Hello. Have anyone invited to Interview in Indonesia when applying for softpower DTV? I am thinking between visiting Bali or Vietnam. I'd like to visit Bali for holiday anyway but Vietnam only for visa application. But would not want to travel to Embassy in Jakarta in a case of Interview. I have more than required 500000 thb on account but haven't worked for over a year and spent 9 months visa free+extensions in Thailand month ago. So i am afraid it might be a issue.

In Vientiane Laos, during the interview, do they only check the bank statement you submitted on your mobile banking app? The thing is that the one I submitted has minimal transaction activities since it’s my saving account. I have a different bank account for daily use and receiving international payments, then transfer most of the money to my saving account. And in that case, will they check both accounts?

TIA

The information in this group helped me a lot. Got mine in Laos (workcation category).

Documents prepared.

1. Work Portfolio

- Cover letter explaining why I want to apply DTV and my remote work is completely outside of Thailand.

- Recommendation letter from my employer to work remotely in Thailand also indicating I won't do any kind of employment or business locally

- Notarized employment contract and Company registration

- Screenshot of Company website and link to website

2. Financial evidence

- 6 months of Bank statements with highlighted salary transactions + Salary payslips (although I heard 3 months is enough)

- Currency conversion to THB (screenshot of conversion tool in Google search)

3. Proof of location

- Flight ticket & Hotel booking (Vientiane)

- Laos eVisa and entry stamp

- House contract in Bangkok

- latest TM30

Arrived Laos on weekends, submitted application and received payment QR.

Next day - went to Embassy and paid visa fee in person (beforehand print out the QR and go early if you want to avoid long queue). Received document check status in the afternoon.

Next day - pending approval status.

Next day - received email to come for interview (interview date is a week later)

Enjoy vacation for the week and then go to interview and received eVisa the next day.

For the interview, just got asked a few questions about my work experiences and previous travel history. Also asked me to show my mobile application and confirmed the bank account profile and my salary transactions.

The process as a whole is quite smooth, thanks to the previous posts with helpful information.

Good luck travellers 😁

I apply dtv depend for my wife and ed visa for my son at 2nd June (monday) in vientiane laos and pay the visa fees at embassy that day too.

Is there anyother ppl apply same day with me.

May i know the process of yours. My app show pending documemt check still today.

Hello again! If younapplied in Jakarta did you have to interview?

For those who had interviews which route did you go? Workation or soft power?

What did they require/ask?

So I was having a couple of issues in regards to identity and the requested document order time. They requested a birth certificate and it was going to take up to 4 weeks for me to get one.

I sent in a word file explaining my situation under the requested birth certificate and asked if they can extend my application process an extra few weeks and instead they have told me to come in for an interview.

If I go for the interview and I don’t have this, is it going to be an issue? Surely they wouldn’t request an interview without some other option of proof of identity?

Visa approved in Vientiane.

Yesterday I got an email for an interview scheduled for Monday morning the 17th. I muttered under my breath having to stay the weekend. The standard form email invitation for an interview was missing text and cut off mid sentence. So I hatched a plan to go to the consulate this morning and ask the staff about the missing information in the email in case it was important to prepare for the interview, with the hope that since I was there with my documents that somehow I'd be granted an interview regardless. The young man behind the counter called me up and I showed him the email and tried to explain that there is some missing context in the email, Even though it clearly stated that my appointment was for Monday he gave me a queue number and I waited. About 30 minutes later I was called into the consular and he carefully reviewed my application I showed him some of my supporting medical documents, he looked at my passport opened my bank apps and told me I was approved and expect an email soon. (Jedi mind trick level 2 achievement). I never got a chance to explain why I was there according to the email and by the time I got back to my hotel right now it was approved, so tada. I saved a weekend of waiting. The consul was very clear in instructing me to print out the DTV to be shown in case there was any mistaken visa exempt stamp given at the border.

Submitted March 11th, pending document check 12th, pending approval 13th, interview request 13th, cutting in line 14th, unleashed Jedi mind trick, visa issued 10:30am 14th.

DTV process in Vientiane, Laos. My experience.

4 days.

Arrived the 03 of march in Vientiane. Prepared all my documents in the train. Arrived early on the morning. I add the laotien entry stamp to my folder, bought sim card in the train station and submitted my application at the station. Run to the embassy and pay (the place accept paiement till 12h30).

03 march aftenoon documents accepted, then march processing pending approval status

04 interview requested

06 interview on the afternoon. Received my e-visa by mail directly after interview and could leave laos by night.

I applied as freelancer. Just submitted porfolio + paylips.

Thank for the informations on the group, very useful to prepare everything correctly.

Recent successes obtained in DTV in Vientiane as part of soft power activities especially in muay thai? thanks a lot

Hey - was wondering if anyone has advice on applying from Bali, since I have a free place to stay (also not sure about the document requiring proof of location, would have the Visa on Arrival but not hotel booking). Was told you could apply online from there, but also there was a chance that you might be called for an interview, in which you would have to fly to Jakarta. So was just wondering if I should take the safe route and just fly to Jakarta or if there was a good chance of having no issues applying from Bali.

Thanks