Hi all

Looking for some advice from people who have had experiences with Emirates. And Thai immigration.

Just received my “Non-Immigrant O” visa, To retire.

I intend to start the process for 12 months extension straight away when I arrive in Thailand.

One way flight booked with Emirates in 2 weeks.

Will Emirates allow you to board without an outward journey booked ? And also Thai immigration on arrival.

I realised I can book a cheap flight to Vietnam and then cancel it. Curious what other people have done in my situation ?

Many thanks 🙏

Greetings. My sister is a new fellow in Siriraj who just arrived last week (1st arrival in thailand, in Don Mueang airport). By fellow, her medical training here will last for a year.

She was about to open a bank account and upon reviewing her documents, she was told by the bank that her stamp upon entry was wrong, because it was stamped as a tourist entry, not as a non-immig ED entry, so her stamp states a date that is shorter than her visa, and should have it corrected. The international affairs office just told her to go back to the immigration office and have it corrected but didn't give her any more specific instructions. We tried going back but they wouldn't understand us, and said we cannot enter the immigration office.

Her educ visa is an e-visa because that is what they provided her upon application.

We were given a number to call but no one understands us. Would anyone happen to have an idea how we could have this resolved? We were told we have to correct it asap. Thank you very much.

Has anyone from Australia successfully applied for. DVT?

I entered Thailand 3 days ago on a non-o retirement visa, short term visa, 3 months. I have already visited 3 Thai banks: Bangkok Bank, TTB and Siam purple bank. No one opens a bank account, they require a long pension visa. Without a long visa there is no bank account, without a bank account there is no long visa. Can you advise something? Thanks

Hello, I have a question about TDAC.

I will be applying for a retirement visa once I arrive in Thailand. I am currently in Thailand but under a different visa type and thus need to fly out of the country and then re-enter on tourist visa waiver.

As I plan to stay in Thailand for at least one more year given the successful visa application, I do not have a return ticket. Would this cause an issue as there is a section in TDAC where you need to enter the departure date?

The embassy now requires the Soft Power center to send a confirmation letter directly to the embassy’s email.

So, if you’re applying for a visa through an agent, make sure you also contact the Muay Thai or cooking school directly to ensure the email is sent.

We believe this is a measure by the embassy to combat photoshopped documents created by some agents who exploit the DTV visa process.

We also expect that the embassy will increasingly require supporting documents to be sent directly to the embassy email from the relevant 3rd party email.

Hello everyone,

I am preparing to apply for the DTV visa and would appreciate your feedback on two points:

👉 1️⃣ Has anyone applied for the DTV visa at the Thai Embassy in Cambodia *recently*?

I am particularly interested in knowing if the processing time is still efficient, considering the current tensions between Cambodia and Thailand.

👉 2️⃣ Has anyone submitted a professional financial portfolio or supporting documents that they translated into English *themselves* (without using a certified translator)?

If so, was this accepted by the embassy in Cambodia?

Thank you very much for your insights — your experience will really help me!

Hey guys

I searched the forum but cannot find the answer.

I’d like a review of steps to stay in Thailand more than 90 days with DTV

1. Fill up DTAC from 72h before departure

2. Ask TM30 to the hotel (I will travel so not renting)

3. Go to immigration between 2 weeks before and 1 week after 90 days

Also, which immigration office in Bangkok?

Thank you

Anyone been approved recently or rejected from Hanoi doing softpowers?

Need a quick DTV reality-check—anyone done this?

• American, living in Bangkok on a single-entry ED visa (expires 23 July).

• Flying to Ho Chi Minh City on 10 July.

• Plan: apply online for the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) while in Vietnam.

• Funds: 500 k THB sitting in my Thai account for 6-plus months.

• Run a legit U.S. real-estate business (remote work).

Key question:

If I exit Thailand on 10 July (before the ED visa expires) and let that visa die, can I still file for the DTV from Vietnam without any headaches when I re-enter Thailand? Or will immigration scream “problem” because my old ED visa auto-expired?

Thanks for any first-hand experience or tips!