@Dnatjugweme ***********

the 6 month trend AT HANOI is not just relevant to your citizenship/nationality. Maybe that could affect you in a way but this is not final. Hanoi wants to see 6 months of bank statements and continous flow of money AS OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR. Whatever happened before abuse fraud etc is not currently tolerated as i write this post. I notice that a lot of the people that got rejected in the past weeks here had comments from you telling them this was not required at hanoi( SEASON MONEY) . I suggest you to be more careful in your suggestions as people come here for help and telling them what has worked in the past ( 3 months ago) or who was lucky does not help them. You make comments on the majority of the posts on this forum so you know exactly what is needed at each post SPECIALLY HANOI WHICH IS QUITE POPULAR. There are no benefits for anyone in this group with other people getting rejected 🙏

@Steffen ****************

could be man but based on the recent trend they really go deep into the financials at the adjudication stage. During document check yes it will not raise a concern but with the dudes that have the final approval they dont seem to be lenient as before in Hanoi. Maybe it was the fraud-abuse that happened there before but HANOI is only a good place to apply with the proper documents otherwise i would not apply there 🙏

Anonymous participant theoretically it could work but THEY REALLY WANT THIS MONEY TO COME OUTSIDE OF THAILAND to satisfy the financial requirement. See if he has any money in the US with bonafide established bank statements. I would take that route in the states. Or maybe another relative. The moment you mention THAILAND in dtv it can get you in trouble. Not because its not allowed but because its the nature of the visa which again DOES NOT AUTHORIZE YOU TO WORK, DOES NOT AUTHORIZE YOU TO HAVE LOCAL CLIENTS ETC. my 2 cents but maybe other guys here can jump in if they have applied using thai funds or can go deeper into the subject. When it comes to this visa is better to stay simple so your story can be understood easily . The moment you deviate from this “ SIMPLE FINANCIAL STORY” the moment you get asked more questions more documents and thus end up in rejection territory.

At Hanoi based on similar applications that were processed recently it will be REJECTED. The money must be seasoned there for quite sometime 3 month minimum and 6 month if you want to be certain. If you dont have the financials get an sponsor and take the soft route. As a business owner/ staycation Digital Nomad YOU ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE PAYSTUBS THAT CAN JUSTIFY THE 500k SAVINGS. I recently applied there and monitor this forum and this is the late trend. THERE ARE NO SECOND SHOTS with DTV is either you convice them and get an approval or you get a rejection NO REFUNDS🙏

@Keith ******

true my bad we travel so often that i never had to worry about this reporting. 180 days is the allowance stay which again had nothing to do with the reporting. I will fix the comment thank you for the headsup ☝️

I think i got this info wrong but i could not justify why they would want my info to the applying consulate country. So i put my intended arrival flight INTO THAILAND . This was the only question i could not figure out so when i was approved for my visa i put the same for my wife and we both got it so i dont think they care much about it. Hope this helps 🙏

Anonymous participant 461 true. I really feel this visa will not survive on its current form. It does no matter what visa you are on 180 days stamp stay beats the rest anyday anytime with limited paperwork involved. The requirements are also fairly easy to put together. The priviledge/spouse/investment even retirement are more formal processes and MORE DOCUMENTS NEEDED AND EXTRA FORMALITIES. You do get with those a bank account. But im fine with wise and the other digital wallets so the bank account is not a must have for us at this point🙏

Anonymous participant than you are fine my man. I dont have much info about shanghai but i think you should have applied in Hanoi/Jakarta as those seem to have expedited visa processes. Well nothing you can do now. Give it a couple of days and if you are in the area go and knock at their doors it wont hurt your application. In my case i applied at Hanoi and due to thr volume of applications they dont seem to answer emails or at least that was my case . Shanghai im sure is a different story. Good luck 🙏

The cover letter is an introduction of yourself as of why you want this visa. Its your best friend if you dont want an interview. Its good to have it when you apply for any visa not just thailand. Remember you are not there only your documents so i would include it . Stay simple show them what they are looking for and you will get the visa 🙏

Congratulations. I experienced the same treatement last week. They want us here otherwise they would not have this visa. Enjoy thailand 🇹🇭🙏