Hi Mando, as an American citizen you may also show a valid driving license if you're unable to provide utility bills in your name.

Feel free to reach out to us for any other questions you have. We've successfully supported over 120 applicants through the DTV visa process with our cooking school so we're quite familiar with the process.

Just to add another point along with the other helpful comments, some countries require in-person interview like Myanmar and Laos.

Some countries are also more lenient with the bank requirements (if that is a concern for your friend) compared to others, such as Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia.

Thank you for sharing this detailed report with the community!

Hi Paul, yes you can apply for the dependent visa once her DTV visa is approved. Dependent visa is available for all types of DTV visas.

You do have to go through the similar application process and pay the application fee again. Hope this clarifies.

I have not heard any issues with applicants entering Thailand and requiring to show a return flight. Like some others have mentioned, other factors play a part, i.e. the frequency of your travels to Thailand and the duration.

That being said, the immigration may apply more scrutiny to Chinese passport holders recently due to the recent scam cases and grey businesses.

Like another commenter above has mentioned, you can play it safe and have a return ticket prepared if you're concerned.

Thank you for the shout out! Just to share the application is done entirely online, and the embassies that process the approvals are in Hanoi and HCMC.

We have applicants that got accepted with bank balances between 1-3 months, but it really depends on the overall profile and also the financial activities. Generally it is advisable to keep a longer bank balance if you are able to.

It's not common that this is requested but this question comes up during the in person interviews (which is common for some countries like Myanmar, Japan and Laos)

It's good to have your answers ready, i.e. what are you doing in Thailand, how you support yourself.

Generally they want to ensure that dtv visa applicants are not using the visa to find work in Thailand.

It's a minor issue, nothing to worry about. It will not affect your application

Just to add to others, along with your printed E-visa, do print out your other supporting documents in the case that the immigration requests for them. It doesn't happen often but it's good to be prepared!

@Diana *****

Our 6-month program is THB 18,900 and 12-month program is 36,900.

Please let us know where you have seen this price of $45,000

We have turned down multiple "agents" who only wanted to purchase enrollment documents from us. We do not engage with any agents who plan to abuse this system.