Hey all! Thanks for sharing all your info. I got approved for my DTV workcation from US. I went the DTV route as I was denied access to BKK about a month ago.

Now that I have the proper documentation I am planning to re-enter BKK tomorrow. Of course I am nervous now 😅even though I did everything correctly. When I arrive and they ask me how long I would I like to stay and what will I be doing. Shouldn’t I be able to say 180 days and that I will be enjoying the country and working as a digital nomad on my computer?

Any recommendations on how to best answer these questions?

Hi all. I looked in my passport and I see I still have an old TM6 stapled inside from when I entered Thailand a couple years ago (btw I been on a work visa, that's why inside Thailand that long). It says Departure Card. When I leave the country to apply for my DTV, am I supposed to complete that card and give it to someone on my way out? Or did they stop that too?

DTV Approved in Vientiane, Laos with Soft Power route - Thai language and culture learning

Process: 3 business days

-8th April: Arrived in Vientiane on the morning and submitted the applications at 10am, rushed to the embassy to pay visa fee around 11am. Status: Pending Documents check

-9th April: Application status changed to Pending Approval at 2pm, received email at 5:50pm for interview on the morning of 10th April.

-10 April: Went to the interview at 10:40am, and got Approval 10mins after interview.

Smooth and no additional documents required, appreciate group for providing information 🙏

Approved in Hanoi for medical April 11, 2025

US citizen, previously denied for DTV soft power, 2 tourist entries, no overstays

- booked 3 appointments every 3 months at Bumrungrad for management of a chronic condition

- booked a few more appointments for vaccinations

- included a past appt for a surgery consult to indicate intent for surgery, booked appointment that's a prerequisite for surgery

- cover letter explaining the above

- copy of letter of support from the hospital

- copy of appt card showing all scheduled appts

(The above combined into one document)

- 6 months of bank statements with the 500k+ highlighted in yellow for past 3 months, included amounts convertrd to current exchange rate

- included photo of recent receipt (to show current date) over summary of current accounts

- photo of profile information from bank account showing current address, and note on bank statements indicating the address change

(The above combined into 2nd document)

- selected "unemployed" on applocation, selected the income i recieve from family support

Submitted APRIL 9 in the AM

Status changed to pending document review same day

Approved 5:30pm on Friday the 11th (note the consulate hours show they close at 3:30pm so i thought I'd have to wait until after the weekend)

Can anyone tell me how long the process is to aquiring a retirement visa and if it is easier to obtain than a marriage visa?

Hi guys,I submitted my first 90-day report at the phuket immigration office today after 90 days. I did not present any documents, I just gave my passport. And the officer gave me a document, that's all. However I tried to do it online last night, but it was rejected, probably he saw and used the information that I entered the system, so it was very easy, and I also never submitted the TM-30 document.

hello, I have a question about the process to get a retirement extension. I have been living here since 2016 on retirement extensions, but have been helping a new guy, who now has had two agencies tell him he needs an education visa which three months down the road can then be turned into a retirement extension. problem is they both want a total of +- 60K baht.

it is still possible to get a 90 day tourist visa (from outside the country, online), then request an extension? are the visa agencies just not offering this because they can charge more for the education visa route? or has this avenue been closed?

also, my friend also was turned down by two banks yesterday for an account, are there still banks who will open an account for a new person with a residency certificate?

so, the questions:

1. can you still go the 90 day tourist visa route to get a retirement extension?

2. will banks still open accounts, and you just need to find the one that will?

thanks for your input!

Has anyone applied for a visa in Manila? If so how was the process? Thanks

Arrived Thailand 08/04/25 via Suvarnabhumi on DTV issued from Sydney, Australia. No questions, no comments, no concerns. Straight through no problems!

Edit: I forgot to say, this is my second entry into Thailand on this Visa. I read a post tow or three weeks ago by someone saying they needed to show all their DTV documents which they had on their laptop.

Hi, with regard to marriage registration.....I have the affidavit and certified copy of my passport from the Canadian embassy and I know we need to go to a department of consular affairs to register the marriage. Questions:

1. Do we both need to go together or can just one of us go?

2. Does it matter which office we go to? Normally we are in Bangkok, but we will be in Chumphon next week (where we will get married). My wife's ID card shows Chumphon but she lives in Bangkok

I'm returning to Canada on the 22nd and I could book an appointment for the 21st in the Bangkok office, but it wouldn't be convenient for my wife to attend (hence question 1)