Update 09/04/2025 Bank Account opening

Went to Bangkok Bank in Nong Bua Lamphu.

Waited patiently in line for an hour with my Thai wife

Presented my Passport, English Driving Licence, Non O 90 day retirement visa, signed letter to Bank of Bangkok, from Nong Bua Lamphu Immigration and stamped TM30 and was told that this was not enough. Now being told I need a Yellow Book. Totally frustrating and at a loss what to do. PS. Please do not tell me to use an agent, my background is finance and cannot jeopardise my position by using agents.

I was wondering if it matters at which airport you reenter with the DTV (Chiang Mai or BKK for example). After some bad experiences on other visas and visa exempt in BKK I feel like avoiding it but flight connections from Vietnam are a lot better and I thought maybe BKK is okay when you come back in on a DTV but I dont want to take any risks. Thank you for any experiences you could share!

Well I just signed up for this group and a lot of things that I'm reading is a bunch of angry people that like to call people names I thought this was a site to help people out not to tell people how stupid they are and to file claims against them with the Thai government and all kinds of stuff is this site just about drama or is it about helping people getting information and giving information.

Hello, I was just granted approval for my dtv visa under soft power Muay Thai via Wildcat gym in Chiang Mai. I applied at the Hanoi embassy on Sunday March 30th and was granted approval 4 working days later. Meaw at Wildcat gym was extremely helpful in getting papers organized for submission and answering any questions I had along the way. I had attended Muay Thai classes at her gym prior to asking to get the visa and it’s a really solid gym with great trainers and fun atmosphere! If anyone is looking at going the Muay Thai route with their dtv visa then Wildcat is a great place to look into!

How many times have you been asked for additional documents before having your application cancelled (Jakarta)?

Is there anyone had same experience from six days it’s on this status and I have UK refuge travel passport

Which soft power will refund you if you get rejected? It doesn't seem okay to me not to refund the course if you get rejected.

Update :

Came back today (6 Apr) to bangkok. The immigration officer saw my reentry permit (I had ED before) and she asked if I want to use the DTV instead, I said yes and got the stamp. 🙏

Hii

I just received my DTV (soft power Muay Thai) from Hanoi in 3 business days.

30/03 : Submitted application :

- passport

- picture (taken by a professional 4.5x3.5)

- bank statements for February (two accounts with more than 500K in the main one, and around 300k in the second one) + letter explaining that I can use both accounts

- papers from the gym

- vietnam entry stamp

- hotel reservation

01/04 : Pending Approval

02/04 : Approved

This group helped me a lot so I want to share my experience.

Thank you and good luck to everyone..

🙏🙏🙏

Has anyone here, over 50, brought their wife who is under 50 to Thailand. They got a non-o retirement visa and the wife got a dependent visa. I read this process of getting a depedent visa could be difficult and may not be successful, so I'd like to know about other people's experience doing this.

What will happen if you didn't do the 90 day reporting and fly out after 120 days? Has anyone tried? (On DTV)