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Nov 24, 2025
3 days ago
Edward **********
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When going for a one year extension of the O retirement visa do you need to have color copies of your passport pages or black-and-white is OK? 
Nov 18, 2025
9 days ago
Roy ********
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An I ask the group, is the 5 year visa x5 of 180 day periods? And would you prefer it to non-o / non-b? I need to support working remotely as a network security engineer / cybersecurity engineer
Nov 5, 2025
22 days ago
Just completed my 90 day report at Patong Immigration branch. Just took my passport and visa. No Tm30. I gave the officer my paperwork took 3 minutes and was done EASY
Oct 29, 2025
a month ago
Hello

I stay in Pattaya.

My 180 days finish now and i need to extend my Visa.

What isbthe best cheapest and fastest way to extend the dtv visa after 180 Days
Oct 14, 2025
a month ago
Varun ********
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🎉 DTV Approved! 🎉

Great news - I just got my Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) approved today under the Self-Employment/Business category! 🇹🇭💼

Here’s my timeline:

📅 Submitted: 6th October (Ho Chi Minh City)

📄 Additional Docs Requested: Proof of company income (10th October)

📈 Submitted: Company’s yearly turnover data

✅ Approved: Around 2 hours ago! (14th October)

Initial Documents Submitted:

• Passport (India)

• Client Invoices

• Personal & Company Bank Statements

• Vietnam Entry Stamps

• Tentative Arrival & Stay Details in Thailand

Feeling relieved and excited to start the next chapter! 🙌✨

Thank you so much for all the help and support in this group - really appreciate it!
Sep 29, 2025
2 months ago
My bangkok bank stopped working again for the second time today.

I opened my account 2 years ago on tourist visa and one year ago I received DTV.

3 months ago my bangkok bank app stopped working and I couldn't use scan,atm or pay for anything. After reading throughly I was prepared for them to close my account and when I came to the branch they said they can unfreeze it if I show them my work contract ( I work online) and one year rental contract which I did and they unfroze my account.

Today they froze it again and after calling the main telephone number they refused to give me any info beside telling me to go to my branch.

I have a feeling that this will be permanent and there is no way out of this.

Strange, I transferred alot money and use the account daily , pay bills and rent and all my expenses throughly. Yet they froze my account second time without giving me any pre notice.

The first time they froze it I was about to pay for a taxi ride and thought that the driver had a problem. Luckily I had some cash in my pocket otherwise it would put in a very uncomfortable situation.

The second time I tried to buy something on lazada and received the same error.

I'm tried of this behavior , they clearly treat us as second class citizens yet they complain the quality tourism is in decline.
Sep 19, 2025
2 months ago
Andrzej *******
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I have sent my SCB bank statements, and now they are asking for a copy of the visa I held when I opened the bank account. It was 15 years ago... Has anyone experienced a similar situation?
Sep 15, 2025
2 months ago
Ifey ********
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Question about visas: I entered Thailand on a non-b visa but things didnt work out with my first employer. I left the country and went to Laos for a border run and re-entered on a tourist visa so my second employer could convert it to a non-b. once again, things did not work out. now i have a new job that starts in mid-october but my tourist visa currently ends on september 27th. should i go to immigration and get a 30 day renewal or should i leave and re-enter again? how long should i leave for? should ask my new job for a letter to help me at the border? im afraid of being denied at the border but i would do it by air this time to another country instead of by bus like the last time.
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