Hi All, both me & my partner are looking at the DTV for soft power cooking classes. We meet all other requirements such as financial, flights & accomodation, we will be applying from our home country the UK. I am looking for any reccomendations on cooking classes in Khao Lak (or near to) for the DTV as I would like to ensure we enroll to a reputable business- thank you in advance 😊

Just got my approval in Hanoi (Singaporean passport).

Took 5 working days. Submitted on 13 Aug, approved on 20 Aug.

Here’s the list:

-Passport bio page

-Passport photo

Proof of Location:

-Flight booking

-Image of arrival stamp

-Boarding pass

- Accommodation booking (1 week)

Proof of Employment:

-My own cover letter (stating I work remotely, won’t do any business in Thailand, and will adhere to all the Thai rules and laws.

*This part is VERY important to emphasise.

-Company cover letter (same points as above and signed by my HR on the company letterhead)

-Employment contract

-Company Business Registration (ACRA)

Proof of Finance:

-3 months’ bank statements (highlighted my name, account number, month of statement, and final balance with the exchange rate from SGD to THB to make it easier for them to check.)

-1-year lease in Thailand (I added here since other files in the other sections were getting pass the 3MB)

In my cover letter, I had a list of all the documents I was going to include to make things clearer. And added short explanations in each PDF to highlight details and make it easy for the officers to understand.

Assume they’ve never seen your country’s documents before so having helpful information to guide them through what everything is will make it easier for them to find what they're looking for.

Also...

When filling in “departure date” from the country you’re applying in, I put about a week later, this might speed things up since they see that you're leaving by this date.

And you don’t actually need to buy the ticket out.

I entered Hanoi on a one-way ticket, no problem at Hanoi airport. Once approved, I bought a ticket out the very next day.

Hope this helps.

Good luck to everyone applying.

Any questions, drop them below.

Expect a flood of DTV applications in local embassies. Get your applications in to beat the rush.

Just back from sisaket immigration 30day extension .tried to use the tm7 file supplied and recommended by the group. They handed me totally different forms to fill out.

Everything ok was in and out in 10minutes.

How’s single people going on with the new Bangkok bank issue, they telling me I need a yellow book

*Edited

With the challenges at B of B I decided to open a new account elsewhere. As much as I support battling fraud I don’t believe the bank’s approach is of sound mind or ….. I walked into Krungthai with my lease, passport and tm. 30 minutes later I have a new bank card and an account. What was even nicer was when I transferred funds from wise they arrived in 10 seconds. The other bank was anywhere from a day to days. Nothing is perfect in life and I have to deal with the 50k per day maximum tranfer until this updates. The bank was at a loss for why B of B is operating this way. My account is still locked and once I get to the bank in a few weeks I will happily close this and never use them again.

•••• they currently have an issue and the maxium transfer is under 1000b *

Hello, if I have a non-O annual visa in an old passport and made a new passport, I bring both passports to the entry and then have to go to immigration and transfer the annual visa to the new passport, or does that also make the Thai embassy in Berlin ?

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Hallo wenn ich ein Non -O Jahresvisum in einem alten Pass habe und einen neuem Pass gemacht habe, bringe ich nei der Einreise beide Pässe mit und muss danach auf die Immigration und die übertragen das Jahresvisum in den neuen Pass, oder macht das die auch die thailändische Botschaft in Berlin?

I’ve done some looking online and looking for advice.

Can Tanzanian people apply for an evisa online or does it have to be in person at Thai embassy at Nairobi? Cheers

Hi all I'm currently in Thailand on a non O visa based on marriage. My visa expires mid September I need to leave Thailand on Monday for a short work trip for 3 days. Do you recommend a re entry permit or could I enter as a tourist stamped in on arrival. Thank you

What happens if you leave Thailand at the end of your non b visa without cancelling it or going to immigration in your local province?