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Anonymous participant 454 Agree. I woukd not apply with anything less than 6 months course currently if one wants to mitigate risk.
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@Oli ******
I just had coffee with my property agent. She deals with a lot of Chinese and Burmese clients. She thought it might be Burmese rather than Chinese.
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Pompel Pilt Friends who have been working month on and month off in middle east and Aus all getting pulled now on Visa Exempt and told to get a visa such as METV
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Anonymous participant Yes, many countrie you can only apply if you are a citizen or hold a long term visa. The exceptions seem to be the countries close to Thailand such as Vietnam and Laos etc
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Pompel Pilt Yeah need to be 50 for retirement visa in Thailand. The DTV is currently the best option for those under 50 Much better options that what was available previously. Long term in Cambodia is easy too.
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Yes, the DTV can only be applied for and issued outside of Thailand. It is issued by the MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and not Immigration.
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Do you have a history of travel outside Bangladesh and specifically to Thailand?
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@Alejandro ***
Out of the closer countries Vietnam looks better option right now.
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@Oli ******
I do not think that many were going to Cambodia anyway to change suddenly to Laos. I am speculating here but the only news I have seen about visas was that 13k Ed visas to Chinese in Chiang Mai. Many of them hanging on a "Wobbly nail" in the colloquial. The news report mentioned a figure of 50%.
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@Alejandro ***
That many applications seems to be abnormal and an outlier. Something just foes not right right with that number. The location is a favourite eith agents for applications though. If I was an independent applicant I would be avoiding Laos and would apply elsewhere.