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Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Dear group, now after 8 month of soft-power DTV I might need to change my visa to a regular working visa. As I just applied to a bunch of white-collar expat jobs here in BKK and already have interviews scheduled.

I'd assume the process is pretty intense, but would be handled by (company) lawyers anyways.

Just to get a broader picture: has somebody in this group done this Visa transformation? How was it?

Anything one should know?

(PS: It would be also a bit strange and first time for me to be 'totally' in the hands of the visa sponsor company - at least this is how I'd likely feel in the first few months. What do you think?)
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Hello,

My husband has already been approved for the DTV visa (from Portugal), and I am now submitting my application as spouse. We only have one bank account, which does not hold 500,000 THB + 500,000 THB separately for each of us.

Do you think I should submit the same bank statements that he used for his visa application (from our only shared account), and include a sponsor letter explaining that we have a joint account, the funds belong to both of us, are accessible to both of us, and that my husband will be financially supporting me during our stay?

Or would it be better to wait until we have 1.000,000 THB ?

We also have funds in a investment broker, but I understand that doesn’t really count for this type of visa — is that correct?

thanks in advance for your help
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Hey everyone! I’m planning to apply for the DTV from Pakistan, but I’m a bit stuck on the financial requirement. Since sponsor letter is also acceptable, my father is willing to sponsor me and has enough funds with 6 months of bank statements.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation?

Will Thai immigration accept a sponsor letter from a parent, or do they strictly need the money in my account?

P.S: i earn a steady income of around USD1.5k/month and have around USD 5k in savings myself.

Would really appreciate any advice or experiences. Thanks!
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
I intend to enter Thailand with an approved visa. All my documents are scanned and not physically printed.

Could this be a problem when entering Thailand? Should I print everything? Or is it enough for them to be scanned and I can show them from my mobile if they ask?
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Jack ********
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Can someone please explain clearly what I have to do around day 90 about reporting?

Do I have to do it?

Is it online or in person?

What information do I have to provide?

And then what do I do at day 180 when flying in and out?

Thankyou 🙏🏼
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Bill **********
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Hi I’ve got a problem with the eVisa system. I hope someone can advise me how to proceed.

A week ago I applied for Non-O visas for me and my wife at the Thai embassy in Berlin, completed the applications and paid with my credit card. I just checked the progress and both are marked “Pending Payment.”

Now just around that time, without any prior warning, my bank swapped out my credit card due to a “security issue.” All the payments I made around that time on the old card were honoured, but I see there’s no debit for the visa payments.

On the eVisa website, there’s no mechanism for going in and changing the payment details.

Does the “pending payment” mean they just haven’t gotten to my application and processed the payment? Or does it mean the payment was blocked and never went through? (Maybe my bank’s security problem was actually the visa payments processed by Kasikorn.)

Should I just let those applications die and submit new ones with the payment from my new card? Or wait for them to come back to me and ask for payment?

We’re traveling to Thailand mid-August so the clock is ticking.
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Mike *******
ORIGINAL POSTER
The DTV took quite some time in Australia to get processed .

10 weeks .

Do i now need to exit Thailand and re enter for the DTV to take effect ?
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
hello I would like to know if we will apply for the visa dtv muay thai 5 years in malaysia how long does it take or ta til a neighboring country of Thailand or it would be fast we are 3 my spouse myself and our 17 year old daughter like her has fights planned all month we want to know how long to wait thanks in advance

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Bonjour je voudrais savoir si nous fesont la demande du visa dtv muay thai 5 ans en malaisie combien de temps sa prend ou ta til un pays voisin de Thaïlande ou sa serait rapide nous somme 3 mon conjoint moi même et notre fille de 17 ans comme elle a des combat de prévu tout les mois nous voulons savoir combien de temps faut il attendre merci d'avance
Jul 14, 2025
4 days ago
Just a few Questions Regarding DTV Visa

Just spent 7 months out the last 12 Months in Thailand 😍 only been back a week and missing it 😂

I will be applying from the UK

1. Does the 500,000 Baht have to be in your bank account for 3 Months and show on your statements it’s been there for 3 months or Longer? Or can you make a transfer into your account before you submit the application?

2. Is the 500,000 Baht in your bank account checked on arrival in Thailand after being approved?

3. Been seeing and hearing you have to also show that 500,000 Baht on 90 Day Check In - Re entry After 180 Days

4. If I wasn’t to have the 500,000 baht in my account how does the sponsorship letter work?
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