If it’s approved the next steps are to print it out and follow the plans you had when you applied

Good on you for starting your research sensibly. Have you visited Thailand? If not do that soon to get a feel of the country. Some living costs are a lot cheaper than Aus but as mentioned education will be expensive.

Check your processing status online - it should help you.

@Blade *******

mate, if it’s so xenophobic just leave. In Australia local residents get annual pass discounts to theme parks and there are other benefits too. Stop whinging - you are sounding very ungrateful

@Blade *******

if you cannot afford Aus$11 per A$1,000 withdrawal reconsider your your life choices regarding where you live

The level of ignorance in here is high. You show passport to immigration - they are interested in YOU; customs is concerned with your baggage.

@Blade *******

absolutely not. Try opening a bank account in Australia as a tourist and see how far you get. Just like many countries Thailand has rules that apply to tourists/foreigners and in many ways Thailand is far more accepting.

Try importing any pharmaceutical product (eye drops) into a 1st world country and tell me what luck you have. The only possible advantage is if you both speak the same language. Years ago in Australia they tried to charge me almost $3,000 in storage/handling because they misread a decimal. It should have been $30

Anonymous participant 664 this sounds like the exact reason

It’s great that you are starting your research, but it’s sad that so much information is posted as fact when it’s just not accurate. For example - DTV gives you 180 days per entry, unlimited entries; DTV is not always simple to obtain. It can be IF you qualify; DTV you do NOT need employment in Thailand. Employment in Thailand is forbidden but remote work is allowed.