What happen to DTV holders after half a year if they wish to stay in Thailand?

Can they extend automatic for another half a year until they reach 5 years?

I arrived in Thailand in October and was given the standard 60 day exemption and then went to Laos for a week and returned to Thailand to get another 60 day exemption, but I am wondering if I can do another boarder run or do I need to go to immigration and settle for a 30 day extension

Hey I'm from the UK and hoping to go to Thailand on the dtv visa. I plan on taking my partner and 2 young children with me on the visa. Can anyone please give me an idea of how much I will need in my bank account to cover all 4 of us? I'm getting mixed messages on Google... Thankyou 🙂

No we are not married but we have two children together and both our names are on the birth certificate so I thought this would be enough to satisfy them that we are together with children but not married. We were all born in the UK yes.

We plan on staying out there a while, not just for a holiday.

Can I apply for the visa first, then once it is accepted can I then transfer the £12,000 into his bank account? Or would this just be too obvious on his bank statements? I don't understand why I can't just sponser all 3 of them whilst we are out there as I will be the one working online? I don't understand why we all need £12,000 in the bank for this.... It doesn't make sense for most travelling nomad families to have over £25000 in savings....but makes sense for them to have a small cushion and means to support themselves whilst living there. I was also considering putting my eldest (6) into an international school, would this make any difference?

It does say also that although the visa is valid for 5 years, we would have to leave after 180 days anyway and come back in?

Would it just be easier for us to get no visa initially for a month, get a tourist visa and then boarder run and repeat? How long would this work for?

Thanks 🙏

Can someone explain the following?

If you need a bank account to get a retirement visa, as you have to show 800k baht in your bank account, why do the banks say you need a retirement visa to get a bank account? I’m trying to open an account and get my own visa. Is this even possible or do you have to use an agent. Is there anyone from the UK who can explain the process please

Destination Thailand Visa extension requirements posted on Bangkok immigration's website

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Check with your office to see if they have the hand out listing the requirements. This should be pretty close to what they want at most offices though :)

I saw that a retirement visa is an option to move to Thailand.... my husband is 51, so he can get one, but I am only 48... wo uld i still be able to get one since I will be with him? Any advice at all, helps. Thank you!🥰

Hi guys.👋

So I’ve booked a one way ticket to Phuket late April. I’m well travelled and have been to SE Asia many times.

Planning on a retirement one year visa initially and may buy/start a business there.

So the process order is.

- find accommodation and get TM30

- arrange bank account and deposit 800,000bth

- apply for retirement visa

- this deposit has to be in for 2 months before I can apply.. yes?

- organise health insurance for $100,000us

Therefore as I have 60 days (I’m a kiwi coming for retirement visa, not elite) I have to a boarder run to get another 60 days until my deposit is recognised.

I’m I correct on the methodology ?

Getting a Thai drivers licence will be easy.

Cheers

I’m going to Vietnam today for a few days and will return on a visa exempt stamp. Can I go to immigration and extend a year based on marriage, or will I need to leave again to get a non-o to then extend?

Additional info: I know all the requirements for the extension (paperwork and seasoned money etc.) I just want to know if I can save another trip by extending on visa exempt

Probably asked a million times but lm wanting retirement visa NON O was told there's a NON OA visa. No 800k in the bank is it true and advantages of both?

I'm a 77-year-old retired individual I have military retirement and social security I want to apply for retirement type Visa before I go to Thailand if possible should I go to the consulate with the paperwork and get it done there or should I wait and go to Thailand tourist visa and do it in Thailand thank you