@George *****

at home for some and through 7-11 print service for other docs.

I gave as-is without redacting. It's an embassy / consulate.

@Deborah ******

the mid level is exactly what I'm at in total. Some differences in the details but overall end up at the same number. 75-85,000 baht per month.

And yes, it does vary depending on Thursday lifestyle, aircon usage, eating out vs cooking, etc. I could survive on half that but I'm quite comfortable as is, not luxury level but comfortable.

If it goes into effect it's basically the same thing as filling out the immigration cards that we used to do before. No big deal

@Jay *********

no cards to fill out at this time just arrive and go to immigration. The news articles about the online version of the card is not official yet.

@Shawn ******

sounds good to me as well. Basically I'm living on of my budget in usa. In Dallas area my monthly was about $8-9k and here is $2-2.2k. Smaller house, different foods, no car as of yet but love it here

I live on $2000-$2200 usd a month here. Comfortable but not extravagant, nor a lot of partying. It all depends on your lifestyle and what you're used to.

While some say they live on $1k or $1.5k a month I would be miserable in a tiny old studio apartment and living on the food that allows. There are others living on $5k or more a month as well.

I cook once a day and eat out once a day. Mainly local food and occasionally international food a couple times a week. I have a few drinks once or twice a week. Take a few trips locally for sightseeing and occasional international flight. Have a 60sqm condo with ocean view (this is still tiny compared to what I had in usa) that is comfortable but not luxury.

Visa - DTV is good. There are some other more expensive options as well.

Income - plan on having international sourced income or passive income.

@Dustin *****

I did get approved and going to pick it up tomorrow. Lots of questions and discussion to clarify documents. Two day process rather than same day for me.

Saw two others there that were having issues getting theirs approved (not denied just need clarification or additional documents). It seems if any documents or situation is a little different than normal then it takes some time to explain.

I am the majority shareholder in a USA based C-corporation and receive income both through a w-2 and also from monthly interest payments from an investment.

I provided:

one month bank statements

Letter from company showing remote work allowed

Articles of Incorporation

DBA filing

Loan agreement to show income from investment

W-2 to show income

And a personal financial statement to show networth, income, etc

They got a little confused on the DBA versus official company name but we discussed and got through it. They needed a supervisor to review it which was later in the day, therefore the two day process. They did ask if I came to Taiwan specifically to apply for the DTV. Not sure if that was a positive or negative. They didn't take the application fee until after they confirmed that it will be approved. That was definitely appreciated.

The other individuals that were turned away to come back with more info had unique income situations (one was crypto). They will also try again tomorrow with additional info. The other was asked to provide business license of their employer but they don't own the company so they didn't have that.

One thing that stood out to me was to provide the documents in sections describing the information rather than providing all the documents at once. First application form. Then bank statements. Then income information. And so forth in order to simplify things.

@Ivan ***********

thanks. I'll try a different method next time and see what the difference is. Currently I use wise to transfer from bank to bank and it takes about a week.

@Stuart ********

out of curiosity, why transfer twice instead of using wise to transfer directly from bank to bank. Is it faster or cheaper to do this way instead of directly?