Hello 👋

I searched on my problem but found nothing.

I'm going to try DTV as a self employed person. I am a mental health therapist and my clients are mainly in France. But during my trip here (3 months), I had several requests for consultations from French and other nationalities, expatriates and travelers. So my question is: does the DTV allow me to work with clients of any nationality except Thai? Or am I not allowed to work with anyone within Thailand?

Thanks for your answers 😊

Hello friends,

I applied for DTV as remote worker at LA consulate mid March and around 10 days later got a request for more documentation. It’s been more than 30+ days now after submission with no update. I emailed them already 3 weeks post re-submission and still no update on the application. Still says ‘pending document check.’ If I get accepted, great. But, if I get rejected, can I walk into a consulate in Taiwan and apply there as a US citizen? It’s unfortunate that the LA consulate has taken as long as it has because I’ve heard from others that the Thai consulates in other parts of the US are processing at a much faster rate. Any advice will be appreciated.

Hi, I’m planning to apply for the Soft Power DTV at the Thai Embassy in London. I’d like to start with a Muay Thai course, but I’m wondering - would it be possible to switch to a “Discover Thai Nature” course a few months after arriving in Thailand (before the first border run)? Or would I be required to stick with Muay Thai for the entire duration of the visa (up to 5 years)? Thanks in advance for any help or insight! 🙏🏻

Just spent 5 hours shuffling between korat immigration and dlt for them to refuse to give me the documents to get a driver's licence because I'm on a DTV. Any suggestions? I'm happy to travel so I can get all of this sorted legally. Tried contacting a few agents here but no one would help.

Applying in a few weeks at Vientiane.

Just need to clarify a few things on documents from ppl who applied there and in general.

1 . Does the letter from your clients need to be signed by them

EG the letter stating you can work remotely as well as the contract.

2 . If my german client sends his company certificate in german will it need translating.

3 . does each client need a letter of approval to work remotely and a contract

I got LTR visa in a passport that expires in November. I was planning to get a new passport in home country during summer, enter Thailand with that in September showing my visa in the old passport, and then have the stamp transferred when back here. But the lady in LTR office said it is 'better' to get new passport and transfer before leaving Thailand. I asked whether is mandatory to do like that not to loose the LTR, however no definite answer, just that it is better.

Anyone have personal experience on such situation? Would be just much more convenient for me to apply at home country rather than travel to embassy here and pay 4x the price. However if any risk of loosing the LTR I obviously need to get the new passport before leaving.

Anybody with DTV visa doing multiple entries to Thailand? E.g. stay for one month in TH, fly somewhere else for a week or two, go back to TH for a month, and repeat?

It should be perfectly okay with DTV visa type, but curious if immigration sees it the same way?

I'm travelling to Thailand on an o visa to apply for spouse 1 year ( married IN Thailand ) I understand I need to put 400000 bhat into a thai bank account does that money have to come from England or can I source it in thailand?

What health insurance do i look for

With the retirement visa

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of applying for a non-immigrant O/A e-visa through the Thai Consulate in the UAE and have a couple of questions. I wrote to them but they only answered one and ignored the other two. I'm hoping you can help. The first is about our air tickets. The form asks for arrival and departure dates, so do we need to buy return tickets and get a refund once the retirement visa is issued in Bangkok? The form also requires a Thai phone number. I thought I could select a UAE one, but that option is not there. Is there an e-sim we can buy from outside Thailand that would be acceptable? I've found some, but without an ID card, I can only buy a tourist SIM and am not sure it would be acceptable.

Thanks in advance for your help.