UK and Cooking :-)

@Dwight *****

OK. I misread it. No idea why refused then.

The first rejection due to not following the rules, stay in Vietnam while processed, may have caused them to reject again. It could be seen by the assessor that you do not follow the rules of the visa.

The DTV specifically states you can not run a business located in Thailand.

@Ossie ********

2 years ago you could open a bank account with 500 Baht but yes, times have changed.

@Ilion *******

What holidays? - New Years Day is the only holiday - oh and the extra on the 2nd. You are not in Kansas Toto

Pure Language courses are not usually approved. There are some that include some cultural activities too that are. As the other poster says, change the SP.

One guy posted in here he had a 1 year ban for overstay and still got DTV. 1 year ban means a 90 day overstay. Yours will not be a blocking point

@Ivan ***********

The reason is these type of stories just give fuel to the fire for those that want to cut benefits and make it harder for people to claim. Stories like this are red meat to The Sun, The Mail and The Express never mind certain parties of the right. I am quite a lefty socially (ex miner, politics and economic history grad) paradise but even I can see how this looks. "Unfit to work but fit enough to galavant in a tropical paradise" would be the headline.

@Ivan ***********

Been editing - lost your train of thought?