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Feb 15, 2025

7 days ago

Anonymous *************

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This group has been very helpful so I'm giving back my application details:

DTV approved today ( soft power - Discover Thai Nature ) via Los Angeles embassy.  USA citizen, Applied on Feb 2, approved Feb 14 ( 10 days ). 

I was not asked for any additional documents.

My physical and mailing address are in different states, so my bank statements show a different address than the address I confirmed with my utility bill.  I thought it might be an issue, but it was not.

I'm retired and do not work ( mid 40s, so I thought this might raise flags). I selected 'retired' in the application. My bank checking statements do show a stable 'income' every month from investments.

I submitted 6 months of bank statements, the last statement showed more than the required  500,000THB and the 5 before showed close to it. I highlighted the totals at the end of the month in the PDF, and joined them into one PDF.  I wanted to make this as simple as possible for the person reviewing it.  

In addition, even though I know it's not required I also submitted my investment summary page ( I attached it to the joined PDF of my bank statements on the last page ).  On the summary page I highlighted the amount invested that showed I could live a long time on the funds.  Again, I didn't think I'd get denied by having this extra statement, and thought it could possibly help.  Weather or not it did, i'll never know.

I wear glasses that do not obstruct my face and kept them on the photo that I submitted in the application.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

A US citizen shares their successful experience applying for a DTV Visa through the Los Angeles embassy, detailing the timeline from application to approval (10 days). They describe their preparation, including bank statements and a supplemental investment summary to demonstrate financial stability. The applicant notes that despite having different addresses on their bank statements and utility bills, it did not affect their application outcome. The post also includes comments and questions from other users discussing related concerns and sharing their own visa experiences.

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