Affirmation of Marital Status.

I understand that I'll have to go to the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok to obtain this document and also have it translated into Thai.

Do I have to provide a copy of my Texas divorce decree or is this not necessary?

Thanks everyone.

About a week ago , I applied for Thai DTV online at the Embassy Wash DC . $400paid..got e receipt. Just wondering what the processing time is?

METV Question:

I'm American. I will be visiting cousins in Europe this summer, then entering Thailand.

I'm looking at the tourist visa website and I'm confused on which location I should select when I apply.

I want to apply for the METV. Should I select the Washington DC office even though I will be in Europe?

Is this process 100% online? From what I can tell from the application, it seems like its all electronic....

Also, is it easy to get the METV these days? Is one of the embassies in America better to select than others?

I dont want to waste like $200 if they are not giving out the METV.

After getting married to a Thai woman, should one report to the local embassy?(U.S. Passport). What will it change if so?

Should have my new passport from the U.S. Embassy soon and I'll need to transfer my current visa exemption stamp. Will I have to repeat the entire stamp process over again (TM30, filling out forms, copies of everything, fees, etc.) through the local immigration office? Thank you.

Want to say a big thank you for all of the sage advice and info in this group. I read through many posts to gather info before I applied for a METV in the U.S. through the DC embassy. It paid off because I received my METV within 2 days.

Some tips I would share - For the question on your flight info, you can only upload one document but I knew that I had to show my flight into BKK but also leaving and returning to Thailand, to support the need for a METV. So I included all flight info in one pdf that I uploaded.

For the bank balance info. I don't remember if they asked for 6 months of balances of $700+ but that is what I provided. The Embassy came back and asked for 6 months of $7,000 balance, so I provided it. I redacted my bank statements so that all that showed was the month end balance.

Info in this group also indicated that I would need a confirmation of employment. The online application did not ask for this info but the Embassy did ask for it, so you need to have it.

For accomodation - I showed hotel for 1st 15 days and they didn't ask for any addt'l info.

Has chiang mai U.S. embassy reopened yet?

For US...spouse doing online application and it is still asking for health insurance. Is this normal? Is it still an actual requirement for entry? Is there a work around?

Does anyone know if the U.S. Embassy can do passport renewals for those on a tourist visa? Specifically a 60-day Covid extension.

The Embassy website doesn't specify, but states applicants must "reside in Thailand", which I do... but only as a tourist in a short term rental.

I'm running out of passport pages and would prefer to just renew here while I'm on holiday.

I HAVE BEEN here on a tourist visa since March, 2020 and have traveled from Mae Sai down here to Prachaup. I have occasionally been asked for a letter from my embassy and have provided this one, which was accepted as late as this January in Pretchaburi.

But here, the officer wants a current letter. I have tried, but it looks to me like the U.S. Embassy has stopped providing these. Anyone have experience with this?

I met a Brit who said that his embassy still provides letters.