Has anyone applied with a British or Irish passport recently from a SE Asian country and been approved ?

I have been away from from the Uk for two years and was advised by an agent to apply from my home country due to my passports.

DTV, retirement or Marriage visa? We're planning to spend our time between Thailand and Europe. Advantages / disadvantages?

I've read many posts from everyone and it's very helpful information thank you. One thing that I'm not clarified on is how many of you go or try to apply for the 5 year DTV? Lots of you get the Thai e-visa from Vietnam, or Jakarta, etc (congrats for those that got it!)

I am temporarily unemployed but I have money saved up and some gifts coming in from family. I'm a U.S citizen and I'm wondering if a longer-term Muay Thai visa would work, like if I paid for 3 months with a gym and made sure I have the 500k+ Bhat minimum for 3 months.

I'm sure this question has been asked multiple times so I apologize!

What's the best way to stay for 3 months visa way ? Or am I better to just go full ahead and Get DTV , I'm not bothered with saving money , just want to be legal for possible eventual permanent stay if I like it, I went 3 months before but did Cambodia border run and also pay at airport also

Just a quick heads-up for anyone entering on a DTV (Digital Nomad Visa):

Make sure to double-check the visa stamp in your passport at immigration!

Yesterday, the officer accidentally put the wrong stamp in mine — a regular tourist visa instead of the DTV. I caught it right away, went back, and she was super nice about it and fixed it immediately.

I think they’re just so used to stamping tourist visas that it can happen by mistake. Easy to miss if you’re in a rush, so better to check before you leave the counter!

Hello guys! Yesterday entering thru don mueang I was stopped by immigration around 1 hour. Currently I have student visa since 2023, but I saw some other guys in the room with DTV, just be careful as immigration is checking everything while getting inside of the country. This has never happened to me in my 2 years in Thailand.

Has anyone in this group on the DTV been able to renew their 2 year driving licence to a 5 year licence at the Phuket transport office?

I have seen people say they were able to do it at some other transport offices but I haven't seen anyone say it about Phuket yet. I will go to the office and ask but first I thought I would just check if anyone in this group has done it. Thanks Gump 🐒

So, I'll hopefully be moving to Thailand on a DTV in August and I know I'll have to do the whole TDAC thing, but from what I understand, the TDAC is a single entry, 30 day 'permit' (or whatever you want to call it) and you need to have an onward or return flight scheduled within that time. So how does that work with the DTV? Do I still need an onward flight (one of those cheap throw away tickets) within 30 days of arriving?

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My friend is being denied entry at Bkk and is being forced to go back to America. Immigration says too many days in Thailand they need exit ticket or visa. But they won’t allow them to purchase a flight. They want to enter on tourist visa but apply for DTV with gym

Any agents advise?

I am considering a DTV, but even though I'm a digital nomad seeking a visa to live and work remotely in the country (Workcation, they call it), I might just have to apply with soft power. Why is that? Because I have no employment contract as a freelancer, my type of work isn't well represented by a portfolio of examples and as I only stay 3 months in any single country (until the DTV anyway), I have no tax residence and so they might fallback on tax returns, which I cannot provide.

Isn't this really just the most convenient way, just sending a Thai cooking class letter or perhaps for a Thai language course?

Now, one of the reasons I would prefer the former option (Workcation) is because I like the visa's clarity in terms of working legally in the country within 180 days a year, even if no one would on tourist visas anyway. I'm not sure this is granted with soft power. Thanks.