hi guys! we're preparing to apply for our dtv visa. thanks for all the help 🫶🏼

here i share just a few more questions that i haven't found very clear info at the moment:

1. i understand you can stay up to 180 days per fiscal year. but what happens or what options do we have if we'd want to stay longer? and is this condition related to taxes?

for example: we'd like to leave thailand before our 180 days run out, but then re-enter the country the same year (like a visa run) so we don't lose our apartment contract. we'd also have our pets home to quickly get back to.

2. how does the 180 extension works then? you pay and you can stay the whole year?

3. you also have to make 90-days report. what's the name of this document or form to fill?

thank you 🙏🏻

I have some questions about the travel to Thailand part of the application process.

On the application form there is a box to fill in where you will be embarking/flying from into Thailand and a box to fill in the flight number.

If I haven’t already booked my flight to Thailand when submitting the application, is it okay just to fill in with a flight number from the route I’m likely to take?

From reading other posts I understand that they may then ask for an actual flight ticket confirmation with name as part of the supporting documents. Is this always the case? Has anyone applied and not been asked to show this?

And finally, if granted the visa, does it matter if you then change your flight into Thailand from what you put on the application/supporting documents?

I’m applying from my home country (UK) and flying direct from there to Thailand, if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance for any information you’re able to offer 🙏

Hi everyone,

I received a DTV visa earlier this year (in May), but due to personal circumstances I had to cancel my trip. I'm now planning to travel in October instead.

Does anyone know if there's a requirement to “activate” the visa within a certain time frame after it’s been issued? Or is it simply valid from the date of issue, meaning I can still travel later and I’ve just lost the months in between?

Thanks in advance for any advice or experience you can share!

Dear group

Does Bangkok immigration office

Add days to your current extension date

Or deduct them if you go a week before expiry?

Thank you in advance.

Hopefully I won't get flamed for asking a dim question but can't find the answer

Myself and my wife (British) intend moving out in March, we have spent a lot of time there so know the basics

Plan is to get 3 month non O before we arrive

We have the money to put the 800k each in the bank but the agent route means we can leave our money at home earning something and also an easier life

If we used and agent would we pay the new retirement visa price or the extension price as we already have a 90 day non O ? Thanks

DTV Visa Income Requirement Clarification.

Good day,

I have a quick question regarding the income requirements for the DTV visa. I am preparing to submit my application soon (Washington Thai Embassy) and noticed that the financial criteria request three months of bank statements.

In my case, two out of the three most recent statements reflect income that exceeds the minimum requirement. Although one month falls below the threshold, however- I do receive a consistent weekly income. Would this be acceptable, considering the overall stability of my earnings?

Washington Thai Embassy

A copy of a recent saving or checking bank statement for the last three months with an ending balance of no less than 500,000 THB or ($16,000 USD) that shows the applicant's name and date. In case of submitting a family bank statement, proof of relationship (i.e. birth certificate, marriage certificate) must be provided. / sponsorship letter.

I will be travelling to Thailand on the 6 July this year and I’m looking at applying for an retirement visa, how long does it take and if it is not processed by then, can I still go on a holiday visa?

Have a bit of a strange question

I travel to Thailand on 24th June and plan to travel to Vietnam on 2nd July returning back to Thailand 11th July and then flying back to UK on 12th July .

Problem is as of 5th July I will have less than 6 months left on my passport which I know is not enough enter Thailand from Vietnam I don't jave time now to renew my passport before I travel.

I don't suppose there would be any way I would be allowed into Thailand on the 11th as my passport will have 6 days less than the required 6 months .

Even though I would be leaving Thailand again the next day ?

Hi folks,

After submitting our non-immigrant OA visa applications 13 days ago, we got a request for additional documentation a week later. Most of it was straightforward and relatively easy to get, but they asked for an attested marriage certificate, something I’ve never seen mentioned in many months of following this subject.

I submitted the certificate we had attested in 2011, when I changed jobs here, but the following Monday, I learned that the UAE had restricted the validity of attestation to ten years, so we had to start again.

When I asked the agency obtaining the attestation why we needed it, they said it was because I was sponsoring my wife, but because she’s over 50, she had to submit her own application and prove access to the requisite level of funds, so why do we need this repeated attestation, which is costing a significant sum of money and putting our scheduled departure, and all the associated dependencies, including three cats, at risk?

I doubt the consulate will cancel the requirement and the UAE embassy in the UK is unlikely to speed things up, but if anyone can explain why they are questioning just short of 31 years of marriage, and no, she’s not Thai, she’s Japanese, I’d be very grateful.

Good night, all.

Hey I am looking into the 5 Year Muay Thai DTV Visa. I am speaking to a few different gyms for training.

Will the 5 Year DTV Visa for Muay Thai be available in 2026? As it would give me more time to prepare for all of the requirements (savings, course payments, flights and accommodation)

I am thinking to go back out to Thailand this October and November for 2 months to actually go to the gyms in person as well before committing.

Please any info would be great - I would hate to miss out on this DTV Visa Opportunity