I am a 58 year old Canadian citizen looking to spend 7 months in Thailand and am looking evaluating the O-A Visa for 1 year. I am 58 and have the financial requirements but am at the start of the process to fill out the forms which seem to have to be notarized and signed by the Consulate General. I have 5 months to obtains this O-A Visa as I want to stay for 7 months this year (end of Oct 2025-April 2026). Any advice regarding the scheduling of duties? police report, proof of funds, proof of Health, Insurance. It seems the only alternative is Multiple- Entry-Visa (which 1. Includes the cost and disruption of Visa runs and 2. Officially states the ‘up to 6 months and I need almost 7 months) I know Thailand fairly well and have a good contact there who lives in a retirement visa from Europe but on prior trips have spent just 4 months at a time. Ultimately the O-A retirement visa is what I think is my only choice as I negotiate a longer term visa commitment. Also I have noted that some people are having difficulties with the Multiple Entry route in terms of re-entering Thailand and encountering different requirements from different immigration officers. I’m curious if anyone else has successfully obtained this visa recently and if so, how long it might have taken as well as details or advice on issues encountered during the application process. Any and all advice would be much appreciated.

Couple visa requirements

We make approx 2700 usd combined after medicare deductions (3100 before) and would be able to do the 25000 deposit.

Does this sound like sufficient funds to qualify for a long term visa?

There's possibility of approx another 600/month on top of this

Appreciate your help

Is it difficult to get a retirement visa?

Thailand DTV Visa Approved – Here’s How I Did It 🇹🇭

Just got approved for the Digital Nomad (DTV) visa and wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone else. I applied from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, giving myself about two weeks before I’d need to leave — and thankfully it worked out.

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What I submitted:

Since they only allow one PDF per category, I combined multiple things smartly. Here’s what I submitted:

• UK Ltd company incorporation doc (I contract through my own business)

• Bank statement (1 month)

• Passport photo

• Client invoices

• A PDF showing my experience and portfolio

• A signed letter stating I don’t intend to work for Thai clients or companies

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Financials — mine weren’t perfect:

Most of my money was in Trading 212, which isn’t considered a proper bank. The day before applying, I moved funds to my Barclays account and included:

• A screenshot of the transfer

• A brief explanation

• A summary of my other accounts

I also added a sponsorship letter from my dad, with his bank statement and ID, just as a fallback.

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After submission, they asked for:

• Photos of all passport pages

• A company overview (I just created a basic one with my intro, mission, and services)

Putting all the passport photos into one PDF was a bit of a pain, but I managed it using a command-line tool on my Mac to compress and merge them.

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Accommodation:

I listed an Airbnb address for the application, not my actual long-term stay (which isn’t TM30-registered). I now have a short stay booked at a TM30-registered place for when my friend visits, and I’ll use that for my 90-day report.

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Final Result: Approved

No interview, no major issues — just a few extra docs and a little prep. If your finances are a bit outside the box like mine, don’t panic — just explain things clearly and cover your bases.

Happy to answer questions or share general guidance if it helps someone else!

Hello everyone !

Is there anyone who applied for DTV from Turkey ?

I am planning to do it under softpower activities (muay thai course)

Ive seen comments saying it takes too long and theres no clear requirements on the official website especially about proof of 500K baht, such as how long I need to keep the balance in the bank before applying etc.

I appreciate any help thank you all !

I am applying for my Dtv in Vietnam, in order to show the 500,000 baht you need to upload bank statements. The last 5 months are available however, I cannot access my bank statement for March 2025 until the end of the month. The intended date of arrival into Thailand is the 6th of April, therefore this does not give me enough time to recieve my March statement, aswel as upload the documents and have the documents checked. The 500,000 baht was moved from a savings account into my main bank account in March 2025, therefore my February 2025 statement does not show the 500,000 baht. I have provided a pdf download from my online banking app home page, and my Internet banking login home page. This is where you can see evidence of over 500,000 Thai baht in my account but it is not a bank statement just a screenshot turned I to a PDF. In my previous statements you can also see small incomes received from my NHS employment, which I still am contracted to do online-(NHSPROFESSIONALS). You can see my name in both of these uploads as well as my sort code and account number correlating them to the same bank account. Is this something that would cause my visa to be denied, or would they ask for more evidence. I am applying for soft power DTV

Is it easy to do 180 day extension when on soft power visa ? i heard some got rejected so i ask ..

Seeking a straightforward answer to my question regarding the DTV visa application process

I have all the requirements, but my query revolves around the 500,000 thb sum in a bank account in my name, now online I read 100x different things, some saying I need 6 months of statements, some saying I need 2, some even saying that this isn’t that important, and it’s left me confused looking for a straightforward answer.

I have the 500,000 thb funds, but it’s currently sitting in a family savings account under my brothers name, as soon as I want to apply my plan was to just transfer that into my account then start the process! will I still be accepted if I transfer this into my account a couple of weeks before doing my application? Or do I have to transfer it now, then wait a whole six months before I can apply? As this seems like a nightmare when realistically I want to apply as soon as possible!

If anyone has dealt with this before and can provide any information or experience it would be greatly appreciated

Cheers!

Hello everyone!

I am planning to apply for DTV visa from Vientiane at the end of the month.

I live in Bangkok and I will get a document from my bank about the amount I have ( more than 500k).

Do you think this is enough or they would ask for bank statement for the past 3 months?

Thanks is advance 🙏🏻

Hi all,

we, my thai partner and i will travel to thailand for 6 mnd in end of may this year.

I'll apply for a non-o stay with thai family (thai marriage).

my question is: what is the proper steps i have to follow when i'm in thailand.

Do i have to report my stay and in what periode of time i have to extend my stay or extend my visa and were.

many thanks

Oemesh