You dreamt all this up by yourself, right? You read tea leaves as well?

Anonymous participant 648 it’s quite likely that your ‘visa’ is in fact an extension of stay now.

Your initial 90 day visa did indeed work like that. It had a validity period (valid from <date> to <date>) and you would get a 90 day stamp at immigration when you entered the country during that period.

Now you’re on extensions your re entry permit gets you stamped in till the end date of that extension.

Lots of speculation in this thread about what the DTV is, what it’s meant to be, what it’s going to be etc etc.

you’ve been asked a question by the consulate. You must have a plan as to how you’re going to sustain yourself whilst in Thailand. You’re going to live off your savings.

Tell them that.

The first requirement is that a TM30 needs to be filed within 24 hours of arrival at any property you’re staying at (hotels usually do this for you without you realising, longer term residences, not so much) then on day 89 (your arrival day is day one) your 90 day report will be due. You can report that in person two weeks before the due date and up to one week after it.

The advice normally given to anyone who is about to apply for any kind of extension at an immigration office (apart from maybe a 30 day extension on a tourist visa/visa exempt) is to GO to the office you’re going to use way before you apply and ask them IN DETAIL exactly what they will require for that extension.

They’re happy to tell you so that when you do apply for the extension, you don’t waste anyone’s time (yours included) and it all goes smoothly.

It’s less frustrating if you do that, plus you’ve got time to get anything you’re missing before your stamp gets close to running out.

In a successful application I was party to, the statement was in a currency that the staff in HCMC may not have been familiar with. In order to make sure they were aware that it was over the 500k a note was added (pdf merged) to the statement showing the exchange rate from that currency to Thai baht.

Not sure if it was necessary or not, but it was easy enough to do.

@Shayna ***

There were a few previously that were ‘walk ups’ as in you went there but now, all visas for Thailand are processed online. You do have to be in the country you’re applying in when you apply, and during the process until the decision is made. Some only allow those with residence in that country to apply so check the website of the embassy you’re thinking of using first.

Use the search tool in this group and you’ll see many posts about timeframes and processes from embassies and consulates in many different countries.

Good luck 😊

TM30 to be filed either by your landlord/hotel within 24 hours of your arrival there (if you stay in a hotel first, then move to an apartment for instance, the hotel will file one for you, then you need to make sure another one is filed when you move in. You’ll need a copy of that when you do your 90 day report.

The only way to apply is online. If your application won’t be accepted by the embassy in Spain, your best bet is to travel to a South East Asian country like Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia etc.

They accept applications from non residents.

Anonymous participant or give you the relevant documents so you can file it yourself