DTV advice please

I tried to do all the right things. Rang the Thai consulate in Australia, only got an automated message to email questions instead. Did that and they didn’t answer my main question.

Can anyone who applied through one of the Australian consulates please tell me how long the 500k have to sit in one bank account before you apply? We have savings in several different accounts and I don’t really want to move that money until we have to.

Is it enough to show 3-6 months of statements showing regular income plus transferring the 500k just before applying? Or does it have to sit in one account for 3-6 months?

Also, how many months of statements did you have to submit.

Thanks 🙏

Aim on applying for DTV (under Soft Powers option) in the near future, so just pulling together what I will need. Am aware that the official web-site list is a starting point but that individual embassies often have specific and/or additional requirements. So would really appreciate any insights, tips, experiences etc of applying through Jakarta e.g. is it evisa only or can still do personal visit, what are their requirements on bank balance and statements etc.

Thanks, in advance ...

hello community ☺️ if you apply for a DTV under the remote worker route, and are rejected, does it make you ineligible to then try to apply again under the soft power route?

I mean, all of the criteria for the remote worker route but there are a few bits and pieces that may look a bit weird to immigration such as switching roles in the last few months and also working within a family business now where my salary has not been consistent each month.

Many thanks in advance ☺️

My partner and I are thinking of thailand in April, we're from NZ so we get visa exemption. For proof of funds it say cash 20k baht or equivalent, who even carries that much cash. Do they normally check this? If they do would i be able to show my bank statements or something

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Hi, I am confused here. I have a flight to Bangkok tomorrow, and I am from Indonesia, which usually means I can go to Thailand for tourism as long as it is < 30 or 60 days. But suddenly there are these new ETA or Travel Authorization thing and I cannot find any clear news on whether I should apply for it or not.

All sources of information told me to check thaievisa.go.th and apply there, however there is only a visa application.

Thanks for helping, guys! I am panicking right now

My friend arrived today from UK travelling with two others who are here for short holiday 21 days . He though has came back for a longer break, he was here at end of 2024 on a tourist 60 day visa and extended it from 60 to 90 days and then he went home to Uk early December, not sure exact date. He booked a return flight for another 90 day trip , no hassle at the departing airport not sure if Qatar or emirates but they just said will he be applying for a visa extension, no problem with airline to let him fly as his return flight was in 90 days. When he got to immigration in Bkk he was in his words grilled by immigration officer on what his intentions were. Where would he stay , where was he travelling. She told him not allowed to visit for 90 days and go away short time and come back for another 90 days , he must apply e visa online , at one point he thought she wasn’t going to give him entry it was really bad the other two friends got scared as they heard all this and thought he was going to be refused entry. The officer was very rude and direct , visa not for long visit only tourist for holiday, the more he tried to reason the more she said it.

He did not argue as he was on verge of being refused . Now immigration officer has put a note on his file to warn other officers. He’s panicking, she said ok you have holiday , go away for long time come back for holiday , it beggars belief they want tourist that they do this , this friend took early retirement and is loving visiting Thailand but this has put him off . He travels Europe a lot so he might return to that . I told him to get a multi entry retirement visa to last him 15 months but after this 3 months he is not coming back until September/ October , so should he risk return in September and do retirement visa then or get it on this trip even though he won’t use it again from when he leaves in April until he returns in September.

Has anyone else suffered at immigration? This guy is actually genuine lol he fell in love with the lifestyle but he’s genuinely just using the system to holiday nothing else. I told him to get an agent to do his extension at 60 days as he will never know what this officer put on his file and he might be refused. He is shaken by the experience

Sorry for long post I have literally just left these friends and this was the main topic of conversation

I am currently holding ed visa and will be switching to dtv. I opened a bank account in Krungthai bank with the letter from current school. Will the bank account be still usable for long term even after switching to dtv?

Do i need to update the visa in bank? Will the bank possibly approve for it?

TM30 Visa Extension Question

I stay in an unused condo that is owned by some Thai friends so they are technically not "landlords" and have not had to register guests through the TM30 portal before.

Is it complicated for them to register me?

Or should I book a stay in a hostel so they can do it for me? If so, how many nights do I need to book (I've seen different answers from 1-5 nights) and should the dates of the stay be the same as my current visa expiry date +/- a day(s) on either side?

Thanks

Hi all

My situation

My daughter has a ED visa ( 6 years old child ) if I leave thailand and return to home country can I then for a DTV for her attached to my family

If it don’t get a re entry permit

Is it possible to get for me and my partner( we do live together, but not married &having a common baby) a DTV if only I have a bank account that has more than a million thb in it?

They would not open a bank account to my partner