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Hi, I'm on my 90-day Non-O visa, the 800k THB deposit should come in before or around Dec. 18, an exact month after my entry. I plan to extend my stay to a year. Many thanks to great advices from this group. My questions are :
1) when should I apply for an extension to a year ?
2) if I wait for my deposit to reach 2 full months and then apply, will I have enough window between 2-month deposit vs. 90-day stay ?
( I really don't want to leave the country and then re-apply for 90-day Non O )
3) are health insurance、criminal record from one's country required for the extension.
4) my Thai bank did not ask for address certificate and I successfully opened an account. Would I still need to apply for address certificate for any purpose ??
K-Bank at EmQuartier shopping mall did an excellent job, no address certificate needed、no hassles、very helpful staff and open on weekends. I strongly recommend this branch ! 💪💪
On my Third document request from KL, applying via Musy Thai, I have already submitted a 6 month statment with a balance of £17,000 and have been asked for 3 months ‘certify by the bank’. I bank with NatWest and they don’t offer such service? Any advise
Hi , I applied for a DTV visa through the London Embassy last week via the soft power route. The next day the embassy responded asking for my booked flight confirmation. I booked a flight dated the 31/10/25 and uploaded the confirmation to the e visa site. The next day the status of my application changed to processing pending approval. It has now been a week since the last update and the status of my application has remained the same. Do the embassy wait until it's close to your flight date before issuing the visa?
Hey all, so for my multiple entry tourist visa I had to add a document ( they said so by email ) but I'm still waiting for them to "approve" the visa and while that's going on I can't add the extra document I have... I'm leaving in 10 days so maybe I should just make a new visa with all the info + the document I have and pay another 170 euro... ( I started the process 15 days ago )
hello to all. I've been trying to get a visa twice already no O
Retiring from
Thai embassy in Spain and they ask me for insurance. I don't understand why, while O visa is not needed. Can you help me?
Thank you to all.
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Bonjour à tous. Déjà deux fois que j'essaie d'avoir un visa non O
Retraite de
L'ambassade de Thaïlande en Espagne et on me demande une assurance. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi, alors que le visa O il n'en faut pas. Pouvez vous m'aider ?
After two rejections, I am trying again from Laos. I have my own company and I have a personal holding. I am employed by my personal holding.
Would you recommend applying as a remote worker ('you work remotely for an overseas company'), or applying as self-employed ('you own and operate your own registered business')?
I technically do both.
To fulfill the requirements for the DTV, you will need evidence including:
Company registration documents
Proof of business income (bank statements, tax returns)
Business presentation deck or website
Your current CV or resume
Business license or permits
Regarding the bank statements and tax returns, is there any minimal requirement? Do you have to at least earn a specific amount? And regarding tax returns, you just need to show the files of the last quarter?
So anyone have made a visa with an agent ? I want to apply for the dtv visa and i want to take an agent to make it for me he is doing it for 9 months he tell me can i trust them ? He tells me he will apply for me via cooking classes (i wanted to try via muay thai) but he told me many rejections by muay thai so should i trust it ? They ask 1000 euro for all costs of process and documents
Hi all. I am thinking about the multiple entry tourist visa valid for 6 months. I know you must leave and re enter Thailand. Is there a time limit between leaving and re-entry or can I do both same day? Secondly, how much money do I need in the bank to obtain this visa? Thanks
For my DTV visa application, I submitted a letter from my bank stating that my funds exceed 500,000 baht. However, the Thai embassy has requested another bank statement and another letter confirming that my funds are still above 500,000 baht. I don’t understand why, as I have already provided this information.
What exactly should the bank write in the letter?
Does the bank statement need to be signed on every page?
The statement already shows that my funds exceed 500,000 baht. The bank has also officially confirmed this.
How should the bank statement be formatted to meet the embassy's requirements?