Hi everyone,

I applied for my DTV visa on April 1st via the official website in Hanoi, Vietnam, and my visa is still pending approval. My flight back is scheduled for Wednesday at the end of the day, and I’m getting worried about the timing because Monday its holidays in both countries 😢

Has anyone experienced a similar situation? Should I contact the embassy immediately to get an update, or is it normal to wait a little longer? I’d really appreciate any advice or recommendations you might have.

Thank you very much!

Hi everyone, for those applying for the DTV visa from Hanoi,Vietnam — has anyone received their approval in the past few days?

I submitted my application on March 19th, was asked to provide additional documents on March 20th, and my status changed to “Pending Approval” on March 21st. But there’s been no update since then.

From what I’ve seen before, most people got their visa approved within about 5 working days, so i just want to ask the situation…thanks

UPDATE: DTV SOFT POWER APPROVED in HANOI AFTER 1st APPLICATION WAS REJECTED

I've left my original post below so you can see the detail

We resubmitted his documents ourselves, without the help of the original agency we used. For those wondering, it's an agency that does document checking for you and submits on your behalf, with a guarantee that if the application is rejected they will resubmit until approved at no extra cost. This turned out to be untrue.

They do not provide any documents for you... you have to sign up for your own course and send all the documents to them. They then check them, package them up correctly and submit for supposedly guaranteed acceptance.

What we did differently when we resubmitted ourselves:

* Bank Statements: my partner stopped spending money on the account that held 500k on it once he had reached the amount needed for the visa. So there was no spending visible from early Feb to mid March when we originally submitted. We wondered if that was the problem so we submitted 2 sets of bank statements in 1 pdf showing that his while he stopped spending on one account, he kept spending on another. We included a cover note explaining that.

* We highlighted on the bank statement the payment for his Muay Thai course so it was clear on there. Originally I paid for it for him, which the agency had said wasn't a problem. They gym refunded me and we paid again from his bank account. We also provided proof that I had paid previously and been refunded, so it was clear to them we were rectifying any potential problems that could have caused the rejection.

* The gym we used, Phuket King, in Kathu, Phuket (super super helpful owners there), prepared a new letter for him, although all other documents they provided remained they same. They are accredited by Thai Sports Authority, so that was never an issue.

* Possibly the most important point is we submitted it ourselves using his personal email address, not an agency email address.

Resubmitted 09:55 on 27/03 to the same Embassy as before, Hanoi (original application submitted 16/03 and rejected 18/03).

Approved 10:45 on 01/04. 3 working days. No additional documents requested.

CONCLUSION: Using that agency backfired and cost us a lot of time. We took 9 days before resubmitting for him because we wanted to check absolutely everything. Turns out, as I originally though, he was 100% eligible.

Nationality: a few people questioned if it could be because he is Indian. I think it proves how that wasn't the problem.

Anyway, we're over the moon. It took a while but he got it. Yay!!

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Question for people who have applied for Soft Power in Hanoi in the past 2 weeks. Have any of you had any issues with your application? My partner's Soft Power Muay Thai application was rejected last week even though he fits all the criteria, there is no visible issue on the application form... all 100% correct. The Muay Thai gym he chose has had a number of successful DTV applications via Hanoi. No rejections.

He was and still is in Hanoi, in case that question comes up.

I'm trying to figure out what went wrong.

Paperwork provided:

* Bank statements showing 500k on a Thai Bank account since early Feb (he has been in Thailand on an ED visa which expired on 15 March. Application submitted on 16th March). Bank statements started on 1/10/25 so technically not full 6 months. I realised just now. He stopped using that bank account in Feb when he had the full 500k on the account. I'm wondering if that was the problem.

* Muay Thai Gym, which is registered with Thai Sports Authority and has an ID card to prove it. Full documents from the gym including proof of payment. I checked and the payment was made from a different bank account than the bank statements provided. Again wondering if this could have been the problem.

They didn't ask for any further documents. It went from Pending approval 1 day after submission, to rejected 2 days after submission.

When we called the embassy in Hanoi they were helpful and said there was a problem with those specific documents (bank statements and Muay Thai Gym documents) but they couldn't give any further information as to what was the problem with them exactly.

So I'm reaching out to see if anyone else has encountered a problem recently, that could be caused by a change in policy that I'm not aware of. Or if anyone can give me some insight and help figure out exactly what went wrong.

Hello from Hanoi, Submitted on 9 march sunday night (pending document check ) 10 march change to (pending approval) util today 13 march, still stuck here lol anyone had a similar experience?

Hi, I notice that Hanoi Embassy is quite slow to reply via email to my question. Is it normal? Should I contact the Embassy in another way?

Thanks

DTV Vietnam

Hi all,

I would like to apply to the DTV from Hanoi embassy as it seems easier but I would like stay in HCMC while waiting for the process.

Is it possible ? Would they ask proof of accommodation in Hanoi or they don’t mind ?

Thank you.

Approved today in Hanoi embassy (freelancer status),

I found it quite easy. I provided these documents:

- Financial proof (3 months of 500K BHT)

- 2 framework agreements with agencies I work for

The framework agreements were not in English, so I simply translated them with ChatGPT.

They asked me for 2 more things:

- passport stamp as proof of arrival

- registration document of an agency I work for

This registration doc was the most tricky part. I asked one of the agencies to send me the registration letter and they did that. However, as it was not in English as well, I translated it also with ChatGPT. The translation and formatting was the most time consuming part of the whole process.

I applied on 21st of January and it was approved today. Last week the embassy didn't work though because of Tet, so you could say that the whole procedure took one week effectively.

Hi everyone, for those who have applied in Hanoi, Vietnam as Muay Thai applicants and submitted 500,000 Thai baht of savings, did you state ‘unemployed’ with zero annual income on your application, or did you approach it differently? How did you handle this part of the process? Thanks in advance!

Approved in Hanoi!

I'd like to thank everyone in this group for sharing their experience, that's been super helpful. Here's mine with a French passport:

January 14th: Applied under the remote work category

January 14th: Requested additional documents: Page of my passport with the Vietnamese immigration stamp.

January 14th: Moved to "Pending Approval"

January 21st: No news, so I sent an email and called them. No one answered the phone. But around 5PM, I got the visa by email.

What I provided:

1. Savings account with more than 500k. I had about 600k at the time of application. My savings are on Revolut.

1. Work contracts + earning certificate from Upwork. I'm a freelancer with 3 clients in EU, US, UK, and other smaller projects on Upwork. So I merged all the signed contracts + the Upwork paper into 1 PDF.

1. A photo of my passport + my photo in front of the hotel with the room key. I suggest you to add the stamp from immigration too (I didn't). Merge all in a PDF doc too.

1. A flight number and where I planned to stay in Thailand. I booked a temporary flight ticket + a hotel with no credit card required for a month. They do not ask for a confirmation email or any screenshot.

I was in Sapa the whole time while waiting and it was fine.

Please keep in mind that Hanoi embassy will probably close next week due to the Lunar New Year, so it might take longer for you to get it.

Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again everyone that contributed in this group!

Hey guys,

I plan to apply through Hanoi embassy and have mainly two questions:

- Should the financial proof include 3 or 6 months in the past? I keep seeing both numbers here.

- I apply for freelancer purpose. I have at least two contracts but they are in German. Is a translation mandatory? (I also have a portfolio website in English but I'm not sure if this is enough)