Anonymous participant each persons circumstances are different i think. Many of our group seem to come and go with seasonal work back home. A few have savings and investments. We have a bunch of guys who rent out their homes in order to train long term in Muay Thai. there are so many circumstances where the DTV soft power option is really useful.
Both of those embassys are very strict. We are just a Muay Thai gym not a visa agent but I would suggest checkiing out their exact reqwuirements before applying at either of those embassys.
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