So I live in Vientiane and ever since the visa lift, I have been making weekend trips to Udon and the surrounding areas. Today when I crossed I had the guy at the window ask why I’m coming in by land as I’ve already done my two border crossings. I couldn’t believe it, thankfully my wife convinced him that the 2x per year was over and he let me through. But that restriction has been lifted for almost a year now. How has this guy not gotten the memo?

I arrived via Samui immigration at airport today. I see on my stamp she wrote “non -re”. The date looks correct, is the non-re correct since I have a multi entry stamp that is valid until January?

Hi everyone,

I'm preparing to apply for the DTV (Destination Thailand Visa) and would appreciate your input.

I currently work remotely for a company based outside of Thailand, earning around $1,000 USD/month.

In addition, I receive $2,000 USD/month from renting out a property in my home country.

Both sources are well-documented — I have a work contract, bank statements, and a rental agreement.

I also meet the required bank balance of 500,000 THB.

👉 My question is:

Will this combination of income (remote work + rental income) be viewed positively by the embassy?

Specifically, does the rental income help support or strengthen the application?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience or any insights 🙏

5 business days

Applied Sunday, June 22

Pending Approval June 23

Approved Friday, June 27

No further docs requested

Category: Workcation

Work Docs:

Freelance teacher portfolio with cover letter explaining what I do, where my students are sourced, how I get paid and approx monthly earnings, why I'm applying, and stated that I will not seek work locally in Thailand.

The portfolio included my TEFL cert, student roster, earnings spreadsheet, calendar schedule, 2 sample lesson plans with link to materials (3MB is too small to compress everything ), screenshots from my online classes, some teaching reviews, and WeChat communication from parents showing student retention and pre-paymemt for 10-20 classes side-by-side with the transfer pics from their account to mine.

Financial Docs:

3 mos of statements showing over 500k during all 3 months and a screenshot from the account. Included a short letter explaining the minimal activity on the account (savings, not daily use).

Location Docs:

Photos of my cxld Ed Visa and Vietnam entry stamp, vietnam visa, hotel reservation, and pic at the hotel

I am American and have been in Thailand for a while already. Most recently on an Ed Visa. Before that I had a Business Visa. Others previous to that. Though they did not look at every page of my passport, I'm sure it's evident in their system.

Pretty sure this is everything. Hopefully not forgetting anything.

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to apply for the DTV (Soft Power – Muay Thai) visa in Hanoi, Vietnam on July 6.

I have a question regarding my bank statement, which is in Chinese.

Do I have to use a Vietnamese translation company to translate it into English,

or is it acceptable to use a certified translation company in China instead?

Has anyone had experience with this situation?

I’d really appreciate your advice. Thank you!

Any futures day traders apply for DTV and was able to acquire visa?

Hello all,

I have a question hope you can help me, just submit an education visa for my daughter. For the financial status if the ambassy don’t think that’s enough money will they ask for more information or do they cancel it right away and we have to apply for a new visa all over again?

Thank you in advance

I am married to a Thai and applying for the O retirement visa

Being married do I require 400,000 baht or 800,000 baht in a Thai bank?

Also what is the maximum amount that I can transfer to my Thai Krungthai bank account from Australia?

Hello everyone, Australian sailing to Thailand next year to retire. I'm 50 years of age and receiving a monthly pension that exceeds the minimum amount. My question is I would like to live on my sailboat in Thailand, to apply for the retirement "O" visa I need a place of residence can I use a thai Marina as my address. Has anyone done this? Cheers. 🍻

I got this from my mobile phone service providers. It looks like a reporting of the amount of money I paid to the Department of revenue? But it’s kind of not clear if I’m supposed to pay somebody this amount right now or if this is just for tax purposes later? Any help would be appreciated.