to justify you're still on treatment? I have the original treatment recommendation/ prescription but I don't have the future appointments proof.

Hello. Yesterday started treatment for implants. Will have more preparation work done in 2 weeks, 2 weeks later flying back to home country. Where will apply for a DTV - Visa. The pictures shown. Would this be sufficient proof for Thai Embassy when applying.

Hey! I have a question about the DTV visa on medical grounds. Does it have to be a necessary procedure, or can it be a package like a full health screening?

Has anyone got approved through things like allergy testing or a full health screening?

Thanks in advance!

Request for advice: My wife (50+) and I (49, just turned) are US citizens and want to come to Thailand (Hua Hin) and stay for extended medical treatment and retirement after. I am confused about the best visa choice out of our consulate (Los Angeles, USA) and asking for advice and suggestions.

The Non-Immigrant Type “O” Medical Treatment visa for me with her a dependent seems like it would work well, but then I had another idea…

Instead of dealing with medical appointment letters, can my wife apply for a Non-O Retirement visa and have me as a dependent? One extension gets me to 50, opening up other possibilities (extend again, do two Non-O Retirement visas, other visa options like LTR, etc).

We have no issue with her showing an 800k baht bank balance here, and will transfer that to a Thai bank and then follow up with 65k baht into it each month to eliminate having to maintain a balance later.

My questions:

Is this a good plan, or would you recommend a different route?

The dependent visa is technically the “Non-Immigrant Visa Type O, To stay with non-Thai family residing in Thailand (more than 60 days)”, right?

Do we apply for the dependent visa right after the retirement visa, or do we have to wait for the retirement visa to be approved then apply for the dependent one?

Thanks to this entire group, learned a lot searching and reading here and really appreciate the help!

Maybe this is useful for someone, so i share my experience with ny first DTV extension in chengwattana yesterday. I have DTV under the soft power medical treatment category. I went there with an agent who knows I want to go the official route. I brought all documents. But the officer said that I needed 500k baht balance on my account for the last 30 days. I showed him a recently paid medical bill of 200k. The agent and officer agreed that they really shouldn’t expect people who can clearly afford living here to not touch the money for the category they applied and approved for. They said good you visited us now still have enough time to do a border run. He suggested to bring the same documents, especially proof of medical treatment if someone questions about the purpose of stay. Long story short: they were very friendly and don’t like their own rules but give advice on alternative solutions. I knew that the stamp isn’t guaranteed, just tried my luck. He said good thing swiss don’t need a visa for laos 😱

I tried to search in the previous posts but it's kinda unclear. I'm considering quitting my job and spend 6 months up to a few years in thailand/traveling. I CAN'T buy an elite visa but I have more than 500k in the bank. I thought of DTV but since I'm going to quit my job, I believe that my boss won't help me with this task. (I teach in person). I read about some folks applying to DTV for medical reasons and all they had to do is just showing the embassy they booked an appointment at a hospital and their bank account. Does that really work and how it works? I could eventually point out I need to do some dental crowns but not sure if that'd be enough. Do you guys have any advice?

Hi,

I am thinking of applying from Vietnam. I am a US citizen with a American Passport wanting to apply for DTV for medical treatment. My husband and 2 children (3 years and 4 months old) are Bangladeshi passport holders. Will they be eligible for the spouse and children DTV visa? I will be the primary visa holder. How long will the total process be for myself and my family to get the visa if i apply from Vietnam? Will it be quicker in any other country?