DTV Visa Approved

London embassy. Workcation. Rental Income.

Sharing in the hope that it might help others.

My situation:

Been living in Thailand just over 2 years, on Tourist visa(s) then Education visa.

Arrived back to UK on 2nd December and submitted visa application that night. Approved Sunday night, 8th December.

I have 2 rental properties in Scotland and I do a mix of renting long term and short term through Airbnb etc. I am living off my rental income and some savings.

Documents submitted:

Usual required docs, passport etc

4 months bank statements

3 months of Earnings reports from Airbnb

3 booking confirmations from another agency

Landlord registration

4 years of tax accounts

Cover letter stating my situation

Cover letter from my Thai girlfriend confirming I will be living with her, and included her rental agreement

Initially I submitted all the above combined into one pdf, in a good order, with my Cover letter first. A few days later, I had a request for further documentation which I found bizarre as it was requesting docs I had already submitted. So I just broke up the pdfs and submitted them again separately as requested, my tax accounts, my Cover letter, my "professional portfolio" being Earnings reports and booking confirmations.

In my Cover letter I stated my duties, which are communicating with guests / tenants, updating my calendars and prices, taking and lodging deposits when required, Liaising with cleaners for changeovers, Liaising with maintenance people when required. Etc.

I included the Flight number of my desired flight, not booked yet.

Hope this helps.

Good luck to all those applying

Hi everyone.

As many of you, I have some questions regarding the visa.

I’m a French passport holder currently living in Bali.

I’d like to stay at least a year in Thailand and be based in the capital city.

However I’m not quite certain with the process as I see so many different things said about this topic.

Would someone enlighten me on the current process where there are not many visa runs included.

And yes, I have read the previous chats but I still enjoy human interaction.

Thank you. 🙏🏽

Hey everyone,

I’m a German citizen and have been spending several months a year in Thailand since 2021, always entering with a tourist visa or the 30-day visa exemption. I’ve never had any issues with entry before, always arriving by plane.

Last week, I took a short trip to Vietnam as my tourist visa had expired and tried to re-enter Thailand using the new 60-day visa exemption. But this time, immigration pulled me aside, pointing out that staying too long as a tourist is an issue. I had to fill out a form (attached) and show proof of an onward flight before they finally stamped my passport with 60 days.

I always thought there weren’t any limitations for entry by plane, so this was totally unexpected. The officer spoke very little English, and I couldn’t get a clear answer about the issue. Interestingly, I wasn’t the only one pulled aside—others around me seemed to be facing similar questions.

Has anyone else experienced something like this recently?

Hello,

So I work IT and have been looking into long term visas, but have been pondering the elite visa.

Would it make sense to just try and go for the Elite if I plan on transitioning and living in Thailand for the long term?

It looks like DTV is worth considering as an alternative long-term visa that can be renewed every 180 days (or 6 months) and its requirements seem easier than retirement visa to meet - do you think so?

I am on tourist visa been here 3 months need so e help law has changed and i cant open bank accoumt on that visa . Has to be a long term visa so all the banks have told me .

So i want to retire here. I have well over 65000 a month but not the 800.000 to prove.

Only options i can see possibly education visa. Prove 12 months if i can open bank account on that.

Get a job get permit and visa not easy.

Or get an agent to do the bank account and the 800.000 not keen on that as the next year id want to extend myself. Ive hurd there could be issues . Any decent advice be good. Those usual idiots need not reply . Its genuine advice i need i am from uk . Live samrong bkk. If you need any other answeres ask me

1st: I was hoping someone might be able to help me figure out this confusing visa system. I am engaged to a Thai girl and want to stay permanent here with her in her province. What do I got to do to be able to stay my current visa expires Oct 24th. 2nd: I was wondering what is the easiest visa and time limit to get for soon to be Thai wife to come back to the United States with me for daughters wedding around this time next year? Thank you for any help

Hey everyone and thanks in advance for your advice. My partner and I are in a fortunate position where we are moving to Thailand, and have the means to support ourselves while we explore our dreams on what we want to do with our lives career wise.

I'm an ecologist, and want to be able to volunteer my time and expertise but also learn from the various conservation projects going on around Thailand. I see Chiang Mai Uni has a great forest ecology department so I'll be dropping in there for a chat with the staff. If I've done my homework correctly I will need the Non immigrant business visa with a work permit to do any of this kind of hands on volunteer work. The question is, am I able to apply for this before I go to Thailand and before I've actually secured any of these volunteer ideas?

We're looking at a longer term visa option with the ability to become residents in the future

Hi All

I am hoping to retire at least part time in Thailand in 2026 , I don’t earn enough to get a retirement visa, I have a son who lives in Phuket .

I have another so in South Africa so I would spend a few months a year there . I will be 66 and self supporting, I see people mentioning visa exempt, what does this mean , how long can I actually stay for , I think I can get an extension of a month but not sure how often , so many things to figure out ,, I figured that medical cover is also too expensive for me so will rely on travel insurance, any advice would be helpful ,

Many thanks

I need the groups advice! I am living in Los Angeles, planning to Retire (Visa) to BKK by year-end. But from LA, I can’t even setup a Thai Bank account, or sign a one year lease until I’m in Thailand. With that said, does anybody have hacks by which I actually can make progress toward getting a Retirement Visa prior to the move? OR am I overthinking this, and will discover that it’s easy to set it all up from scratch within the 60 visa-free days I have upon arrival? OR finally, is it smarter with newly available visa choices, to apply online now for a one-time LTV, and use the 180 straight days it’ll allow me in BKK — to patiently satisfy the qualifications required for the Retirement Visa. Appreciate the consideration.