What should I write as my occupation on my Thai tourist visa application if I am currently unemployed?

Oct 6, 2023
a year ago
Peter *******
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Dear Members,

I want to apply for Tourist Visa single entry. I am unemployed at the moment. Of course, I have savings for my journey in Thailand.

My last job was from 2011 to 2020 in a trade company. What should I write as an answer to this question at the application form:

Occupation (specify present position and name of employer)

Thank you very much.
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A user inquired about what to write as their occupation on their tourist visa application, given that they are currently unemployed and have savings for their trip. The community provided various suggestions, including 'unemployed,' 'retired,' or listing their last job, emphasizing that financial documentation is likely more crucial than the specific occupation stated.
Colin ********
Freelance
Melanie ********
Bum ?
Juan ******
@Melanie *******
Thanks for the laugh
Chris *********
Influencer. They don't have real jobs.
Neil ********
Just put retired
Franky ******
Fishmongerer .
Christopher *************
Freelance
Mark ********
Just write down your previous job. They never check.
Gareth *********
Financially independent, Investor, Entrepreneur etc
Marc *******
Industrially Disabled
Cliff *********
Peter, sorry..

You can list self employed or retired depending on your age.

Have a lovely Halloween in Thailand !
Brian ********
Apply to Thai Embassy in London you have to do this on-line

Tourist Visa requirements

(1) Passport

(2) Bank Statement with name and address on statement showing a balance of £400+

(3) proof of residence (council tax statement or mortgage/rental statement)

(4) passport photo

(5) proof of your hotel (where you will be staying)

(6) proof of your flight confirmation/ receipt

(7) £30 fee
David *********
@Brian *******
no.3- passport bio page is all you need if you have a uk passport
Brian ********
@David ********
correct the documents I listed are the documents you need to upload for a tourist visa
Lawrence *******
You could put "Pumpkin Eater" as the occupation.
Cliff *********
@Lawrence ******
I almost choked and wet myself…
James *********
@Lawrence ******
I'm dying here. I've had to come back to read this 3times aleady😂😂😂
Terary **********
Anything reasonable will do. They're not going to look closely at that
Brown ********
I write retired and it worked no problem. Your money in the bank is all that matters
****
Just write down what you did last for work or your profession
Jody *******
I would definitely not write unemployed...

Write something respectable sounding. You don't want to be rejected by a judgemental clerk in a Thailand consulate over something minor.
Klaus ******
You can wrote that you still work there
Wyn **********
DWP.
Colin *******
@Wyn *********
I just showed a bank statement with my pension payment on it
Gray ******
Retired
Abde *******
I wrote unemployed and got my visa approved 🙂
Marc ********
Retired
Lynnette *******
Self employed?
Brandon ************
Just write unemployed, or retired, or something like that. They'll want to see your bank statement regardless of what you write.
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