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May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Faith *******
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Is there any issues with the visa website right now. This morning I couldn't process the payment for my visa application. Spent 30 minutes on the phone with my bank and he was in contact with Visa cardholder to see why it wasn't going through. They verified that no suspicious activity and apparently the bank that handles payment processing is in Hong Kong. After all of that it still wouldn't go through. I checked the group and saw if there's a difference in any addresses then it'll fail. But I only have 1 address throughout the application and I entered it correctly. EDIT TO ADD. After another couple of hours of trying and calling the bank it finally went through.
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Hello everyone. I might sound a bit dumb here but please be patient. I am having some concern that I might have filled the incorrect date of expiry for my passport. So I am planning to apply the visa in country that is fast in processing and I read that hanoi processing day is 3 business days. Is that correct? For my current application, I already contacted the cambodia thai embassy but it was not delivered. So I am kinda lost now. And i need to be in thailand before June 18th. Can someone assist me on this? Thank you!
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
For the DTV-holders out there who are having their account locked, is there a deadline to withdraw money mentioned when the bank phoned you? I know the sooner you show up that the branch the better, but I'm half an Earth away and could be costly (if possible at all) to book a plane that depart in a few day. Can I be there mid-June and still have access to my fund?

Could someone ask the bank for me, please? I called them yesterday but the lady didn't speak good English and refused to share more over the phone any way. I'm told to be physically at the branch with my passbook and passport.
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
I got a DTV (Destination Thailand Visa) about two weeks ago and had planned to fly to Thailand next week. Unfortunately, it looks like I won’t be able to make the trip.

With a regular tourist visa, you usually have to enter the country within 3 months — but this one says “valid from May 10 until…” and I’m not sure what that means exactly in terms of deadlines.

Does anyone know if my visa will become invalid if I don’t enter Thailand within those 3 months? Would appreciate any insight. 🙏
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Mark ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
# I need to get a form TM30 for my retirement visa renewal, my owners agents say they already submitted it online and they say they can't access it after 7-days of submission? If this is correct how do I get one?
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Went to Bangkok Bank, Koh Chang, this afternoon. Tried withdrawal but ATM said no. Went in Bank and they said account frozen . Had to go back with 5 year DTV visa, passport and the two year lease agreement we just signed on a house. Luckily they were happy with this and un-froze account.
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Rodrigo *********
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Hello, regarding the recent news about bank accounts for foreigners, it is required to have a long-term visa to open a bank account. Is the ED visa considered a long-term visa?
May 28, 2025
2 months ago
Update on May 30: Still Processing, Pending Approval. Reminder-June 3 is a holdiay, so offices will be closed.

HCMC: Applied DTV soft power on Monday, status was Pending Document check until this afternoon and is now Processing, Pending Approval. My question is what is the likelihood of being asked for additional documents at this point? I’m trying to get a sense of how long the approval process will take. Thank you.
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