@James *******

hes asking from usa to thai,unless its Phuket, I havent heard about return tickets being asked

Print DTV, laminate, show to gate agent

The problem with antedoctal reporting is that it represents a,biased self-selecting report. On average though it appears that the majority of negative DTV stories are anonymous posters...if you are ruling out the possibility of bots or human manipulation on social media, than so be it. Visa agencies, certain govt employees don't like the DTV because it has a 5 year validity, so less tea money is earned. Casual observation suggests that most problems arise from muaythai or cooking classes approaches, and those not waiting for visa in the country that they applied. So,apologies to those who actually were delayed.

Calling bs on these anonymous posters, most likely visa agencies stirring crap

Went across Nong Khai on Friendship Bridge in my own auto Christmas week , stayed for 7 days not a word on DTV, more hassles with car paperwork cause they want to f with you

Went to original branch, simple process

@Brandon ***********

ah ok , good to know, thanks

Is the monthly income lowered to 40k? I was told 65k

@Adrian *******

and very lucky for you. At Kbank last year I had three different tellers and managers tell me to bring three different sets of documents. Finally, came in with my wife, all pages of marriage license, and new and old passport and sat in the chair until the bank manager finally signed off. The clerk told me the real back story afterwards, which I can't post on here...

Todd

@Tod ********

had summarized this very well. My personal experiences of 20+ years suggest to me that what happens in any bank or immigration office across varies greatly, depending on location and even the infividual official employee you encounter. The early days of the DTV visa program opened the floodgates , now , coupled with an effort to stop money laundering and curtail digital scammers ,both immigration and banks are reacting.