I did when it was first announced. Took about a month, but got it approved on my first try. 👍

Timeframes may be shorter now. Not sure.

@Luit ****************

okay sure then the OP should just do the same thing and see what happens. 🤦‍♂️😂

Anonymous participant 247 yeah definitely. I just meant when getting “interrogated” it’s best to give the simplest answers that they want to hear, not overly complicating things.

@Adam ****

it’s asking a lot of an agent to know that. It’s brand new. They just want to hear that you’re not working. The underlying reason for the visit. Not the specifics which were probably confusing to the agent. Just my theory.

FYI, in the future, the correct answer to all questions is “tourism.” Not “courses,” or “seminars.” Why Vietnam? Tourism. Why Thailand? Tourism. Your answers were probably perceived as work related, and they take that very seriously.

I believe what they want to see is that you have a revenue stream outside of Thailand. For example, you can show that you are a consultant in different industries, either creative or technical, but you would want to demonstrate that you’re making money doing those things. What I did was show a proposal I sent to a client, screenshots of the work completed, and screenshots of the deposit showing the client paid for the work. If you have a children’s book, you’d want show how you’re making money from it, or make a case for how it contributes to your income.

Congrats! You’ll get an email soon.

A month with the Los Angeles embassy.

Didn’t ask for one when I showed up and told them I had the DTV!

Thank you to everyone! This group rocks! So helpful!