This is NOT an official government website. We are an independent resource providing information and assistance to travelers.
Kyle *********
This is a summary of
Kyle *********
's contributions to the platform. They have posed 4 questions and added 91 comments.

QUESTIONS

COMMENTS

Kyle **********
if you are older than 50then you should look at the retirement visa. You can apply for DTV but dental appointments are a big gamble, some got approved, a lot of folks got denied. You should invest
*****
k in a muay thai/cooking class, no matter if you'll attend those courses/classes, all you need is the documents to show up the embassy. That's a
*****
k for the DTV +
*****
k for the courses but you'll be good for 5yrs
Kyle **********
@Mart ***
could you please mention the school and the cost (even in private)? thanks
Kyle **********
depends on the kind of medical treatment and it can still be a gamble except if you have a previous history of treatments in thailand. I feel it's safer to waste
*****
k on the muay thai route but get your visa approved that taking the risk of a medical treatment and get your visa denied or get a METV the most
Kyle **********
@John ******
chinese names got a surname and usually 2 names, as example Lin Yu Fang. Lin is the family name while Yu Fang is the given name. My friend Put Yu as first name, Fang as middle name. He lost 10k cuz the embassy said that Yu Fang has no middle name but he should have typed Yu-Fang as given name while the official website claims the opposite
Kyle **********
A friend of mine who got a chinese name got a far worse experience, he typed in the middle name as all the English official website claims but his application got cancelled cuz according to the thai embassy, chinese folks have 2 given names and not a a given and a middle name. He showed them the screenshot from their official website claiming he followed exactly what they wrote there and you know what their reply was? "You tick that part of the applications that says that this won't be refund in any circumstance. (showing the screenshot of what they just claimed) Try again".
Kyle **********
it's likely that the embassy will ask to check the money transferred to your account for several months and not just for a single month
Kyle **********
they take it slow when it comes to email.... My friend got her visa approved last week and she her mail was sent this morning (9 days after the visa was approved)
Kyle **********
@Tofu ******
all the gym I contacted asked to get paid in advance ;)