Hi everyone

my husband got approved under DTV

thank you for this group and all the helpful information 😀

we applied in Hanoi on the 8th 8 AM of october

same day they requested more documents: stamp on the passport for being outside of thailand, for the 500k baht we used his dad as sponsor( since we travel alot and we recently purchased a house in another country we did not have it in our checking accounts for the past 3 months and we decided last minute on staying in thailand. they asked for his dad’s bank statement which we got the stamped 3 months of his balance from the bank). and they requested documents showing the relationship with his dad which we provided birth certificate. the status changed to pending approval on the 9th and we just received the approval.

hello everyone

I have a question: since my husband just got approved under DTV now I need to apply for mine and my 5 year old. I don’t see the option to do both of ours together so does it mean I have to apply separately for me and her? do we still need to be outside of thailand? anyone know how long it will take for ours now to get approved? thank you again.

Heya everyone, I’m new to this awesome group and hoping to find some help in understanding visa options for Thailand. I’ve just read about the DTV bit still quite unclear as to how to get one. I’d appreciate any help with the below questions.

1. Is there a good how to guide anywhere?

2. I’d need to apply on a soft power basis, would enrollment in a Thai language school be sufficient.

3. Has anyone had any success with applying on the basis of going to Thailand to learn Thai?

4. If the soft power course ends after 6-12 months, does the visa remain active for 5 years?

5. How do I kick start the process and how long does it take?

Recommendations for thai language classes that offer DTV papers and quality language instruction?

Where do I take my TM 28 to in Bangkok?

Hi All! I have arrived and all went smoothly with DTV application and immigration. I have moved the required funds into a savings account (which is a different bank to my original application account). Can I use this new account when I go to get my 180 day visa stamp over here ?

OR does it need to be same bank as original bank statements given ?

Thanks for any clarification 😊🙏🏼

Hi all, I got some question about DTV, DTV is considered as a tourist visa, so it is not allow to open a bank account in Thailand, which means I only can carry cash though flight, i dont feel this is a good idea to carry couple hundred thousand cash in the bag, feel unsafe

Second, since i dont have bank account in thailand, can i pay the rent, utility bills by cash? Thanks all.

Supplementary Information:

Q: why need so much cash

A: if i dont got bank account or any e-payment method, the cash is the only way to pay all the goods and bills, consider DTV is a 6 month visa, monthly expense for me approximate 30-35k THB, so if i carry around 200k THB, it let me feel nervous if i lost it, i am the type of people prefer the money keep on bank

I’ve lived in Bangkok for 22 years. On July 13 I returned to Bangkok from a one month trip to the United States. Next Friday, on the 24th, I’m moving to Udon Thani. Must I file a 90 day report here before I go? I should note the 90 day report is never simple for me because my current condo owner won’t file a TM30. He’s trying to avoid taxes of some sort I think. Thank you.

Has anyone applied for the DTV visa in california? what was the process like?

When coming back into the country after 180 days on a dtv visa what do I need to have ready ?

What forms have they asked you for and any other information would be helpful