My partner and I are thinking of thailand in April, we're from NZ so we get visa exemption. For proof of funds it say cash 20k baht or equivalent, who even carries that much cash. Do they normally check this? If they do would i be able to show my bank statements or something

I wish to retire to Thailand later this year. From UK, I’ll be depositing 800,000 in Bangkok Bank. My gf says they told her I just need my proof of accommodation (TM30?). Then I wait 2 months with proof of funds before applying for the year extension.

Does this sound like a plan ?

Please be nice. Some of you guys can be big meanies 😂😂😂

I'm a German citizen (and passport holder) currently in Germany.

I have a company registered in Hong Kong and my bank account with the necessary funds has the company name on it (not my name). Is that a problem when applying for the DTV?

Is it possible for the remote work letter to be from a Thai company? And also is the proof of funds ok to be from a Thai bank account?

I have a question regarding the DTV application under the workcation category.

I’ve been living in Thailand for the past 6 years on a Non-B visa while working full-time, but my visa will be canceled on January 31st. Then, I’m planning to apply for DTV from Ho Chi Minh in early Feb.

I plan to provide employment documents from two companies that I’ve worked with intermittently. However, since these are my friend’s companies and I haven’t received a formal salary, I’m wondering if it’s okay to create new employment contracts starting February 1st to show it as a new opportunity?

For proof of funds and bank statements etc., I'm planning to provide salary slips from my full-time job for the past 6 months.

I hope that makes sense! Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

DTV Visa for a UK landlord

Hi there, I’ve been renting my house in the UK since 2015 (with Tax records). I’ve lived in Thailand around 3-4 years in total as a tourist. I’d really like to apply for a DTV visa to avoid all the travel and uncertainty of being let back in.

Can anyone offer any afdvuce on this subject? I have prof of funds.

I’d be happy to sort out professional support for this or another way including education or training program.

Many thanks

Potential problem discovered today. Some immigration offices may ask you for proof your bank deposit came from abroad. Many people use online banks like Wise. But Wise send from their Wise London bank to a partner bank in Thailand, and then on to your bank. So your deposit's code in your Thai bank is not from abroad. Immigration can therefore make this an obstacle - that needs overcoming - to get your visa. Note: not all offices or officers ask for this apparently.

UPDATE: According to others, it seems this problem has been solved by Wise giving an option to send "funds for longstay". If, like me however, you sent the funds before this option was available, the problem remains. You will most likely have to resend the funds from abroad. My local office will not accept the Wise (funds sent) statement as proof.

I am attempting to move from banked money to monthly payments for my retirement stamp due next month. I have 12 monthly payments shown as ftt in my Bangkok bank book. I also have 12 monthly payments showing as international transfer on my bank statements. However, my immigration Officer is insisting that I provide proof of where the transfers came from. I explained my embassy would not provide any evidence or letter.

Has anyone else had this experience and, if so, what evidence did you provide?

The Officer freely admitted it was the first time a foreigner had used this method of obtaining a stamp at her office.

Hello! For the proof of funds do I do not have 500,000 baht but I do work full time in the US. can I show pay stubs equaling that amount istead? Are there any alternatives to this?

Hi everyone,

I’m getting everything ready to apply in a few days in HCM. I’ve started organizing my documents by combining the contracts and invoices into a single PDF for each company. For example, I’ve included the contract with Company 1 followed by all related invoices, then the contract with Company 2 and its invoices, and so on.

Is this the correct way to organize them?

Also, should I include the transfers from those companies (payments) to my business account in the same PDF, or should those be kept separate?

Lastly, I understand that I need to show proof of 500K in my personal bank account. Should that be submitted as a different PDF?

Thanks in advance for your guidance!