@Luit ****************
no i did not reply for the 6 months visa only, please understand my questions carefully. i applied for dtv visa through 6 months cooking class program which is actually a basic minimum requirements to obtain the dtv visa. but somehow the embassy only granted me the METV which lasts for 6 months only and did not give me any explanation whatsoever regarding this. it is abit unfair as most of us do not get a second chance to actually know the reason of it being approved as Tourist visa instead. I understand that the visa fee might not be able to be refunded however there should be an explanation of such decision