What visa options are available for expats in Thailand with a company bank account?

Thai visa options Digital nomad Bank statement requirements Soft power visa ED visa DTV visa Yoga vs Muay Thai for visa Visa application process Expat advice

Jan 3, 2025

3 days ago

Anonymous *************

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What is my best option?

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for the great information and help, you are sharing in here. I have been looking into my options and I would kindly ask for your best advice, since I'm unsure what would be the best option for me.

1) 💰 Bank statement requirement:

I have more than 500.000 Thai bath on my account, but I have it, in my *company bank account *😏

Could one “change” the bank statement pdf, and put ones name on it, instead of my business name? 🤫

Or would it be a better option, to transfer the money to my personal account - and then transfer it back after approval? - problem here will be, that then I can't show a 3-6 months bank statement...

If I transfer the money, I would probably need to apply from a country, that only requires current bank statement, and not the last 3-6 months... I was looking into Myanmar, but it seems like it gets to complicated to go there.

2) 👩🏼‍💻 Soft power or digital nomad option:

a - It seems like the soft power, is a lot easier and have a better succes-rate. Is this your experience?

b - My former visa agent (used for ED visa), charges 65.000 bath (all incl) for the soft power option. I find this to be too much, especially since I don't intend to do the training and the fee is lost, if the visa does not goes through...

c - Could *yoga* be an option instead of Muay Thai (I know a yoga place, that offers this, just not sure if it's just as 'safe').

I managed to get myself so confused by now, that I'm considering to just do a second round of ED visa 🙃

All your help is much appreciated, thank you all in advance ☺️🙏🏼

*ℹ️ Additional info:*

*I am from Sweden, currently in Thailand. *

*I have my own online company, based in Sweden.*

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The user seeks advice on visa options in Thailand, particularly regarding bank statement requirements and the validity of using funds from a business account. They consider transferring money to a personal account but are concerned about potential fraud implications. There is interest in the 'soft power' or 'digital nomad' visa but uncertainty about the costs and processes involved. Responses emphasize following legal requirements and suggest that utilizing a genuine Swedish business account might be a viable alternative to scheme-based options.

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Dany ********

first of all think about which embassy you will use, as you cannot do it while in thailand and some embassies require more than a month of bank statements / financial proof / closing balance / account overview. its highly individual what thr embassies require.

i dont think soft power is easier. quite the opposite. depending on the embassy they require very specific documents from a gym/school/etc. which many cannot provide. i would choose a gym/school that already did DTV! but if you can do the workcation category then i would definitely prefer that! i expect that there will be some checks down the road and it would be better to be on a valid workcation than on a finished soft power course.

definately go for the DTV. i also did ED and still visit the school but with the DTV its a lot less to worry about.

2 days ago

Christopher ********

Just move the money. It’s about the ending balance for most. If you need it in there for some months just do that.

The embassy has a font detector to see if you changed your documents etc. most likely you don’t have the bank font and they will notice and it’s not just a denial they could prosecute you.

2 days ago

Carl *******

Imagine they invite you to an interview after changing the bank statement name & they say, oh can you open up this banking app to show your funds …

Oooopsss- visa denied, reported for fraud 😅

2 days ago

John **********

You absolutely can't change the name on a bank statement. That is fraud. Do your research and follow the rules for where you want to apply. If your Swedish company is genuine it should be easy to use it rather than any of the soft power options

3 days ago

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