Hey guys,

I plan to apply through Hanoi embassy and have mainly two questions:

- Should the financial proof include 3 or 6 months in the past? I keep seeing both numbers here.

- I apply for freelancer purpose. I have at least two contracts but they are in German. Is a translation mandatory? (I also have a portfolio website in English but I'm not sure if this is enough)

Anyone have recent experience with obtaining a residency certificate at Suratthani Immigration? Is it same day or next day? I'm on Phangan where they only give 1 at a time and I need 2 for 2 different reasons.

Tutorial.

Before applying, check the web for ppl who successfully applied from the exact same situation as yours. often they share files they provided. use them.

the application site is tricky. you can't change it, you can't trick it.

so before you finally submit, you check each and every letter of your data.

the passport scan function is the direct way to being rejected. scan, and then check and mostly edit each field, so they match your passport.

deliver what they ask for. not more, not less.

have more money on your account than the equivalent of 500k baht. exchange rates change, and the process can last longer.

you can't appeal, you can't "talk to somebody". so be diligent, don't mess around. each pdf can only be one file. if you have more pages, ask google how to connect them.

ignore facebook groups. the amount of false and guessed info is tremendous.

finally: different nationalities have different levels of requirements. different countries may ask for different documents. so think twice where you want to apply.

I have a question regarding the dependent visa on the DTV. Should it be classified as a Non-O visa, or it should be a DTV valid for five years? My friend received dependent visa based on the DTV, and her e-visa is Non-Immigrant and issued for one year😳 Any idea?

If the husband is an American citizen and we are registered as married in Thailand, he wish to change from a tourist visa to a Non-O (Marriage) visa. If he wants to change it in Thailand, he needs to have 400,000 baht in his bank account in Thailand. However, foreigners who enter on a tourist visa cannot open a bank account. How can he prove his financial situation? I'm looking for information from people who have gone through this process."

My 60 day tourist visa expires on Jan 30th. I want to stay til the end of February. If I apply for the 30 day extension today at the immigration office in Samui, do the 30 days start from today or from Jan 30th?

Hi all. How often can you do a 60day (+30 day for a total of 90 days) per calendar year? And do you have to fly out or is a border run ok?

People keep saying you can’t keep coming in on a 60 day visa exempt. We have been travelling Asia the last 3 years, so end up coming into Thailand app 3 or 4 times a year. If I shouldn’t be using visa exempt people say get dev. But we aren’t working we are travelling, so don’t fit the requirements. What else should we do?We are not retiring here either, so the visa exempt is our only option that I know of. Any advice on this would be appreciated.

Happy New Year!

Have to get a new extension next month for Non-O (over 50). First time doing it in Bangkok. Does Chaengwattana require the bank issued transaction record or does the updated bank book and copy showing 12 months of transactions suffice (along with the bank letter)?

Came through immigration this pm. USA passport. 4th trip visa exempt in one year. Io gave me a warning next time will be a problem. I told him I will be applying for retirement visa. He made a note to my file. Did I get wrong IO or is 4 the limit?