@Kim *********

I guess a bank CD for 0? I assume a checking account is not enough.

@Jesper ******

Never made appointment online. I always went with my agent and went to the front of the queue. So you renew by yourself annually?

@Robin ******

just looking for Americans who have successfully transitioned from a retirement visa to a DTV. Find out what their experience was. I know it’s cheaper. I travel and hate paying every year to renew. One person recommended the LTR which requires investing more $ in Thailand and proving a larger annual income stream. I don’t want to do that. Told DTV is a loophole that could be closed to older retirees. Designed for younger people working remotely.

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

he told me there is more paperwork if the current visa lapses. Not sure if is only his fees or also late fees too

@Stuart **********

in Bangkok there is a long queue. I showed up one year 45 minutes before immigration opened and I had 50 people ahead of me. I should try hoping there is no complications like my last time. My landlord said my new lease should match his ownership data. My biggest cost is the 500 baht round trip taxi and since I’m retired, time is no issue.

@David **********

so to go to Vietnam you needed a Vietnamese tourist visa there, a hotel reservation, a flight entering and leaving Vietnam. How long before your retirement visa expired? My agent said if my retirement visa expires the fees to renew it increases. Did you have to provide a lease in Thailand? Proof of self employment?

@David **********

So you went to the Thai embassy in Hanoi and as far as evidence of being outside, a hotel reservation?

@Stuart ********

I probably should try to get this done myself. I do not speak Thai but they do have some workers who would help me. There are strong ties between some of the agents and the immigration officers. A good old boy network.

@Ron *****

it’s more fear and laziness on my part. Last time my lease ownership description differed from the actual government description and because I had an agent, the officer passed my renewal. Without the agent I would have been declined. The condo owner was in the hospital and was not available to send an amended lease document.