As I understand it the pending approval means the officer dealing with the application is happy and has passed it up the chain for the senior officer to finalize approval.
Its rare the senior officer finds anything that would make him deny the application but it has happened.
Location won't be a problem. You will apply outside of Thailand and won't need to show an address in Thailand. The DTV is flexible. With our gym you can come up to CM and whip through your classes whenever you want, have a Muay Thai holiday.
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