Congrats! What did you upload in terms of proof of employment to satisfy their requirements, since you are unemployed?

I’m wondering (nu judgement, just curiosity), if you knew they were so strict in Malaysia, why did you choose to go there to get the DTV?

@George ******

as someone who switched from kickboxing to Muay Thai I can tell you they are absolutely not the same sport 😉 and it is very difficult to find genuine, authentic Muay Thai gyms in Europe (where indeed kickboxing is the more popular sport).

But I agree that probably a lot of people are signing up for gyms and cooking classes just to get the visa. If they ever start checking continuous activity at borders, these people are going to be scr*wed 😏

If we’re talking about becoming really good at either Muay Thai or cooking, yes that takes years and years of practice, gaining experience and honing skills. Just because the initial course is 6 months, doesn’t mean you stop doing this activity after that. I can imagine in the future that for example a stage at a Thai restaurant would be acceptable as proof of continuing activity. The soft power version of this visa was implemented to promote Thai culture and that’s exactly what it does.

Is it easy to abuse this by ‘just’ booking a few months and then doing border runs? For now yes, going forward, time will tell 🤷🏻‍♀️

Proof of location: make sure you include your entry stamp to Vietnam. I uploaded a (merged) pdf with entry stamp, visa, boarding pass and hotel confirmation

Financials: yes 6 months, up to the day you apply (e.g. I applied and included /24 - /2025)

No need for proof of residence, it just asks you for an address in Thailand and whether it’s a hotel or private residence, etc. Just fill in the address, that’s it.

Some embassies (London, Kuala Lumpur) ask for rental agreements etc. But not in Vietnam.

@Greg *******

yeah but still, you already paid for the visa (benefits) when you applied… anyways, I’ve never used an agency to do a border bounce, can’t imagine I ever will… especially now that I know this 😏

@Greg *******

absolutely ridiculous, it’s the same amount of work?? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Anonymous participant yes because I had all the paperwork in order and requested the import license beforehand so it was ready when I arrived. Last time (July 2024, Phuket airport) the processing was done in 10 minutes tops

@Greg *******

it sounds like Immigration really detests this visa and will make it as difficult as possible to do an extension. Hopefully it won’t get this difficult at border crossings/airports

@Greg *******

for me not an issue (I own a house), but yeah can imagine this can get tricky, especially if they all start wanting house photos and house books of landlords like that guy experienced in Krabi 🫣

And what if you’re a nomad changing location every 6 weeks or so… is 6 weeks enough of a booking? More questions than answers…