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@Dave *********
one person not people ( I accept your apology) is lying and saying we are not registered to try and get his money back. I don't know why he didn't get the dtv but it can't be because we are unlicensed because we are licensed. He has no proof ... he says the embassy called him ... so nothing written I don't belive this was the reason he didn't get dtv because he says he has a list of registered gyms, there is no such list and he hasn't shown me it anyway.

He definitely can't prove we are unregistered because I can prove we are.
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@Dave *********
our coach is Boonlai Sor Thanikul ( Google or look on wikipedia) is he lightly to work at a fake gym? No .. is lightly to sue any one for slander who insults him and his legacy? Maybe

A bona-fide muay thai legend one of the most famous of the golden era been slandered like this is sad and laughable. Our other coach is also a lumpinee champ and actually coaches on the Thailand sports authority instructors course. He signs the certificates that instructors are using.

We are definitely registered and fully compliant and people should not listen to lunatics who claim otherwise.

I'm going to defend these accusations to the fullest
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@Dave *********
that's not true we are registered with sports authority, board of boxing sport, ministry of education and a Ltd company. We have 2 former lumpinee champion coaching it's ridiculous and laughable to think we didn't get a sports license

All hanging in our gym at our published address for the authorities or anyone else to inspect.

Some jokers on here
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I run a muay thai gym in chiang mai. We dont do less than 6 month courses as there is a danger the embassy / consulates will issue a tourist visa instead of a DTV.
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My gym in Chiang mai has done 60 already its pretty straight forward if you have good bank statements
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@Dave *******
yea usa embassy and consulates are not awkward to deal with but they are slow. Jakarta 2 to 3 working days usually

Good luck
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My muay thai gym had a successful applicant at KL but they really messed him around. We advise avoid KL and Singapore.. they are super picky
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When we first did them ( I own the first muay thai gym to secure a DTV) we were doing 10 private lessons. But it quickly evolved and embassys started asking for a course that matched the length of stay. So we started doing 6 month courses at 1 class a week for 6 months, to match the 180 day stamp and to avoid the embassy issuing a tourist visa instead of a DTV. There are still embassys that accept shorter courses still but it's a gamble. We've done over 60 now with no rejections ( 2 had to re submit though)
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Why not submit in Washington? We had a few successful applications there. Jakarta is also no drama though. ( I own a muay Thai gym)