I'm curious as to why you search for this information in the first place... 🤔 There is no indication that having been to Thailand before, with or without having a visa, has any inpact on a DTV-application.

@Rafa **********

this year meaning 2025? If you started it in the beginning of 2024 and can show adequate information such as income to the company it is probably going to be fine... If you started the company during the last week, you might face trouble providing the information needed to apply.

@Christopher *******

I'm not ecactly arguing with you... just trying to make you understand.

Your reply to the OP was to go for the soft power route and you keep repeating that he don't need proof of income... How does that help the OP?

The OP did NOT make a mistake. Even the 2nd request about lenght of study indicates that.

As I wrote SOME embassies DO ask for income even for soft power applications. There's been several posts of this, especially from Taipei (I will add one as an example).

So you don't like/want my input... then stop arguing back!

@Christopher *******

well it is possible! Just check the picture that the OP added in his post.

There have been several reports of embassies asking to see income as additional information... Just search this group and see for yourself.

Yes, there is no formal requierment to show anything other than the 500k when you apply via soft power.

BUT the embassy can still ask for this information IF they want to ensure you are able to support yourself. You can keep repeating "you don't need any income for the soft power option" a hundred times IF you want... That doesn't change the fact that they did indeed ask the OP for this!

@John *********

this is from a person that asked the embassy in Hanoi, if his employer could be his sponsor...

Unfortunately I have not seen anyone applying in Spain with a sponsorship.

@Christopher *******

you don't seem to understand... The OP DID apply with a soft power option... The embassy is asking him to provide "proof of income" as additional document.

No, you will have to wait to apply until you have the equivalent of 500k saved up. There is NO way around that.

@Felice ****

it says "half a year" not "year and a half"... It is pretty common that the embassies ask for muay thai classes over a 6 month period.

@Christopher *******

well, there is no income requierment when you apply, but in the OP's case they clearly asked him to submit this information...

@Sam *****

I think he did apply with a soft power option (see the 2nd request).