I’m planning the DTV Soft Power visa and trying to figure out the best place to apply. Which city is the easiest right now with no “seasoning” requirement for the 500k? I was thinking Ho Chi Minh, but open to changing if another embassy is smoother.

If anyone’s done it recently, would love to know which city is the most straightforward and not picky about how long the money has been sitting there. ( Will have it for about 3weeks by then)

Thanks a lot.

Please tell me if I'm on the right track? I have the non o from US. Secured a condo with tm 30 and lease agreement in bangkok. Arrived October 18. My bank account was opened November 8th with required amount. Is there anything I missed? Just seems strange waiting the 60 days.

I got my DTV 🥳🥳🥳

I wanted to share my experience in detail to help others.

I got a Workation DTV visa from Ho Chi Minh. If you go to Vietnam to apply be aware you need to apply to the embassy based on where you stay in Vietnam. I’ve attached the list as this is only available when you first apply.

My situation is a bit complicated as I have a few companies so I only told them about the two relevant ones. One I used as a sponsor that has high reserves and the other I pay myself a salary from. One mistake I made was thinking the 500,000 baht should be in the sponsors bank account. It must be in your personal account but when I got asked to evidence this in the additional documents they requested they accepted that I had transferred the money on the day. I wrote an explanation with my bank statement and it was fine.

One thing that makes the application hard is that the evidence for each request must be one single PDF. I used I love PDF to merge and compress my documents which worked brilliantly.

I wrote a very comprehensive document on my businesses with pictures, links and screenshots to really show that they are legitimate. I also merged the company registration document and accounts to show the business is bina fide. I still got asked to provide a Company overview showing details about its history, vision, mission, products, and achievements. I did this for both companies along with evidence of registration, directors etc.

I also got asked for:

Pictures of every page of my passport

My personal bank account 6 month statements

So put in as much as possible.

Also book somewhere online where so you can provide it as evidence of being in Vietnam and also your flight.

Good luck everyone it's still possible just put everything together maticulously.

My wife and I are planning our second retirement in Pattaya early next year. We are planning on entering on a 60 day tourist visa. We are planning on applying for a wealth visa after arrival. We will have a 30 lease agreement from our son and daughter in law which is Thai. My son is on the lease but will not live with us. We are 80 and 78 years old and have $100,000 set aside in a US bank account for the past year. This is a requirement if you plan to being self-insured.  We can meet the requirements as for as income. We don’t plan on returning to the US anytime that year but staying in Thailand. Is this possibly or should will apply for a 5 year elite visa and after 5 years get a wealth visa.

We need to open a Thai bank account but plan on having enough US funds to live comfortably for the rest of the year if need be. We have a small Yorkie dog that will be with us upon arrival. My son which has now three condos, says we should be able to do this with a good agent. We were in Thailand last year for 7 weeks.

Thank you.

Is this information correct to or is it just with Bangkok Bank? I was going to arrive on 7th December on tourist visa, exchange for 90 Day Non-O Visa, open bank account and apply for retirement visa. Is this not now possible?

Hello group,

looking for an agent referral to get my RETIREMENT VISA

I’m 66, with USA passport

I have the income qualification

with the recent Visa changes happening, I think it’s time for me to just get it done once and for all.

But speaking of that, for this coming trip… I’m planning to arrive December 3.

I’ve read the changes but it is still confusing

I think I could stay a total of 90 days… But that will include two 30 day extension. My plan was to be in Thailand about 40 days, go to Vietnam for a month or so, and then return to Thailand for 50 days.

Earlier this calendar year, from January to April, I was in Thailand for about 70 days total (interrupted by two 12 day trips to Vietnam) Does that have any bearing on my status?

Any helpful insight would be appreciated

Thank you in advance

Whilst in Thailand for two months initially, i need to buy a SIM for opening a bank account. But also to speak with family back home.

The house we are renting doesnt have wifi and i dont want to install one for just two months.

What are the best data packages in Thailand for unlimited wifi so I can tether my iPad to my iPhone?

Hello, Sawadee Kap, I have a friend (french) who is retired in Thailand. He was abroad in France and had an accident which means he could not travel back before his "Visa O" expired. He is now back to Thailand and panicked that he has lost his status.

I am looking for any information that I could share with him. Thank you very much.

Yesterday I got my first 1 year extension at Saraburi Immigration on a Non-Immigrant O Visa based on being over 50 years old ("retirement") and that feels great!

In two earlier posts I mentioned that this office refused my income letter from Swedish Embassy on my first visit about 3 weeks ago, IO told me to open a bank account and start to transfer money from abroad into it.

So I did, transferred 65 000 baht in October and also a few days ago in November, had my updated pass book, a bank account statement and a certificate from my bank Kasikorn with me to present.

Now that income letter from Embassy became valid together with my bank documents, enough to grant my first 1 year extension.

About proof of transactions coming from abroad it was enough with that code (see photo) on my updated pass book, that means "international transaction" at least on a Kasikorn pass book.

Immigration Officer told me from next month to transfer around 67 000 baht, not 65 000, every month the coming year to reach up to the total sum of 800 000 baht.

The dates can be any as long as I transfer 67 000 baht every single calendar month to get my next 1 year extension using same method.

At the same visit I bought a single re-entry permit so I don't forget about it if I wait to buy it on the airport instead.

My costs was a little bit different than normal I believe, 2200 baht for my extension and 1100 baht for the re-entry permit, use to be 1900 both if I'm not wrong.

Sorry for a long one but I felt I wanted to share how everything about my extension ended because I posted about it before.

Obs, this was on Saraburi Immigration Office .

Hi. I'm retired this year and would like to stay in Thailand. I want to make a combination of 9 months Thailand and 3 months Belgium to see my kids. June, July and August I would be gone. I can prove I have 65.000 Baht every month but I not have the 800K to put in a bank. What kind of visum should I ask?

Thanks, Mario Belgium