Questions:

1) If an account is closed because you don't t meet the requirements, is the remaining funds returned?

2) What are the possible reasons why a bank keeps a customer's money after closing the account?

3) Is the refund immediate, or does it take days, weeks, months, or years?

Thank you for your answers, great as always.🙏🙏

How do you guys take SIM in Thailand? Is it straightforward, what documents they ask? Since I am planning to stay long-term (DTV) or at least visit time to time so visitor's SIM is not an option and I want to get a full local SIM. Where to get the SIM, at the airport or from city center for better rates? For the network, AIS is the best I guess?

Hello everyone,

I would like to ask about the approval chances for a Syrian applicant applying for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV). The applicant has been living and working in Dubai for almost 4 years, with a valid job, legal bank statements, and all documents in order.

Does anyone know if there are specific risks or lower chances of approval for Syrians?

And maybe if there are consultants who can professionally help to collect all the required documents and guide through the application process?

Any advice or recommendations would be highly appreciated 🙏

This is a first for me …. I’m collecting my extension renewal ( non o ) on the 21st Oct . I was out of the country for a family funeral and so I gave to also do a 90 day in person . The earliest day I could go ( 14 days before) is the following week .

Do you think I stand a chance of getting it done on the 21st ( basically a week early ) to avoid another trek to Chaeng Wattana .

Hi all

Quick question

I’m planning on transferring £12k from my business to my personal account next month (applying in February)

But I already have a decent stack of THB in my Revolut account

Is it okay to have the money across 2 personal accounts and do they take Revolut accounts into consideration

Thanks in advance

John

Can we go to Bali and apply to Jakarta?

Accountant/bookkeeping DTV

Has anyone successfully applied for DTV as an accountant or bookkeeper?

Obviously would be remote working and not client facing.

I can get all the documents for a UK registered company and employment contract (I’m one do the directors and job role is accountant). 500,000+ in Bangkok Bank saving account for three months and 6+ months payslips from the company to UK bank account.

Was going to use an agent but the owner actually advised I do it myself. Currently on ED visa through them for a number of years. They were charging 65,000 baht and I think I would have been one of the first to use their DTV service with no guarantees it is accepted as per all agents.

Going apply for the DTV myself in Vientiane next month (only 180km drive from Khon Kaen) and really appreciate all the posts and advice on here.

Has anyone applied at the DC Embassy for a soft power DTV visa using the following information: (really it’s a funds seasoning question)

Cooking classes signed up for.

Monthly income minimum guaranteed $1500.00 usd

Savings :100,000+ (but it is “unseasoned” due to being from the sale of a home)

(All other requirements met)

I’ve had a friend say his money was in his account a few weeks before he applied and was approved.

I would like to move sooner but the seasoning of funds is the only “disqualification” hindering that.

Should I go ahead Thailand and leave after when it’s seasoned and apply in Vietnam?

Hello everyone,

Has anyone been to Jakarta recently? Is there still a lot of chaos in Indonesia, or is it safe to travel there and submit for my DTV application?

I am applying for DTV but I have been using 2 different accounts in the same bank. One for receiving salary (I dont touch the money in it), and the other one is daily interest account that I am able to spend money in it anytime, which I use my daily spending from. This is an interest account but i am able to use the money (Almost all the money goes to interest on 5pm and comes back with the interest on 2am, everyday). The total amount of 2 accounts is a bit higher than the requested 500k baht. May I show the both accounts' trancastions to prove the money requirement? Also I am able to receive a document from my bank showing the total amount in the bank, including all of my accounts in the bank. So in this case, I have to show the embassy 3 different documents: (1) the salary account's transactions, (2) the daily (interest) account transactions, and (3) the total money proof in the bank.. I am hoping this doesn't make the embassy staff confused. 😀