Not sure where to ask this question. Today we went to the American Embassy. My Thai girlfriend had an appointment. We hope to get a B1 B2 visa for her to travel to America for holiday. I hired a Thai company to help us prepare all the documentation necessary for her application, checked all the boxes.

 According to the Visa company, she met all the requirements. Submitted a flawless application .

She just returned from her appointment at the Embassy. She was denied a B one B2 a Visa .

The reason, insufficient information. That’s it, no explanation of what the insufficient information was. 

I have a visa extension (spouse visa) coming up but will not have a valid rental contract as we'll be living in one of my relatives condo (who is a foreigner) for at least 6 months.

Is there anything that we can do to prove our residence without a rental contract?

Hi Guys !!! Did anyone apply for the “Muay Thai Soft Power" recently in Cambodia? I heard that many people that tried got their DTV cancelled due of a missing document "Of The Ministry Of Sports” which is impossible to get‼️

I’m currently in Cambodia! If anyone has some news and could share I would be really happy!

Hi everyone! My wife’s retirement visa is due for renewal in May but just realist she didn’t maintain her 800k in the first 3 months. She topped it up to 800k in the past 4 months. If she go renew herself, would it be a problem or we need to pay a fine or tea money (what is a good amount). Is it a serious offense as it would be considered overstay? Also would like to consider canceling it and attach it to my visa to make it easier to renew together as a couple. Would appreciate if anyone can suggest any ideas.

In 2024 I traveled to thailand on a 60 day tourist visa then got a 30 day extension. I then went to Laos and returned on visa exempt stay and stayed for 60 days. I returned to the US September 17th 2024 (Been in US 5 months now) Am I fine to return on a visa exempt 60 day stay since it is a new year 2025? I am seeing conflicting info on google, emabassies, and even here. Any clarification would help thanks!

I wanted to share my frustrating experience applying for the DTV through the Thai Embassy in The Hague because I’ve seen so many people in other countries getting easy approvals without strict residency requirements.

I’ve been a digital nomad for 12 years and currently live in the Netherlands, but I’m not a Dutch citizen and don’t have a Dutch ID. Despite this, I provided clear proof of my residency, including:

✅ A lease agreement for my home in Alkmaar

✅ Bank statements & utility bills with my Dutch address

✅ A passport entry stamp confirming my stay

✅ Immigration-stamped documents from when I imported my service dog

🚨 The embassy flat-out refused to accept any of this and insisted I needed a Dutch residence permit or national ID, which was never stated as a requirement in their own guidelines.

📉 What makes this worse?

I previously applied and was even approved for an interview, but my application was canceled when I was temporarily out of the country. Now, with this new application, suddenly the requirements have changed, and they are completely ignoring my requests for proper communication.

Meanwhile, I’m seeing people in Jakarta, Vietnam, Taipei, and Laos getting easy approvals, even though they’re clearly not residents of those countries. So why is the embassy in The Hague making this process impossible?

I’ve now had to escalate my case to Thai Immigration directly because of how unprofessional and inconsistent the Dutch embassy has been. If you’re thinking about applying for the DTV and you’re not a citizen of the country you’re applying from, I strongly recommend choosing a different embassy to avoid this mess.

Has anyone else faced issues like this?

Hi everyone!

Are there any Bulgarians that have applied for the DTV visa online by selecting another embassy and can you share your experience?

I applied on the 29th of January online through the Thai embassy in Copenhagen Denmark as I live in Denmark and my company is registered here but my application is still pending approval. I have also not gotten any requests for additional documents.

I know the process can take much longer but I read here in the group that people from Romania and Bulgaria have come across some issues and I was not sure if that happens in general to nationals from our countries or just when people apply through the Bulgarian/Romania embassies.

Thank you so much!

Hi everyone,

I submitted all my documents to TTB Bank on Monday to open a bank account, and today they called me, saying they can't proceed due to a new policy. They now require a Payroll Account in Thailand, which is impossible for DTV holders since we can't work here.

Has anyone successfully opened a bank account with TTB recently?

Is anyone on an education visa and has left the country and come back in ?

I'm curious to what the thai test is that that they do at immigration.

I have been paying a private tutor to help me learn thai for the last 5 mo ths because I wasn't learning in class, but I do struggle to learn ap I'm not good and I'm abit worried 😅

* People should really avoid Malaysia if going down the Muay Thai route. I am now being asked to write a presentation on another gym? We are "Muay Thai Fever" and submitted all the usual documents the request was "Kindly attach a picture of a Muay Thai gym or a presentation about Tiger Muay Thai." So of I go to research a gym 1000 km away to fulfil the embassy requirements for my customer. Because we all know we cant say they made a mistake 555555