Morning all! We are heading to Hanoi for our dtv application in January. Can anyone recommend a nice budget friendly place that they stayed at? A lot of places seem to look nice but have some scary reviews.

Thank you.

Anyone can suggest a cooking course in Phuket (Bang Tao or Rawai area) that can also release documentation for dtv?

Is it necessary that the course lasts 6 months?

I would prefer 3 months as I'm not sure yet what part I want to live in, and definetely want to take part to the course.

Many thanks!

I’m working on my application but stuck on the document part as it asks for multiple documents but only allows one file each. If anyone could help me I really appreciate it

Does having multiple ed visas already effect chances at dtv?

I arrived in Thailand on a non-O retirement visa on October 16th. On October 17th, I opened a bank account with Kasikornbank and transferred 900,000 baht to it. I'm renting an apartment; the owner submitted a TM30 form online to the immigration office. I bought a condominium on November 21st. The apartment building owner immediately completed a TM30 form for me and submitted it online to the immigration office. I'm going to the immigration office on December 18th to apply for a one-year extension. My question now is: Can I still use the immigration certificate, the TM30 form from November 21st, to apply for a one-year extension, or do I need to create a new TM30 form? And who should fill it out? Should I fill it out myself, or can the apartment building owner do it for me? Thank you very much for your help.

Question about Non-O Retirement Extension in Thailand 🙏

Hi everyone,

I’m on a Non-O Retirement Visa (issued in Vietnam) and getting ready for my 1-year extension at Immigration Krabi.

I keep hearing different information, so I want to double-check a few things.

As far as I know, for the Non-O extension you only need:

✔️ 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account (seasoned 2 months)

✔️ Bank letter (same day)

✔️ Updated bank book

✔️ Passport + copies

✔️ TM7 form

✔️ TM30

✔️ Rental contract (valid on the day of extension)

✔️ ID card + house book copy from landlord

✔️ Fee 1,900 THB

So my questions are:

👉 1. Do I need any health insurance for the Non-O extension?

From what I understand, insurance is only required for the Non-OA visa.

👉 2. Do I need a 1-year rental contract?

My contract is valid but not for a full year — is that OK for the extension?

If anyone has recent experience in Krabi or anywhere in Thailand with the Non-O Retirement extension, your feedback would really help.

Thank you so much! 🙏😊

I've applied online on the e-visa website, to create an account and it says it will send a verification to my email address but it hasn't come even after a couple of days. I've tried again and now it says email already in the system and I can't proceed or log in. Anyone had this? What did you do ?

Good morning everyone. I'm returning to Thailand in March and need your help. I'm looking for an agency that handles visas in Thailand. I'd like to apply for a DTV visa (6 months for 5 years), and from what I've heard, there's an agency in Pattaya that can help. I'd like the name and address of an agency that handles this type of visa. Does anyone have any information? Many thanks to anyone who can help.

Has anyone worked with a legitimate lawyer for a DTV visa? Only looking for actual experience and recommendations, not people advertising themselves to me. I'm going to have a combination of some remote income, student loans for my masters program (fully online) and maybe 8-10k in my bank account. I just dont see me getting the minimum balance in for 3 months with my timeline. My kids dad is moving there for work and we want to make sure the kids start at the beginning of the school year. I could marry him for a non O but honestly I really dont want to 😭

Is this important when registering TM.30 online?

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