I want to apply for Dtv visa, Soft power muay thai or cooking course.

My question is if the course has to have a minimum lenght to be accepted.

I'm still not sure whether to live in Phuket or Koh Samui, and what would be the exact location in one these 2 islands.

I don't want to pay for a course in one place if then I decide to live in another.

Would Muay Thai be accepted for a 55 years old woman? Obviously I dont want to go on the ring, but would love to get fitter. I regularly go to the gym and I can consider to do something more challenging. I would start from a basic course.

Thank you

is it necessary to book 2 weeks in Hanoi applying for the DTV or can I just book 10 days accommodation?

(Does it matter for the application?)

Heyyyy :)

My 60-day visa exemption period will soon expire and I want to go to the Immigration Office for a 30-day extension. I have a question about the TM30 document that need to submit for the extension application. I signed a 6-month condo contract (because I planned to do one visa-run) and haven't actually lived in others places in Thailand for those 60 days than my condo. Now I'm wondering if the immigration officer will be suspicious if I give them a TM30 with a "from-to" date and he sees 6 months (I don't know if a landlord can just give me a document where he put only one month, maybe its an option) and they won't grant me an extension due to the recently tightened rules. I'm wondering if a safer solution would be to book a hotel for a few days and request a TM30 from that hotel. But then I'm wondering if the immigration officer has access to my residence registration history in the system and can see that I have no history for those 60 days except for this one hotel. Does anyone know how this registration system works in practice?

Hello group,

How long does it take to get approval for Thai non-O retirement visa for United States?

Hello, I have lived in Phuket about 20 months but have just recently moved to a house we are renting from some Thai friends. This is their first time to do the TM30 for tenants and they showed us today that it is still showing as Pending on the immigration site after more than a week since submitting. Is that normal? We thought usually it was a very straightforward and easy thing for a landlord to do. They are not sure what to do about it.

This post is about "everything else". Been using the yellow bank for a couple of decades, atm, online website, foreign transfers, etc. Some days ago got a notice they were dropping the online website and to use the phone app instead. This happened a year or so ago with the purple bank, and everthing went smoothly. Yesterday I went to the original yellow bank branch and they required SIM card mobile data turned on in the registerd phone number as well as a letter from the phone co saying it was my number. I complied and today I returned. After all the photocopying and signing, they told me I was no longer elegible to sign up for the phone banking app because I was already 70. Went to a second branch where they confirmed the same. Passbook and atm are still useable. If I had the phone banking before 70, I could still keep using it. First time am denied a public service because of age. Moral: get your phone banking app while you are still young... 😀

Anyone here who is freelancer on DTV and stayed over 6 months and decided to become tax resident here? Or are the majority of you leaving every 180 days?

I’m from one of highest taxed country in EU with close to 50% tax. For me it’s a big win to become tax resident here asap.

So how long do you all think the DTV soft power option will be available like that ?

Now with all the changes for tourist visa I’m worried they will get it that a 6 month course doesn’t really justify a 5 year visa.. anybody had the experience applying for DTV but getting less than 5 year visa ? Or does it depend on the embassy you’re applying at ?

Managed to get Thai bank account today , after going to bank then immigration to get address certified, back to bank then phone shop for sim in my name, was taking forever at bank then my girlfriend mentioned I would need insurance and then suddenly he sped up and issued bank book and debit card when he thought commission was coming his way but I won’t buy that at bank

Lots of hoops to jump through and 4 hours later I have bank accounts Happy days

Non O Marriage Visa Extension & my wife’s Housebook

Hello everyone,

I was speaking to a friend today about going to apply for the first time a Non O marriage Visa Extension.

He told me that my wife’s house book needed to be updated and less than 2 months old additional to the Kor 2 Marriage certificate which I got last week.

Is it correct my Wife’s Housebook needs to be updated?

It was when the house was bought in January this year.

I was going to go to Thalang Amphur in Phuket in the morning with a power of attorney form to apply for it.

But my wife says you don’t update a house book unless you sell your house.

I hadn’t read about it either, but just want to make sure I have the correct information as this is my first time applying

Appreciate your feedback

Thanks in advance 🙏