CaptivatingPeapod7461 the point is you need a plan over 6 months to satisfy the requirements for the DTV visa. I understand you need to go back to the UK in 5 months to get your surgery and to keep your entitlements but this is not a problem, the DTV does not require you to spend longer in Thailand.

You just need the over 6 month treatment plan to be sure you'll get it. If the plan is under 6 months there is a high chance they'll just give you a METV which is a six month tourist visa, as that would be all your would need in that case.

You can have a 1 year treatment plan in Thailand and go back to the UK in the middle of it for your surgery, that is no problem, in fact it's even the expected use of the DTV, to come and go.

You can change your treatment plan after you get it, you are not tied into it. If you do need longer in the UK that's not a problem either. But if you want a visa over six months, you have a better chance of getting that if you present a need to be in Thailand for over six months.

What you need for the DTV is one thing.

What you need for the NHS and your UK benefits is another thing.

Keep these separate. Your getting an over 6 month treatment plan in Thailand doesn't stop you going home for your surgery, they are unrelated.

@J**

there's no explicit minimum salary, people have been approved with very little. The 500k deposit is the only bit that is non-negotiable.

@J**

you are in luck, London has no seasoning requirement. They want three months bank statements to show income but require £11,000 (500k THB) only at the end, not for the duration. I got my DTV there and only had the full amount at the end of the period I sent them.

@J**

some consulates have no seasoning requirement, so you can move it into a bank account just before applying.

@Ste****

in this case his son is in the house, that's where the human right aspect comes in. Many countries do recognize the right of child to live with their parents as a human right. Thailand has a visa for it as well, but there's a court process to certify his parentage as he's not married to the mother.

@Mari****

yes, it's convenient if you don't have your card with you as well. You go to cardless withdrawal in the app, then say how much you want, and then select it on the ATM, it gives you a QR code you scan with your phone and then it dispenses the money. It works the same in your home province as well, it just has this advantage that it works throughout Thailand with no out-of-province surcharge.

I wouldn't mention it. You can use cardless ATM withdrawals through your bank app to avoid the out of province fee.

I'm not sure immigration can see what category DTV you have. I got it for remote work but it doesn't mention that anywhere on the visa.

@Pa**

he needs to get a court to certify that he's the father of his Thai kid. Then he'll be able to get a long-term visa on that basis, until the kid is 20.

@John ******

He has a Thai child. In many countries including Europe family reunification is seen as a fundamental human right.

Thailand has a visa for this too, but my understanding he needs to get a court to certify the parentage if not married to the mother, this may be the stumbling block. There are also the financial requirements (as many countries).