RoninTech

Always. EXTREMELY simple.

I also switched from Non-O Retirement to DTV shortly after it came out. I applied through Vancouver consulate and was approved a couple of hours after I applied. Crazy fast! Wife was approved for her DTV the next morning as a dependent on mine. A few months ago my BKK debit card expired. I had to go in to the bank with my passport and get a new card. They saw I was on a DTV and it was no issue as I've had it for a few years now and got it while on the Non-O Retirement and haven't use an agent for anything in Thailand. I'm on the workcation type of DTV as I'm a business owner in Canada. I was a self-employed software engineer who retired in 2017. Now I just manage my Canadian company's finances (that we live off) with calls, emails and limited online meetings over things like taxes, corporate registration renewal, corp. investments etc. No more software development but it's enough work for a workcation DTV. We've come through customs multiple times with the DTVs and had no issues at BKK or CNX. The big reasons to switch were no 800K x 2 needed to sit in Thailand beyond what we need to live off (Canada just stopped issuing affidavits of income), no visits to immigration and multiple entry for 5 years. We come and go fairly regularly so every time we enter we get a fresh 180 days.

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And as I mentioned above we could in 1 minute easily login in front of them and show them via the Canada Revenue Agency website what our income is. Unless they think we can hack the government website? Not sure what the reason they are stopping is but it's not because they can't be sure of the info.

I'm not following how my post relates to anyone's honesty?

It's easy to login to CRA website in front of them and show the embassy/consulate your income. Exactly how many Thai embassies and consulates already do when issuing visas. I just timed it and it took me 45 seconds to login to CRA and pull up the income page. So they can easily verify our income like this. Must be another reason why they stopped.

I would add a preparation step to OP that says to check whether your country's embassy/consulate provides affidavits of income. If they do then you don't have to prove funds in a Thai bank, it can be in your home country bank account. For example Canadians can get affidavits of income at the Chiang Mai consulate for a small fee. Just take proof of income to the consulate. Statement of income works as proof and can be downloaded for free from Revenue Canada website.

So the legend of the prophet is true! What else did you see in your premonition?

Yeah, I guess the only way they could get in on the act is if people decide to extend the DTV in-country. I imagine most DTV'ers will just bounce out and back rather than extending to minimize any interaction with immigration.

Makes sense. As it is now you could wait 4 years and 364 days before entering on it then come in and get 180 days and a 180 day extension on top of that. So if you time it right the DTV can be a 6 year visa. I grew up with Shankly/Paisley and never thought I'd see this kind of progression again. Long may it continue. 🙂

Aren't Non-O Retirement visas/extensions also abused all the time by people without the 800K/65K who just pay agents to fake the money in a Thai bank requirement? Has the Non-O retirement had sweeping changes due to those abuses? As long as you meet the stated requirements and don't use any sketchy workarounds I don't see why the DTV would be picked on any differently than say the Non-O retirement. P.S. What a week to be a Red! 😀

We applied for non-o retirement visas in late July while in Canada. At the time, we had no active visa as we did not get a re-entry permit for our previous non-o's. The day after we were approved for our non-o's, the YouTube video from Retired Working For You (RW4U) that explained a lot of the mystery behind the DTV came out and we realized it was perfect for us. We called the Vancouver consulate and they told us to re-apply for the DTV and they'd let us switch if approved or stay on the non-o's if declined. I immediately applied for the DTV and 2 hours later I was approved and the next day so was my wife. All this happened while we were in Canada. EDIT: Apologies, just realized you said "switched from retirement extension". We had been approved for the 90 day non-o and were not yet on an extension. Our previous non-o retirement extensions had lapsed as we didn't get re-entry permits.

I've entered twice on my 5 year "approved for remote work but no intention to work" DTV with no questions asked. No proof of income was required, just 500K THB in my Canadian account, certificate of incorporation of my 2-person (me and wife) Canadian tech corp. and a letter from my company CEO (me) saying I have permission to work remotely anywhere. Wife has also entered twice with no questions (follower on my DTV). The questions will come if you try to extend at an immigration office with their unique rules. We both switched from our retirement non-o's as the DTV fits our situation so much better. Plan is to stay below 180 days in '24 and '25 and observe. Can always switch back to non-o retirement if there is an issue with DTV. 🙂

My old lady is that lady. 😄

That makes it go up and down from slow to fast. Looking for just slow speed as this fan is too fast on low.