I've just searched the group and cant find an answer, surprisingly.

I have a DTV visa. I'm flying to Bangkok on Friday.

What are the chances of being asked for an onward ticket?

Given that I'm legally allowed to stay 6 months, having booked & paid travel plans that far in advance would be a ridiculous requirement; but bureaucracy and immigration departments aren't known for their careful use of reason and logic.

Anyone..?

I Went to Thailand under visa exemption from uk, last year Sep - Dec , then again Jan - April (adding the extra 30 days both times). Had to leave as "visa" was expiring and went to Vietnam/Malaysia for a week. Came back to Thailand hoping to get a flight I had booked for 2 weeks times.

Wasn't allowed entry, which now I understand why, was sent back to Vietnam then I went onwards to UK. Though I'm looking to go back with a tourist visa soon as I've just had one approved.

Anyone forsee any immigration issues from your experience?

Clarification... If you DON"T want to renew your Retirement Visa, expiring on January 2026, as you have to leave the Country for years, can you withdrawl now all your money from your bank account? (i will stay in Thailand until end of November)

I am preparing to apply for my non immigrant-o visa (spouse) in Bangkok. I have deposited 384k from abroad and had the rest in earnings in my account already. I am reading mixed information about the importance of the source of the funds.

Will it be an issue if the fund are not all from abroad?

Tia

If anyone have a list of every piece of evidence I need to get the non-o in Bangkok that would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Everyone

I'm applying for my non O 90 day from Australia.

Q. It asks for my arrival date but then asks my departure date? I'm intending on retiring to Thailand so I have no departure date. What should I put?

Q. When asking for my accommodation details, I'm intending to only stay in hotel for 2/3 weeks whilst looking for a permanent place. Is it ok to put accommodation for only 2 weeks here?

TIA

I entered BKK yesterday, it was insanely busy. Took almost an hour to reach the immigration desk.

I handed my British passport, printed A4 DTV and boarding card to the IO. I had the DTAC on my phone but knew they didn't need to see it directly from me.

She stamped me in for 6 months. No questions asked. I was not asked anything, literally. In fact I said literally nothing. Nothing about purpose of visit, how long I stay, evidence for onward ticket etc.

FWIW I first obtained the DTV November last year. This was only my second entry on it. For the first entry I stayed 93 days.

I also want to point, while I know it was silly not to, I did NOT do my 90 day reporting on that first entry.

The IOs all look so stressed by the insane lines I think they were just happy to process people as fast as possible that didn't need 'intervention'. I noted the Brits before me were stamped in on their exemption on arrival stamps in the fastest I've ever seen an IO deal with someone. Literally 45 seconds at the desk.

Quick question, when you deposit the 800,000 into a Thai bank account do you have to prove it came from overseas like the monthly method or not

No i have this problem, anyone had the same?

I am an American and have had a retirement visa for 3 years. I am actually retired but tired of going back to immigration every year. I have no issues with leaving the country once a year. I am retired but have no issues with taking a cooking class if required.

I'm having problems phoning canada with my Canadian phone. I have tried all different combos like 001and 0011. Can someone help me ? I tried Google it didn't help. Thanks in advance