when applying at Hanoi embassy how many days you show your booking hotel in vietnam? if show just one week booking can you get refused?

Hi all, I tried using Sinbi Muay Thai gym in Rawai for the soft power visa however they advised that they stopped providing supporting documentation for the soft power visa.

Can anybody recommend a high quality Muay Thai gym in Phuket that is offering the supporting documentation for the soft power DTV visa please?

Hi guys, hopefully just a quick question. Changing from retirement visa to marriage. Money seasoned etc got all docs. I went to Jomtien Immigration today to ask for requirements info. He also gave me form.for extension of stay to complete. I assume this is to tide me over in the interim period between retirement visa stopping and marriage visa is granted!! Am I correct. Thanks

hello, so I applied for the DTV seven days ago in Hanoi and havent heard back. I have a flight for tomorrow to Korea. Do I have to remain in Vietnam while my visa is processing or can I leave. Also how would i get the visa sticker on my passport?

Good day folks. I have just had a call from my neighbour who is in a bit of a panic. He has lived here in Thailand for 20+ years on a retirement extension. He has been married to a Thai lady all this time but chose the retirement extension option over the married option to minimise paperwork.

Last month he went back to the UK for some medical tests and this procedure will run to the end of October, then he will return to Thailand.

Unfortunately he has made the schoolboy error of not getting a re-entry permit. The day he went to get it at immigration here in Hua Hin the place was closed for a holiday. It totally slipped his mind on departure at Suvarnabhumi so he now finds himself visa-less so to speak.

My question is ...... what does he need from the Thai Embassy in London so that he can kick-start the whole extension process when he gets back here at the end of October?

He still has his 800k in the bank here untouched for many years. He has no medical insurance in Thailand if that affects his options. I also suspect he will change to the married extension this time.

Thank you for your time.

Entered Thailand at BKK and was admitted effortlessly with my DTV printout that was laminated. Stamped and official. Thanks to those here for the help along the way. It made a difference.

I come to Thailand each year. Next year I want to spend 3 months there in the Australian winter. This year I investigated extending my stay but changed my mind when the cost of changing the date of my return ticket was $AUD680, much more than half the total cost. Next visit I intend to stay 2 months visa free then extend a month. What are the best options for an outward/return ticket? It's obviously financially punitive to change the date and I assume that if I am asked to show an outward flight, a return ticket dated 3 months from arrival would not be accepted. There is always the option to buy a cheap throwaway ticket (if such now exists) to KL or a refundable one. Any thoughts on the best option?

Patrick Yorxton asked on an unrelated thread

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲?

Nope you cannot. Once the consulates went to online eVisa applications they standardized the process. You also cannot get year-long, multi-entry Non-O visas anymore, just single entry 90 day.

You have to show 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only or the equivalent in a bank in your country,

It works like this;

You go to Lao. You log into the eVisa online system. You upload the required documents (proof you're in Lao, proof of funds, marriage certificates, letter from your wife asking they issue the visa, your passport). you submit your application & you get an email confirmation. Print it out and take it to the consulate to pay in cash for the visa (between 9-11 M-F).

Then you wait in Lao until the visa is approved, usually 3-5 business days.

Once they email you the approval you print out the PDF file (as it is your visa) then present it with your passport when you stamp back in to thailand.

Hello everyone!

I received my medical soft power DTV after four weeks – in Austria. 🥳 Thanks for your help!! Khob khun ka 🙏

So … Next Step! Is it necessary for my family members to apply for it in Austria, or can they do so in a country where it is faster? So that it matches my DTV? I do not have any international documents. In Austria, I am concerned that it may take too long due to public holidays. 🤨

Hello everyone,

I just got a Non O Marriage visa and I’m entering phuket Thailand to activate it on Thursday 25th September to activate it.

Previously we filled out the TM30 online as if I was paying rent at my wife’s house with a lease document when I was on a tourist visa.

Could you please let me know how does my wife fill out the TM30 now?

Do we just need the marriage visa document?

Is there anything else?

Thanks so much in Advance 🙏