Hi everyone,

I just got my DTV visa approved. Thanks for the help provided 😉

The visa has a remark: Employment Prohibited.

Is this a general remark on all DTV? And what does it mean?

If I haven't used my DTV to enter Thailand yet and only plan on staying a couple weeks, leaving and then returning for longer, do I still need to do the TM30 from my hotel on this first short visit? Or wait until I'm there for longer?

Hey, I already used the search function to look for "cooking" schools, and I keep seeing Arun Thai come up, but it appears to be in BKK. Does anyone know of a cooking school that is DTV certifiable in Chiang Mai?

Hi 👋🏼

The embassy in Hanoi told me that 500,000 baht for a month was enough for a family of 4 but just wanted to check if anyone had done it and if they accepted it with no issues? Thanks!

Deceptive packaging:

In the US this wouldn't be legal, the average consumer would believe this package contains 15g of protein, wouldn't they?

We all know thailand doesn't have the same level of consumer protection regulations, but kellogs is an American company. I find this deceptive advertising practice highly bad (can't think of the word).

Anyone else?

Hi all,

Ideally, my wife and I would apply for the DTV visa (me as primary, her as dependent) at the same time. However, my understanding is that I need to apply for the DTV visa first, then my wife can apply separately for a dependent visa once mine is approved.

My question is: is there a waiting period between my primary DTV visa being granted and when my wife can apply for the dependent visa? If so, how long?

We will be applying through the Jakarta embassy.

I haven’t been able to find this information online. Thank you 🙏

Guys I've done a dummy run the new TDAC application. Ok I'm a long-term resident on a retirement visa I only head back to the uk if I need to and always book from Thailand. One of boxes is DEPARTURE DATE ! what do I do ?

Could someone send me the link to the Thai e visa site. Also how long does it take to be approved for a 90 day O. Thanks in advance

True story! 🤣🤣

Retirement extension: every year I try to make a perfect application but every year I am thwarted! Today I had all the documents on the current list. 10 is a Google map of your house with lat and long. No use printing it out and writing on it. No, you need to drop a pin on it to show the lat and long. Fortunately the copy shop near room 103 could do this. Print with north to the top of the paper. Also, the photos of you in front of your house showing the house number should be printed across the page, not full page. I think this is so everything can be understood without rotating any document 90 degrees.

When I picked up the document list a couple of days ago they gave me form 2, form 9 and 11 I think which are for acknowledging that you know the penalties for contravening the terms of your extension.

However, it was effecient and helpful; only an hour from entering the bank for letter and statement until departing Immigration. Collect passport at 4pm next day.