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Proof of Your Current Location for the DTV

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Received a “Request for Further Document” asking you to prove your current location for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)? Applying through a Royal Thai Embassy in Vietnam as a non-citizen means the officer needs to confirm you are genuinely and legally in Vietnam right now. This guide breaks down the exact items they’ve asked for—full passport, VN visa + entry stamp, accommodation, a reachable phone number, and more—and shows you precisely how to provide them correctly to avoid a rejection. Answer only what’s asked, the right way.

A traveler sitting at a table in Vietnam with a passport open to the bio page, a smartphone showing an e-visa, a hotel booking confirmation, and a laptop displaying a selfie at a temple.

What the embassy asked

When you apply for the DTV through a Thai embassy in Vietnam but hold a non-Vietnamese passport, the reviewing officer may send a “Request for Further Document” asking you to confirm your current presence in the country. The items listed are simply different angles on one question: where are you right now, legally and physically?

“Provide (1) passport full book including empty pages, (2) VN visa and entry stamp, (3) accommodation and (4) a selfie taken at a tourist attraction.”

Why the embassy asks for this

The DTV is filed online through Thailand’s central e‑Visa portal and reviewed by whichever Royal Thai Embassy you selected. Because you are not a Vietnamese citizen, the officer cannot assume you are actually in Vietnam at the time of application. Proving your physical and legal presence confirms you applied from outside Thailand and that you are a genuine, locatable applicant rather than someone forum‑shopping for a friendlier office. The requested passport full book, Vietnam visa plus entry stamp, accommodation evidence, a selfie at a landmark, and a reachable phone number all serve to verify this single point: you are here, now.

How to provide it correctly

Scan your entire passport as one PDF — the bio‑data page plus every single page, including blank/empty pages. The request literally says “passport full book including empty pages” because the empty pages prove you have no other entry record that contradicts your Vietnam stamp.
On the page that holds it, clearly capture your current Vietnam visa (e‑visa printout, sticker, or DTV‑equivalent entry permit) and the immigration entry stamp showing the date you most recently entered Vietnam. Both were requested as item (2).
If you hold a Vietnam Temporary Residence Card (TRC/thẻ tạm trú), scan both sides. The request says “Temporary Residence Card (if any)” — include it when you have one and omit it entirely (without explanation) when you do not.
Attach accommodation proof for where you are staying now in Vietnam: a hotel booking confirmation in your name with current dates, or a signed rental/lease contract, or a local police temporary‑residence registration (đăng ký tạm trú) showing your Vietnam address.
Provide a valid, reachable contact number as a third request item — give a working number you actually answer. A Vietnamese local SIM is strongest as “current location” proof; a foreign number you genuinely use is acceptable, provided it matches the number on your application.
If asked, take a fresh selfie of yourself at a recognisable Vietnamese tourist attraction (the request named “a selfie taken at a tourist attraction”) — keep the location identifiable and the photo recent.
Confirm every file is in Thai or English. Vietnamese‑only documents such as a TRC or a lease need a certified, legalized English translation, then upload through the same e‑Visa portal application or reply to the exact embassy email that sent the request.
Reply with ONLY the documents named in the request, in the order asked (passport, VN visa+stamp, accommodation, selfie, contact number, TRC if held). Do not volunteer extra location data, screenshots, or other passports that were not requested.

Close‑up of a Vietnamese entry stamp next to an e‑visa printout, a hotel booking confirmation, and a smartphone showing a contact number.

Myth

I must have a Vietnam Temporary Residence Card to prove my location.

Fact

No — the request states “Temporary Residence Card (if any),” so a TRC is conditional. If you hold a valid card, include it; if you don’t, simply submit your visa, entry stamp and accommodation. Not having a TRC will not cause rejection as long as the other proofs are solid.

Common mistakes that cause rejection

Uploading only the passport bio page and the visa page, then being asked again because the empty pages were missing.
Applying on a short tourist e-visa and assuming an entry stamp alone is enough — some offices expect stronger legal-residence proof for non-citizens, so a bare stamp can trigger the further-document request.
Confusing the two photo asks: a passport-style headshot is not the same as the requested selfie at a tourist attraction, which is a live presence check.
Giving a home-country phone number you rarely answer instead of a reachable local number, weakening the “current location” signal.
Treating the TRC as mandatory and panicking without one — it is conditional; applicants with no card should simply submit the other location proofs.
Over-explaining or padding the reply with extra documents nobody asked for, which in our experience makes the file look evasive — submit only the requested items.

Frequently asked questions

I’m applying for the DTV in Vietnam but I’m not Vietnamese — why am I being asked to prove my location?

Because you selected a Royal Thai Embassy in Vietnam while not being a citizen, the reviewing officer needs to confirm you are genuinely and legally in Vietnam (not applying from Thailand or elsewhere). The passport full book, VN visa + entry stamp, accommodation and contact number all answer that one question.

Do I need a Vietnam Temporary Residence Card to prove my location?

No, the request says “Temporary Residence Card (if any),” so a TRC is conditional. If you hold a valid card, scan both sides and include it; if you don’t, simply submit your visa, entry stamp and accommodation and don’t comment on the missing card.

Why do they ask for my full passport including empty pages?

The empty pages confirm there is no other entry record that contradicts your stated Vietnam presence. A partial scan that skips them is a common reason the same request gets re-sent.

What type of accommodation proof is accepted?

A current hotel or serviced-apartment booking in your name, a signed rental/lease contract, or a Vietnamese police temporary-residence registration (đăng ký tạm trú) — dated to cover now and in your name. Vietnamese-only documents need a certified, legalized English translation.

What if I have no entry stamp in my passport?

That is a leading rejection trigger — reviewers treat a missing or post-application entry stamp as evidence you weren’t in Vietnam when you applied. Ensure your most recent VN entry stamp is clearly captured and pre-dates your application date.

Should I send extra proof to be safe, and what happens if I’m rejected?

No, submit only the items named in the request. Over-submitting invites new questions and can make your file look evasive. In our experience, since around May 2026, re-applying after a rejection has become harder, so it’s better to answer the first request completely. Any refund depends on our optional Denial Protection add-on.

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General guidance only — not legal advice. Thai embassy requirements vary by office and change over time; always confirm the exact wording in your own request email, or let our team check it for you.