Anonymous participant Check your visa in Vietnam. I heard Vietnam visa is 90 days. You said you were only there a week.

I just realized that one of my banks I was going to submit statements for has my name listed as "Joe", but on all other documents including my passport it has my name as "Joseph". Is this going to be a problem?

If they ask for it anyhow, why not go ahead and submit it so it cuts down on the processing time?

@John *********

That makes sense if you renewed your passport, then you have to go in person.

Hmm... So I'm hearing most of you say it MUST be done in person. But looks like only one person here has had personal experience of ONLY doing it online. Does anyone know what the TRUE and ACCURATE answer is?

@Luit ****************

Hmm.. ok. So it looks like from the timing of everything, I will never do 90-day reporting online.

Anonymous participant 927 Were you on a work visa receiving funds or did you just transfer in from your home country?

@Heath *******

That was my thought exactly. I have a Thai bank account. But I was receiving funds on a work visa. But I've since concluded my contract and my work permit/visa is being cancelled, so that I can apply for the DTV visa.

Those of you who said "as long as the funds came from outside Thailand".. but I have a Thai bank, and my funds came from inside Thailand. But I was on a work visa. Set to be cancelled this month. So the funds will only be savings going forward. I guess I can take pics of my passport with the appropriate visa stamps to prove it. So in this circumstance, is it an issue?

Ok. So in Anonymous's example above, he would need to adjust his dates to where he's in country only 179 days if he does not want to be a tax resident?