Expat Insights
DTV Lessons Learned – Vientiane June 2026 I’m grateful for advice received in this group, and hope my lessons learned will help someone else. My situation is that I’ve been living in Thailand for 5 years, was a retireme…
Not sure if i have a problem next time i visit Thailand. I visited Thailand from the UK 4 times in 2025, each time i returned back to the UK Feb - Mar = 21 days May - May =27 days July - Aug = 31 days Sept - Oct = 41 da…
Hello everyone, I’m planning to apply for the Thai DTV (remote work) visa through the Los Angeles embassy and had a couple of questions, hoping someone here might have experience with this. 1. I’m planning to transfer a…
Hello Group. Just an info share. I submitted a non O visa request via the website at the Thai Embassy in London on the evening of the 24 June and received it approved this morning, 1 July. 3-4 working days, Very efficie…
Hi everyone. I will soon apply for the DTV in Jakarta with soft power (Muay Thai). I've already scrolled through this group and read a lot of information but I'm left with a few questions. 1) Can I prefill the applicati…
Ah they're cute these embassies. Sitting in hotel in Hanoi after two and a half weeks in Vietnam ready to fly out this afternoon.. Husband had his DTV and I was the hanger on. They stopped asking for documents on Wednes…
Hello anyone from Myanmar applied and received DTV visa with medical activities under Thai Soft power activities? Thanks in advance
FYI - Been for my appointment at vientiane and they require 3 months of 500k showing in your account.
Hello- Has anyone had experience applying for the DTV from Manila, Philippines? I'm months away from applying but would appriciate any insight. Thanks.
Like a lot of other posters, I’m in the middle of preparing my visa application on the Thai evisa website. My question is, I’m not yet sure of the exact date I’m coming over so I haven’t gotten my actual flight yet, jus…