I started the process to extend my non-resident O visa today and had a disagreeable surprise at the bank. When they issued me my bank letter, they said that I would have to go to Immigration TODAY to do the extension, otherwise the letter would be invalid.

Used to be it would be accepted even if it was several days old. Luckily, my Immigration office is not terribly busy; I can't imagine what it would be like to do everything in one day if I were in Bangkok or Chiangmai. Is this common throughout the kingdom now?

Hi, Chiang Mai Immigration Office holiday hours for December & January? Any closures?

Preparing documents for a Non-OA visa from California and the most frustrated part is the FBI/State criminal record clearance letter. Went to get fingerprinted and the letter received was just a print out and now we have to figure out how to get a certified letter from the state (CA) or FBI. Any advice?

Hi everyone do you know some agency or school Muay Thai or cooking school in Pattaya for dtv visa?

I read many of you created a cover letter to support your application, explain certain points etc… where exactly can I upload this cover letter? Thank you!!

Hi

Stuffed up calculation when I booked my return ticket, my flight is in February but visa expires on 19th January

I assume can’t extend a dtv at all ? Is only option to jump to another country and return ? Or they got strict on that in new visa reforms ?

Cheers

Hi Everyone does anyone now how mene three months visa you can have in one year and if you can have more if you are married and the prices of each visa. Thanks Dave

Yesterday, as I went to top off my Rabbit card - the attendant asked to see my passport. Told them I don’t carry it with me but, I had a photo of it on my phone. They went to scan it but, their reader didn’t work for some reason. No top-off for me! 😕

UPDATE: received the visa one hour ago and am flying to BkK for some Christmas celebrations!!!

Should I be worried?

I applied for the Soft power DTV at HCMC on 8th. Additional documents requested on the 11th.

I submitted on the 12th.

Pending approval since the 16th. Anyone else waiting to hear back? Really hope to make it to Thailand to spend Christmas with my family. 😔

I’m old and usually confused! 😁 Is there any Thai government office in Chiang Mai where I can go in and actually talk to someone? I am clueless and am visiting Chiang Mai on a tourist visa next month. I really want to sit down and talk to an official about what my retiree visa options are, what steps I need to take and when I should initiate. I‘ve read so much conflicting information online and I’m not smart enough to weed through the misinformation on my own. I know where the eVisa website and have used it but can’t figure out some “chicken or the egg” questions that I have.