I was informed that I can process my Retirement Visa from my home Country, has anyone done this? Have knowledge on this?

Does the embassy see my visa history when processing my application? Or is it only the immigration officers?

Anyone in laos doing their dtv? What’s the process there? I’m hearing online only but then people going in for meetings also.

Help a bro out!

I am wondering if anyone has had recent experience with a civil partnership / same-sex marriage registration process in Thailand? If so, I really would appreciate some help with the paperwork process/ requirements. i am a UK citizen, and I know I will need a Marital Status Affiramation, however, when i go to apply on the ukgov site for this, it still says that civil partnerships are not recognised in Thailand, so i have hit a wall before i even start .... any advice/expereince?

I'm thinking of deregistering in the Netherlands. However I also want to apply for the DTV. Would deregistering from NL interfere with the application of my DTV?

Has anyone tried applying for the DTV in Manila, Philippines recently? I have a few questions I'm hoping you can shed light on:

Did you do it online through [members only]/? If so, did you physically have to be in Manila while applying for the DTV online? Or can you apply for it online but be in another city or island like Cebu / Siargao / Palawan?

Thanks in advance! 🙏

Hi everyone~

- Just ask applying DTV from online system, do i need to be out of Thailand to apply or it doesn't matter in which country i am when applying?

- and does anyone apply DTV in Laos recently?

Thx.

Does anyone here actually know the internal process of the DTV application?

Once received by the embassy, does that particular embassy review all the documents and then chase everything up.

And then does that embassy then give final approval? Or does it get sent to Bangkok head office for approval?

I have sent off my DTV application yesterday however when uploading the supporting documents of financial evidence I showed my bank with the funds however I wanted to add 6 months of bank statements and client invoices too but it would only let me upload one document for this - is there any way to add further information to your application as I gathered a lot of stuff but could only upload 1 per section??

DTV APPLICATION: (SOON TO BE) REJECTED

I want to share my experience with the embassy in Rome regarding my DTV application.

I hold an Italian passport and applied online for a DTV through the Rome embassy, even though I don't live in Italy. However, I was in Italy in October when I applied.

My company is based in Estonia. I'm the sole owner of my business, so everything is legitimate and all documents are in order.

I submitted my application on October 8th. They quickly asked for proof of my company's existence and ownership, which I provided.

By December 27th (today), so almost three months the initial application, my visa status still says (Processing - Pending Approval).

I wrote emails, no response.

I called a few times and was told they couldn't verify the validity of my business in Estonia, which I found quite ridiculous, they would have let the Consul know.

Today, I called again because they still hadn't given me any updates. This time, they told me my application would be rejected for the same reason: they couldn't verify my company's validity since it's not based in Italy.

They advised me to apply directly through the Thai Embassy in Helsinki, Finland, since Estonia falls under their jurisdiction for verification purposes.

Despite how absurd this situation seems, I want to know if anyone else has experienced something similar.

Does it make sense to apply through Finland even though I'm not physically there?

I'd appreciate any advice or suggestions because I'm quite shocked by this whole process. If anyone has had a similar experience or has any tips, I'd love to hear them.