Extreme bank account / visa renewal hack

Either switch to a smart visa (only category remaining is startup) or partner with someone who qualifies. BOI visas like smart and LTR are the only ones that qualify right now and just qualify but have staff that will call up to assist or push an acct opening for you

If funds aren't a problem but the account situation is, this could work. Ideally you have your own biz that may qualify but if not, if partnered with someone, you could just be a minority owner of Thai entity and just get a visa "along the ride". Downside, you'd have to be sure they really plan to do their biz/startup for the long term or at least as long as it takes to...

likely switch back to the retirement visa once you have the acct

Hi everyone

I would like to answer to my on question that I posted yesterday asking how long does it take to open a bank account in Thailand having all the proper paperwork on a

Non- immigrant O visa.

The answer is 1hour as so many of you posted yesterday

The thing with these bank accounts is to open the door of the correct bank and finding employers who are willing to help you. It doesn’t matter if you are in a rural town or in a tourist town where there are lots of foreigners. My experience was going on for 8 days with the employers in KRUNGSRI saying to me we will call you.

So today I went next door to KRUNGTHAI and left in an hour with my account passbook in my hands.

Again thank you all for yesterday’s replies

Hi everyone 👋,

I just joined the group, like many others, with the idea of moving to Thailand and starting a "*new life*." At the time, I looked into all the VISA options—even considered the ELITE one—but here's the problem.

The Elite Bronze doesn't allow you to bring a partner, at least not right now (I think it did before), and there's no guarantee that will change in the future. So I decided to go for the DTV (2). I’ve more or less got a clear idea of the documents they ask for, at least in my case, at the embassy in Madrid (Spain).

But I have one question I haven’t found solid info on, and I’m sure someone here can answer it better: no matter how you enter the country—Elite, DTV, etc.—are there any issues bringing pets?

I have a dog (about ≈30kg) and a cat (≈2kg), and they’re family. They’re part of the package when it comes to moving to Thailand.

Have any of you run into problems? Do they make things difficult in that regard? 🙄

Thanks,

Cheers!

Help ! Just got this response in Hanoi.

‘ Your visa application has been cancelled. wrong personal info ‘

I don’t know what exactly was wrong, the only thing I can think of is I didn’t put the ‘-‘ between my double barrel surname.

However the last two visa applications I have done in previous years I also haven’t put the ‘-‘ and they have been approved.

-Has anyone ever got a reply when they ask for more detail on what was wrong with their application.

-What is the difference between cancellation and rejection.

-Can I reapply straight away

Thank you.

Hello everyone i submit my all documents 10 day ago than they required additional document again I submit now they invite me for interview. I apply DTV visa from Malaysia Kualalampur anyone can help me where I go for interview It is Online or I want to go embassy? what kind of document they again ask for interview please help me. 

Hello everyone,

I’d like to ask if anyone here has experience applying for the DTV (Digital Workation Visa) at the Thai Embassy in Madrid.

My boyfriend recently applied for the visa and already paid the €350 fee. However, they later found out that he had entered incorrect information about his name. Now, they are asking him to submit a new visa application.

As far as I understand, if it's just about submitting additional documents or correcting a mistake, we normally don’t need to pay the visa fee again. His visa has not been officially rejected yet, and we’ve contacted the embassy to clarify, as we want to avoid paying twice.

Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

Do we really have to pay another €350 just to fix this error?

Thank you in advance for any advice 🙏

My friend has applied in Ho Chi Minh for a workcation DTV visa and it has been a nightmare. He has provided a full set of documents, then was requested many additional documents which he also provided and now they ask for a lot more additional documents which will take a long time to organise. How long does the additional documents request stay active before being automatically rejected?

He is also running out of time in Vietnam on his visa so is it possible to cancel his current application (can he somehow request to cancel it) and go to another country and apply there?

Hi regarding UK passport

I am on a retirement visa until March 26. My passport only has 2 pages left on it. I am going back to UK next week and thinking of getting a new passport. How would I swap my retirement visa over? And what would happen when retiring to Thailand in 1 month.

Thanks

Hi all!

New to this group and this whole visa process😂 quick question however!

Im about to apply for a DTV (Muay Thai) visa for myself, and sponsor my wife on a spouse option. Im just wondering, I have a personal bank account under my name exceeding way over 1 million baht, however, my wife’s personal account shows less than 500K baht, as we both only use ‘my’ account for all our expenses.

When applying for her visa, will we need to deposit xx amount into her personal bank account to reach the 500K minimum? Or will the bank account under my name only be sufficient, exceeding the 1 million baht?

I emailed the embassy, but no response, so just trying my luck here.

Many thanks!!😁

I want to get a DTV VISA. I would like recommendations for Muay Thai classes in Bangkok where I can get invitations.

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私はDTV VISAを取得したい。招待状をもらえるBangkokのムエタイ教室を紹介してほしいです。