Hello everyone,

I am going to do a 6-month internship in Thailand. I still haven't applied for the ED non-immigration visa because I am missing some documents and I plan to leave at the end of March. Will I receive my visa on time by then? And I know that visas are valid for 3 months, so when I come to Thailand, should I go to the immigration office or should I wait until my visa expires to go there?

Thank you for your feedback and advices

Hi I’m trying to figure out if it’s best to apply for a retirement visa from US while in country or go to Thailand and apply there? It seems so confusing. Thanks!!

Hi all I am from the UK on a 60 days visa exemption I would like to apply for a 30 day extention at. kho samui immigration office how many days before my 60 days stamp is due to expire should I go to samui immigration to get the 30 extension total time 90 days here

Is refund of DTV application for ASEAN passport holder real?approved or rejected matters?

A question regarding the 5 year DTV Visa.

You can get one if you sign up for Thai cooking courses. How long has the course got to last?

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My friend arrived today from UK travelling with two others who are here for short holiday 21 days . He though has came back for a longer break, he was here at end of 2024 on a tourist 60 day visa and extended it from 60 to 90 days and then he went home to Uk early December, not sure exact date. He booked a return flight for another 90 day trip , no hassle at the departing airport not sure if Qatar or emirates but they just said will he be applying for a visa extension, no problem with airline to let him fly as his return flight was in 90 days. When he got to immigration in Bkk he was in his words grilled by immigration officer on what his intentions were. Where would he stay , where was he travelling. She told him not allowed to visit for 90 days and go away short time and come back for another 90 days , he must apply e visa online , at one point he thought she wasn’t going to give him entry it was really bad the other two friends got scared as they heard all this and thought he was going to be refused entry. The officer was very rude and direct , visa not for long visit only tourist for holiday, the more he tried to reason the more she said it.

He did not argue as he was on verge of being refused . Now immigration officer has put a note on his file to warn other officers. He’s panicking, she said ok you have holiday , go away for long time come back for holiday , it beggars belief they want tourist that they do this , this friend took early retirement and is loving visiting Thailand but this has put him off . He travels Europe a lot so he might return to that . I told him to get a multi entry retirement visa to last him 15 months but after this 3 months he is not coming back until September/ October , so should he risk return in September and do retirement visa then or get it on this trip even though he won’t use it again from when he leaves in April until he returns in September.

Has anyone else suffered at immigration? This guy is actually genuine lol he fell in love with the lifestyle but he’s genuinely just using the system to holiday nothing else. I told him to get an agent to do his extension at 60 days as he will never know what this officer put on his file and he might be refused. He is shaken by the experience

Sorry for long post I have literally just left these friends and this was the main topic of conversation

I'm thinking about applying for ED-VISA via E-Visa website by choosing the Thai Embassy in Penang Malaysia. Does anybody applied from there? Is it quick service or take too long?

Helo all,

Have been a long term lurker of this group so have seen the odd question that meets my circumstances and done plenty of searching but I wondered if I could get some takes from informed people. Essentially I think I have two routes to a DTV.

The first route is I am currently employed as a civil servant. I am taking a career break to come to Thailand in May but right now I can provide the bank statement, payslips and a job description/contract that directly states I work "from home" (possible issue is that's the wording is just that, "from home", not "remote" .)

The negatives of applying that route are obvious, that I wouldn't be doing that job whilst in Thailand (more it wouldn't be allowed, than my contract states that anywhere) and I will not be being paid while on the career break, but will still be employed on paper.

Without moral judgment, I see nothing they'd ask for with the Visa though I couldn't technically provide at the current time as my career break hasn't started yet, outside of the possible issue of it saying "from home" rather than "remote".

My second route, is I am also a content creator who has only just gotten to the point I make enough money for it to be a tax concern, so whilst I can provide a Patreon page for my podcast that shows a steady income for many years (it was previously split between multiple people, now it's just me and in my name), I don't have business registration or any tax documents and won't until next year when I'd need to do this.

I'm thinking option 1 and maybe if I'm questioned, then switch to option 2 and volunteer that I have a second income.

What do people think, is that the best plan or should I be more forthright and just go Option 2?

Thanks for any thoughts!

EDIT: I would be applying via the UK Embassy.

I’m looking to apply for a DTV in the next couple of months from the UK - currently in Thailand on a 60 day tourist visa .. going back end of next month .

I own a business in the UK which I can mostly run remotely (it’s an IT business with employees in the UK

Regarding the tax situation with a 180 day DTV .. I take it you can only spend up to 180 days in Thailand in any tax year (12 months)… so realistically I could not spend 180 days in Thailand , fly home for a month, then come back out for another 180 days without the Thai tax implications?

I’ve seen varying suggestions regarding the DTV but if anyone could confirm it I would greatly appreciate it

Many thanks 🙏🏻

Has anyone entered on their DTV for the first time and not printed it? Can it be shown on your phone (many have said they can see it on their computer system anyway)?