Hi, I’m a 40 year old man from Norway. And want to move to Thailand. I have a income of c.a 102000 baht monthly. Before taxes. I’m retired/disabled. What are my chances for getting a visa. And what kind? Do I just go to immigration?

1. If I sign up for boxing in Chiang Mai for DTV 6 months lessons, do I have to stay in Chiang Mai or can I move around Thailand a bit for exploring? Also do I need to have a new contract for language or boxing every 6 months to renew at 180 days?

My 90 Day Reporting is due on Monday 13th but I fly out to Malaysia on Wednesday 15th. Do I still need to do it? Would I get fined on my return? TIA

Got approved yesterday (Friday,11.10) evening 🎉

Here is my journey for the workation Dtv - I hope for someone else this post might be helpful or encouraging.

22.09 Applied from Da Nang for HCM.

Documents all as per the requirements + cover letter

23.09 Received a cancellation email which eventually was revoked just a few minutes after.

24.09 Status switched to Pending Approval

29.09 Email received that the Visa was cancelled (I assume something went wrong on my part)

29.09 Reapplied (triple checking everything)

30.09 Request for more information (Tax information, recent projects, motivation letter, and two other documents) - submitted everything the same day.

07.09 Request for even more information (how I negotiated my current salary, case study + photos of a recent project, passport photos of all pages + proof of the date.

10.09 - 18.00 Approval email (it seems the closing times of the embassies are irrelevant / not limiting)

10.09 - 18.05 Plenty of beer

Outtake:

1. Be prepared to wait

2. Be prepared for multiple rounds of requests

3. Don’t give up

4. Da Nang is a beautiful (and very affordable place) to spend a couple of weeks if necessary.

May the visa gods be with you!

Approved! Very fast and easy. Applied on Monday the 6th Oct and received this morning the 9th Oct 2025.. applied in Melbourne and submitted to Thai Embassy Canberra. Booked fly to Thailand this Saturday the 11th.. woohuuu

A huge debt of gratitude for all the help this group provided during our LTR visa journey which culminated today in the grant for me and my wife.

I am an client of SBC brokers but not for much longer. I don’t have any pre-existing conditions and I was promised my bills would be covered in full. I had an emergency where I almost died and the hospital threw me to the streets because I could not pay usd 5000-10.000 upfront. The doctors said I would probably die but what do you do when you have a shit insurance and doesn’t have a300,000 dollars limit on you credit card. Safe your life and find a proper insurance brokerage. Does this look pre-existing?

Anonymous as it's a public group! I'm planning to apply for the DTV soft power in Laos. I understand that they always do interviews. I'm married to a Thai citizen. Will they, perhaps, ask why I don't get a marriage visa? If so, how would I justify this to them? (My reasons are that I can work remotely legally, it lasts 5 years, and that I want the flexibility of not always being in Thailand but still being able to return at any point. I don't think I want to live in Thailand forever though so not thinking of the PR route!)

Just wondering if anyone has information on getting a motorbike license in Thailand on DTV? Is it possible?

I was approved today after 5 full business days in Hanoi. Workation (English online teacher) screenshots of me teaching, teacher profile with appointments, bank statements of payment for the last year, US citizen, cashapp(not a bank) account with 6 month statements over 500k requirement, no cover letter nor letter explaining what I do. Copy of vietnam evisa, copy of stamp on passport, copy of Apartment lease. No extra documents required just straight approval. Good luck to all 👍