@Greg *******

ah, ok, I was speaking from my own experiences with TM30 filings

You only need to file a new TM30 when you leave Thailand and come back in. The interpretation of the rules relaxed a little from a few years ago

Just book a very cheap ticket, AirAsia online, to Vientiane Lao, for 59 days after you plan on arriving into Thailand. As of today 2,540 baht, one way (USD 80)

I did it before, and it’s accepted. It’s a ticket back out of Thailand.

You go to the immigration office in the province you are living in before your 60 day visa exempt stamp is finished and apply to stay another 30 days. After then you do have to get out of Thailand.

You will have to go out of Thailand anyway to apply for your DTV. I suggest go to HCMC, Vietnam and apply online with the Thai embassy in HCMC. Providing your application goes smoothly, it is taking around 7 working days to get approved and visa issued.

In Laos it’s taking much longer for DTV applications, 2 to 3 weeks in some cases

I also included the info regarding my property rentals, including the rental contract, and highlighted on my 6 months Bank statement the income from the property rentals, and income from freelance work. All explained in my covering letter

They want to know if you have enough income to support yourself whilst in Thailand. They know that 500,000 baht is not going to last even 1 year, let alone 5

The purpose of your trip to Vietnam is to apply for a DTV right ? So invest your time in doing that, rather than wanting to wander around and risk getting your application rejected

In this format, this bank statement will most likely be rejected. You will need to get Revolut to issue you will a formal bank statement and signed by authorised person. They also need to see 6 months statement, showing cash in cash out over this period

Anonymous participant no, provided you submit all the required additional documents within 14 days from when you first submitted your application. After 14 days your application will be cancelled

I applied in HCMC the same as yourself. 6 months bank statements printed off from my online UK account- All they asked me to do was to highlight on the statements which income was from my freelance work. Other than that, everything was fine.

I suggest you call your bank, and ask them to issue the same 6 months statement, and signed by your bank manager. They should do it for you if you explain why you need it.

Your bank can give you an English version, better than a translation App

Ask your brother to give you a hotel receipt. Google maps screen shot showing the ‘blue location dot’ right on the hotel, and a picture of your husband outside the hotel, with the hotel name showing. All legitimate evidence