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Hello. Can anybody recommend a place in Hua Hin for a soft power activity for my DTV Visa application? It can be anything. Muay Thai, cooking class, whatever. It took me months to get an acceptance letter from a Table Tennis Club in Phucket only to be denied by my local Thai Embassy online. Any help in acquiring an acceptance letter for some soft power activity in Hua Hin would be greatly appreciated.
Hi All, both me & my partner are looking at the DTV for soft power cooking classes. We meet all other requirements such as financial, flights & accomodation, we will be applying from our home country the UK. I am looking for any reccomendations on cooking classes in Khao Lak (or near to) for the DTV as I would like to ensure we enroll to a reputable business- thank you in advance 😊
Kind of visa related. Anyone get this in their early morning notifications? I may have triggered it lol. I changed my address at AIS and on my BB app yesterday. Moved to a new condo. Have lease with owners passport and blue book. I have all my visa stuff and TM30 up to date through the end of August at my current place. I think I may have jumped the gun by changing the address myself lol. Thoughts? Do I need any other paperwork. I was in process of info gathering regards opening another bank account because of some of the potential problems with Bangkok bank and agent used visa accruals? Appreciate any advice on dealing with that message. Sorry for my rambling. If this has been addressed ad nauseum just ignore me. Thanks to all you happy thailanders. 😊
Hello everyone. I was denied entry into Thailand based on a 60-day exemption. Will I have a problem entering with a DTV visa? Has anyone had a similar problem? How can I re-enter Thailand? I don't have an entry ban.
How do you add a digital timestamp onto the scanned passport pdf? What is the safest way to go about this without possibly causing concern for tampering with stricter consulates? Because with a basic text overlay i am concerned you can write literally any info… seems iffy. What was your experience?
My US passport book is filled, I only have 2 pages left, though it doesn’t expire for another 5 years. I made an appointment at the embassy in bkk to get it renewed with a 52 page. Which form do I print and take to the embassy, DS 82 or DS 11 .. im getting conflicting info online.
I am currently in my first one-year extension of a non-immigrant O retirement visa. I kept 800k balance for 3 months after receiving the extension, and it has dropped below that but remained above 400k since then.
I have also been transferring 65k+ every month since the start of the extension.
My question is whether i need to bring the balance back up to 800k for 2 months or 3 months before applying for the next extension, or can it remain 400k+ and rely on the past 12 months of 65k transfers?
I'm having trouble getting a definitive answer for this. I was just at Chaeng Watthana immigration to do a 90 day report and just can't seem to find the right person to give me the information.
I've been asked now a second time for additional documents, and they're asking for paperwork I've already submitted (employment contract, company registration paperwork, and no less than 17k.) I've provided ALL of these things at least once if not twice already. What does this mean? Are they just wanting to confirm, or is what I've submitted previously not what they're looking for? I need answers! I've emailed them a week ago but haven't heard back yet. Any insight will be helpful.
I was approved for DTV! But it took some time, and my flight back was too expensive to change, so I entered recently on a regular tourist visa. I know I have to go out and re-enter to initiate the change of status. Is there a deadline for this? Like use it or lose it? 🤷♀️