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Mar 23, 2026
a month ago
Exhilarati**********
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Hi :)

Does anyone have a recommendation for a fast track service that’s taken you through immigration in Bangkok and been smooth and quick! How do I organise this? Thank you!
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Feb 15, 2026
3 months ago
Danny ***********
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Hello im from Belgium 😀 54m married in Kalasin. I try to get a 90day visa but the visa website always freeze. When i ask around in Thailand the Prices are sometime extravagant. Can somebody guide me the right way? Or a correct person for help. Thank you.
13 comments
Feb 12, 2026
3 months ago
DTV approved, sharing my experience.

I am an online therapist/development coach.

Submitted in Hanoï on the 3rd, approved today the 12th

I follow what Chat GPT told me to do and it was good advice. It wrote me the correct introduction letter and advised me what to put and to remove. Too many info can trigger questions. It read all my files and made me make some changes with real good arguments (that's why I followed it, not blindly of course).

Also I myself translated all documents and put the french and the translated version.

Hope this help
3 comments
Jan 19, 2026
3 months ago
Corey ******
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DTV and Dependent Approved. Application submitted and paid for on December 27 in Vientane, LDR. DTV approved Jan 6 at 9 pm without interview. Dependent application submitted and paid for Jan 8. Request for further documentation Jan 13 and approved Jan 14. Total approval duration 19 days. Total stay in Laos 21 days. Activity: Culinary, House of Taste Cooking School BKK (Legitimate). They assisted with initial application. Income documentation: Savings, substantial USD.
15 comments
Dec 15, 2025
5 months ago
Tess ********
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Hi All

Thanks for the add.

We intend to retire to Hua Hin around April 2027 and we are visiting on holiday in March 2026 for three weeks.

Is there anything I can do during our holiday in March to help with the retirement in 2027.

We will both be 62 on retirement and both UK citizens.

Any advise would be appreciated.
2 comments
Nov 23, 2025
5 months ago
Thomas ***********
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Hi everyone!

I know it’s much easier to just do a border bounce, but does anyone know the current requirements for extending the DTV visa in Koh Phangan, Koh Samui or Surat Thani?

I’m traveling with my infant and feeling too lazy to go abroad right now, so I’d love to try the extension route first if possible.

Has anyone successfully done it recently? Any tips or updates would be super appreciated!
15 comments
Nov 3, 2025
6 months ago
Completed my first 90day check in. It was pretty easy.

Quick tips:

1. Fill in paperwork before getting there. You can download forms from immigration website.

2. Go before noon on Monday or Tuesday. Less of a crowd.

Took no more than 20 min.
24 comments
Oct 23, 2025
6 months ago
Dear members, I've researched the topic but I would like to ask this group as well... Has anyone here applied for DTV for soft power while non-B was still valid?

I've been working legally in Thailand for two years, but my employment will end next month and naturally, my non-B will be cancelled. My plan is to apply for DTV for Muay Thai (I've been training for years) while my non-B is still valid, return to Thailand on my non-B after DTV gets approved (hopefully), and when the non-B gets cancelled next month, I'd leave Thailand again and return on DTV.

My income will come from investments in my home country and online work from outside the country. I will not work in Thailand - but I wish to avoid that officers will suspect otherwise. Has anybody else transitioned from non-B to DTV like this? I'd appreciate you to share your experience, tips & tricks...

Thank you for sharing!
7 comments
Oct 9, 2025
7 months ago
Arun *************
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A huge debt of gratitude for all the help this group provided during our LTR visa journey which culminated today in the grant for me and my wife.
3 comments
Oct 9, 2025
7 months ago
Andy **********
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I am a UK citizen currently working internatiinally offshore on Oil Rigs. I work a 28/28 day rptation on a permenant contract.

Can I apply for a DTV visa on this basis and if so has anyone got any advice or tips to help smooth the way for me

Cheers
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