Booking flight to Bangkok now...

Can anyone advise if the ETA is up and running yet.

Hi guys, hoping for some help and advice please. We are from UK and planning to Marry in Phuket next month. I have our Embassy appts booked and need to arrange translation for the MFA appointment. Can this be done on the same day? Want to get out of Bangkok asap and off to Phuket. Has anyone done this recently, I can only find old threads on here????

Can a non o visa based on retirement be converted to a non o based on marriage without leaving thailand

What are your monthly income as remote worker? Did anyone experienced denying a DTV due to low income?

My income is around 2000 USD a month just thinking about to apply for DTV.

Probably a dumb question, but this was a thing for my previous visa —

When leaving the country, do we have to do a preemptive re-entry stamp at immigration to preserve the visa? Or since it’s multi-entry already, is such a stamp unnecessary?

Hello,

I’m moving to Thailand to continue my Muay Thai career. I train out of Manop in Chiang Mai (I have trained there previously). I am certain that gym has all of the correct certifications to enable visa sponsorship. However, sponsorship is not advertised and Kru Manop takes cash payment on arrival rather than requiring booking.

After learning more about what is required, I am a little reluctant to trouble kru Manop for all the required documents, though when I asked for his help I offered to pay a fee. Would it be better to simply spend a month at a gym that already understands the visa requirements, even if it’ll cost me more, for the convenience before going to my preferred camp?

Thank you!

I'm looking for advice for my daughter. She has been living in Phuket training on a swim scholarship since April, 2023. She needed to go home to get her passport renewed and is on her way back. Before she left Thailand, the training center told her she needed get a DTV to return. She flew to Laos and had the training center invitation letter and letter of support; however, she was denied as they said the letter of support was not enough and she had to have the 500,000 baht in her account. The training center continues to argue with us that they do not have to have the 500,000 baht. But we've had the same issues with Beijing embassy and Los Angeles (via email enquiries). We do not want to keep paying to fly her to different embassies and getting her DTV denied. She is currently coming back to Phuket on visa exempt (US passport) and then will try to find the best option for a longer term visa once she gets here. So my questions are:

1. Is the DTV the best visa for her to be on for training or is there a better option?

2. Is a letter of support from the training center enough?

3. If DTV is the best option, which country should I fly her to for that?

Thank you for any advice or recommendations you can give?

Is it possible to apply for DTV and then enter Thailand on tourist visa while awaiting the DTV approval? Then once received DTV , exit Thailand again and re enter on fresh DTV

Hello my stamp expires on Feb 20 and I can extend 1 month more how can I do it how much time and money will it take please

Guideance please

Thank you

Tim Newton of Tim Newton Today upped intell three hours ago re the bank account drama.

TLDR: He strikes a more positive vibe and in essence it’s “hold tight” as the situation is developing. His sources indicate it might blow over in as little as a few weeks.

He does state that reports are correct that there’s no “goverment decree” ban but that tightened diligence is effectively banning new accounts.

Personally this will deeply affect me. My last several visits (VoA) I’ve been too busy to open an account. I now regret my procrastination. For me it’s about quality of life - easier and cheaper access to transferred funds, ability to use QR, easier online shopping through Thai websites (ever had your non-Thai card rejected?), easier and cheaper transfers to help my girlfriend’s sick buffalo, etc. I’m a very cashless person too.