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Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Hello,

I am actually in Phuket and about to apply for DTV soft muay thai in Jakarta. Please can you clarify how does it work, do i need to fill up on the official website once i am in Jakarta or i can do it right now? Once i filled up the form, how long does it takes to get appointment in Jakarta thai embassy? i presume who need to be there to fill up the form also physically?or i can go at thai embassy by myself without any appointment?

Thank for all you answer in advance and your help.
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Alice ***************
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hi, I'm looking for some advice.

I'm afraid we have messed up with our kids visas. They are 5 and 7 and in international school.

We are on a DTV and tried to get them as dependants but as we are already in Thailand, that's not possible.

We are now trying to get their educational visas sorted for them, but they are in overstay.

And not just any overstay, an overstay of +180 days.

We have royally messed up here, please don't judge, it's been a difficult year.

My question is, can we take them out of Thailand for a holiday, and take them back to Thailand for a visa exempt, and then while in Thailand, have the exempt converted to educational?

Or do we risk the kids not being allowed back in?

Again, both my husband and I have our visas, it's just our 5 and 7 year old.

Thank you for any advice on how best to fix 🙏
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Henry ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Request for advice: My wife (50+) and I (49, just turned) are US citizens and want to come to Thailand (Hua Hin) and stay for extended medical treatment and retirement after. I am confused about the best visa choice out of our consulate (Los Angeles, USA) and asking for advice and suggestions.

The Non-Immigrant Type “O” Medical Treatment visa for me with her a dependent seems like it would work well, but then I had another idea…

Instead of dealing with medical appointment letters, can my wife apply for a Non-O Retirement visa and have me as a dependent? One extension gets me to 50, opening up other possibilities (extend again, do two Non-O Retirement visas, other visa options like LTR, etc).

We have no issue with her showing an 800k baht bank balance here, and will transfer that to a Thai bank and then follow up with 65k baht into it each month to eliminate having to maintain a balance later.

My questions:

Is this a good plan, or would you recommend a different route?

The dependent visa is technically the “Non-Immigrant Visa Type O, To stay with non-Thai family residing in Thailand (more than 60 days)”, right?

Do we apply for the dependent visa right after the retirement visa, or do we have to wait for the retirement visa to be approved then apply for the dependent one?

Thanks to this entire group, learned a lot searching and reading here and really appreciate the help!
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Ekaterina **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hello everyone!

When issuing a visa do they look at the presence of multiple stamps and previous stays in the Thai?

Over the past year there are 3 stamps for 60 days each extended by border in Satun
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
EDIT: thanks so much for all the replies folks!! @admins: would it be helpful to start setting up an F.A.Q?

Hey everybody, Firstly thanks so much for all the great advice. I have a few question about the requirements:

- can I can have 500K baht across different bank accounts that are in my name? or does it need to be in a single account?

- I also heard that you need to show proof of salaries equivalent to >= 80K usd per year. is this correct? it would be a problem for me as I've been working parttime the last year

- lastly, can I apply for the DTV visa while I have an active other VISA? I currently have an ED one
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Good morning guys, wondering if anyone could advice regarding on TM30 upon returning to Thailand.

My landlord has registered the TM30 for 366 days upon my arrival last year. I’ll be away for business trip for about 10 days. Does my landlord need to resubmit the TM30 upon returning to Thailand?

Thanks in advance and appreciate 😊
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
My wife and I are traveling in Vietnam and wanted to apply DTV.

I am a remote worker and have all required documents. But my wife run her own small eCommerce store and doesn't have paperworks.

We also don't have legally translated marriage certificate.

So we are thinking, I will apply DTV and she will apply tourist visa. Once inside Thailand, we will get our marriage certificate legalized in Thailand. After that, can she apply spouse visa at the immigration office or does she need to leave to apply from another country?
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
I may try to extend in Jomtien. Has anyone extended yet? What is needed for documents and what is the process?
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Peter ***********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hello

I will apply for Dtv visa from Laos. But if my DTV is not approved, can I apply for a tourist visa with triple entries to re-enter Thailand.

Greetings Peter
Feb 28, 2025
6 months ago
Hi everyone, I have a question regarding the DTV visa application for Myanmar passport holders.

I am currently in Thailand on a Non-ED visa and working remotely for a foreign firm. I plan to switch to DTV (Workcation category) soon. However, my passport is expiring soon, and I need to renew it before applying.

The only way I can renew my passport in Bangkok is to change from a PV (Visit Passport) to a PJ (Job Passport) for some reason through an agent.

For any Myanmar nationals who have successfully applied for DTV, does the passport type (PJ) matter? Has anyone faced issues because of their passport type when applying for DTV?

Would appreciate any insights.
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