It's still to be seen how they'll track down ATM and CC uses and then tax foreigners based on this. They simply do not have the manpower to do this. Yes, they might track down couple foreigners, but it'll just be a scare tactic just to make foreigners report it themselves out of fear. 400+ transactions a year in bank account being reported? Hardly. I don't see bar ladies and freelancers filing their income taxes, or tax department even coming after them, even though they every single one of them definitely have more than 400+ transactions a year. The whole video is a scare tactic by lawyers wanting more clients by fear mongering.

Yes, paying taxes is good. But only if you're someone here with a work permit working a job or business, or if you're someone who's trying to get PR or Citizenship eventually down the line. For every other regular guy either on DTV or Retirement visa, paying taxes in Thailand makes no sense when you don't get any benefit out of it.

Congrats. Did you figure out what was the issue in your first application. What did you do differently this time? What extra documents did you submit?

I flew through Suvarnabhumi Airport. Good luck in DMK.

Good luck to you. There a chance of scrutiny while entering Thailand by the Immigration Officer as happened to me. Hope that doesn't happen to your partner. Keep us updated if your partner get's his visa this time around and what you did differently this time.

Indian here. Got DTV approved from Laos on Workcation category. On my recent entry to Thailand the IO lady was very thorough and I had to almost show her all the documents I used when I applied for the visa in Laos. She specifically wanted to know why I applied from Laos even though I don’t live there. Indians are facing more scrutiny it seems. Thai authorities want you to apply from your home country.

Secondly, did you submit “source of income documents” like employment letter, employment contract, etc.? Even though it’s not required, embassies do want to see it to know who you’ll sustain yourself while living in Thailand.

The 500K THB needs to be sitting your bank account for at least 3 months (at least that was the case for me when I applied in Laos). Just to be safe and to avoid any scrutiny, I didn’t show 500K in my Thai bank account, but rather in my primary Indian Bank account.

Moreover, especially for Indians, if you were on an ED visa before, you need to give sometime, usually a month gap, before applying for a new visa (unless it’s a non-o visa like marriage, retirement, business or LTR).

Do not apply from Hanoi again. Better to give it sometime and apply from India or from Laos. Show your Indian Bank account with 500K balance for at least 3 months.

Take a minivan to Chanthaburi (you can get a minivan for Chanthaburi from near Numchai on Sukhumvit road opposite St. Nikolaus Catholic Church). Cost around 200 baht

From Chanthaburi, take a Minibus to Cambodia border for around 200 baht. The whole roundtrip will cost you around 1000 baht. But it’s a DIY things, and there will be no agents to help you.

It’s landlords duty to report and file TM30 on your behalf. If they fail to do so, they need to pay a fine of 1600. But as we all know, this is Thailand. The landlord is trying to make you pay for the fine, because it’s ultimately you who need the TM30 more than the landlord.

On the plus side, if you do not plan to extend your visa, you do not need to file TM30 and 90 Day report. Nobody is coming to knocking on your door asking for your TM30 and 90 Day report. Just leave after 180 days and enter again.

It's most likely due to your "unemployed" status. I've come across many such situations as yours. Even if the applicant has enough savings, they are looking for applicants with a stable job or a regular source of income. They seem to think that people with regular income are less likely to overstay, or work illegally in Thailand. Whether it's a soft power or workcation, they are now asking for a "regular source of income".

Also, do not mention poker. If you mention a doing something that's illegal in Thailand, it's a sure shot way to get red flagged and rejected.

If the house you rented is in a gated society, just write the name of the society. If it's a standalone house not in a gated society, just write "House", "Townhouse", "AirBnB" etc.

Yes. And prepare your backstory really good. Do not mention you're unemployed. Better to have a regular source of income. If you're an investor, you can start withdrawing X amount every month for next 3 months, and show that as your regular income from investment. Do not mention you're looking for new job or you are currently unemployed, instead say that you're taking a break from work and you have regular income from your investment to support your lifestyle. They may call you for an interview as well, so prepare accordingly and have proofs and documents ready. You can also say that your father is sponsoring you (prepare a sponsor letter, your father's bank statement and his employment details in that case).

Thai Consulates and Embassies in India are pretty strict. And since you mentioned unemployed in your application, your chances of rejection just skyrocketed. If your source of income is from investment, you should just have mentioned you're a stock trader and you get X amount of money every month from your investments as dividends to support your daily life. Never should you have mentioned "unemployed".

Secondly, you need to have 500K THB for at least 6 months. I was personally told this by Kolkata Consulate. I'm assuming it's true for all the consulates in India.

Thirdly, email the Embassy with your application number and ask for the reason for cancellation/rejection. Try to fix your mistake next time you apply.

Since you application has been recently rejected, apply after at least 2 months. And if possible apply from Thai Embassy in Laos, Jakarta, Cambodia or Vietnam. However I hear that a lot of DTV visa holders are being questioned by Immigration Officers at the airports if their DTV visa has been issued from Vietnam.