Hi.group thanks for adding me/Alan from Montréal Canada..want to move to Thaïlande..but it is complicated to know what to do what steps. & visa et.. would greatly aporeciate some info ..thanks

Can you switch from a DTV to a Business Visa? My partner and I are planning to open a bar, but want to do a few months of intensive Thai language classes while we scope out locations and business partners before we actually need the business and spouse visa. Considering whether a tourist visa (exemption - Australian) or soft power DTV is wiser? All advice welcome.

What is process of applying for a family business visa of husband, wife and three children.

Agent recommendations in Hua Hin? 🙏🏻🏆

Situation: Changing from business visa to retirement visa. Meet all the requirements, got the bank funds etc, got all the paperwork, confident could easily do it myself.

But .. always nice to not have to wait in every line and get possibly hassled about every 'discretionary' detail. Take a nice agent friend have it all go smooth.

Thanks for sharing resources that you found useful!☺️

DTV Approved! Big thanks to everyone here for the advice 🙏 Thought I’d share my experience:

* UK passport holder, sole trader running an online business.

* Applied in HCMC on 9th Sept. Sent: business + personal bank statements, a 4-page PDF of old socials, Shopify reports (turnover + sales last 2 years), a few supplier invoices, and scans of passport/exit stamps. All the other basic stuff they ask for on initial aplication.

On 15th Sept they asked for 6 months of salary slips (which I don’t have). I instead:

* Highlighted all transfers from my business to personal account over 6 months.

* Added a short cover letter explaining I take drawings instead of a salary + screenshot of £12k savings (~518,800 THB). Made sure the screenshot included the date and time on my computer.

* Combined everything into one PDF (important tip: keep each requested section as a single PDF).

They also wanted photos of every passport page (even blank ones) with proof of date/time. Couldn’t find a newspaper and spent far too long walking round Ho Chi Mihn looking for one 🤣 so I used a coffee shop receipt showing date/time next to the pages, again combined into one PDF.

📌 Timeline:

* Applied: 9 Sept

* Extra docs requested: 15 Sept

* Approved: 18 Sept 🎉

Thanks again for all the posts in this group, really helped.

If anyone has any questions about my application that might help please ask.

Your advice would be appreciated.

My current extension of stay (business) runs out at the end of Nov '25.

I have just renewed my UK passport.

To save a distant trip to immigration can I leave my stamp in my old passport and get it put into my new passport when renewed in Nov.

Or do I need to transfer the stamp now?

Hello, anyone here explored long term visa options similar to DTV in Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines or Vietnam ? Thanks !

Hi everyone, can anyone tell me if a network marketing business qualifies for DTV? Thanks.

Hey everyone! I’ve been waiting for my visa for over a month now, and today I got the request in the photo asking for additional documents. Has anyone here dealt with this before and knows exactly what they mean?

In my original application I already submitted an official letter from my accountant describing my business and income, with his original signature. Any tips or advice would be super helpful 🙏

Let's say I want to come to work on my business idea (app) and can document how it's legit and the viability / plan etc. Can they use my investment income of $30,000 over the past year to satisfy income. I've always got 500k THB in my bank account and fairly strong investment accounts etc.

If I document everything in a compelling way will I get approved?