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Feb 20, 2025
12 hours ago
90 day report question.

I will travel to the south of thailand and need to do the 90 day report while i'm there. Do i need to get the TM30 from the hotel there or can i just use the one I got for my home residence in Chiang Mai?
Feb 15, 2025
6 days ago
This group has been very helpful so I'm giving back my application details:

DTV approved today ( soft power - Discover Thai Nature ) via Los Angeles embassy. USA citizen, Applied on Feb 2, approved Feb 14 ( 10 days ).

I was not asked for any additional documents.

My physical and mailing address are in different states, so my bank statements show a different address than the address I confirmed with my utility bill. I thought it might be an issue, but it was not.

I'm retired and do not work ( mid 40s, so I thought this might raise flags). I selected 'retired' in the application. My bank checking statements do show a stable 'income' every month from investments.

I submitted 6 months of bank statements, the last statement showed more than the required 500,000THB and the 5 before showed close to it. I highlighted the totals at the end of the month in the PDF, and joined them into one PDF. I wanted to make this as simple as possible for the person reviewing it.

In addition, even though I know it's not required I also submitted my investment summary page ( I attached it to the joined PDF of my bank statements on the last page ). On the summary page I highlighted the amount invested that showed I could live a long time on the funds. Again, I didn't think I'd get denied by having this extra statement, and thought it could possibly help. Weather or not it did, i'll never know.

I wear glasses that do not obstruct my face and kept them on the photo that I submitted in the application.
Feb 15, 2025
6 days ago
TM30

I live in Bangkok and travel every month for work. I always return back to my rented apartment and I am starting to feel like I am inconveniencing my landlord to do the tm30 so often. I've offered to do it myself at the beginning, but they said no (maybe they dont want to give me their login). As I am not staying in Thailand long enough to do a 90 day report or visa extension (so no need to go to immigration), are there any consequences to not do the tm30 everytime I come back from my travels? Thank you for any input
Feb 7, 2025
13 days ago
Kristen ******
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Hello — is there a limit on the number of stamps you can get for entering into Thailand on the DTV? I’m thinking about leaving before my 6 months duration is due, but was worried about being able to enter Thailand more than 2-3 times a year. Thank you!
Feb 5, 2025
16 days ago
Doug ***********
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Hello All, I’ve been lazily following the group, but with the US essentially being burned down, time to take a serious look. Just need the group to point me in a direction. Looking for the path to the most-hassle free type of Visa. You guessed it, I want the minimal amount of renewals, one day out of the county trips. I have read about the 5 and 10 year visas, but any advice would be appreciated.
Jan 31, 2025
21 days ago
I just heard about this 90 day report thing. I stayed longer than 90 days last year before going overseas and no one said anything at immigration on either departure or return. I'm now coming up to another 90 days in Thailand and still, aside from foreigners on facebook, i haven't been asked or told i need to do it. Is it actually necessary on DTV?

Prior to reading this forum I'd never heard of it, it was never mentioned by the embassy when I applied for the DTV or first arrived in the country, and immigration don't seem to care either.

What am I missing? It feels like it's only enforced by people online, not Thai immigration 🤣
Jan 27, 2025
25 days ago
Sue **********
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Hi I’m due for my 1st 90 day report. Do I need to get a new TM30 or will the one that was lodged when I moved in be ok? I have a lease & copy of the original TM30 I can reprint
Jan 17, 2025
a month ago
Donetta ********
ORIGINAL POSTER
Hi everyone! I plan on moving in July and just wanted some feedback as to how early should I start my DTV? Is applying now too early or should I wait till like a month out?
Jan 17, 2025
a month ago
Yahoo!!! Just got approved for my DTV visa!!

🩵🇹🇭🌴☀️😎🙌🥳💃🏽🕺🏻🚨🔥🚨🔥🧉🤿🐠

Applied Embassy Washington DC. After one week asked for additional paperwork. This included tax returns and a letter stating self-employed as digital nomad.

Two weeks to the date, today received the approval.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out. The process is very straightforward. Just in time for my flight leaving in 10 days🙌 
Jan 14, 2025
a month ago
Alain ***********
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Successful DTV, step by step guide - Hope this will help

- application from Cambodia

- Digital nomad route

Initial application submitted in the last days of December, with pdf of the entry visa stamp and the usua passport info

On Jan 8th I got a request for additional docs, namely evidence of funds and company/contract docs

I submitted the following - cover letter explaining in short bullet points the contents of supporting documents

1. Bank statement from my bank account in my home country (3 months) showing a balance on 07-01-2025 of XXXXX €

2. Conversion of that amount in $ ($XXXX) plus pdf conversion page generated by XE online exchange

3. ABA bank statement, january 2025 (cambodian bank account with more than the 500k bath, a bit of an overkill but I thought better too much than not enough)

4. Employment certificate by my company AND employment contract, both signed by me, with a link to the company website and a short explanation of the company business.

5. Company incorporation document (with my name on as the GM)

6. General Assembly report, december 24, listing the 3 shareholders including myself. I was a tad worried as doc 5 and 6 were not in English but the highlighted parts with my name were clear enough

7. Proof of salary (XXXX€/month) paid by my company to my private account for the last 6 months

Altogether a smooth and efficient process, and they do work on weekends as my status became "approved" on Sunday afternoon.

t looked like a safer long term option to me than the soft skill route (easier to get presumably) as nobody really knows what further steps or evidence might be requested in the future, if/when they decide to tighten the screws on extensions

I would like (if I may) to recommend a friendly and affordable place to stay for the couple of weeks it took. I got a comfy large appartment a couple of minutes away by tuk tuk from the lively Russian market, called La Belle Residence , they made my stay as enjoyable as it could be. Please contact the guys next to my name for more info if yo think of going to Cambodia. They'll throw in a free airport transfer which was a nice touch.
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