Applicant used Issa Compass agency for DTV application. — DTV Approved within about 4 days after embassy submission. (Hanoi, Vietnam)
- Case ID: DTV-APP-021
- Embassy: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Category: approval
- Outcome: Approved within about 4 days after embassy submission.
- Timeline: Documents prepared in December. Legal team finalized January 9. Arrived Vietnam January 26 and uploaded proof of entry. Embassy submission January 26. Approved January 30.
Key issue
Agency pre-validation prevented embassy back-and-forth.
What worked
Documents were reviewed by agency legal team before visa fee and submission.
What failed / caused friction
Higher cost: around 18,540 THB total, about €150 more than self-applying.
Takeaway
Agency-assisted applications may reduce embassy document requests through pre-validation, but submission still requires proof of being in the submission country.