Hi All

Currently leave in Australia with Thai partner and our young Son

Who both have Thai passports.

Look at retirement very soon in Buriram Thailand.

What is the best way about to get a visa retirement or spouse visa?

Is it best to apply at the Thai embassy in Australia or Thailand,

Suggest an agent or not.

I would appreciate your valued comments please to assist .

Hi All ,

Looking for some sound advise , Currently live in Aust with my thai partner and young son. Both who have thai passports.

Looking at retirement in Thailand buriram soon , what is the best type of Visa to apply for and is it best to source in the Thai embassy in Australia before leaving. Also the best and safest way to transfer funds to look at building a house.

I would appreciate some strong suggestions please

Hi everyone,

I wanted to ask: Has anyone applied for the visa while being in Cambodia?

And - Do you know if those 500,000 baht have to be on your bank account only for the specific day when handing in the application or do you have to have those 500K on your bank account for like 3 months or something...?

I am asking because I will have some major costs very soon and I am considering applying for the DTV before spending bigger amounts of money (because then I would not have those 500K anymore).

Thank you very much in advance.🙏

DTV APPROVED FROM CHINA . 21st January 2025

Applied online the concerned consulate was THAI CONSULATE GUANGZHOU.

I am on work visa in China (Other china visa categories I am not sure are eligible to apply or not ) .

Temporary residence permit should be not less then 3 months .

Apply date : 26th December 2024

Requested documents : 27th December 2024 (Requested all passport pages scanned , I was ready with all passport pages scanned pdf . Submitted right away ).

Application went from pending document check to process pending approval on 30th December

Application status changed again on 17th January 2025 from pending approval to pending document check (1)

Application remained on pending document check until approved today .

1. I provided bank statements of last 6 months each month receiving amount exceding 15000 USD .

2. The current balance in the account was around 22000 USD .

3. I am running my own business . I provided business license , a letter from my company proving that I am able to work from anywhere place in the world and that I can handle all my business through online platforms . Provided my company contact numbers and website . ( nothing was notarized or translated . All documents was in Chinese and some in English )

4. Provided hotel bookings for 22 days.Starting from 22nd January 2025 (Booking.com)

5. Provided my previous passport all blank pages and my new passport all blank pages although my travel history is none to zero . Only 2 entry - exit stamps on my both passport in last 10 years .

So in total it took me 18 working days to get approved .

I am from Pakistan . I hope it will be of some help to others . Cheers and Good luck

Ohh my god it finally went thru

I'm in Phnom Penh applied Sunday just checked the application and it says payment pending... thought I paid, tried again, the first time it just logged me out, then kept giving me an error. Anyone solved this? I've been using my debit and credit card over here without problems. I tried both those cards and a 2nd credit card, nothing worked. Sad I lost 2 days :( I guess I will try to call my bank tomorrow to fix and that's a 3rd day lost :(

Edit: tried Safari browser, chrome browser, not on a VPN

Edit 2: just trying a new application now per other posts

Edit 3: But now no booking site accepts my card payments for the new flight😭

Has anyone applied for primary DTV in one country while their spouse is physically present in a different country? Are there any Thai Embassies that have accomadated this complication?

(Anonymous for privacy reasons)

Hi,

I applied for the DTV via the Royal Thai Embassy London. I'm a British citizen, and followed the requirements to the letter (providing for example, my most recent personal bank statement showing the circa £10,000 per month payment from the company I own, with a bank balance that remained comfortably over the published 500k THB thresholds for the entire month, and a fresh (1st December - 1st April) 4 month contract for my US company to provide consulting services to a named end client company, for £40,000).

To my dismay, they have wrote back to me to request "additional documents as follows:

...

• Other request documents: - Please load a copy of your Company House stating your name and position. (please explain if you can not provide this)

• Other request documents: - A recently letter confirming employment/contract details from an employer / contractor / client or company HR stating your position and work role as remotely worker in Thailand (address to Royal Thai Embassy in London) signed by an authorised person.

• Other request documents: - Please upload your E-Ticket of your Flight booking showing your name as passenger , departure date, all flights en route from UK/Ireland/UK territories to Thailand"

The first item sounds reasonable, but I've already told them I own a US LLC, not a UK Ltd (via the application process), so there is no 'Company House stating my name and position'. I can (and will, unless you all suggest I take different approach) provide them with the incorporation documents for my US LLC alongside explaining that this is how things work for businesses incorporated in the US, but this doesn't appear to meet the letter of what they are asking for.

The 'recent[sic] letter confirming employment/contract details...' is the one that's most concerning to me, because I've already provided them what I have, which is a valid B2B contract. I'm not a sole trader and my business to business consulting services are just that - while I do provide much of the relevant service personally, the contract(s) I sign aren't 'personal service', they are for my US company to deliver an ongoing consulting service via whatever means and people I see as necessary and so as the company owner, I don't understand how I'm supposed to respond to this request. My end client is a large entity and I'm not on their payroll so their HR isn't an option. I know this is probably just a misunderstanding, but I can't see a way forward that doesn't involve me effectively writing a letter giving myself authorisation to work from Thailand as the owner of my own company, which seems illogical.

Their last request... is unhelpful for a digital nomad (especially as they haven't even granted the visa yet), but I can work around it.

Thanks all, I do appreciate your help.

Kind regards,

Adam

I’m currently in Vientiane to get my Non B visa,

Do you apply online this year for the visa or how does it work ?

Previously I had to book an appointment online and submit the documents in person

How is it done this year ?

Thank you

I feel like I’ve seen the answer but I just want to make sure - I am applying in Hanoi and want to make sure I am correct about the bank statements. I will have the balance of over 500k in one bank account for one month ending balance. I have an other account that I receive my payments from work but the ending balance is way lower. Can I show two bank accounts? Will this be okay? Also would I have to keep the 500k in that bank while I’m applying?

Can the Thai embassy have access to TM30 records and possibly refuse a non-b work visa application for late submission of the form?

Thanks 🙏