I haven't read "everything" but I've certainly seen the majority of people saying you will need to do a 90 day report, just like all the other longer than 90 day visas.

If you leave and come back there is no re-evaluation of your DTV credentials. If you extend in Thailand, you are basically applying again and need to re-submit the paperwork to get approved and hope it still works. I'll be leaving before 180 days for the next 5 years so I don't have to stress about this.

@Rachel ***

Good luck! I was approved by Vancouver in only 2 hours. :)

Vancouver consulate required 1 bank statement for the current month.

@Randy *****

No, I'm Canadian and don't need to move money to Thailand for visas as we can get affidavits of income from our embassy/consulate. It's just cheaper and more convenient with fewer visits to immigration and free multi entry.

I'm 56 and just switched from a retirement Non-O to a DTV. If you can meet the requirements, your age shouldn't matter.

@Brandon ***********

And some are 1-2 hours. I submitted mine via Vancouver embassy and was approved 2 hours later. Wife's DTV, dependent on mine, took 2 days.

@Brianna ******

We have a joint account and it shows more than 2 x $20K CAD so she should meet the financial requirement.

Canada is another country that provides these affidavits and it has worked great for us. We did it from 2021-2023 with no problem. We let our retirement Non-O's lapse last year to travel but are starting over again next month so hopefully the Canadian consulate in Chiang Mai is still providing them. 🙂 Is there a list of which countries still do the income affidavits? I know the US, UK and Oz stopped it a few years ago.

@Henk ********

Depends where you are from. Some countries can get an affidavit of income from their embassy/consulate in Thailand instead of transferring $ for the Non-O retirement extension. Canada is an example of a country still doing this. US, UK and OZ stopped it a few years ago.