Hi everyone,

I have a question from a practical point of view. I understand that legally I am allowed to do this, but I would like to hear real experiences.

I recently received a 12-month extension of stay based on being a parent of a Thai child (Non-O visa). For the financial requirement, I have the 400,000 THB in a Thai bank account.

My question is: will there be any issue with my next extension if I temporarily reduce the balance during the year and then restore it at least three months before applying again, as stated in the immigration rules? Or is it safer in practice to keep the full 400,000 THB untouched the entire time?

Has anyone here done this successfully, either with a marriage extension or a parent-of-Thai-child extension?

I would really appreciate any recent experiences. Thanks!

Hello I will be overstay for 1 year soon, please tell me if there are any ways to safely cross the border now?

Hi guys. This is my situation. I've worked as a teacher here for many years and never really had any issues here before about cancelling visas when leaving a job. Anyhow my last working day is the 30 th January. I have a letter stating that. Signed and stamped by the school. However my boss refuses to cancel the WP on the 30 th. She says she will do it on the 3 rd.

I spent 4 hours at the labour department yesterday trying to sort this out. The labour department agreed that I was in the right and several officials called my boss telling her that she was wrong and had to comply with thai laws and do it on the 30 th. Unfortunately my boss was rude to staff and before anyone asks no I've done nothing to warrant this.

Her reaction to me wanting not wanting to renew my contract was to serve me notice papers within 30 working days the very same day. I currently live and work in Nakhon Pathom province. Unlike Bangkok the visa can't be cancelled in advance and this immigration give no 7 days rejection application stamp. I have asked them several times and staff at the labour department also asked them for me. I don't know why but they don't do it.

The labour department told me just to walk in school in the 30 th and then leave the country the same day. Then go cancel everything on the 3 rd of February. Then I wouldn't be detained for overstay as I'll have a new 60 day stamp. I will be fined though right? For everyday my visa is not cancelled ? I have a new teaching position in Bangkok and that's why I need the visa stamped cancelled along with the WP. I know once I leave it will automatically cancel.

I'm still waiting for answers at the labour department but any advice from the forum would be highly appreciated. They won't let me do it myself as they said I can't because it's done online. My boss told them she expects me to work to 6 o clock that day . I work for a language school so we work in the evenings. Immigration told the labour department I'm not expected to work the whole entire day as I have the right to cancel the WP and visa and leave the country. The labour department requested ages change the letter stating the last day as the 3 rd but she will not.

It's obviously a stressful situation to be in. My contract was up on the 15 th February and I had every intention of completing it. Any advice would be highly appreciated.

Who know agency can open bank account with condo owner? Thanks

Many people have commented in this group how owners refuse fail to file a TM30. I am happy to see something being done about this

This might be a silly question but can you legally work online with a dtv visa ?

has anyone been able to obtain a retirement visa using 400,000 baht saving and an annual income of 650,000? my embassy will not confirm my income, my bank account will prove i have had the income for several years

i don't have another 400,00 to achieve the magical 800,000

thanks i advance for serious replies, nothing nice to say don't bother. i want to do it legally

For those who want to apply for a DTV visa, my friend applied through a Muay Thai gym in Chiang Mai, since you have to register for a course at a gym before applying. He then flew to another country to submit the DTV visa application at the Thai embassy, but it was rejected. This Muay Thai gym is popular in this group , which is why he trusted it. I called the owner in Chiang Mai to ask for a refund, and she asked where I was. When I told her I was in Bangkok, she said that since she’s in Chiang Mai and I’m in Bangkok, I can’t do anything to her. So be careful, you might be the next unlucky one. The gym even threatened me if I left any bad reviews on Google Maps. The gym has great reviews for visas and advertises a refund policy, but when he asked for a refund, they refused. And that’s the reason why they have good reviews, because of Thailand’s defamation laws.

Boys and girls, is skipping the 90 days reporting still ok or...?

Officially from Ho chi minh in Vietnam for DTV Workcation, the information I read says we can use a sponsor for the 500k bhat in account.

After paying for the application they have stated that a sponsor is not allowed, and the funds need to be shown in my account for a minimum of 6 months.

Can anyone clarify why the sponsor cannot be accepted when everywhere I've looked it seemed a legitimate path?

Is this a glitch in the system? Did the rules change?