Hello , I need to mak my one year extension of my yearly spoos-marry visa. How many copys of each document is needed? One or two?

Hi everyone , we are from HK , now stay in Phuket study in international school . My boy in 12 years old ,we would like to start homeschool and we are now in ed and non-o visa , but after not attend to the school , any appropriate visa we can apply for ? DTV ?

Many thanks 🙏

Hi everyone, I’m helping my 79-year-old mother apply for a Thai retirement visa. She receives about $1,200/month in U.S. Social Security.

Is the combination method (monthly income + partial bank deposit totaling 800,000 THB per year) still accepted?

If so, how does immigration verify the monthly income now? Do the funds need to be transferred into a Thai bank each month?

Thank you for any guidance.

Thai Embassy in London - DTV approved

Remote work

Submitted the application : 13/01/26

Asked for additional documents : 20/01/26

Visa Approved : 26/01/26

Additional documents that I was asked were

1. A closer up photo

2. A rescheduled flight

3. A letter from the company confirming I could be working in Thailand

4. A consent letter to stay in the UK until the decision of the visa is made

5. Payslips for 3 months

6. Bank statements for 3 months

My bad for only uploading 1 month worth of bank statement 😅 but they asked for more and everything went well.

Fairly straightforward and fast!

Applied in Jakarta on 19th.

Requested documents 1st December submitted last night

And got this morning,

What does this mean now?

I would like to share my experience. I have received the approval for DTV Soft Power in September from the Thai Embassy in Paris (I am French).

I have applied with Arun Cooking School for their 6 months course. The application was prepared with the help of a visa agency in Bangkok.

Visa was approved by the Embassy. However when entering Thailand to activate it this weekend, they were reluctant at first because I had already spent some time as a tourist before during the year.

Immigration officers in Suvarnabhumi were super nice and calm during the whole process. I had to wait a bit for an 'interview' with them. They were surprised that I was granted DTV for cooking school, and were wondering if I should have an education visa instead...

In the end, they stamped me for 180 days and told me they were going to notify the Embassy about their feedback. I find it weird because they are the one to set the rules for DTV anyway and visa was granted already.

So a bit of a stressful experience but it ended well!

I wonder what will happen in May 2026 when I want to stamp another 180days! Especially if I have not extended my cooking lessons (not sure if I will, I would like to try something else)

Has anyone had any experience with a 'Smart visa'? Not heard of that one before. Is it still one that appeals to expats?

Evening all.

A friend of mine has been married to a thai lady for 2 years now,when he comes to visit he's been coming on visa exempt entry.

He's applying for a Non O visa 90 days, he can prove the 65k a month income, as he still works he's only 50 years old. He's worried that the money coming into his bank account is wages not any kind of pension, would the uk thai embassy knock him back for a visa, as when he's here there's no money going into his account. As they would see from bank statement it's money from a employer.

My agent has requested that I obtain a Thai phone number to obtain my LTR Visa stamp at the BOI. I am hoping for an inexpensive way to obtain a Thai number, as my current U.S. service will remain my primary phone plan. Google has provided many options, but most require relativeley expensive plans. Can anyone please recommend a service or app for an inexpensive Thai phone number (or one that had a reasonably priced plan)? Thank you for the helpful information in advance!!!

When arriving in Thailand on a Type O visa being married to a thai, how long does it take to receive a ‘Certificate of Residence’ so that I can open a bank account?