@Wayne *******

Embassy has nothing to do with visa. My girlfriend came here last month. Have to go through vfs global. Need to apply through there. Need fingerprints and photo taken as well. Takes between 1 and 5 weeks to get an answer. Took us 2 weeks. Have to show proof of relationship. Lots of chat history. Lots of pictures together. Need to show 6 month bamk statements from both sides. Need to prove you have a house. Plus a few other things.

@David ******

I got a bank account opened on a tourist visa by an agent. Ive still got it 7 months later. As long as the phone number is active and under my name the bank won't have any issue with it.

@Ken ******

I changed my phone. Kept the same number. My bangkok bank account still working fine.

AE4 written in passport is an immigration refusal code. I asked chat gpt.

We were just successful the second time around. You are going to need to prove a connection to your friend. The more the better.

How many times have you visited. We put in about 60 or 70 photographs of us together all over Thailand over a period of approx a year.

We also took screenshots of conversations over WhatsApp and messenger over the last year. She going to need to prove a connection to Thailand. They want to be sure she's going to go back.

Also her bank account has to be be able to explain every baht coming in and out.

We didn't explain 2000 baht coming into her bank the first time. That's the reason we were refused first time.

All the money has to show a source coming in. Over past 6 months.

If cash is going in, where is it coming from. Need to prove it.

I also had to show my bank statements last 6 months. I put 7 grand in a savings account and left it there for 6 months to show I could keep her. I went that route as I have multiple sources coming in to my accounts and didn't want to explain it that way. Too much hassle.

I also had to take pictures of every room in my house that she had access to. And take pictures of me standing outside my house. And inside.

Its a long arduous task to get the visa, don't mess up the money side of it. Its the main reason you will get rejected.

@Mick ********

When you hit 50 you will be able to stay long term in Thailand relatively easy. But you will have to do paperwork every year. And put money in the bank. Ill be going myself fairly soon. And ignore all the ones going on about you cant own this and that. Good luck to you

@Colin *********

You hit a nerve i think. Lol

@Nongnuch *******

Cheers

@Nongnuch *******

Yeah. Seems to be loads. Cant find the official one.

@Nongnuch *******

Im a UK citizen. Trying to fill in the tdac. But seems to have a lot of shit to fill in. Thinking I'm in the wrong place.

Not entirely sure where or what I'm actually filling in.