It seems that some embassies (in Australia and the UK for sure) are accepting Thai language courses for the soft power category.

Has anyone here obtained the DTV with just a "sponsorship letter"? Any details, e.g. what are the requirements of the sponsor?

Anonymous participant try it Sam I Am.

Just work through the (free) intro lessons and you will at least learn something that will revolutionize how you think about Thai in your regular classes!

Most people do exactly what you propose (I did too in the beginning) and get nowhere.

No, a "decent teacher" won't help you much, or at least will be very inefficient.

And tell "surrounding yourself with Thai people" to all the expats who have been living here 10 yrs or more and have Thai wives and even children that they still can't communicate with!

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Now that you don't need to sit in a class and get nowhere trying to learn Thai just so that you can get an ED visa, why not try a method that really works?

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Looks interesting. Do you get a refund if the application is unsuccessful?

Get a laptop from - usually 2-3yrs warranty.

Sync working data to the cloud and/or have an external drive for your "portable" work.

Leave your PC at home and your laptop in Thailand.

Job done.

No he can't get a DTV. But the children of DTV holders get a "follow" visa.

In practice, children under 15 don't need a visa because there are no penalties.

If he enrols at a school in Thailand he can obtain an Ed visa, and one parent can get a "guardian" visa.

Jef Mealey SL is always very expensive, and I wasn't impressed with the quality of advice I received.

Still, they're everywhere, the legal equivalent of Bangkok Hospital.

Most visa agents or helpers will charge about ฿5000 to get your residence certificate and introduce you to a branch that will open an account for you.

Search FB.

@Glenn *********

it worked for one of our volunteers applying in London. (Okay so it wasn't a DTV, but the process was the same because they agreed to change the visa type without any additional charge, if the correct documents were submitted. In the end, after considerable toing and froing, they made the amendments to the application manually and issued the correct visa.)

Maybe your experience with Paris is different.

It may be different for Paris, but just send them the updated (correct) info - ie your FULL name exactly as it appears to n your passport - and ask them to reconsider. Other consulates will usually do that. I think it's under "additional uploads" in the evisa system, or you may need to email the consulate directly.