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Nov 19, 2024
2 days ago
Dca *****
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The Thai Embassy in Vientiane, Laos will start accepting Thai E-Visa applications on 01 January 2025 with 10-15 working days for processing of a Thai E-Visa. The last day for accepting in-person applications at Vientiane is 20 December 2024.

Again, the Thai Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia will start accepting Thai E-Visa applications on 26 November 2024 with 10 working days for processing of a Thai E-Visa.

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Nov 13, 2024
9 days ago
Lilly **********
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I’m confused on what I should put on my E Visa application for accommodation. Outside my Thai house I have a paper sign that says 19/1 Soi 5 and another sign that says 19/5 that is engraved and my TM30 says House 19 Village 15. On my online purchases like Bolt, Makro, Lazada my address says 19/1 Soi 5

And lastly on google maps says my address is 19 Soi 5

Why is Thailand address so confusing?

Which one is correct to put on my E-Visa application?
Sep 12, 2024
2 months ago
DTV Soft Power Rejected (Sport Training), Phnom Penh Embassy

- USA Passport

- 1 week waiting time

- When i applied, they accepted all documents and $400 USD within literally 1 minute.

- ZERO explanation for rejections and they don’t respond to questions either. They just repeat Thailand rejected it.

- At no point did they contact me and request additional documents, an interview, etc.

- Visa fee thankfully refunded

Documents provided:

- 1 month bank statement dated end of August: $18,000 balance (~600k THB)

- 6 months brokerage statement dated end of August: Average balance $200,000 over 6 months (~7,000,000 THB)

Letter stamped and signed from my badminton club stating the following:

- I am a former member

- ALREADY PAID for 4-month Unlimited Membership AND 8 Private Coaching sessions

- Official receipt showing amount paid, start and end dates of my membership.

Now I’ve literally wasted money for the badminton sport training. Btw i am a former semi-professional badminton player so it’s not like this is some random choice.

What are my options? Repeat the process at a different embassy? Is there a waiting period until one can re-apply?
Sep 12, 2024
2 months ago
Patrick **************
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Currently in Penang Malaysia applying for a DTV and these people are horrible human beings. They had me return back there 4 different times, each time asking for a different document outside the required documents on the requirement list.

They are asking that I have a signed house lease in Thailand. Also a certified bank statement (which I have never heard) I called my US bank and they said there is no such thing. The letter from my US company that is on a company letter head and signed. They said it needs to be stamped.

At this point I’m done with Thailand, their immigration is too arrogant and racist for my taste.

How do I report this to their superiors and to those who got a DTV, did you have to submit a certified bank statement?
Sep 9, 2024
2 months ago
Ko ******
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REJECTED DTV VISA FROM THAILAND EMBASSY in Myanmar —UNBELIEVABLE!

I’m beyond frustrated! Just had my DTV Thailand visa REJECTED by the Thailand Embassy in Myanmar because my employment contract isn’t registered with the local labor office. Seriously? In Myanmar, most companies only use internal contracts and don’t go through the labor office for registration. Now, I’m stuck
Sep 7, 2024
2 months ago
Lili ********
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I tried incognito n eventually I was able to tame captcha n I hit submit button to get on the portal n this message came up n I had seen that this morning as well.
Aug 4, 2024
4 months ago
Glenn *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
BBL Rant

I have the same passport and phone number for two years. I got a new phone and had to log onto my Bangkok Bank mobile banking. Should.be easy, not.

1 login with my passport number

and my birth date. Failed multiple

tries with an error saying the data

does not match.

2. I go to Central on Saturday. A bank

official pulls me aside. He tries

many things to check my data

and finds nothing. Too many errors

says to try again at 01:06 Sunday.

The man asks me to take pictures

of the errors (screenshot are

blocked)

3. I return to the bank on Sunday. The

man says easy fix but I miss my que

number and have to wait again.

turns out new rule that I have to

have a picture taken. Ok. I try again

but fail because I am required

to turn off wifi. Ok but fail again

because my phone number is

wrong but same number for 2

years!

Ok so I have to do a 6 page

document and wait a week to

change my number. However

my signature does match even

after many tries. Looks like a

good match to me.

4. I have to go to my home bank

to fix my signature. Not near to

me but no choice.
Aug 1, 2024
4 months ago
Sue **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
DTV: I read an article in the Thaiger that DTV Holders don‘t have to make 90 days reporting. Is that really correct? Haven‘t foumd any other reliable source for that.
Jul 19, 2024
4 months ago
Bunny *****
ORIGINAL POSTER
Anyone knows, for the new DTV. Does having your own online shop count? Register company in my home country. Since I can work remotely.
Jun 16, 2024
5 months ago
Geo *********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hey all y'all -- my fault - I didn't really keep tabs on visa info as we've been doing this for years.

This year, we showed up in Feb and stayed 60 days -- did a ground visa run and stayed another 60 days -- then a flight to Vietnam and stayed a week, but got pulled out of line trying to come back into Thailand. They ended up giving us 30 days basically to get out or to buy retirement visas. We just decided to move to Vietnam instead, at least until the rules change.

My question is, after my 90 day visa is up in Vietnam, can we come back into Thailand for a week (showing a round trip ticket) allowing us to swap out some stuff in storage -- or will they think we are trying to sneak back in and continue the visa run 'scheme' as they called it?

I was like scheme? I just dropped a grand on a trip to Vietnam, how is this a scheme? 😂
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