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Good evening, Any dutchies here that applied for the DTV in the Netherlands? I have a few questions in Dutch: Welke documenten hebben jullie moeten uploaden als police clearance? VOG? En welke documenten hebben jullie g…

Got a fine 2000 baht for not updating my 90 days Went into pay immigration , gave them the 2000 baht they printed me a receipt of notification for 11 January That was 3 days ago, it's still not coming up authorised on m…

Just a question... Are there any instances where an expat wants to extend an O Visa with Marriage extension but doesn't have necessary 400,000 baht to put in the bank. He borrows the 400,000 baht to put in the bank, it…

Has anyone applied for a DTV visa through the Thai Embassy in Mexico in September 2026? We submitted our application on September 29, and the status is still “Pending Document Check.” Has anyone received their DTV visa…

French applicants, please note: My French friend received a last-minute request (from the Paris embassy) for an additional document: "certificate of residence delivered by the local city hall" The problem is that some p…

Thailand Consular Affairs, MoFA, page update. This pretty much confirms that the updated requirements will be global.

I’m in Thailand now on a metv when I go to Vietnam can I apply for a non o visa even though my metv doesn’t run out until November I want to open a bank account so I can season it with 65000 a month before I actually ap…

Has anyone been to the US embassy recently for notary services ? Options for scheduling an appt. aren't appearing (only available for passport services).

HCMC DTV It's already been 5 working days plus a holiday, and the status still hasn't changed. Has anyone else run into the same issue?

Has anyone used your Thai bank account and the 12 months deposit method for income verification for a retirement visa and deposited extra money for housing deposits or spending money, etc., and run into any issues? I kn…