What are the tips for expats celebrating their DTV visa approval and preparing for their move to Thailand?

@Pete ***

I sent 3 months of Business Statements and then realised they had asked for 6 months (but that seemed ok, they didn't ask for more) however I had also originally sent my previous years tax return which could of helped.

I also sent 4 months of Personal Banking Statements not going under £ .

They then asked for the following additional info, after about 2 weeks.

1. Letters to prove I had business contracts - I dont use contracts, I only invoice existing clients, so I explained this in a letter and sent 6 current invoices recently issued to long standing clients.

2. A new better Passport photo of both pages.

3. Letter confirming that I guarantee not to seek or do any work for Thailand based businesses.

4. Letter confirming that I guarantee to remain in the UK while the visa is being processed.

5. Another personal bank statement showing the last 15 days not going under £11.5k - and I had to ask the bank to issue a custom statement for those days.

Get ChatGPT or Gemini to help write the docs and get them to check them before sending.

Hope it goes well 👍

@Kavin ********

Sorry to hear that, my plan B was Cambodia/Vietnam. I applied for DTV as a Digital Nomad, Freelance digital/graphic designer

@Pou ***

So is it ok to print it smaller than A4? I thought it might cause a problem if printed smaller, would be much better to print A5 or A6 so it fits with my passport.

Haha, thanks - LAMINATION IS KING!

@Andi **********

Thanks..

Any tips on finding long term accommodation in Krabi. Should I be extra careful of Facebook rental ads? Currently chatting to a European owner of a condo in Ao Nang.

Only asking for 3000 baht deposit which seems low?