@Shawn ******

as I am not sure if a financial proof must be mad for the METV. For me (German citizen) these proofs, that were a 5000.- Euros in my bank account, got discontinued by October 30th, 2023.

check the website of the Ottawa embassy or the Vancouver consulate (whichever applies to you) for the exact requirements

the easiest 6-months visa is the "multi entry 6-months Tourist Visa" applied by the E-Visa system in Canada. It does not require any financial proofs. . . . . you can apply for the METV every other year. Just don't stay in Thailand longer than 180 days per each holiday, as it would make you a tax resident of Thailand

@Albert *******

it's up to you if you chose to pay an agent to bribe Immigration, because you cannot fulfill the requirements by yourself. Be aware that it is not easy to get out of the Agent's "hamster wheel" in the years following

@Frank ****

did he have a 90-days single entry Non-Imm-O visaclass? On this visaclass he can open a Thai bank account. He needs a Thai mobile number, a "certificate of residence" from Immigration and some cash to deposit. Best to have a Thai accompany him for translating, or use an agent. . . . . 90 days . . it can't be anything. As there is - despite your earlier remark - nothing such as 90-days tourist visa.

@Albert *******

Your US embassy doesn't issue any "income affidavuts". So for a first 15 months stay on a Non-O visa and the 1-year Extension, an agent would have to first open a Thai bank account for you, then they need to front your 800,000 THB deposit in your Thai bank account (which is bribery except if you can use your own funds!) You can expect from up to 32,000 THB for such a service (I have already seen agencies asking for 72,000 THB)

"amount per serving: 35 grams" ??

@Lester ********

there is no limit if you run a SWIFT transfer from your home bank in the UK to your Thai account directly. Thomas Brady - the 49,999 THB limit is only for transfers using WISE

@Darren ********

but well, you were right. And the admin confirmed it. The message attached to the DTV included a hint on how to get off the visa. As I have never had a DTV and just started reading in the DTV Facebook Group as soon as it started, this updated police order was unbeknownst to me

@Darren ********

this is an exception from the rule, called "change of visa type", and only (!!) possible on Immigration inside Thailand. Not possible abroad or in your home country. Refer to the different "changes" on this Immigration website. The DTV is not mentioned under number 9, but an Immigration officer might accept it as the "tourist visa" from out of which he might allow you the "change". Check number 9, it refers to the "90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement visa"