I am a US citizen living in the Philippines for the last year. I am moving to thailand based on the OA retirement visa. Do I need a background check from the USA or just a clearance from the Philippines. Or maybe non at all?

For anyone applying in Canada right now, just wanted to share because I was super nervous before applying and just timing everything accordingly to my move - but DTV was approved from start to finish in 1 day

Submitted everything yesterday, one more document requested at 10am today, fully approved and emailed to me this afternoon

Submitted employment portfolio, 3 months of bank statements then they just requested a copy of my business license and I was good to go!

UPDATED POST WITH MY PROCESS FOR APPLICATION AND SPOUSAL APPLICATION

Hey everyone!

I have just reentered into BKK on my DTV (my second since getting it in February) and my husband has just entered on his, via being a spouse dependent on mine.

This was the quickest and easiest immigration entry I've ever done.

I can, if anyone wants to know, both processes for applying for a DTV, as myself and then for my husband.

Let me know in the comments.

Approved for DTV (workcation) in under 24 hours. Thanks to everyone here sharing 😃

I don’t post much in this group, but I’ve been reading everything for the past month or so—and I just want to say thank you to the community.

I finally got my DTVI. I flew into Hanoi on July 8th and got the visa on July 18th.

No extra documents were requested. Here’s what I submitted ahead of time:

* Hotel confirmation

* Entry stamp

* Cash App statements from the last three months

* Business registration

* EIN

* Articles of organization

* Receipt from registering my business

* Client portfolio showing the actual work I do

* A work letter from myself, since I own Tony Destin LLC (to be honest, I had ChatGPT help write it)

That’s it.

I know a lot of people have been trying to go the Muay Thai visa route, but I avoided that since there’s been a bunch of issues with it lately. I came in on the workation path, and it ended up being pretty straightforward.

All, I am just beginning to explore the visa process. I am a U.S. citizen, currently in the U.S. on the Thai embassy website it states that for an OA visa I will need a police clearance letter. Who has done this? Where do you get a police clearance letter? The website suggests the FBI??? My record is spotless. I just don’t know how to go about getting a letter such as This.

I applied for the DTV as a freelancer on July 1. Today they responded requesting one thing: Document indicating current location. I submitted my stay permit. Hoping there are no further issues and it’s approved swiftly! Jakarta.

Update: status changed to pending approval today, July 9

Update 2: received approval today, a few hours later!

Hi all , can someone sent me link to apply for retirement type O visa , I know it’s here somewhere as gets asked alot Thanks 🙏 I’m in Australia just finalised redundancy/super

Hello,

I’m in the UK and on the thai e visa website applying for a non o marriage visa

(1) Firstly am I in the right place and can do this on the thai e visa website?

If I am then..:

In the selection of “Visa type” I selected

“Non Immigrant Visa”

Then the next section is says

Purpose of Visit

The closest I can see to marriage visa is

“To stay with Thai family residing in Thailand (more than 60 days)”

(2) Is this correct?

I notice also that they want a flight date and flight number.

I was planning on booking the flight when the visa was confirmed.

(3) do I need to have a flight booked when applying for the non o visa?

(4) Also I was wondering can I get a multi entry permit at immigration with this visa when i arrive in Thailand?

I intend to arrive August 1st for 14 days and apply for my 1 year extension then.

Then Fly back to work in the uk on August 14 and then return to Thailand on About September 28th.

And then stay till late April 2025

Thanks in Advance 🙏

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.