Dear everyone, thank you for all your comments.

@Frazer ***********

I can certainly apply for DTV in other countries. However, the tax return documents I submitted to prove my income are written in Japanese. If I were to submit these documents in, say, Vietnam, would they be able to understand them? I was worried that they would not be able to understand the Japanese documents and would reject my application.

匿名参加者749 １年有効ならO-A VISAでしょうか?私もせめてそれが欲しかったです。

@Andi **********

Thank you.

@Shandy *******

There have been instances at other Thai consulates where DTV visas were granted even to people with low incomes. I will try applying at a different consulate next time.

@John ******

Yes, I will do that, but next I'll also consider a retirement visa.

@James *******

I'm planning on staying for less than 60 days at a time, but since I'll be repeating these stays, six months won't be enough.

@Shandy *******

Real estate rental income is considered passive income. I also have earned income from employment, but since my passive income is greater, I wrote about that instead. That seems to have been a mistake.

@John ******

She asked me how many days I would be staying if this visa was approved. I told her that I would be staying for about 60 days this time, but that I had applied for a DTV visa in order to stay for more than 180 days a year.

@John ******

The DTV VISA allows for a single stay of up to six months, and the total duration of stays in a year can exceed that.