Maybe I've been reading things incorrectly, but it seems like on the evisa retirement non O, it was said you get 2 months on arrival, then can extend for 30 days, and then can extend for 1 year by getting the bank account etcetera.

We just arrived today with our non o retirement visa and both I and my mom were given 90 days right away

Hey, all! I am finishing my visa application (DTV) and am on the last page. Just had a few questions before I submit; 1 & 2 seem pretty straightforward. 3, are they asking for my current US address, like a bill addressed to me? Not sure what they’re askin’ for. 4; can this be my US account, or do I need a Thai banking account? I do have a Wise account, that I could transfer funds into, however I’d prefer to keep it in my US account. 5; I do have a letter from a Muay Thai gym, however, it is 6 photos, and the maximum picture size can be no larger than 3MB. I have a file compressor, but I’m not sure which of the 6 files to upload.

I leave on the 22nd, for Pattaya. Hope this is enough time.

Thanks in advance!

1. Biodata page of passport or travel document

2. Photograph taken within the last 6 months

3. Document indicating current location

4. Financial evidence: amount no less than 500,000THB

5. Proof of activity to attend the activity or letter of appointment from hospital/medical center

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🙏🏼

Looking for advice on applying from UK. DTV 1

The Thai UK embassy site implies applying through Thai e-visa as opposed to directly through the UK site. Does the application then go to London for approval?

Document showing current location. Is this Council Tax, utility bills etc from UK entities?

They require bank statement showing £11,000. This gives exchange rate of 45.45 baht/£1 whereas it's lower now.

Also do you need to show this balance for 6 months?

Thanks in advance

hello everyone i have o a visa for one year what do i do what do i take to immigration to extend for one year in thailand i have no bank balance but receive pension more than the 65000 which is required i live with my fiancé

Hi, from new zealand. We arrive in hua hin in may . We arrive on a 60 days,then apply for 30 days then a retirement visa. We will be going thru a agent , when they apply for our visas and open our bank accounts.do you pay any bank money directly to the agent, if not do you then go and deposit 800k yourself or can you dep 65k a month which is our preferred option . Thankyou

Im from Turkey, my bank doesnt provide 6 or 3 months statement in English. My bank only provides currently how much my account has in the saving in English. Is it enough for MuayThai Soft Power DTV ( I have 500,000 THB in account currently.) I am applying in Cambodia Phnom Penh

Has anyone applied for the DTV visa in Vietnam? I am planning to travel there soon to do it and wanted to know if they require the 500k baht to be held for a minimum period of time. Also, since I work remotely, what documents should I request from my employer?

I have a joint owned brokerage account with my wife linked to my checking account with Charles Schwab. I have $50000 in the brokerage account and all the money is in their money market mutual fund SWVXX which is an interest bearing cash account that can be converted to cash in 24 hours. If I allot for a DTV - will I need to move the mutual fund to cash at least 90 days before applying? Or can I move it to cash and then apply? Or does it matter? In any event the account has been over $50k for a year or more.

Here the story of someone, who visited the Immigration Hua Hin and wanted to know, what were the requirements for a 180-days extension of his DTV

You will love the story of his experience

Posted by “Tom Tom“

"I just came back from a visit to the Hua Hin Immigration to have my entry stamp (on a DTV visa) transferred from my old passport to my new passport. So far so good.

Then the lady checking the papers pointed out to me, that since I still have the DTV sticker from the Phnom Penh Thai Embassy, ​​I should always carry the old passport with me. That's perfectly clear so far, too.

Then I asked if I could extend the 180-days stay permit here at Immigration.

She said it's no problem, BUT, and this came a a total surprise, I would have to show proof of a Thai bank account with a deposit of 500,000 THB.

Another officer then approached us while I was trying to explain to the lady that I didn't have a Thai bank account with this kind of deposit, but that the credit was in my German account.

He advised I should just leave Thailand for a short time and come back after a few days. Then this banked money rule would no longer apply to me.

Can anyone confirm this? My extension for another 180 days would be at the beginning of March 2025”

My answer to Tom Tom was as follows:

“If you take a look at the Facebook group “Destination Thailand Visa DTV”, you will notice that there is disagreement and heated debate on this very point.

None of the current DTV holders have applied for an extension at immigration to date, because the earliest date would be shortly before the expiry of the first 180 days for the first wave of DTV, which was introduced on July 15, 2024.

No one can know how the various immigration offices will react to something for which no fixed rules have been issued at all, apart from the usual procedure for the 30-day "touristic extension", which should actually also be applied to the DTV, because the DTV is a tourist-visa class.

There is therefore a heated debate in this group as to whether or not immigration will pull out some fictitious guidelines in the case of a 180-day extension.

You have by now provided a typical example: No immigration officer currently knows with absolute certainty any rules on the extension, because no such rules exist.

So this specific officer pulls out whatever comes to her mind and asks you to provide proof of 500,000 THB again, and this is where it gets really ridiculous, must be in a Thai account?

That's why, before you allow yourself to get invited to ride the carousel, you should do a border run and activate the next 180 days stay permit.

No one at the border will ask you about your account balance, or about health insurance, or how often you go to the toilet

It goes without saying that you have to keep the old invalid passport with the visa sticker - because this is the only proof that you have been issued a DTV. Without presenting this, you will not get a new 180-day "admitted stay" stamp at the border”