I'm planning on going to Laos to apply for the non-o 90 day visa, I have 4 weeks left on my 60 day exempt tourist visa (Australian). I am living in Udon Thani and have a 12 month contract on a condo, the TM 30 has been done for 12 months by the agent and condo owner, I will visit the immigration office in Udon Thani soon to get a residence certificate.

I have the required 3 months bank statements necessary for the visa application....the question is should I use a visa agent in Vientiane, Laos to help with applying for the visa through the Thai embassy in Vientiane and does anyone have recommendations of a good visa agent in Vientiane.

Thank you in advance.

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Hi.. am Francis from Ghana a black man 40years .. I want to live and work in Thailand.. any job opportunity available ... any job farm work.. factory.... cleaning etc pls any help can inbox me

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Got my DTVisa Thai Soft Powers / Muay Thai approved just a few days ago via the Royal Thai Embassy in Jakarta. If I would have handed my bank account statement in English right away when submitting my application, I would have been approved by the embassy three days earlier. The whole procedure of getting approved did take exactly seven days from submitting my application only until receiving the positive feedback by eMail. DIY bank account statement translation was accepted. They also requested photos of my ENTIRE passport (every empty page until the very last page included). If you're not comfortable with uploading the most personal data of yours to some PDF size shrinking website tool, you'll have to stay kind of patient to make a whole passport documentation fit inside a 3 megabyte PDF.

Indonesia's / Jakarta's Thai Embassy seems more accommodating or propitious compared to what I read about people's impressions from Vientiane (Laos), Hanoi (Vietnam) not to mention Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). No personal interview, no further bank account investigations on scene etc. .

The only inconvenient thing referring my personal case was when I faced the immigration at Chiang Mai airport and the officer really tried to dig inside my application's details or my personal motivation. Like which Muay Thai school I'm going to attend ( where it is located exactly and the actual name of it) and what my current occupation is. Especially the last question was kind of deceptive regarding the fact that it's obvious that I'm not allowed to work while being on a DTVisa Thai Soft Powers.

My personal experience suggests, that going to Indonesia only for submitting your DTVisa application is definitely worth and preferable when looking for the "right" Thai Embassy in South East Asia.

I hope my given impressions might help anyone who's up for a similar approach to receive a DTVisa.

Good luck to everyone 🙏

Hello guys, i would like to apply to DTV visa before going to life with my gf at Thailand, I have the 500k but I don’t have any remote job, what can I do before going there, im still in USA and Im planning going on November

Dear All,

For a certain period of time I might need to pay daily living in Thailand with foreign credit or debit / travel cards, due to visa and bank account opening procedures and lead times.

What solutions do you guys use? My main currency is USD or AED. What would you recommend for the first 6 months of moving to Thailand when it comes to paying essentials?

Thanks for your recommendations.

Chris

Anyone else notice how Powell’s rate cut talk gave non-tech stocks like JPM, XOM, and CAT a nice boost? Kind of funny since tech usually steals the spotlight. Got me thinking how shifts like this affect where we put our money while living in Thailand on the DTV, especially when we’re all trying to stretch our baht a little further. Do you guys invest back home while enjoying life here, or just keep it simple and focus on Thailand life?

Part 2 of the marriage visa nightmare.

So. Drove back down to Korat immigration for another shot at the marriage visa. Had all the same paperwork from last time still stamped and everything. Fixed the ONE misplaced signature from last time. And BAM

NOW for some reason there's a signature that is wrong on our house contract. THE SAME HOUSE CONTRACT FROM LAST VISIT. THAT STILL HAS THE LAST IOs STAMP AND SIGNATURE ON IT.

Our landlord happens to be out of town and cannot expedite her information signature and ID card. So yay.

Have to come back FOR THE THIRD TIME. I am beyond angry at this point. The amount of time and money I have wasted on this is absolutely insane.

I am at a loss for words at this point. How is it paperwork last time that was correct signed and stamped now incorrect.

Sorry end of rant.

Hey everyone!

Just asking for maybe some advice / insight on what would be best to do.

My wife and I are planning to move to Thailand in September. We’re currently staying in the Canary Islands (not registered here though).

Now, we want to get a DTV visa (Muay Thai), and I have over a million baht in my account, but not for longer than 3 months yet. In the end of November I will get an additional 1.5 million deposit into my account so there would be plenty in terms of ‘$$’ in my account to cover us both.

Now we’re thinking to fly to Thailand mid September on a visa exemption on arrival (60 days), then extend with another 30 days AND THEN fly to a neighboring country to get our DTV visas done there.

We’re also thinking about getting a condo in Thailand when we arrive, but I understand that most landlords only allow a minimum stay / contract of 1 year, which is totally fine with us, but ‘what if’ our DTV visas for some reason wouldnt be approved, ‘what then?’ Is kinda what we’re thinking.. Is it then possible to fly to Thailand anyway and for example get an ED visa instead? We’ve only been to Thailand once last year for 3 weeks so no overstay/borderruns etc etc..

Just kinda looking into how maybe some of you have done it and maybe have some advice?

Many thanks yall!!

I am 53 and planning to move with my fiancé to Hua Hin from the USA in March 2026. Originally we were advised to wait until then because he turns 50 on Feb 28, that we should enter on tourist visas and apply for the non-O when we get there, and that we shouldn’t worry about being married or not.

But now, I’ve been told that we should get married and apply for the non-O before he turns 50 because he would qualify as my dependent. (I still am not sure about when/where to apply for the visa.)

Recommendations? Thanks!

Hi everyone! My husband applied for the DTV workcation at the London Embassy (as a British citizen) and he received a request for more info. They are asking for a utility bill as proof of residency but we've been living in Thailand for the last year as dependents on the kids education visas.

What other documents can we provide to prove we are in the UK? He doesn't have a UK driving license, and we stay at my brother's house so no hotel reservation.

Thank you.