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@Greg *******
DTV policy is from the order of previous prime minister to streamline visa process to attract more foreigner.

He just gave the order and want it asap. So many things just happen out of the blue without a clear guideline.

2) This thing happen regularly for thai bureaucratic.
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@Greg *******
We think the embassy staff have only recently realized the connected database, since the Thai eVisa system was just introduced at the beginning of this year.
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@John ********
We cannot say for certain whether the embassy will reject an application after 3–6 months. However, what we do know is that if your first application was rejected (for example, because of incomplete documents or applying through a Muay Thai gym that is not accredited), then any subsequent attempt — even if you apply again with us — will almost certainly be rejected.

This is because the system is now centralized, and all embassies share the same database. Therefore, there is no benefit in switching embassies after being rejected once.
Fitfac *****************
Sorry to hear that. At FITFAC, we issue a refund in every case of a rejected application (even if it is due to issues related to financial documents).

Moreover, nowadays, if you have already been rejected once, we advise not to apply again (even with us), because the embassy can see the record of multiple DTV application attempts and will outright reject any second application.

You might have to wait 3-6 months before applying a new dtv again.
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@Dom *******
we have refund all the fee he have paid to us but we are still feel sorry for this incident , our customer have lost another 10k for the embassy fee.
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@Andi **********
Everything has changed a lot based on our experience; our supporting documents have increased from 10 pages to almost 20 pages.

and each embassy requires a very specific documents.
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We are sorry about your rejected visa with our package (we are the one offering the 9-month package).

Right now, the only reason we can think of for your rejection is that in your first attempt, you used an unaccredited Muay Thai gym, which resulted in a rejection and raised a red flag with the embassy staff, even though you did everything correctly the second time.

We have encountered the same issue with people who applied for a workcation visa the first time and were rejected. When they applied with us the second time, they were also rejected — even though 99% of our clients get their visas without any problems.

We assume that the embassy is now reviewing past applicant records when processing DTV applications. People who were rejected the first time are likely to be rejected the second time, even if they do everything correctly.

In your case, we would advise you to wait about 4–6 months and apply again from your home country. You could also consider other accepted routes, such as enrolling in a cooking school.
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DTV is much better than Ed visa.

you can rent a condo for 3 months(the price per month will be higher - you just need to find a good agent that are willing to negotiate the term for you.

apply in your own country is much easier
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1. 80,000 THB per month would be a good starting point

2. print out is enough

3. If you apply to thai embassy in brazil then no need to translate.

4. pdf version is accepted.
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It depends on the gym or cooking school.

At FITFAC, we offer a 100% refund if your visa application is rejected.

We also accept PayPal, so your payment is protected under PayPal’s Buyer Protection Policy.

Historically, we’ve only had five rejection cases(from 350 cases) all due to issues such as:

The applicant misspelled their name, or

Used cryptocurrency-related documents as proof of financial support.