Interesting.

hi, arrival card question -- what should i write in my arrival card as the purpose of arriving if i'm with a non-o visa, guardian of a child with ED visa?

To apply for the DTV visa, i need a letter of admission from the university.

So I need to pay 29,500 THB, takes 45 days for admission to be appoved, then can start my DTV process.

I did 3 border runs to cambodia. Now want to apply for DTV under soft power / remote work. How high are my approval chances? Should I go for ED visa instead?

Currently on an Education visa, which expires beginning of June. Planning to go to my home country for 3 weeks and apply for the DTV there and come back end of June. How likely am i to encounter probablems when entering Thailand due to my history of multiple tourist entries and then ED visa? Thanks

Hi everyone, I am a seafarer on a merchant fleet and my wife and I are currently living in Thailand. I initially considered applying for the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) as a seafarer, but I understand that DTV is for remote workers and digital nomads, and I may not qualify under this category as I am not a remote worker.

So now we are exploring a different option, and I have some specific questions:

1. At first I wanted to apply as the main applicant (Muay Thai training program as the activity) and my wife as dependent. But I realized that in this case her visa fully depends on mine. If I get delayed at sea (for example, more than 6 months), she cannot stay in Thailand without me and cannot exit/re-enter by border run to reset her stay. So now I am thinking of switching roles and letting my wife be the main applicant.

2. Could my wife apply as the main applicant (for example, cooking school program), and I apply as dependent? Would Thai Immigration accept me as a male dependent spouse?

3. We are currently living in Thailand, but plan to fly to Romania and apply for DTV visas at the Thai Embassy in Bucharest based on this plan. Does anyone have experience applying for DTV in Romania?

4. If we don’t get the DTV visas abroad, we will return to Thailand. I will enter as a tourist (which is fine), but my wife has already spent almost 3 years continuously in Thailand on a student ED visa. We will take a re-entry permit for her before leaving, but will this long history of ED visa cause any problems at the airport or with Immigration? Also, if she returns with a valid re-entry permit, will she be able to extend her current ED visa again as normal?

Any personal experience or advice would be highly appreciated. We want to be 100% legal and safe, even with my frequent travels as a seafarer.

Thank you so much for your help!

Hello .. My current ED visa will expire in early Aug but I will leave Thailand in late July to return to my home country. I plan to apply for my DTV from my own country.

Can I apply immediately after arriving to my home country in late July?

or do I need to wait till my ED visa expires in Aug?

I tried searching for an information online but could t find it.

Thanks in advance for ur advice.

Looking for help. I studied in Thailand last year for 6 months on an ED Visa. The school, last time told me that it would be advisable for me to Cancel it before I left, and I did.

I Re-Entered Thailand on an ED visa again, however due to a Family Emergency I left Thailand in a hurry to return back to the USA after only 6 weeks. This time, I did not Cancel my visa. The lady at the Border Control area let me know that my visa was still good till June 28th and that I didn’t need to leave yet. I let her know that I had a family emergency and had to return home early. Nothing more was said and she waved me through.

It wasn’t until I got to the LA airport that I realized that I forgot to go to the Immigration Office and cancel it. I have read stories online about having problems after not canceling a visa and to be honest I’m a bit confused about it all.

Next time I come to Thailand I was planning on using a NON-O 90 day Visa to stay with my Thai wife. The question is, am I going to have problems getting this Visa now simply because I forgot to cancel my ED Visa?

Apologize in advance if this has been asked before. I'm 52, I'm planning to move to Thailand. I did my research but got me a bit overwhelmed by what visa i should apply for. A friend advised me to get a ED visa since i wanted to learn Thai. Does it require a certain amount in your bank balance to show as well?

Hello from Canada,

I am considering coming to Thailand on an ED Visa to study Thai. Google says I will need to take courses for a minimum of 15 hours / week. Could someone tell me how a typical weekly course schedule looks like? I am most interested in learning online but am open to classes if the fit is better. Also how many hours of studying are typically required, on top of the hours in class, per week? I would be most grateful for responses to these inquiries! 🙏🙏

Many thanks in advance!!!