hmm i am in semi similar, i had an ED visa for muay thai, left a while, came back and had work permit and visa for management at a thai business... dunno thai myself. submit my DTV workcation still waiting on second round of document checks, was hoping to fly in tomorrow but am extending my stay here in KUL (applied to LAX embassy and was in the US at the time of application). i have a booking out for a work trip . i'm expecting to get in fairly smoothly once approved and not be shaken down for 20k...

hope your vision and mission are up to snuff lol

i thought about doing muay thai, i have done an education visa for muay thai in the past - but also figured if i tried to pivot at this point it would be an additional application/fee.

@Romain ***

I will if I have to, but keep that state and authority worshipping mindset 👍

@Romain ***

I like how your logic is basically "anything ever they could possibly ask for is totally valid, of course they need it"

@Romain ***

it's not as if this is a common request. what purpose is it even supposedly needed for? economic viability should already be established by the bank account

the 3 months seems like a way better deal...

I go to a chill gym on Koh Lanta, there are a couple with gym access. You don't have to spar if you don't want to; note it's also nothing like boxing or dutch kickboxing etc. MT sparring in Thailand is meant to be learning and light; the fighters have actual fights so often that sparring is more play as no one is getting paid to do anything where they could actually get hurt. That being said, you'll also have to not escalate/cool a partner down if they are more aggressive than you'd like - this is pretty unlikely to actually come from a Thai vs foreigner as well.

I submit (LAX) and I'm still pending document check...

@Donna *****

ohpa i really don't want to have to return to country of application. probably easier for me to just get denied and try to do it from a SE asia country instead. what did you provide for proof of location?