Interesting.

Hello,

I work in Thailand as a teacher, I am Colombian. My mother, over 60 years old, would like to come and stay for 10 months. Because she is over 60 I am working towards her arriving on a Tourist visa and then applying for a dependant one here.

My plan is to buy a 10 month ticket but I fear the immigration officer will not allow her entry with that kind of ticket when our tourist visa is max. 90 days.

I have asked at the school I work in and they mention that I should just give her a copy of my visa, work contract and house contract but I am very worried it would not be enough.

Could someone please advice on the best way forward?

Hi everyone, I am a seafarer on a merchant fleet and my wife and I are currently living in Thailand. I initially considered applying for the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) as a seafarer, but I understand that DTV is for remote workers and digital nomads, and I may not qualify under this category as I am not a remote worker.

So now we are exploring a different option, and I have some specific questions:

1. At first I wanted to apply as the main applicant (Muay Thai training program as the activity) and my wife as dependent. But I realized that in this case her visa fully depends on mine. If I get delayed at sea (for example, more than 6 months), she cannot stay in Thailand without me and cannot exit/re-enter by border run to reset her stay. So now I am thinking of switching roles and letting my wife be the main applicant.

2. Could my wife apply as the main applicant (for example, cooking school program), and I apply as dependent? Would Thai Immigration accept me as a male dependent spouse?

3. We are currently living in Thailand, but plan to fly to Romania and apply for DTV visas at the Thai Embassy in Bucharest based on this plan. Does anyone have experience applying for DTV in Romania?

4. If we don’t get the DTV visas abroad, we will return to Thailand. I will enter as a tourist (which is fine), but my wife has already spent almost 3 years continuously in Thailand on a student ED visa. We will take a re-entry permit for her before leaving, but will this long history of ED visa cause any problems at the airport or with Immigration? Also, if she returns with a valid re-entry permit, will she be able to extend her current ED visa again as normal?

Any personal experience or advice would be highly appreciated. We want to be 100% legal and safe, even with my frequent travels as a seafarer.

Thank you so much for your help!

Hi I only joined the group yesterday and haven't scrolled down too much due to work so apologies if this has been asked.

I'm 40 years old (almost)

My fiancee lives in Thailand and I want to move over ASAP (already started selling my belongings) as I am aiming for July/August.

What type of visa can I get or will I need. I plan on starting a business over there and I am open to the idea of getting a job online here that I can do from Thailand to help with cash flow and visa requirements.

Any help and advice would be massively appreciated.

Thanks in advance 🙏

If I have a little less than 500,000 baht in my bank account, I only have 488,000 baht and a monthly income of 40,000 baht online and I apply for the soft power Muay Thai, will that be okay? I apply in Vietnam ?

Hey ya'll, planning on moving to Thailand later this year once I have more funds saved up, and trying to figure out which visa is right for me.

I'm a chef and plan on going the soft-power DTV route, through my friend's cooking school in Chiang Mai. However, knowing that I cannot work for a Thai company with a DTV I'm wondering if the Non-imm B visa is a better choice for me if I end up working at a restaurant/bar or elsewhere after being there awhile.

Has anyone switched from a DTV to a non-B before? Is there a better way I should go about my plan?

Thanks group for all the insight! Been learning so much from everyone here.

Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate your advice🙏

1) I’m an online freelance teacher with no official employer. What should I include in my professional portfolio for the application? Are bank slips accepted as proof of income from clients? Do I need to show contracts with my students? I’d especially love to hear from other freelance teachers who’ve been through this process

2) I plan to apply as the main visa holder, with my husband as a dependant. However, the required 500K baht is in *his* account. Has anyone successfully applied with the funds in a spouse’s name? Is it accepted?

3) Lastly, for someone with a Russian passport, which country is currently the easiest and fastest to apply from — Malaysia, Cambodia, or Vietnam?

Is the Dtv soft visa the same 5 years benefit like the regular dtv visa ? For the dtv soft visa. Do you have to do a activity for all 5 years ? Would having a lot of money in a american bank and getting sponsored by a thai company be enough? Or do you have to also have tax returns and proof of income from america??

Hello to everyone,

Hope this is the right platform to ask & seek advice for my question

In the process of completing my Visa application for Non-O, 12 month stay with multi entry.

UK born, though lived in Australia all but 6 months of my life. Seeking feedback as to insurance policies held by fellow members which comply with Visa / application requirements.

I am trying to understand how Thai policies work & decide which is best for me. I have top private health cover in Australia (covers private/public hospitals, ambulance, medical visits, medication, dental, optical, injury rehab etc)

Those here from Australia who know Medibank Private Health that’s who I am with, so looking for similar cover

Any recommendations of Insurance companies to speak to is greatly appreciated

Thankyou in advance for any responses

Keep smiling and have a wonderful day 🙏

I was wondering if it matters at which airport you reenter with the DTV (Chiang Mai or BKK for example). After some bad experiences on other visas and visa exempt in BKK I feel like avoiding it but flight connections from Vietnam are a lot better and I thought maybe BKK is okay when you come back in on a DTV but I dont want to take any risks. Thank you for any experiences you could share!