My family will be moving there and applying for a remote worker visa from my wifes job. Do we need 800k baht total in the bank? Or is that per person? I will not be working and just be on the spouse visa as i will just be collecting passive income from renting out my property.

METV Visa Question:

Hi...I'm Ken - a traditional 6 month tourist visitor to Thailand. Had to pay a 10k bribe to BKK immigration recently to come in from a recent visa run or they would send me back to where I'd come form. They said they Red Flagged my passport for needing a long-term visa the next time I visit.

- The Retirement Visa doesn't work for me because I'm rather mobile and after getting one I'd be forced to return to TH in person to renew at a certain time each year.

Been looking into the METV....

If I understand it right

- It allows for a 6 month stay.

- I'm allowed to stay the first time 60 days...which can be extended an additional 30 days.

- Then I can return after a visa run and start the process over.

Questions:

- Has anyone in this group ever gotten one of these?

- Do I understand it right?

Soft power DTV (6-month Thai cooking from Arun Thai) through the Chicago Consulate.

Applied on March 18th.

Pending Document Check morning of March 26. Checked again at noon - Pending Approval.

Received approval email by 3:45pm.

8 days total. No back and forth.

No income, but I submitted a brokerage statement which had the amount necessary instead of my personal bank account. I submitted my boarding pass from Taipei to Chicago as proof of location.

I’ve been so anxious reading the recent posts on here especially since I have already booked a ticket back to BKK in the beginning of April that I kept checking the status of my application everyday. I hope my experience can provide some people with relief during their application process.

So my family and I did things a bit 🤏🏽 backwards but hear me out. We came to Thailand, got an apartment and settled in, now we are about to head to Vietnam to apply for the DTV. We are going for the Muay Thai/soft power DTV, and we have all the requirements checked off, however, I’d like to clarify the applying process. So my spouse is going to apply first and then myself and our son will apply after they get their DTV confirmation, correct? To clarify we can’t all apply at the same time, right?

Hi everyone! My husband and I are planning to move permanently to Thailand, and we’re looking into the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV). We own a company in the UK and work as employees of our own business, getting paid through a payee. We also have enough savings to make the move, so we want to ensure we meet all the financial requirements.

A few questions we’d love some clarity on:

✅ For the 500,000 THB savings requirement, do the six months of bank statements need to show that amount consistently each month, or is it just the total that needs to be available at the time of application?

✅ What specific documents are required for this visa application?

✅ Are there any other financial or general requirements we should be aware of?

✅ Where and how should we submit the application – is it best to do it online, through the Thai Embassy, or another way?

✅ What’s the fastest and easiest way to apply and get approval?

✅ Once the visa is granted, is there a time limit to enter Thailand before it expires?

We’d really appreciate any advice or experiences you can share!

Got my DTV approved in Hanoi in 5 days

big thanks to Muai Thai Fever CM which been very helpful, cost effective and convenient 💪

Hello everyone,

I’m currently getting all my documents ready for DTV application this coming May in Jakarta. Will also be applying a dependent DTV for my 16 year-old son. I just have one very important question which I hope I could get some help from this group with. Would the 500k in my account and a sponsor letter for my son (from me) be sufficient for his application? Or do we need another 500k for him? 😬🙏🏼 thanks so much in advance everyone!

Anyone with recent experience applying through New York? I‘m going on 2 weeks for my soft power DTV. The status still says checking documents. I called after a week, it was last week Wednesday and they told me it would be done by the end of the week. Status still the same.

Do anyone have input on how long you have to wait for a spouse visa appointment in Bangkok?

This may be a dumb question but are you able to apply for the DTV visa while in Thailand? Or do you have to indicate you are applying outside of the country?