@Andi **********

yes same experience. Just 500k isnt enough. They asked for payslips or invoices and transactions of incoming payments.

@Pete ******

how do you become one? I spent 186 days in Thailand this year (already left). Everyone talks about being a tax resident after 180 days but no one actually gives clear instructions what exactly i am suppose to do once i passed 180 days. Who do i inform now? Where do i get a tax form? Where do i file it? To which bank account will i send the tax i suppose to pay? How do i know how much tax i pay?

No one stopped me at the airport, despite I'm sure they could see in the system that i passed 180 days.

On a side note, the consulate is closed today due to a super typhoon. My flight today got cancelled too

Sorry to hear. A friend of mine also went today to the consulate in Taipei and was asked to provide more docs. It seems Taipei has gotten stricter which honestly doesn't surprise me.

If you're making 10k a month, I'm sure you're welcome either way.

I used google translate - they accepted

One person in this group was successful with the consulate in kota Bharu and another one in Penang i think. You can search for the post. I have not read of anyone who got it successfully in KL.

@Andrew ******

they open at 9am afaik. Im landing at 6.30am. will go straight to the consulate i think.

Search for Athens in this group. There was a report

@Deepak ******

i think people hurry up also simply because this visa is too good to be true. They may tighten up with the requirements, it's already very difficult to get it in places like Malaysia, so things could change at any time. Plus doing it in person, at least they refund you if rejected which isn't the case when doing it online.