Friend of my is flying back via France and just had his 60 visa refuses because last year and begins of this year he made multiple entries. He's 65 years old and has the 80k in a thai bank but insurance for him is to much. What are his options.

Can anyone help me open a Thai bank account? I'm a DTV holder.

I've been to a few banks and also asked a few agents, no success yet, well one agents said they would do it for 35k baht 😂

Information for those confused about 90 day reporting when you duck in/out of Thailand regularly. Immigration official in Hatyai confirmed to me that the 90 day clock restarts every time to come back into the country.

So, if you travel in/out regularly then you don't need to report at all.

I have a question. I arrive in Bali tonight and want to apply for the DTV today or early tomorrow.

I already have all the paperwork that is needed for the soft power Muay Thai, but I have one more question about income.

I don’t work at the moment (due to personal reasons), but as soon as I get the DTV I will get back to it (online)

So I must say that I am unemployed, but I do have sufficient funds for the DTV and able to show for 3 persons if needed (my kids will be added as dependent when mine is approved)

However how would I do this with the application?

I do get benefits from my home country every month and extra every 3 months, which has been enough to live by the past 6 months (without having to dig in to the 500k)

Is 60 or 30 days visa free to enter Thailand now?

This may be a daft question...

I'm looking to apply for a Non-Immigrant O-A Retirement visa for Thailand.

I plan to retire there at the end of this year.

When does the Visa period start?

For example, if I start the application now and it get's granted in say 2 months, will it's validity start the moment I land in Thailand?

Or when I get granted the Visa?

As I say, apologies if this is obvious to you all and thanks for any clarification.

For those with Retirement Visas,

How many pages does it take up?

I have my 1st Retirement Visa and it takes up a ungodly amount of pages... if this happens every year i am screwed because my passport does not have that many pages.

How long must I stay out of Thailand after a 90 stay?

Dumb question here.

Have anyone experienced or heard of the immigration not letting you into Thailand even after getting the DTV visa?

I sold my house my house in America in 2024 for 850k. I purchased for 520k. Will this gain qualify for the 80k of capital gains to qualify for the wealthy pensioner category for the LTR visa? In America this gain is NOT taxable.