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Jul 11, 2025
4 days ago
Maurice **********
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How does the 90 day work while you constant on the move - so basically - every day or week stay in another hotel/place?

Does the reception need to give me the tm30 or something else?

We have a dtv already for a year and it works easy with a rentalcontract. Now, we are moving soon for the rest of the 4 year that is left from place to place.

Thanks.
Jul 7, 2025
7 days ago
My TM 30 says it's valid till 2026 Feb. If I leave Thailand and re-enter next week, do I need to apply for a new TN30?
Jul 7, 2025
8 days ago
I recently consolidated 500k baht into one bank account. Should I wait three months before applying for the DTV visa (cooking class), or is it okay to apply now? By the way, I plan to apply from Vietnam.
Jul 3, 2025
11 days ago
Mehmet *******
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Hello all, Is it possible to deposit the 800,000 baht requested for the retirement visa into a foreign currency account (US $) or ın an interest-bearing baht account? I might have missed ıf this detail has already been talked over. It is necessary to protect the inflation value of the money. Thank you for your answers in advance. 🙏
Jul 2, 2025
12 days ago
Hello,

My visa, which I applied for in Cambodia last month on June 10th, has just been approved.

I'm available to answer any questions you may have.

Thank you.
Jul 2, 2025
13 days ago
Tony ********
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Hi all

I’m moving to Thailand next year.

It sounds like my best option is to get a non immigrant O visa, move to Thailand, open a bank account with proof of residence, and then apply for a marriage visa?

Does this sound right?
Jul 1, 2025
14 days ago
Khun ******
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UPDATE:

I received the e-Visa just 3 hours after submitting the Invitation Letter. Had my wife write/sign/date, included copy of her Thai ID and pages from family house book.

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!

Re: Non-O e-Visa, I received an email from the Los Angeles embassy requesting an Invitation Letter from Immediate Family.

I searched the group for “invitation letter”, and while I found helpful posts, none I found seem to match my situation.

My wife has been living with me in the USA for 10 years, and now we are moving to Koh Samui. We will be renting at first, but do not yet have an address. Her family is in Khong Chiam (Ubon).

Any suggestions on how to write the letter? From my wife and hotel or friend’s address? From family in Ubon and their address?

Thanks, this group has been a tremendous help to me thus far.
Jun 11, 2025
a month ago
Yoshi **********
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My wife and I would like to move to Thailand next year with non-O retirement visa. My understanding for lump sum money that we need to deposit in Thai Bank is 800k + 400k = 1.2 Mil tbh. Is this the same if my wife comes to Thailand a little later than me, say 3 or 4 months later? Or does she have to apply for her visa on her own and we need total of 1.6 million tbh? Another possibility is for her to follow me like 6 months later. If she does that, can we re-use the 800k that I used to get my extension by depositing into a bank account under her name? TIA
Jun 9, 2025
a month ago
Abe ********
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Can anyone advise please?

So my wife (Thai) and I have been married for 25 years this year. We've lived in the UK for most of those years, but now looking to retire to Thailand in 2 years when our son finishes uni.

Our son is 19 and holds a British passport. He was born in the UK. Would he be able to move with us and claim Thai citizenship without messing around with visas?

My concern is the whole national service thing. We didn't register him as eligible for national service as we live in the UK and at the time we had no intention of moving back to Thailand. It would be good if my son has the option of moving with us, even if it's only for a year or two.

Would this be an issue? Cheers
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