Landed in BKK with my DTV. Used Fast Track because of the horrible experience I had on my last visit. No issues. Glad to be back.

Is 60,000 baht too much to get an agent to sort Thai visa out

I have tried multiple times to submit my question about our situation which is obviously too complex for anyone to answer. But I will try again. Everyone is saying “Just get the right long term visa”and we would if we could. We are Kiwis so our visa application fees are literally four times the cost of every other country. Yes $2,000 for DTV or Retirement. DTV is not a great option for us because while we qualify for it, (I have ongoing contract software dev work) we do not know if we will want to keep going back for five years. So a rip off if we only use it once or twice for two months stay(s). Retirement is just a complete rip because we have to keep reapplying for it every year if we do keep going back to Thailand. We spent 140 days there this year and planning two x 60 day stays in 2026, who knows for 2027. Can’t work out what to do. Given the costs, what would be the right visa for us?

How much are you paying for the DTV Visa? I often see 350,- USD here but I applied in new zealand and they charged me 2000,- NZD (roughly 1250,- USD) through the thai embassy?

Advice on simple DTV - have been enquiring about Muay Thai classes but seems like many businesses are using this as a cash grab, quoting between 10,000 to 15,000 THB just to prepare letter, with no guarantee of DTV. Would a different soft skill be easier such as cooking...? Cost is just for paperwork, there was a further cost on top of that for classes starting from 35,000 THB

For any Canadians interested, I just paid $650 CAD or roughly 17000 baht to apply for the DTV through the Ottawa embassy.

Can anyone tell me what the current situation is on flying my fiance to the USA?

I know we would need to do the k1 but im curious about her getting in the us and processing time/costs for the visa.

Hi everyone,

I was offered a job so I need to change my current visa to a Non Immigrant B visa in order to get the work permit processed.

I have read that it is possible to obtain your Non B visa within Thailand at a few different immigration offices. If possible I would like to avoid another trip to Vientiane or another place outside of Thailand with an embassy or consulate.

I have been told it is possible to do it in Chaeng Watthana and then someone else told me they recently stopped issuing Non B visas.

As it seems that these things are constantly changing in the current “climate” I have a couple of questions;

Has anyone done this at Chaeng Watthana recently? When? Did you do it by yourself or with an agent? How long did the whole procedure take? And how much did it cost altogether?

All useful replies will be much appreciated. 🙏🏻