@Andi **********

they paid for my hotel i was in Malaysia for 3 days.

It depends on the embassy you're applying at. Some even want 6 months. I also applied while in thailand. Which is a lot harder then doing it in your home country or another country you are staying at for a while. I have an agent i used that did all the work for me and ensured it went smoothly. They also paid for the hotels while I was in Malaysia and the visa was processing. The line ID is Successvisa789 ask for bee.

Line ID Successvisa789. Agent bee helped me out with my DTV visa. She was very professional. I would recommend her to family and friends. We even had a few issues and she was able to over come them in just a few days. They talk directly with the immigrations office to ensure quick and easy processing. I also needed some paperwork from her to unfreeze my bank account about 6 months after my visa was completed. She was able to get me the paperwork I needed to unlock my account in 2 days. 10 out of 10 for service, knowledge of the process, processing, and customer care.

@Brian ********

I watched integrity legal the other day and he said even on the privileged visa people were having problems. I also read on here about a guy having problems with opening an account on the LTR visa. He was saying banks didn't even know what that visa was. In general getting a bank account seems to be a nightmare. I was lucky I got an account on a visitors visa before I even got my DTV last year. My account was frozen then when I showed all my paperwork for my DTV visa they unlocked my account. This is definitely something that's difficult to navigate at this time.

You will be lucky if you can find an agent that knows a branch that will accept the DTV. If you own a condo, you're married to a thai on the DTV you can for sure.

You're going to need that money in an account for 3 months or you will probably be wasting your application fee.

That fee is a processing fee. You will have to pay again for them to process again. And yes that's a minor issue and they could of easily fixed it but they want your money. Apply and pay again if you want the visa.

@Genevieve ***

I would just be straight forward with them when you walk in. Ask if you have to close the account or if there is something you can bring in to unlock the account and continue using it. Let them tell you yes or no. If it's yes they will just tell you what documents you need.

@Genevieve ***

They froze my account. i went in to withdraw my money and close the account. The bank told me I didn't need to close my account on a DTV visa but they needed to verify a few things. They wanted my lease, a letter from the gym I'm training at, bankbook, debit card and passport. Keep in mind every bank is different and every bank branch is different. My friend on the same DTV visa opened an account at the same bank but a different branch office and he couldn't get his account unlocked. They made him withdraw and close it. Your first step would be to go to the original bank office you opened the account and ask them if you need to close it.

You're going to need an agent. The restrictions for opening a new account on dtv visa are difficult to meet. The last agent I talked to said owning a condo, property, married, and something else. I had an account before they started freezing and closing accounts and I had to bring in a lot of paperwork just to keep my account open ans unfreeze it. All the branches are different so using an agent that has already talked to many banks and branch locations might be able to consult you on what you need and let you know if you're qualified.