Arrival experience on DTV (3rd time, so 1 year since approval)

I was checked in Suvarnabhumi, they took me to the checkpoint for the interview. On my passport was sticker with note about 2nd in-out. They specifically asked me about how I work, I had my LLC docs, I showed my website (so I assume they wanna know if I work illegally in Thailand or not), they asked if I am married and where is my husband. They didn’t asked about finances. Everything went good, they gave me another 6 month. But it was quite stressfull, took about additional hour.

90 day reporting experience - Pai

I brought:

Passport

Tm30

Tm47

Waited 5 min, the officer asked for my passport, whipped out a tm47 with my information filled out somehow (?), didn’t ask to see the two forms I brought. Super easy. Next up: residency certificate and Thai driver license😎

So I have applied for the Dtv in Hanoi on 14th Jan 18:05 and now on 16th Jan 17:05 I get an email to resubmit the document already submitted is it normal?

Flew into BKK yesterday. Had my passport and new visa ready. No questions asked. No checking for 20k baht. Wished me luck with my new classes and got the stamp.

Didn't use an agent for the application. Took 20 mins to fill everything out and then 7 business days for approval. I see a lot of fear mongering freaking people out about the process. Follow the rules and provide what they ask for. No drama.

Edit for the people asking, it's the DTV

Just did my first reentry into Bangkok with my DTV and you will NEVER guess what happened…

(Inserts sarcasm)

𝐈 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐎 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐃. Don’t believe the fear mongering that some ppl put out.

Just got my DTV approved in HCM, Vietnam.

Hi all, I applied as a Singaporean as a freelancer in HCM and got it approved in about 3 weeks total.

For context, I was rejected twice in Singapore for insufficient funds. First time was my fault- I was trying my luck by submitting my investment accounts (they’ve stated they wont accept that) and second time I got rejected because the *final ending balance* for one of my bank statements did not meet the minimum requirement.

I was advised to apply outside of Singapore. This is the timeline and documents I submitted:

27 Nov evening: submitted all documents- with 3 months of bank statements.

1 Dec: asked for further documents: all passport pages, document describing my self employment, portfolio and resume, and proof of qualifications. (I am an online fitness coach)

2 Dec evening: submitted further documents.

8 Dec evening: status changed on the website from “pending document check” to “pending approval”

12 Dec 5:50pm: received email of approval and PDF of visa.

Total working days: 11 days.

It was definitely a nerve wracking experience, but I’m so happy to finally have obtained it. The wait may have been long but it was worth it. For those applying in HCMC, please be patient! If you meet all the requirements there should be no issue.

Feel free to ask me any questions and I’ll be happy to answer them.

JUST LANDED BANGKOK BKK

We got our stamp. The red light came on and a man came and took our passports away to check our DTV was valid.

Then came back to us and gave us a stamp within 5 minutes

For anyone with a messy passport I have 12-13 months of tourist stamps and 2 border runs and 3 extensions in 2025.

Also an ED visa from 2022

All good and no questions or asked to show any documents

I would like to share my experience. I have received the approval for DTV Soft Power in September from the Thai Embassy in Paris (I am French).

I have applied with Arun Cooking School for their 6 months course. The application was prepared with the help of a visa agency in Bangkok.

Visa was approved by the Embassy. However when entering Thailand to activate it this weekend, they were reluctant at first because I had already spent some time as a tourist before during the year.

Immigration officers in Suvarnabhumi were super nice and calm during the whole process. I had to wait a bit for an 'interview' with them. They were surprised that I was granted DTV for cooking school, and were wondering if I should have an education visa instead...

In the end, they stamped me for 180 days and told me they were going to notify the Embassy about their feedback. I find it weird because they are the one to set the rules for DTV anyway and visa was granted already.

So a bit of a stressful experience but it ended well!

I wonder what will happen in May 2026 when I want to stamp another 180days! Especially if I have not extended my cooking lessons (not sure if I will, I would like to try something else)

Hi there,does anyone have an experience about house visits with marriage visa ? ( Thai wife). Do they go check every room in the house ?

Entered Thailand at BKK and was admitted effortlessly with my DTV printout that was laminated. Stamped and official. Thanks to those here for the help along the way. It made a difference.