My ED visa runs out in late December and I will be leaving Bangkok on December 3. Do I need to go to immigration and officially cancel my ED visa before leaving? Or can I just leave? I plan to come back next year with a DTV visa.

My apologies if this has been asked before, I used the search function and couldn't find a similar question.

I have tried to search this within the group and am not finding recent information.

Are dependent visas still offered for Ed visa holders? (I've heard confirmation for Ed Plus which is only offered through a university, correct?)

So if a parent comes to do a year long language course, can they have dependent wife and children (not yet school age) ride on their visa?

I know it was possible 5 years ago but I have heard mixed information on it recently.

DTV Approved.

Where: Vientiane, Laos (In person with appointment).

Wait time: Usually 3 working days but I lodged my application on a Friday so I had to wait the weekend for a Tuesday pick-up.

Key points: I promised to make a post because I'm one of the cases where I was on an ED visa when I left Thailand (well, technically, I was on an ED visa extension because my original visa has already been extended twice). I obtained a reentry permit for my ED visa in case my DTV application wasn't successful. This didn't cause me any issues with obtaining the DTV.

Note: I go back to Thailand tomorrow and will make an update on this post if anything needs to be mentioned about the re-entry process ie. if they ask questions or if there is any confusion around the DTV and reentry permit.

My experience: Firstly, I will say that the whole experience was very smooth and quite quick. I read a lot of the posts in this Facebook group, and that definitely helped me have the right documents.

It took me about 5-7 minutes talking with the officer and explaining my documents on the lodgement day, another 15 minutes to print off one extra piece of evidence requested, and literally less than a minute to pick up the passport from the window on collection day (this doesn't count waiting in line on lodgement day of course, which took about an hour - I arrived as the gate opened in the morning. Waiting in the afternoon for collection took a lot less time - ten minutes max).

I'm a freelancer registered as a sole trader in Australia (self-employed contractor/freelancer with a business number but not a company).

Documents I provided:

1. Application form and 2 passport photos.

2. Scanned passport pages - ID Page, exit stamp from Thailand, Laos visa and entry stamp (all scanned pages signed by me).

3. Proof of location - scanned booking and receipt from hotel.

4. Cover letter - outlining the nature of my work. I also explained my business structure (sole trader) and where I am registered and gave my business number. In addition, I explained where I obtain my clients (mostly Fiverr with some private clients), and I emphasised that none of my clients are sourced from Thailand and that I have no business operations within Thailand. I outlined how my clients pay me. I described the payment trail - how the money moves from clients to my bank (since this involves a couple of steps when being paid by Fiverr).

5. Evidence of my business number on ABN Lookup (an Australian government website that lists business numbers and who trades under them).

6. Fiverr Profile with reviews from clients and a screenshot of my Fiverr earnings page.

7. One contract with a private client and an accompanying invoice.

8. Payoneer transaction history (as this is a step in receiving funds from Fiverr)

9. Bank statement showing 500K for six months.

10. Bank statement showing payments from Payoneer (business earnings).

The officer read my letter and asked me questions about the 'payment trail' for my earnings. I explained this with the supporting records.

Finally, the officer asked to see my savings account with the 500K baht on my phone banking app and sent me away to print a screenshot of the app.

I hope this post helps, and thank you to everyone here who has been sharing their experiences so generously. It helped me immensely.

I’ve some questions regarding the process of changing Visas types

I just found this image on social media and I am curious that is it possible to change my ED visa into Working visa without leave country??

Does anyone have any information or experience with this kind of process!

Any piece of information will be really appreciated 💖

Hello!

I want to study Thai for 14 months in Bangkok and I want my wife to go with me on this adventure. Can I “add” her to my ED Visa or does she need to study as well? We've read something about the Non-Immigrant O Visa, but there's not much information about it being linked to the student visa.

We work online but we don't have enough to apply for the DTV, so we like the idea of spending this time with the ED Visa and then thinking about whether we continue in Thailand or explore more countries in Asia.

Phnom Penh - Submitted 07.11. - Approved 16.11.

Before 1 year on ED Visa (cancelled at Immigration before) - also multiple border runs before!

I want everyone here to keep calm, specially my German people… It’s a super easy process if you’re not lying and everything they want to see is that you’re able to take care of yourself! It’s not applying for being president… it’s Thailand 🇹🇭 also a lot of people in Facebook groups just repeating things that they read or heard from random people somewhere else ….

I submitted:

- 3 months bank statements (showing 500K and salary income) from my online banking and translated via google translate.

- 3 months payment slips

- Employment Contract (Google Translate)

- Entry Stamp Cambodia

- Passport and Picture

That’s it! Very simple used my iPhone for scanning 😅 all good!

Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone had experience with the soft DTV from London / UK??

how many monthly statements did you need to provide for the 500k thb, and does the soft dtv also have the same income requirements as the full remote worker dtv?

I was considering an Ed visa for muay thai but this seems a much better option with multi-entry..

Immigration Experience

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I am the one who posted about ED visa and re-entry permit and this is the update post. I arrived in Thailand this morning and gave my DTV printed page and passport to the officer. She looks confused about which stamp she had to make. Then I showed my cancellation letter (not original but copy) then she smiled and Stamped DTV 180 days. I'm very happy that everything goes smoothly except the airline check-in counter. That Airline check-in counter really messes up that saying my passport has no visa stamp I mean wdh xD Then I just told them I'm going for a free visa because I am an Asian.

USA - CHICAGO APPROVAL

Hey everyone, I wanted to share the good news that my Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) application was approved! I run a small agency and own an LLC. Here's what I submitted for my application (filed on October 28th - approved on 14th November) in case it helps anyone:

1. Cover Letter: A clear explanation of all the documents I included and my intentions for applying for the DTV.

2. Identification: Passport, U.S. Driver's License, and a photo (self-taken with a whitened background).

3. Business Documents: Articles of Organization (proof of LLC).

EIN documentation.

My resume.

Screenshot of my company website.

4. Bank Information:

I transferred $16,000 from my business account to my personal account the same day. I provided: A screenshot showing the balance in my personal account (current date).

A recent Chase statement showing my name and account number (since the Chase balance screenshot didn’t include my name).

Note: I didn’t include transaction details, just the account balance.

5. Proof of Income: A business income statement showing deposits into my business account (dated 3 months back).

6. Application: I provided them with my Condo unit address (in Bangkok) and any flight number I could find leaving the US to Bangkok. Was not asked to show further proof. The fee was $400 USD.

After waiting 2 weeks, I emailed them for a follow-up this morning at 10:30 am (the 14th of November), and at 4:30 pm I received an email with the approval.

I did leave Thailand on October 14th with an ED visa that expired on the 14th of October. I was told that I didn't need to cancel it (by immigration) so I didn't. This is proof that you may not need to cancel your ED visa before obtaining the DTV.

I hope this breakdown is helpful to anyone applying or considering it. If you have questions, feel free to ask! 😊

Hi everyone

So I'm staying in Thailand since 2019 on ED visas😆, never left the country... Is there any chance to get DTV visa with such history? Anyone been in similar situation?