Muay Thai gyms that issue DTV paperwork

Key facts:

• London embassy DTV page, read 22 Oct 2026: DTV2 covers Thai soft power activities and names Muay Thai. Fee £300. Five years, multiple entry, 180 days per entry, one extension of up to 180 days through the Immigration Bureau.
• For DTV2 the embassy lists proof of confirmation to attend the activity. That is the document a gym supplies. The other documents are yours: funds of at least £12,000 (500,000 THB), a police certificate issued within six months, proof of permanent residence in the UK, Ireland or the British Overseas Territories, a recent photo and your passport page.
• Six gyms checked: Naka (Phuket), Rawai Muay Thai (Takua Pa), Khongsittha (Bangkok), Punch it Gym (Koh Samui), Muay Thai Fever (Chiang Mai), and Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran (Khao Lak, read 23 Oct 2026).
• Programme prices are each gym's own figure on the date we read it (22 Oct 2026; 23 Oct 2026 for Khao Lak Muay Thai). They are not embassy fees.

What the embassy asks the gym for

One line in the London list is about the activity: proof of confirmation that you will attend it. A gym letter or enrolment certificate is how Muay Thai applicants meet that line. Everything else on the DTV2 list is about you. A gym cannot supply your £12,000 of financial evidence, your police certificate, or your proof of permanent residence in the UK, Ireland or the British Overseas Territories.

The embassy page also says that an application missing documents, or sent with unclear files, will get a request for more documents, which delays processing. Ask the gym exactly which documents it sends before you pay, and check them against the embassy list on the day you apply.

The six gyms, from their own pages

Gym	Area	What the gym says it provides	DTV programme price on its site	Conditions it states
Naka Muay Thai	Karon, Phuket	Acceptance letter, application form, enrolment certificate, business registration, a receipt with the gym's tax ID, a copy of the signatory's Thai ID	฿22,000 (six months, two group classes a week). ฿45,000 (six months, unlimited group classes). ฿65,000 (12 months, unlimited)	You make the application yourself
Rawai Muay Thai	Khuk Kak, Takua Pa	An official letter of enrolment	No price on the DTV page	Contact by email
Khongsittha	Bangkok	Programme confirmation letter plus supporting school and company documents	THB 50,000 (50 private sessions). THB 86,400 (unlimited group training). THB 128,000 (train and stay, 180 nights). All valid nine months	No approval guarantee. Utilities and cleaning charged separately on train and stay
Punch it Gym	Koh Samui	A certified invitation letter	No separate fee. The DTV route needs a booking of at least three months, including accommodation, through its website	Confirmed bookings only
Muay Thai Fever	Chiang Mai	Application documents. Lists Sports Authority of Thailand, Board of Boxing Sport and Ministry of Education credentials	฿19,000 plus VAT for nine months (฿15,000 training, ฿4,000 admin). ฿25,000 plus VAT for 12 months	Group classes only. Refunds training costs if the visa is declined, with proof
Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran	Khao Lak	Enrolment or acceptance letter (Thai), invitation letter (English) and a course application form, for 6- or 9-month packages	฿41,730 (six months, once a day) or ฿64,200 (twice a day). ฿62,595 (nine months, once a day) or ฿96,300 (twice a day). All include 7% VAT	50% deposit; balance due before training starts. Read 23 Oct 2026

The table is in no order of merit. We did not rank these gyms, train at them, or check the credentials they list.

Reading a gym's DTV page

Gym pages explain the visa in their own words, and some of those words do not match the London embassy. Several quote the application fee in baht, such as 10,000 baht. London lists £300. One page describes the stay as 180 days per year. London says 180 days per entry, with one extension of up to 180 days, after which you leave and may re-enter. Use the embassy page for the visa and the gym page for the gym.

Programme length is not stay length. Khongsittha's page says so directly: its programme runs nine months, and that does not change the permission granted on each entry. Its train-and-stay option includes 180 nights of on-site accommodation inside those nine months, not nine continuous months.

Refund terms differ. Muay Thai Fever says it refunds training costs if the application is declined, with proof. Naka's DTV page does not state a refund rule, and its class price page says no refunds. Punch it Gym ties the letter to a confirmed booking. Get the refund rule in writing before you pay.

What we did not check

We did not apply for a DTV, contact these gyms, or test whether any embassy accepted their paperwork. Approval is the embassy's decision. Khongsittha's own page says visa approval, entry and extensions rest with the Thai embassy, consulate and immigration authorities.

A gym missing from this list may also issue DTV documents. We only listed gyms whose own page we read on 22 or 23 Oct 2026.

Exemption or DTV

If your camp fits inside 30 days, GOV.UK, re-read 22 Oct 2026, says British passport holders can enter under the visa exemption for up to 30 days for tourism only. For a longer stay, the same page says to get the appropriate visa before you travel. The visa guide covers the exemption, the tourist visa and the DTV side by side.

Sources

• Royal Thai Embassy, London, Destination Thailand Visa. https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/destination-thailand-visa read 22 Oct 2026.
• Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran, DTV visa page. https://www.khaolakmuaythai.com/dtv-visa/ read 23 Oct 2026.
• GOV.UK, Thailand entry requirements. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/entry-requirements read 22 Oct 2026.
• Naka Muay Thai, DTV page. http://www.nakamuaythai.com/new-page-2 read 22 Oct 2026. Class prices and no-refunds line: http://www.nakamuaythai.com/menu read 22 Oct 2026.
• Rawai Muay Thai, DTV page. https://www.rawaimuaythai.com/fight-news/dtv-thai-visa-and-muay-thai-training/ read 22 Oct 2026.
• Khongsittha Muay Thai, 9-month DTV programme. https://www.kstmuaythai.com/package/destination-thailand-visa-dtv/ read 22 Oct 2026.
• Punch it Gym, Muay Thai visa page. https://punchitgym.com/muay-thai-visa-thailand/ read 22 Oct 2026.
• Muay Thai Fever, DTV page. https://www.muaythaifever.com/dtvvisamuaythai read 22 Oct 2026.

FAQs

Which Muay Thai gyms give DTV letters?

On their own websites, read 22 Oct 2026, Naka in Phuket, Rawai Muay Thai in Takua Pa, Khongsittha in Bangkok, Punch it Gym on Koh Samui and Muay Thai Fever in Chiang Mai all say they supply DTV paperwork, and Khao Lak Muay Thai & Muay Boran's page, read 23 Oct 2026, says the same. Others may too. This list only includes pages we read. Inclusion is not an endorsement.

How much does a Muay Thai DTV programme cost?

Gym prices on 22 Oct 2026 ran from ฿19,000 plus VAT (Muay Thai Fever, nine months of group classes) to THB 128,000 (Khongsittha, nine months with 180 nights on site). Naka lists ฿22,000, ฿45,000 and ฿65,000 packages. The embassy fee is separate: the London embassy lists £300.

Does a gym letter guarantee the DTV?

No. The London embassy lists the activity confirmation as one of six DTV2 documents, alongside £12,000 (500,000 THB) in funds, a police certificate under six months old and proof of permanent residence. Khongsittha's own page says approval rests with the embassy and immigration. This is not legal advice.

What if a gym's page and the embassy disagree?

Follow the embassy. Some gym pages quote a baht fee or describe 180 days per year. The London embassy page, read 22 Oct 2026, lists £300 and 180 days per entry, with one extension of up to 180 days through the Immigration Bureau.