Hi everyone, I have a DTV visa and live in Phuket. Can I open a bank account in any bank in Phuket with my DTV visa? Has anyone tried it?

Need some advice on my situation. I have been living in CNX for 10 years. The past 5 or so have been on a retirement visa. In late November I visited family in the USA and thought it would be a perfect time to switch to the new DTV. In the first week of Dec I submitted all of the "required" paperwork listed on the site and paid $400 to the Consulate in Washington DC. About a week later I was asked for another document. I think it was an employment verification letter, which I had to create since I am a self employed freelancer for more than 20 years. Another week goes by and they ask for a recent payment receipt, which as a self employed freelancer I don't really have, but I put something together and sent it to them. I explained my timeline and that I had a return ticket booked on Jan 3. Another week goes by and again I was asked for more info, this time they asked for my tax filings. The problem is that by this time we were into the Christmas holidays and my accountant was gone for a 2 week vacation and I could not get a copy of my tax return. The best I could do was a recent 1099, so I sent that.

Every time I sent new documents, I mentioned my departure date and asked if I could set an appointment for a phone call, but never received any responses. I mentioned that I was concerned about running out of time... which is exactly what happened.

I ran out of time and they kept my $400.

My question is.... is my application hopeless now that I have returned to CNX? btw I re-entered on a 60 tourist visa.

I did manage to reach someone on the phone in late December. They were surprisingly rude after I expressed my frustration of them stringing me along for a month without any communications while asking for new docs 3 or 4 times.

Their response was that when I submitted my original paperwork I had agreed to them being able to ask for new documents.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should do now? thanks

I saw quite a few folks here requested to provide the most recent tax return as additional supporting documentation. Now it’s 2025 Jan and technically I should prepare 2024 tax return but haven’t been able to collect all info needed yet. In this case can we use 2023 tax return?

Hello, is there anyone here who is a permanent resident of Japan and has successfully got the DTV from the Thai Embassy in Tokyo? If so, would you mind if I ask you some questions about the application process? Thank you in advance!

90 DAY REPORTS (TM.47 form)

I'm going to post this here to help some people I've noticed getting into difficulties:

The first report you make after entering the country must be done *in person* at the immigration office in the province you live in.

EDIT: Steve Smythe who commented below is right (thank you Steve!). You can also submit the first TM.47 90 days after entering Thailand by mail (Thai Post). Personally, I wouldn't recommend this due to reliability issues and particularly not the first ever TM.47 as you might fill it out wrong or not provide the right documents. Details here:

[members only]

Take your passport with you and *make paper copies of the passport pages (face and details) and of the visa page*. You can do this at the immigration office, but it's quicker if you have them ready.

The standard deadlines are: two weeks before and up to one week after the arrival stamp or 90 day period. If you do it too early, it will normally be rejected. If you do it too late, you may have to pay a fine which should be 1,900 Baht - unless you forget completely, then it could be higher.

Subsequent 90 days reports can be done online here (requires registration):

[members only]

When you leave the country and re-enter, the clock is "reset", i.e. do the first 90 day report after re-entering in person and so on.

Singaporean On a Non-O Extension (Spouse) Applying for DTV in Jakarta - Approved in 5 days

Paying forward for all the info this group has provided and hoping this helps other Sgers/Non-O visa switchers applying in JKT:

I landed in Jakarta on the 12th, submitted my pre-uploaded application as I waited for my taxi to arrive at CGK, and was approved 17th Jan. In total I uploaded over 150 compressed pages of documentation, and 2 days after I applied, all they asked me for was a high-resolution passport photo.

Applied as a freelance writer and owner of my own registered publishing business in Singapore and submitted my ACRA business registration.

Wrote myself a letter certifying myself as my own employee and giving myself permission to work from Thailand for projects paid from Singapore. Also used an employment contract I usually give my staff writers and gave myself 🤣 a contract signed by me as the business Director. In my contract, I wrote that I was both a freelancer and a business owner, so I allowed myself to be paid by clients into my personal bank account rather than my company/corporate bank account. Included Singapore taxes filed for at least 5 years.

Showed 3 main corporate client retainer contracts for >US$150k each/year covering the period from 2025-2028, and client payment slips for each month and amount.

Included 1 year of bank statements with monthly ending balance of anywhere from SG$10 to SG$850,000. Highlighted all dates and amounts showing when and how much my clients paid me, and these were hyperlinked in the PDF to the relevant client contracts and payment e-slips (I submitted 1 year's worth from the 3 clients).

Screenshot of bank statements on the date of application of >500K THB ending balance, which I’ve had in my personal account for just over 1 month, and also showed the SGD>THB exchange rate then.

Portfolio of the articles I have written and links to them online. I only submitted 5 pages of this as I figured they were more concerned about my financial stability than my work product.

Indonesian visa entry doc as I entered using the autogates had no stamp.

Scans of every page in my passport with stamps as I was on a non-O extension and had those stamps.

Lease agreement for my villa which I’ve lived in since 2017 and have a 10 year lease for.

Thanks to the moderators for this group and everyone for their input, now just need to figure out the easiest embassy to get my spouse switched over from a retirement visa to my DTV!

Application fees: Online DTV application VS in Person at Consulate/Embassy

I am seeking clarification on the application process for the DTV visa. Specifically, I would like to inquire whether submitting my application in person at the consulate would be a more secure option compared to applying online.

My concern stems from the non-refundable visa application fee of 10,000 THB. I recently came across a video featuring an influencer who claimed that they were only required to pay the application fee after their application had been approved.

In contrast, I understand that online applications require payment of the visa application fee at the time of document submission. Could you please confirm whether my understanding of this process is accurate?

Thank you for your assistance in

I spoke to an agent in Pattaya last week who told me that they’re stopped doing DTVs as they’re checking people so much and people being refused entries etc

Another agent told me they’re good to go for 95-100k Baht and enrollment into a cooking course is all that is needed and border runs or immigration stamp every 6 months

Anyone had one for a long time doing a cooking course or similar and not had/had any issues?

I applied January 8th

Under the DTV medical portion got approved

January 16th!

I’m from The USA

I applied out of the Chicago embassy.

Thank you Jai Sandiego for the help.

does DTV can accept AIA health insurance? i talk to agent and it said it only AXA or genki.