Can a Thai citizen visit the Philippines and Hong Kong without visas?

Hi! I just wanted to ask why is Vietnam such a popular location? What makes it number one compared to other countries? I’m from Hong Kong and was told that it’ll be a pain to process the DTV visa from Hong Kong and to stay in Vietnam for a day or two and get it sorted out at the embassy in Hanoi. Is there a specific reason for this? Do they not care how long the 500,000 THB has been held in your bank account for?

Another question I have is how long do you have to have the 500,000 thb in your account for? I’ve herd some say 6 months before you can apply and others say nothing so a bit confused about that

Hi everyone, quick question about the financial statements. I am a freelancer with a sole trader company based in HK. I want to submit the statements from my compnay bank account. I am the sole director of the company and I have documents to prove that I am the sole director (my name registered on the company documents), which I will submit also. However, the account is in the name of the company, not my personal name. Does anyone have experience with this? Did you submit your company bank account instead of a personal account? Thank you for sharing your experience.

no one talks about applying the visa in Hong Kong? Want to know if they will ask to hand in some different or extra stuff for soft power(muay thai)

I have a question: Can someone apply for e visa from Hong Kong without even being there...for proof of address local hotel bill can be given...is it illegal ??

Any1 get dtv from hk cheers.

Hope I’m not wrong. Where is the easiest place to border bounce to get 180 days by plane? I really don’t like sitting in a bus for so many hours as a handicapped. That’s why i prefer by air travel

DTV application at the Royal Thai Consulate in Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Swedish passport, applied as freelance worker/digital nomad (Content copywriter/Translator).

Process took 5 business days (10 days total):

Applied on July 27th, got it approved on August 3rd.

💰 Cost: 300 HKD (around 14300 baht at time of application)

☑️ Step 1, application:

I left Thailand and flew to Hong Kong. Sent my application literally as soon as I got to Hong Kong.

I sent them a work contract from one of my clients, showing that I am employed as a freelancer, and that the position is fully remote. The contract clearly listed the contact information to my client. No info about salary in the contract.

Also uploaded a detailed bank statement, showing all activity in my account from February 1st to July 27th. The balance never went below 500,000 THB during that time.

For proof of location I sent them a photo of my entry slip, that I got when I entered Hong Kong.

☑️ Step 2, request for more documents:

On July 31st, I got an email from the consulate where they asked me to upload a "CV with details including education, employment history and Portfolio" and "Full bank statement(s) with applicant’s name showing secure/stable liquid financial asset with ‘latest 6-month’ account activity details".

So I added a few pages to my current CV where I showed screenshots of my work, both in the original word/excel-files and screenshots of my work published on the clients websites. I included links to every published website I was showing in my portfolio. I also added a page with a cover letter for the consulate, explaining my situation, that I have multiple clients but that the client I sent a contract from, pays me enough to support my ife in Thailand. I also told them that none of my clients are in Thailand and how much my average salary is per month.

I uploaded a bank statement for the same account as earlier, but changed the dates to 31/1 - 31/7 (since they asked for exactly 6 months).

☑️ Step 3, visa approved:

I got the visa in the evening of August 3rd, around 20:00. The consulate closes at 17:00, but I guess the visa is made and sent out through systems that run automatically even after the consulate closes.

I emailed them twice during the process asking for a status update as I had a booked flight on 31/7, but didn't get a reply. So I just waited and booked a new flight after I got my visa.

Landed in BKK today, and got my first 180 day stamp 🥳

Hope this helps some of you! 👌

Also, the HK consulate website says that only residents can apply there. I emailed them beforehand and asked about this and they said I could apply, even though I'm not a resident.

Info appreciated. Could use a break from Pattaya so thinking of a week in China for something different.

Aussie passport with Thailand retirement visa (multi). Can i get a visa on arrival for China? Plan to enter at HK and travel to Shenzhen for a few days golf at Mission Hills. Thanks in advance.

Looking at setting up a hong kong asset holding company, anyone else on here set one up and able to offer advice on costs set up and maintenance?