Am coming to the end of my first year of retirement visa.....to renew am I right in saying they need 1 years bank statements, 1 passport photo, 1900 baht, proof of residency, up to date bank book, and a bank guarantee......many thanks

Hi, i am planning to apply for dtv visa in hanoi as I read many people received their visa within 5 working days. Is that correct?

Also for bank statement, i have 500k baht in my bank account so would it be okay to just submit the latest bank account? I read their requirements on their website and they didn’t mention anything about holding for 3 months or 6 months bank statements. Can someone help me with this? Thank you!

Success - Jakarta

Applied - 13th May

Additional doc request - 21 May

Pending Approval - 22 May

Approved - 22 May

Workcation

Docs:

2 months bank statements with 500000 THB on closing balances

google currency conversion

company registration

Employment contract

Permission to work in Thailand

resume

professional portfolio

Indonesia stay permit (didn't do eVOA, specifically so I could get a physical stamp)

VOA payment receipt

hotel key card + sleeve with hotel address

selfie in front of hotel

Additional doc request: 3 months bank statements

I was slightly worried because the account I sent I only use for occasional cash savings (money is usually in the stock market) so it was empty on the 3rd month. I sent 6 months just to be safe + updated currency conversion.

Allan Batten made a post but it had a misspelling and was adding a spurious link in the post :O

I messaged them about it then deleted the post (and mistakenly gave them a warning :/ ) I didn't mean to warn them I meant to have them repost it without the mistake

I'll do it now

They asked

𝗛𝗶: 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘂𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸, 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗲.𝗴. 𝟭𝟮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗲.𝗴. 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝘁𝗰.?

Hey everyone! 🙋‍♂️ Has anyone applied for the Soft Power Visa at the Hanoi Embassy and had it processed in *one go*? 🌏 What documents did you submit? Would love to hear your experience!

Is it 500,000 cumulatively across all statements, effectively showing a final (current) balance of 500,000 OR is it 500,000 shown in each statement?

Thanks!

EDIT: Just adding a couple of things I forgot to mention in the original post regarding the amount of time the 500k being in my account and salry slips)

DTV Visa (Workation) Approved in Hanoi!

I submitted my application on Wednesday, April 23rd, and it moved to “pending approval” on Thursday, April 24th.

Today, May 1st, I received the approval email!

Documents I submitted:

• *Edit* 6 months of bank statements with salary deposits clearly highlighted, also included 6 months of salary slips from my employer)

• *Edit* Ending balance of 500,000 THB (the closing balance of 500k was added 2 weeks prior to my application) no need for the 500k to be seasoned for a long time in Hanoi!

• Letter from my employer outlining my job description and working hours, signed by the director

• Cover letter signed and dated by me, confirming I comply with all visa regulations and will not work for a Thai company

• Screenshot of my LinkedIn profile

• My personal resume

• Screenshot of my arrival stamp in Vietnam

• Screenshot of my hotel booking on Agoda (2 nights)

If anyone has questions or needs help with the application process, feel free to ask—I’m more than happy to help!

I need to go to Immigration Division 1 Bangkok for an extension of my non-immigrant O visum retirement. Every year they change something 😀. So I'm already curious what they changed this year. Someone was going very recently and would be so kind to tell me if they were changing something ??

Seeking a straightforward answer to my question regarding the DTV visa application process

I have all the requirements, but my query revolves around the 500,000 thb sum in a bank account in my name, now online I read 100x different things, some saying I need 6 months of statements, some saying I need 2, some even saying that this isn’t that important, and it’s left me confused looking for a straightforward answer.

I have the 500,000 thb funds, but it’s currently sitting in a family savings account under my brothers name, as soon as I want to apply my plan was to just transfer that into my account then start the process! will I still be accepted if I transfer this into my account a couple of weeks before doing my application? Or do I have to transfer it now, then wait a whole six months before I can apply? As this seems like a nightmare when realistically I want to apply as soon as possible!

If anyone has dealt with this before and can provide any information or experience it would be greatly appreciated

Cheers!

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🇹🇭 My Experience Getting the DTV Visa – Sharing My Journey

Hi everyone,

I just got my DTV Visa approved, and I wanted to share my experience to help those currently going through the process.

📍 Context:

* I live in Koh Samui, and after a visa extension, I decided to apply for the DTV Visa in Ho Chi Minh City.

## 🗓️ My Step-by-Step Process:

🔹 Monday, March 10 – Online Application Submission

Documents provided:

✅ Passport

✅ Proof of presence in Vietnam (*flight ticket, Vietnam visa, receipt from a local purchase*)

✅ Last 3 bank statements (*showing a balance of over 500K THB for more than 3 months*)

✅ Official company document (*translated into English*)

✅ Explanation of the company’s activities (*I specified that my business operates only in France*)

✅ 3 client contracts

🔹 Wednesday, March 13 – Additional Documents Requested

The consulate asked for:

🔹 Bank statements translated into English (*I translated them myself*)

🔹 A photo

🔹 A copy of all passport pages

🔹 Friday, March 15 – Returned to Thailand

I decided to return to Thailand while waiting for the final approval.

🔹 Monday, March 17 – Visa Approved at 10 PM! 🎉

A huge thank you to this community for all the valuable information shared. I hope my experience can help others going through the process! 💙

Good luck to everyone applying! 🙌