Hello,

I am a European citizen planning to apply for a DTV visa in Hanoi. I have a bank account in Vietnam and intend to use it to provide proof of 500,000 THB in VND.

Question:

Can a European citizen use a Vietnamese bank account with an equivalent of 500,000 THB in VND as financial proof?

Thank you in advance!

Say u think u are completely set to meet all the conditions required to receive a 1 year Extension of Stay in Bkk, while your 90 Day Non-O Visa is still active ie. bank docs, Lease + Tm30, recent photo, hand-drawn map. What I’m interested in learning is anecdotes from people who thought they had everything in order, but were denied. And if so, what requirement hung them up and caused a denial at the first hearing. Thank you in advance, becuz you could well help me and others avoid a mistake that could imperil our hopes for a smooth Extension approval process!

Approved today in Hanoi embassy (freelancer status),

I found it quite easy. I provided these documents:

- Financial proof (3 months of 500K BHT)

- 2 framework agreements with agencies I work for

The framework agreements were not in English, so I simply translated them with ChatGPT.

They asked me for 2 more things:

- passport stamp as proof of arrival

- registration document of an agency I work for

This registration doc was the most tricky part. I asked one of the agencies to send me the registration letter and they did that. However, as it was not in English as well, I translated it also with ChatGPT. The translation and formatting was the most time consuming part of the whole process.

I applied on 21st of January and it was approved today. Last week the embassy didn't work though because of Tet, so you could say that the whole procedure took one week effectively.

I just received my visa few minutes ago, here's my experience:

I have multiple source of income, but I applied with my company (owned 100% by me, I'm the only employee).

Status changes:

26/01/2025 (Sunday) - Application submitted

27/01/2025 (Monday) - Requested photo in better quality and a photo if my ID card

28/01/2025 (Tuesday) - Status moved to "Pending approval"

31/01/2025 (Friday) - Approved

Documents:

3. Proof of residence:

* Address card (in my country we have a dedicated card for your permanent address)

* Recent electricity bill

4. Proof of 500 000 THB:

* A signed statement from my bank in a different country that I have about 550 000 THB on my bank account.

Name, address, account number included. I had only 250 000 THB on my account, went to an ATM, deposit 300 000 THB to the same account, went inside the bank and requested the document. It's a very simple statement in English.

5. Information about my work:

* Cover letter - Briefly introduce the nature of my work, history and ownership of the company and the reason why I want to stay in Thailand.

* Business website - Exported the main screen of my website.

* Linkedin profile - Took a screenshot of the top part of my LinkedIn profile

* Client list - Made an excel about my most important clients in the past 5 years. Included the name of the company (if it was possible), industry, dates, country.

* Official, digitally signed company register extract

* Invoices+Bank statemens (3 months) - Uploaded my 3 recent invoices from my main client and the bank statemens where I received the payments (about 200 000 THB/payment). Invoices/Statements were not in English.

I merged all of the documents together and highlighted important details using Adobe Acrobat.

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Before I sent my application I spent time to analyze the ocntent of the approvied visas in the group. I think the structure what I posted above is more than enough. I want to mention that all of my clients were huge companies or government related organizations so I was not able to show any screenshots or other details of my work.

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One more thing: I didn't book a flight and I booked a refundable hotel for 3 months.

Hello, seeking advice on obtaining a non-immigrant O visa, as I want to retire here. I've been researching some myself, but only making marginal progress.

I'm American, over 50, single, currently living in Bangkok but want to relocate elsewhere in Thailand in the next few months.

Currently here on tourist visa expiring March 4th but can extend 30 days. I do have a rented condo and TM30

I have been receiving documented retirement of about $1500 for a few years, which is over 600k baht annually. If I understand correctly, I need to deposit @ 200k baht additionally to a Thai bank account to bring the total to the 800k total. I have not been able to open a bank account yet. I do have other assets in savings in an American bank.

Given my circumstances, what should I do? I don't mind parking the 200k in an account, especially since it doesn't have to be there 12 months each year.

Thanks in advance!

Can I do dtv and use Thai bank account for the 500000 proof?

I'm applying for a DTV visa , and have a dependent. When I apply for my daughter's application, do I need to show financial proof of 500k for her application? Or just proof that she is a dependent (birth certificate).

Any advice is helpful in regards to having a dependent on a DTV visa~ thanks so much!

The following answer just came in from my local Immigration Office in regards of my DTV extension this month. Not sure what kind of insurance they are talking about. Anyone got an idea? I will ask them again…

„We would like to inform you about your DTV Extension. Yes, we need your new financial proof in English and your insurance (it must cover a whole period of your stay). You have to prepare all the documents as same as you prepared for the Thai Embassy when you first apply for DTV but all in English. You can contact us after the middle of January as your visa will expire in February.“

This also answers the speculations once more, if or if not you need all the documents and fresh proof again. Yes you do.

For those who applied at Los Angeles: did they ASK for the full bank statement or just the front page with balance as I’m seeing approvals with just the front page.

hello, i have searched this group for a couple questions but didn’t seem to find answers, can anyone help?

1. for the 500k proof requirement, there’s also the mention that this can be in the form of a sponsorship letter. what exactly does that mean?

2. how many consecutive months does the 500k baht need to be in your account?

3. i have heard of folks that were asked to do a Thai language interview if they previously had an ED visa. what level of Thai did they ask for?