Can anyone direct me to info about entry conditions for spousal DTV. I have a DTV and my spouse a dependent DTV, can they travel into thailand without me, or only when accompanied by me? There will be times when we are travelling separately, me for work, her to home, but may return at a different time to thailand.

After the initial electronic submission, do you have to wait in the country you are applying till you get the DTV?

I applied online for the DTV. Status has changed to pending approval after a few days and has been like that for a little over 2 weeks. Has this happened to anyone as well? I’m asking because my flight date is coming up and I’m worried the process won’t be finish on time

Hi Group,

First of all, I want to thank everyone for their contributions. I’d like to share my experience so far, along with a question and a disappointment I’ve encountered.

I applied for the Online DTV visa from Istanbul on December 3, 2024, and my visa was approved on December 20, 2024, by the Thai Embassy in Ankara. I’m currently in Bangkok and working through the process to obtain my Thai driver’s license. I’m planning to get it later this week.

Everything was going smoothly until I hit a major problem. For about a week now, every bank I’ve approached has refused to open a bank account for me. They all claim that due to regulations, accounts cannot be opened for those with the DTV visa type. I started this DTV journey after reading in this group about others who successfully opened bank accounts with a DTV visa, but now the banks seem to have changed their policies, leaving me in a difficult position.

Why is someone with a 5-year visa, planning to purchase a car and a condo, unable to open a bank account? How is it practical to rely solely on ATMs for transactions over such a long period? This situation has significantly disrupted my plans and is extremely disappointing.

To be honest, if I had known I wouldn’t be able to open a bank account, I would never have started the DTV process. Financial control is very important to me, and keeping my money outside the country I’m living in adds unnecessary costs that I don’t want to bear. I deeply regret my decision now.

If anyone has faced the same issue and found a solution, or can point me toward a bank branch willing to help with opening an account, I’d greatly appreciate it.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Hello all,

I am applying for the DTV visa. I am a UK citizen. I want to add my wife and son as dependants. I am using the E-Visa service, online.

Do I need to apply for mine, individually, first.. and then add them separately?

It seems that is the case but I can't be sure. Any advice is appreciated

Hi,

I will be leaving for laos next month and will be applying for the dtv online(obviously). I'm just a bit curious as to what to put down for entry into Thailand as am cycling from chiang mai to Vientiane and the plan was to cycle back and enter at chiang Khong. Would you recommend just picking a flight number and using that or put down border crossing? I haven't started the application as yet, just curious!

Cheers

I have flew to HCM from Bangkok to apply for the DTV Visa hoping to ask people in the embassy but you cannot walk in now. I run a business from the UK and have been doing so for 3 years. I have had £10,700 in one account however I have just transferred the rest into it - ( Will this effect the processing time? )I can provide invoices and work etc and are currently speaking to agents for a condo in bangkok which I can provide the address for.

The only thing throwing me off is the letter to yourself does anyone have experience for this and any key points to mention? and also the flight number and date of arrival which I havent booked as I was not sure what the visa situation was - What has everyone else done regarding the flight should I book it say 2 weeks from now with a flexible date or longer?

If anyone has any experience with this or could provide me with some help I would really appreciate it🙏🏼

Hi Guys,

With the soft power related activities DTV visa i.e. Muay Thai what’s the requirements to sustain this visa obviously I know it financial evidence anything else??

Additionally do they’ve the Muay Thai gyms in Bangkok that are related to this visa?

Thanks in advance

May I ask for help regarding the 90 days report?

My and my husband are both on DTV (not that it matters) and we need to do the 90 days report

My question is do we need to go ourselves or can we use an agent?

Also if we need to go ourselves, can my husband go for both of us?

I am 5 months pregnant and would rather avoid the drive back and forth feom Koh Lanta to Krabi.

Thank you

I have been working as a freelancer for twelve years and do not have a work contract with any of my clients. Does this present a problem when applying to get a DTV visa considering their work contract requirements? As a translator of content that is used along with colleagues' written content, the type of work I do also does not lend itself to providing portfolio examples.

My AI bot offered the following alternatives, but I would like human feedback before I go ahead and "throw away $300". Thanks.