Hi all,

Quick question about Immigration at suvarnabhumi airport. I will be flying to Bangkok tomorrow via Business class. Are there any fast tracks or priority lanes at the Immigration? Do you have to book access for the priority lane in advance or is it included for business class tickets?

Thanks in advance

Hi is there a form I can download and fill out before I go to immigration

I have a 90 No visa and want to extend it to 1 year retirement visa

Just arrived at Suvarnabhumi - short lines through immigration. I had a couple of short one week stays in 2025 and then one visa exempt 60 + 30 stay. IO asked to see proof of my flight out before the end of this 60 day visa-exempt visit. Provided and sent on my merry way.

Low income - High bank balance

Did anyone apply with low income (monthly 500-600€) in the last 3 months and double/triple amount of minimum bank balance, and got rejected with freelance contracts?

Make sure you have the passport your DTV was applied for with you and make sure they stamp it 180 days! My passport expired..

Ok, so I'm used to visas being printed and stuck into my passport - old school maybe..

Anyhow, came here twice on my DTV, gave them my new passport, all the DTAC and DTV paperwork at immigration. Smiled, heard him stamp my passport, off I went.

Only to glance at my passport 50 days into a 70 day stay and noticed the last two VISA stamps were 60 day tourist visas. Went to a visa place. They charged me 4k bht and said all sorted.

Got to the new electronic passport control, red warming lights and off to immigration..

Long story short:

1) Visa firm had done nothing, no notes on record

2) Showed him my paperwork, correct DTAC with visa number entered on both occasions. And valid DTV

3) He asked to see my last passport, showed him a pic. All good.

He then advised me to bring both passports as the DTV visa is assigned to the old passport. (I can get that changed at the embassy apparently when I'm back)..

Told me to make sure they stamp it correctly...

Then stamped my passport and said "all done, have a nice day".

Bit stressful but easy enough to be fair. He said having all the paper visas helped a lot. So much for the visa company. Will be paying them a visit in four weeks wjwn I'm back.

DTV Approved!

I just had my application approved from the embassy in Jakarta.

Submitted on: 3rd December

Approved on: 14th December

Wait time: 11 days total (6 business days)

Submitted all the docs requested for the workaction route and additional docs based on the information I've seen this embassy requesting additionally just to anticipate the request.

Happy to guide people through my application if you want to send me a DM.

Has anyone successfully evidenced savings for the DTV visa using a non-traditional bank account?

For example, an easy-access ISA, a Cash ISA, or a Stocks & Shares ISA where the funds are held as uninvested cash.

I’m planning to apply in Hanoi, so experiences specific to that embassy would be especially helpful.

Thank you in advance

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for a DTV (Workation) visa at the Thai Embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and I’d really appreciate some advice from people who have already been through the process.

I already have the following documents prepared:

• Certified translation of my B2B contract and the annex

• Letter from the company confirming permission to work remotely from Thailand

• Company registry extract (CEIDG) in English confirming active business activity

• Passport photo taken 2 days ago

• Bank statements for the last three months: September, October, November

My questions:

1. Should I also provide a certified translation of a December bank document confirming my current balance?

At the moment there’s no option yet to download the full December statement.

2. As proof of residence in Poland, is a photo/scan of my national ID card plus a certificate of permanent residence registration sufficient?

Or would it be safer to also include something like a Revolut transaction statement showing payments in Polish stores (I use it for daily expenses)?

3. I’ve seen that applicants are often asked for scans/photos of all passport pages and a boarding pass from the last return to Thailand.

In my case, I returned from Thailand to Germany by plane, and then traveled to Poland by private car. Could this be an issue?

4. In the visa application form, I need to provide flight dates and accommodation.

Is a Booking.com reservation that is not prepaid (since everything depends on the visa approval) acceptable?

5. Does the length of the accommodation booking matter?

Would one week be enough, or is it better to book two weeks or longer? I only need a hotel at the beginning and then plan to rent an apartment locally.

6. Is there something more that I should prepare?

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences 🙏

Second time arrived to DMK on DTV. Zero questions asked, stamp and bye. Saw zero people being grilled and waited around 20 mins.

Please don't worry too much about what you read on this group especially from new users.

I exited Thailand through BKK new automatic doors and I haven’t been given any DEPARTURE STAMPS.

It’s like I never left the country…

While I’m outside…

Normally when you exit they stamp with the departure date so that any future agent reading the passport can see you exited before your visa expire.

Is this normal ?