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Did you finally get the licenses? So what paperwork was lacking? Is a copy of the arrival stamp page also required? And which DLT office did you go to?

I did shoot off an email to BOI. Hope to hear back before I depart or else I'll be at their office on the day I arrive in Bangkok. Initial pensioner application was submitted on Jan 9th. Uploaded documents were (1) HMO health insurance coverage letter and (2) monthly pension and annuity statements in lieu of a tax return, which BOI okayed prior to applying. Come Jan 19th, only 10 days after applying, BOI requests additional docs - a copy of my HMO ID card and a 2022 form 1040. ID card, no problem. As for the 2022 tax return, I was still waiting for all the 1099's to come in so I hadn't started on it. Even the IRS wasn't accepting tax returns for another few more days. Not wanting to wait to complete the 1040, I uploaded a pension verification letter from my former employer instead. Seemed just as good, if not better than a 1040. Then I waited and waited. Did not receive a single response to any of the emails sent after Jan 9th. Religiously logged in and the same status appeared again and again - "consideration by government agencies". Frustration level started to build. BOI then unexpectedly sends me an email on Feb 28th stating that my LTR visa application was endorsed by the relevant government agencies. Still haven't reached the finish line though. I need to figure out how to answer the supposed currently held visa, which I don't have.

Finally making some progress... Advanced out of the dreaded "consideration by government agencies" status! I saw a BOI email in the inbox and thought it was a response to one of several unanswered emails. Opened it and to my surprise it said, "your qualifications for LTR visa have been endorsed by relevant government agencies". I read it two more times to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me. I was beginning to think that I was stuck in "consideration by government agencies" purgatory forever. So I logged back into the application as instructed, and chose to get stamped in Thailand. It asks for the "type of visa you are holding" and visa number. From the drop down menu, I selected "visa exemption" and "other" and in both cases it's requiring a visa number, which I don't have. I'm currently in the U.S. and will soon be entering Thailand on a 45-day visa exemption. Any suggestions?

Does BOI publish monthly LTR visa stats? Curious to see numbers applied, issued, canceled, in review, rejected, and so on.

I emailed the BOI twice asking if it needs anything else, but so far have received no response. So it looks like I'll have to get the 2022 1040 done then upload it. They probably would not accept a 2021 - only the most recent. Did you provide just the 2-page 1040 form? How about supporting docs such as a 1099-R, Schedule B, etc?

Thank you to all those that have contributed to this thread. Has any American here applying for the wealthy pensioner visa submitted income documentation other than a 1040 tax form? I initially uploaded a monthly pension statement, which BOI ok'd in an email prior to applying. Then they emailed back a few weeks later requesting a 2022 1040 form. This happened to be a few days before the IRS started accepting them (in January) and I hadn't completed it yet. So instead, I uploaded a pension verification letter from my former employer. I'm eagerly waiting to hear back. Stuck on "consideration by government agencies".