@Tan ***********

the same, actually being employed here was supposed to make things easier (at least in my opinion). I expected a lot of question regarding how I'd support myself in thailand but most of questions were related to my work

did 4 months in 2023, 2 months last year. 2 extensions and one visa run

@Tan ***********

my advice is easy, go to vietnam/philippines/indonesia

I asked the bank to provide me a statement for issuing a visa. They obviously show my name and my bank account number to prove that's legit. Redacting documents isn't a good idea (just my 2 cents)

the embassy I applied asked me to put all the money in a single account. Actually it should be fine to have 2 accounts but u know how things work in thailand....

soft powers? if yes, did you choose a 3 months course or a 6 one? what's your nationality?

anything in between 90 and 180

Chinese usually have 2 given names and NOT a middle name, are you sure you have written down your name as Ni-Ya and not Ni in the given name and Ya as a middle one?

@Geoff ******

get a muay thai class up to 6 months and a week/10days in vietnam to apply for your DTV visa. If you don't mind gamble k then you can try with the medical route but the dental part is very risky and likely to get denied (as most of dental procedures require no more than a few weeks to be done)

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