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Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
90 day reporting

Reporting in Bangkok can be done 2 weeks before the 90 day date or within 1 week after the 90 day date. After that you will be fined.

1. Don’t go early in the morning, you’ll wait the entire day. I came at 1PM and got to the counter in approx. 2 - 3 hours. There are 6 counters and it takes approx. 5 min per person.

2. You only need your passport, a filled TM47, and a TM30. I printed my passport scans, property lease, and my DTV visa. All they took is a TM47, that I filled in at the immigration office, and my TM30. If you remember, write down the arrival card number on the TM47. If you don’t remember, don’t stress, no one is going to do anything with you. My immigration officer was nice, she wrote that down herself.

3. Make sure your address is properly mentioned in the TM30. I was rejected the first time because my address in TM30 was just the name of the condo. You need to have the name of the condo, address, and your room / condo number.

If you’re using the BTS to get to the immigration, don’t follow Google Maps, follow the people and they will lead you to a free shuttle bus thst goes between the BTS and the governmental complex.

Good luck 🙏🏼
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Hi. Anyone is this group apply for DTV themselves under muy thai and can recommend some gyms in the Hua Hin area with pricing?
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Thoughtful**********
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What are the alternatives to solve this that you can’t open a traditional bank account in Thailand?

Do they have neobanks that are easier to open?

I’m a freelancer and I just need to get paid somewhere, right now I have a balance account on the clients platform but that service only is deposit and I need to cash out those money to an Bank who have IBAN and who can give me virtual pay card so I can spend and use my money.

Please give me all tips and tricks. Thanks!
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Terry ********
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My bank account was closed, of course. I have Thai baht that I need to convert to USD, then send that money to my Charles Schwab account in the US.

I have no idea how to transfer cash like that.

Does anyone know the method? I'm in Chiang Mai.

Thank you!
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Andrew ********
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If you enter on a Non O visa single entry, can you leave Thailand while you are waiting to process the 12 month extension for retirement?
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Does the entire 500,000 baht need to be in the same bank account?

I have my money spread across a few bank accounts that are in my name. Will it be ok to show 3 month records of all the bank accounts with the cash in it?

Thanks in advance
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
I have my interview for my DTV e visa in Vientane on the 12th. Do I need to print off all the documents I submitted online?
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
Approved through Wash DC

Really appreciate all the information I’ve read here over the months. Soft power was Bangkok Thai Cooking Academy. Their DTV package consisting of 10 classes over 6 months.

I submitted one month of financials because I had seen that’s all Washington DC really required, but they requested the full three months.  Approved the day after I sent them. 

There is no spot for a cover letter when applying, so I added one to the top of my bank statement. 

Then added an additional cover letter when I submitted the rest of the bank statements. 

The whole process was eight days. 

Woohoo!
Nov 8, 2025
a month ago
IndigoG********
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1 Hour after I sumbitted additional documents to LA, I was approved for soft powered Medical...with non traditional financials....see you soon!
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