Is it possible to use training and studying in a government approved Thai massage school in Chiang Mai as your reason for applying for a DTV? If so, then what documentation for the program do I need to provide? Thanks in advance!

I'm looking for advice for my daughter. She has been living in Phuket training on a swim scholarship since April, 2023. She needed to go home to get her passport renewed and is on her way back. Before she left Thailand, the training center told her she needed get a DTV to return. She flew to Laos and had the training center invitation letter and letter of support; however, she was denied as they said the letter of support was not enough and she had to have the 500,000 baht in her account. The training center continues to argue with us that they do not have to have the 500,000 baht. But we've had the same issues with Beijing embassy and Los Angeles (via email enquiries). We do not want to keep paying to fly her to different embassies and getting her DTV denied. She is currently coming back to Phuket on visa exempt (US passport) and then will try to find the best option for a longer term visa once she gets here. So my questions are:

1. Is the DTV the best visa for her to be on for training or is there a better option?

2. Is a letter of support from the training center enough?

3. If DTV is the best option, which country should I fly her to for that?

Thank you for any advice or recommendations you can give?

For those with success visas via Muay Thai gyms - did your gym provide a certificate of from the Ministry of Education and Board of Boxing along with your application to the Thai consulate that you are applying to? What documents other than the “letter of acceptance” to the gym was provided ?

Has anyone had success finding “Thai soft activities “ in pattaya? Also getting approval using them?

Anyone know what muay thai gyms in bangkok have this visa available? Thanks in advance

Hi guys I am hoping to get some help/advice.

My boyfriend wants to do a Muay Thai Visa in Pattaya or Phuket.

He is in Australia now and wants to come here as soon as possible.

The immigration in Australia offers student visas so he would like to choose Muay Thai as his course.

We can’t find anything about a list of Muay Thai gyms that offer the training through an education visa.

We don’t want to pay for the agency as it is costly and it is only a few hundred dollars for him to do it from Australia.

Does anyone know this process or have any experience doing the Muay Thai Visa?

Thanks for your help in advance. Please comment or inbox me 😊

Planning a trip to thailand to stay for a year training muay thai cant figure out what the actual visa is and what requirements for visa are i am from the US the gym will be giving me an invitation letter and ive been calling the embassy but cant get anyone to answer or return my calls

I have obtained my ED Visa for Muay Thai in Chiang Mai through these chaps. The whole thing was a doddle. If you decide you want to an ED Visa, I cannot recommend them more highly.

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