This is NOT an official government website. We are an independent resource providing information and assistance to travelers.
Paul *******
This is a summary of
Paul *******
's contributions to the platform. They have posed 7 questions and added 92 comments.

QUESTIONS

COMMENTS

Paul ********
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.
Paul ********
@Rachel ***
Good luck! I was approved by Vancouver in only 2 hours. :)
Paul ********
Vancouver consulate required 1 bank statement for the current month.
Paul ********
@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.
Paul ********
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.
Paul ********
@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.
Paul ********
@Brianna ******
We have a joint account and it shows more than 2 x $20K CAD so she should meet the financial requirement.
Paul ********
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.
Paul ********
@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.
Paul ********
@Randy ********
If you have a Thai bank account then you won't be stiffed 220 THB at the ATM. I think cashless is very popular with Thais. It seems like you can use PromptPay on your phone's bank app for pretty much everything these days.