5min. Many people come up to load on a land crossing and just cross the border to get the stamp and come right back.

@Nelson *****

Wow, maybe it was just timing. Not sure why you are getting long delays then... Hope you find a solution.

I just transferred from my bank to bangkok bank via wise at 10pm and had the money the next day by lunch. It used to take a few seconds but when I moved a bit more it took until 2pm the next day. I think it had to do with the timing of bank hours or the amount.

Are you moving large quantities? Maybe that is the cause of the delay

@Stephan **********

It is probably because I was wrong and didn't know such a form existed.

It is ok to be straightforward and let somebody know they are lacking some useful information. You don't need to resort to passive-aggressive forms of communication 😆.

Your visa had the correct date of the 21st. December 24th, your arrival day, counts as your first day. If you use something like google to do a calculation for 180 days it counts the 25th as your first day instead of the 24th.

In Thailand, a Visa is attached to the passport and if the passport expires, you need a new Visa. I'm surprised that the visa expiration date was past the expiration date of your passport. Some people have been surprised when they've gotten a DTV that was less than 5 years because it was tied to the expiration date of their passport.

I showed them 6 months of statements that included the balance.

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

Well anybody with an American tourist visa can stay for 180 days, others too probably, so the length of stay wouldn't automatically classify any tourist as living in the host country.

180 days doesn't mean you are trying to live anywhere - if you establish a homestead (rent long-term, build a house, have a job with your contact being in said country, etc. would indicate living there.

I would think putting your life on hold and visiting family for 6 months wouldn't automatically declassify anybody from being a tourist.

Anonymous participant 179 I think You may have misunderstood my post. I wasn't restating the actual requirements I was speculating as to why many people were finding themselves getting rejected and not knowing why. I was questioning whether there were some underlying requirements that aren't official.

@Muhammad *******

You have to provide all the documents and then you have to submit it so basically you are paying the agent to review what you're submitting. That doesn't seem very cost efficient. I think agents are more valuable when they're doing all the leg work for you.