Hello members

I read about the automatic 60 day tourist visa upon arrival BUT ive also read about applying for same but an E Visa online from home prior to arrival but which costs what $60 CAD?

So what at all is the point or advantage in paying for said visa over being granted one automatically once arrived?

Please enlighten me

Thank you. 🙏

tl;dr: For a Non-O Immigrant (Retirement) visa, do I have to enter Thailand from the country listed on the visa or from any country?

Details: I've applied for a Non-O visa on the Thai eVisa website ([members only]/). The process was straightforward once I knew how to do it and as far as I know the documents I submitted were good.

The Australian Thai consulate says the eVisa should take 10 business days except in high season (whatever that is) ([members only], scroll down to "Attention"). Since the visa application required an arrival date and flight number I booked a flight. My departure date is fast approaching and I'm worried I won't get the visa issued in time. I acknowledge this situation is "all on me" - for brevity I'm leaving out why I chose the date and flight that I did.

Possible options:

1) Cancel the current flight, wait for the visa to be issued, rebook the flight, travel to Thailand. Question: Does it matter if the arrival date and flight number is different from that on the visa application?

2) Book a second flight out of Thailand, say to Malaysia. I think (?) this will allow me to get on the flight using a tourist visa (visa on arrival), although 1) it's not a return flight to Australia - don't know if that's a problem, and 2) it's possible Malaysia would not let me enter without an outbound ticket. Enter Thailand, wait for the visa, fly to Malaysia, re-enter Thailand on my Non-O visa, minimal stay in Malaysia. Question(s): Same question as above. Also, for the Non-O visa do I have to enter Thailand from the country listed on the visa or can I enter from any overseas country i.e. Malaysia? Lastly, Thailand would know I was in Thailand when the visa was *issued*, although not when it was *used*. Is that a problem?

3) Same as #2 but have a return flight already booked out of Malaysia. This issue is when to book that flight - I don't know how long the Thai visa would take to get issued, regardless of what the Thai Consulate says.

I prefer option #2 but definitely want to stay on the right side of Thai immigration. In typing out these options #2 and #3 seem to be risky. Option #1 and eating the rebooking cost for the flight might be the safest approach. Your thoughts?

The eVisa website does list a number at the bottom of the home page: (+66) 2203-5000. I will call them Monday. This post is just to cover all bases in case calling that number goes nowhere.

Thanks...

Who from the United States has applied for their DTV visa through the e visa website from the US? How long did it take for your application to process? TIA 🙏🏼

Any experience with the Hungarian embassy ?

I’m a US citizen currently living in Spain on a student visa. I want to go straight from Spain to Thailand once my visa is up. I’d love to apply for my DTV online but I’m worried that might be complicated since I’m not in my country of origin. There is a Thai consulate in Madrid but it’s kind of far from me.

Has anyone had experience of applying for the DTV online in a country they are temporarily living in? Is it possible or spoils I just go to the Madrid consulate? I’d love to know your thoughts ✨❤️

Hi Everyone.

This post is for people staying in thailand on dtv digital nomad visa. I am asking for personal advice not professional. I am coming to thailand on dtv as digital nomad. If i stay more then 180 days in a single year and i don't remit any money into thailand from abroad. Do i still need to pay tax? I am asking for genuie advice.

I have a DTV visa, and I want to make sure I'm meeting all the requirements to keep it valid. Besides the 90-day report and the visa run every 180 days, is there anything else I need to do? Any advice or updates would be greatly appreciated!

I have a quick question: I am applying for a DTV for my 13 yr old son and they are requesting proof of his current address. What I have available at the moment is a bankstatement which has his and my name on it with the address however, the account is his, therefore he does not have 500,000 TBH which is plain to see, because I purposely do not give more than $1,000 due to his age. I have separately attached financial proof of support from me to him, which is well over the minimum requirement.

My question is if anyone knows or thinks that the application will be denied because his bank has less than 500k TBH. Or, should I just think of another form or address proof for him, or, should I crop only the part of the bankstatement that has his proof of address? But would cropping a bank statement adulterate the proof?

Any thoughts on this will be helpful since I want to get it right the first time.

Thanks in advance

In theory, is income from work performed in Thailand under the remote worker DTV considered:

1. Thai-sourced income (taxable regardless of whether paid to a Thai or foreign bank account)

2. Foreign-sourced income (taxable only if remitted to Thailand for those tax resident in Thailand)

Getting conflicting information on this.

Anyone know what happens in practice?

I am currently on a 60 day tourist visa....am applying for a non o retirement does the money need the 2 month seasoning?