Chalky0w

Multiple Entry Tourist Visa (METV) is designed for this I think. Did hear a few reports of people being questioned even when using one of these but I had a few for consecutive years and never had any problems personally.

Sure. Utility bill was an example of item requested and what I supplied but nothing strenuous. Have you applied yet? I’m curious what the reaction was / will be when you say you have $1 per month income

Can’t help with cooking class questions but I applied online. For location: The electronic application form shows that it needs to be completed from country of residence. It asks for current location, date of travel, point of entry and flight number. You don’t have to upload evidence of these except a recent utility bill as proof of residence in current location. You could potentially complete the details fraudulently but there are reports of people being asked to supply additional documents - if caught you’d likely lose the application fee and could have problems with future visa applications. For bank account: You can show a bank account with AUD or other currency. It doesn’t have to be in a Thai bank. I don’t believe the money has to have been in the account for any set period of time.

I think your association with Patong (per username) is clouding your view. There are plenty of Thai female architects, scientists and accountants and although your comment wasn’t directed at me, I can assure you that some of them are in relationships with Westerners

Can’t fault the cooking school for being cautious! I’ve had my visa approved but not worried about serious criminals using it who are likely to be a tiny minority. I am more nervous it will be abused by lots of petty criminals or people doing things a little bit naughty so instead of young / middle aged professionals that do work remotely, it will attract people who work in illegal casinos, scam call centres, sell drugs, etc. or even work illegally in bars, restaurants, tour operators, etc. The entry criteria is quite low and sure it won’t be long before stories come out and all DTV holders will be looked at with suspicion.

My experience applying online via London was the same as Farang51 - you’re asked to type in flight number (mandatory) but not asked to upload a copy of flight booking. I think I’ve seen reports of them asking for booking confirmation later via emai but they didn’t with my application. I’m guessing they’d only do this if they suspect you’re not applying from home country or maybe a case of different embassies having different rules??

I haven’t seen any positive / negative outcomes based on income but you don’t know what each embassy have in their own guidance so it could be a factor. If you wanted to take full advantage of the duration of the visa, 500k wouldn’t last the 5 years without other income. Marriage or retirement extensions are done for only a year but scaling up you’d need equivalent of 2,000,000 or 4,000,000 for 5 years. Maybe some embassies might expect something similar if no income?

Don’t know about minimum income. Application does ask for annual income in US$ with different ranges available. No specific field for uploading proof of income and my bank account was a savings account rather than current account with regular salary going in. My letter (as proof of employment / ability to work remotely) included a list of clients and gross profit. I have heard that people get asked for personal tax self-assessments to show income but they didn’t with me. Pure speculation but maybe they’d be looking for income over 65k baht a month expected for a retiree (only benchmark I know of)? If small income, maybe that could be offset by higher savings e.g. 800k a year x 5 year validity of visa so 4million total between savings and income??? Don’t know. Seen nothing written and pure speculation.

Evisa application asks for flight in date, point of entry, flight number, date of exit and address in Thailand but no proof for any of these. I guess the embassy could follow-up and ask for bookings but they didn’t with my application

Yes. I was approved. No requests for additional docs. Took about 3 days

Can’t comment for local consulates / embassies but I applied online via London and provided a letter signed by myself as sole-director of a limited company. - It stated I could work remotely - Had a screenshot from companies house (UK government website) showing I owned the company - Had a list of my clients and gross profit across all of them but not breakdown between each (application asks for a portfolio of clients). Application asked for salary equivalent in USD but no evidence requested. Didn’t provide any contracts either between me and my company or between my company and clients.

Interesting. My passport expires in 2028 as well but nothing mentioned as a remark. Was going to ask immigration about that closer to the time but think others have said that normally you just show old passport with new passport and visa printout. Under remarks, mine shows “Employment Prohibited” which I assumed meant employment with a Thai company and not that I can’t do my own work given I applied as a remote worker (rather than soft power).

The application fee is non-refundable and still a new type of visa so if I over-supplied, I did it to be safe.

The application asks for date of flight in and date of flight out. Doesn’t ask for evidence of either and you might even be able to leave the flight out question blank but I’d got a trip booked so just completed it. I can’t remember the specific wording of the bank statement question. I provided a statement from a savings account so it was a single page that covered more than six months as default.

Know there are other threads but just sharing my experience. Background: - I’ve had a couple of METV over the last few years - Own a business in the U.K. and generally work in U.K. when I’m here - Probably won’t work in Thailand but applied for a DTV for flexibility - Rent a house in Thailand - First visit only about 40 days before I go to a different country (this is asked in application) Process: - Applied via Evisa site - Completed application - Submitted recent photo - Submitted scan of passport - Submitted scan of bank account showing more than £11k for more than 6 months - Submitted scan of recent utility bill as evidence of current location - Submitted letter confirming I was director / owner of my company and that could work remotely. This included appendices: > Screenshot of companies house record showing I’m the sole director > List of clients (US, UK, Canada, France… but none in Thailand) Follow-up: I had self assessment tax return, company profit / expense summary, etc. as extras if needed but nothing requested. Timeline: Applied on Sunday, approved today. Plan to travel in October Hope this is helpful!