Well that was fun.

1 year O A extension at Nonthaburi

Everything by the book. Went a week before and got a printed list of the documents required. Nothing unusual. Bank book with today’s date, passport, bank letter, insurance certificate.

Go to bank to get book updated and letter

Then to office.

SURPRISE!

also yellow book, wife’s IC (!?), copy of TM30, a 15 minute negation on whether or not a number greater than 800k is….greater than….800k

And then a 1 hour wait as the clerk forgets to call that the passport is ready.

Learnings:

1). Update bank book FIRST. that way if for some odd reason it doesn’t give today’s date you can sort it at the counter -1 stop

2). No matter what the office says for paperwork bring EVERYTHING and make a copy of EVERYTHING.

anyway, good for another year. Jan I start the LTR as I really do not want to go thru this rubbish every year.

I’m arriving in Thailand on a 90day Non O retirement visa over 50 from UK at the e

I’m arriving in Thailand on a 90day Non O retirement visa over 50 from UK at the end of the month. I’ve already got 800k in a Thai bank account for over two months. I’ll be living with my girlfriend near Maha Sarakham. What documents do I need to apply for a 12 month extension. Not using an agent?

I am currently living in Thailand on a non-immigrant O spouse visa. I plan on applying for a DTV 6-months before the end of my current non-immigrant O as this is the only time I will be in another country for long enough for the application process. A few questions:

1) I see on the document list I need a 'Document Indicating Current Location.' Does that mean Thailand or UK?

2) Assuming it means the UK, what kind of document would that be e.g. a bank statement with my parent's UK address on?

3) Am I correct in thinking I can't start the application process before I leave Thailand?

4) Do I need to do something to cancel my non-immigrant visa or will it auto cancel when I get my new DTV?

DTV Approved! Big thanks to everyone here for the advice 🙏 Thought I’d share my experience:

* UK passport holder, sole trader running an online business.

* Applied in HCMC on 9th Sept. Sent: business + personal bank statements, a 4-page PDF of old socials, Shopify reports (turnover + sales last 2 years), a few supplier invoices, and scans of passport/exit stamps. All the other basic stuff they ask for on initial aplication.

On 15th Sept they asked for 6 months of salary slips (which I don’t have). I instead:

* Highlighted all transfers from my business to personal account over 6 months.

* Added a short cover letter explaining I take drawings instead of a salary + screenshot of £12k savings (~518,800 THB). Made sure the screenshot included the date and time on my computer.

* Combined everything into one PDF (important tip: keep each requested section as a single PDF).

They also wanted photos of every passport page (even blank ones) with proof of date/time. Couldn’t find a newspaper and spent far too long walking round Ho Chi Mihn looking for one 🤣 so I used a coffee shop receipt showing date/time next to the pages, again combined into one PDF.

📌 Timeline:

* Applied: 9 Sept

* Extra docs requested: 15 Sept

* Approved: 18 Sept 🎉

Thanks again for all the posts in this group, really helped.

If anyone has any questions about my application that might help please ask.

Want to apply for Soft Power (Muay Thai) in Germany as a German citizen. Has anyone done that and got approved and can let me know what documents you've send in, how long it took and if the embassy had any additional requests?

Soft power for medical treatment approved. Applied 5th of august, was asked for more documentation yesterday (employment letter and new bank statements) and today it was approved. 🥳

DTV Approved (Soft Power - Muay Thai) - Singapore - Non Singaporean

Hello! This group has been super helpful and I wanted to share my experience. I was living in Singapore under a work visa and I applied under the Muay Thai category.

First attempt - 26 March - Rejected due to wrong Place of Issue. I put the issuing country of my passport but it was supposed to be the "Authority" field.

Second attempt - 22 April - Provided all the documents (my passport, rent contract in Singapore under my name, my work visa screenshot and picture, letter from my girlfriend stating I was going to live with her in Thailand, her ID and her rent contract, Muay Thai training contract including the gym's owner passport and banking statement in SGD).

Interview - 13 May - They asked me a lot of questions to double check my situation. Where I was working, how long I knew my girlfriend, my profession, if I ever had trained Muay Thai before, etc. After almost 2 hours, they approved it in the final of the interview.

Arrival in Thailand - 16 May - I arrived in Thailand and they didn't ask anything, just stamped the passport. I had also put my Thai visa number on TDAC already, this could have helped.

Feel free to ask any questions.

My wife of 23 years (from Buriram) has been in the UK with me for 22 years and also UK paasport holder as well as Thai passport holder.

In July I start the application for Non-O visa but not sure which option to select on the E-Visa website. I’m not so clever with computer stuff.

As we have marriage certificates all in Thai as we were married in Bangkok, this is OK as we will be extending the Non-O based on marriage whilst in Thailand?

Not sure what other paperwork I need. The money will be in the Thai bank which i will open first day I land.

But applying for the Type-O is the first step and need to get it right!

Any help much appreciated m.

Success - Jakarta

Applied - 13th May

Additional doc request - 21 May

Pending Approval - 22 May

Approved - 22 May

Workcation

Docs:

2 months bank statements with 500000 THB on closing balances

google currency conversion

company registration

Employment contract

Permission to work in Thailand

resume

professional portfolio

Indonesia stay permit (didn't do eVOA, specifically so I could get a physical stamp)

VOA payment receipt

hotel key card + sleeve with hotel address

selfie in front of hotel

Additional doc request: 3 months bank statements

I was slightly worried because the account I sent I only use for occasional cash savings (money is usually in the stock market) so it was empty on the 3rd month. I sent 6 months just to be safe + updated currency conversion.