Hi, with regard to marriage registration.....I have the affidavit and certified copy of my passport from the Canadian embassy and I know we need to go to a department of consular affairs to register the marriage. Questions:

1. Do we both need to go together or can just one of us go?

2. Does it matter which office we go to? Normally we are in Bangkok, but we will be in Chumphon next week (where we will get married). My wife's ID card shows Chumphon but she lives in Bangkok

I'm returning to Canada on the 22nd and I could book an appointment for the 21st in the Bangkok office, but it wouldn't be convenient for my wife to attend (hence question 1)

Hello all, i have a question : do i already need to fill the Thailand Digital Arrival Card if i go to Thailand on the 10th of April ? I read it only starts in May but i’m not sure anymore. Thanks !

Can you still apply for a retirement visa in Thailand by walking into the immigration office.Thanks.

Approved yesterday on 20th March in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Overall takes 4 working days (Approved on Thursday 6:30pm.)

Applied under remote working

Submitted everything in one goal, no further documents requested.

Applied with 3rd party assistance.

Made a video about some most common questions asked, and some tips for the application (Prepare for the most, not the least)

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Good luck!

# ✅ DTV Approved in Manila, Philippines in 4 days (Workation category)

My profile: I am a business owner so I only work for myself.

Since english is not my native language so I had to translate some documents.

## My experience:

Before going to Manila, I created my account on thaievisa.go.th and started filling out the online forms so I don't have to do everything last minute. It is not a problem to start the process while still being in Thailand. Only the final submission matters (I submitted the application and paid the next day of my arrival in the Philippines).

To make sure I would not be asked further details and avoid wasting time, I made sure to make my application as complete and as easy to understand as possible, even provided extra details when it felt relevent.

There are 3 separate documents to provide on the last page of the application, and each document can only be one file under 3MB so you need to merge all of your documents for each section into one single PDF (I used adobe acrobat for that). You should have 3 PDFs at the end.

At the beginning of each PDF, I created a table of contents with page numbers and a brief explanation for each page in order to make reading easy to understand and to keep the reader in a good mood.

## 🟢 Proof of current location (pdf 1):

* Photo of the Philippines passport entry stamp (with a background view of the city from my airbnb)

* AirBnb Reservation details (1 week booking)

* AirBnb Reservation receipt (You can request a "Receipt for Visa" within your Airbnb booking)

## 🟢 Financial evidence (pdf 2):

* Bank balance certificate from my bank (luckily my bank had an option to generate it in English).

* Bank statement screenshot for the current month (showing the latest transfers because I moved large amounts only a few days before the application and it would not show on the previous statements otherwise).

* Bank statements for the past 6 months (only 3 were required). I did not translate those but highlighted the income in yellow using the adobe acrobat highlighting tool.

## 🟢 Work details (pdf 3):

* Cover letter explaining how my business works and how I make money, the purpose of my stay in Thailand, including a compliance statement with thai laws (3 pages total!).

* Company ownership and remote work agreement (A signed document mentioning I am the sole owner of the company and that I am allowed to work remotely. It sounds overkill but I read it was recommended to do that for business owners)

* Company registration certificate (English translated)

* Company registration certificate (French original - “Avis de situation”)

* Certificate of tax regularity (English translated)

* Certificate of tax regularity (French original – “Attestation de vigilance”)

* Landing page screenshot of my business website

* Screenshot of the “earnings dashboard” from my business showing consistent revenus for the past year

* Business-related invoices for the past 6 months.

## Some details that got me wondering during my application:

* You need a flight number but don't need an actual booking so just look up for any relevant flight and put the flight number there.

* Your entry/exit dates don't need to be accurate, just write realistic dates.

* Current location address was my airbnb address but I had to check something like permanant address and added my home address from my home country as well.

* I translated myself some documents with google translate when it was necessary (provided a copy of the original along), no need for notarized translation

The actual making of all the documents took quite some time, I maybe spent 2/3 days on this but I wanted to make sure that it was very clear for the person that was going to read it for the first time.

So I would say Manila is a very good place for DTV, I submitted my application on a Sunday evening (actually it was past midnight so technically on Monday), and I received the approval email the next Thrusday at 6pm o'clock (4 days processing time). The timing felt as if the emails were sent in batch at this exact time at the end of a working day. It was a pleasant surprise and I could finally move on from this process!

One last detail: the start date of validity of the visa is the day your visa is granted, not the day of the "intended date of arrival" that you had to fill out on the application.

So thank you everyone from this group as I had a lot of valuable details across posts, this is now my contribution to this group!

Good luck you all!

Hi ! I will be getting out of the Navy in 2027. I am currently stationed in Japan.( time in 7 years ) I have a husband and an infant and looking into/planning to move to Thailand for at least a couple of years + after my tour. As I am currently active duty I am not a digital nomad at this time. I have two years to execute this move successfully. Any advice on The best Visa for us ? How far in advance to apply. Child visa ? How does that work … Tips on companies for remote work? Just looking for any advice to help me ! Thankyou 🙂

I'm in Western USA, want to apply for the DTV Visa. I'm dyslexic. I hate paperwork!

Any recommendations on who to hire to do this for me? Thanks.

Dear Thai advice, for the 60 day visa on entry. Do I need to show accommodation booking for whole 60 days or will they allow initially 30 days booking first?

Nice little tool/ life hack to help with you hunt for a DTV soft power:

Facebook/Meta has a searchable Library of ALL advertisements currently active on the platform. by searching "DTV Visa" you can find any business currently running ads targeting people looking for DTV applicable courses.

This could be useful for finding courses you may have not been aware of before and finding courses with low advertisement budgets that may have not otherwise have reached you.

Tips:

-Set the country to Thailand

-Set your preffered language

-play around with different keywords e.g. Citys, Interests, Etc

KEEP IN MIND:

-ANYONE can make a business account and run ads on Facebook

-If it looks sketchy or too good to be true, it is.

-Do your research to verify businesses are legitimate and have a physical presence in Thailand.

Feel free to use this post to comment on your findings, concerns, and questions, or give any more tips.

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Has anyone here with a DTV been able to get a Thai driver’s license? If so what did you do , documents needed ?