Thank goodness my DTV approved using soft power cooking class.

23 March 2025 - Applied the visa online at Laos

24 March 2025

9.00am - Make the payment at the Consulate.

4.26pm - Ask for the Laos Stamp

28 March 2025

9.00am - Went to Consulate and asking my application

10.42am - Email (Ask about the DBD and Owner ID for the Cooking - must signed by the owner). Few round email.

5.00pm - Sent the right documents from the school.

31 March 2025

9.10am - Went to Consulate and asking my application

10.00am - Change status from Checking to Waiting for Approval

3.00pm - Went to Thailand and waiting for the bus

4.55pm - Email (Interview on 2 April 2025 after lunch)

5.30pm - Back to Laos

1 April 2025

2.10pm - Interview

2.15pm - DTV Visa Approval

When I crossed the border, I showed Thai Immigration my visa via phone. But she never bothered to look, because their system already showed DTV.

Anyone know what they mean specifically for first visa?

Is it the visa ever Thai visa I have in my passport? I'm looking to apply for Non-O spouse but my first visa is a Non-B one from before

Hello all, I have to do my first 90 day report on the DTV soon. Which Immigration office do I need to use in BKK to do this? Thanks.

For Non OA visa one year , when you are in bkk do you still need to report your self to immigration every 90 days ? If yes in person or online ?

Hi everyone

I have a non O-A retirement visa I applied on line in Thai embassy in Spain

Valid til 31st October 2025. Multiple entries My questions are:

1. If I arrive back from Europe, let’s say, October the 5th 2025 , how may days will I get if the visa expires the 25th same month ? 90 days ? Or….

2. After that , could apply for new one ,being in Thailand without bringing money to my Thai account? Price approx ?

Have anyone from a „visa-waiver” country tried to apply for DTV visa in their home country then go and visit Thailand (on a 60-day tourist waiver) while waiting for the DTV? Any issues with that?

I plan to file for the DTV then immediately after go for a short trip, 2 weeks max, to find a property for rent, then fly back home and re-enter in another 4-6 weeks as I gather my stuff and (hopefully) get my DTV approved… Does that make sense to you?

Hello everyone

Surely that this question has already been passed and I apologize but I do not find any trace!

I planned my arrival in Thailand in early October 2025 to retire.

After much research I am confronted with many contradictions.

Regarding the obligations for the O and OA visa, a monthly income of 65,000 BTH or a bank deposit of 800,000 BTH or a combination of both is required: annual income + bank deposit must be 800,000 BTH . Can you confirm this last point?

I question you here because "youtubers" in place for years in Thailand indicates this modality that I do not see any way in my research.

Then for an application for a visa on the official website it is required an address of residence in the host country ( Thailand ) : or, youtubers indicate that the application for a visa can be made from abroad ( France ) for me . Necessarily impossible for a first expatriation: can you enlighten me about it please

These youtubers who ask for 60 Euros for an hour of telephone exchange! In view of the contradictions I have noted, I am not hot for this approach, that is why I am addressing you.

Has someone ever gone from retirement visa into visa through work permit? Or is retirement the final destination so to speak...

I want to open a side business for my wife (a pastry shop) , she is not thai but on a working visa and am on DTV, I do not intend to work in the business or place myself in any role other than a shareholder, will this situation affect my DTV status?

Hi,

My wife and i are coming to thailand early next year from the uk, could we get the 60 day exempt then 30 day extension, after the extension, fly to hong kong for 2 weeks and come back for another 60 days. We'd like to be able to book the flight to thailand only and fly back from there instead of 2 flights

Thankyou for your time