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Approved. Turnaround really sped up after the initial back-and-forth.

They do want 3 printed bank statements, tax returns and all the other docs I've mentioned.

They responded pretty much 5 minutes after I supplied the docs from the second round.

They requested my US visa again so I wrote "No visa sticker for Canadian citizens" on the paper along with my stamp. The bank statements were also requested again. This time it said 3 months so I'll supply that.

I really hope this doesn't take another month to process.

Very frustrating application experience.

Applied April 8th and had a request for docs April 25th.

They requested:

• a bank statement (Fidelity cash management statement was rejected)
• business portfolio (I uploaded a document informing them that I'm employed not freelance)
• tax return (easy)
• business registration of the company - this I cannot obtain. We're publicly traded company so I uploaded the S1.
• Guarantee letter from the company implies that you work remotely (easy)

Now they've come back again today (21/05/2025) asking for:

• a bank statement (Capital One is a bank - what the hell...?)
• business portfolio (uploaded the S1 here because it contains an overview of the company)
• business registration of the company - uploaded the S1 again
• US visa - I'm Canadian and we don't need visas to reside in the US so I uploaded my stamp and I-797 which I coincidentally got this week

This is LA consulate.

At this point I'm expecting either a rejection or another round of requests. Does anyone have any idea what they actually want in terms of bank statements, business portfolios and the registration?

LA consulate does not mention 6 months of bank statements, only:

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A copy of a recent saving or checking bank statement with an ending balance of no less than 500,000 THB or ($16,000 USD) that shows the applicant's name and date. In case of submitting a family bank statement, proof of relationship (i.e. birth certificate, marriage certificate) must be provided

Is this a mistake? I generally don't leave cash outside of the stock market (poor choice considering recent events), so I have 5 months of statements. Would that suffice for LA?

https://thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/dtv-visa

On 5/29/2024 at 8:39 PM, Pattaya57 said:

I note the above says "you are allowed to stay in Thailand for 180 days per year. The visa is valid for 5 years."

 

Doesn't this imply you can stay for 180 days every year for 5 years? That would make more sense as to why have a 5 year validity?

This has been clarified to mean 180 days per entry. You can extend in country or by doing a "visa run".

On 1/14/2024 at 11:41 PM, Ben Zioner said:

We were talking about retirement visas, hence the 800,000 deposit. So no job to be lost...

Ah ok. I’m talking about LTR for remote workers. Retirement visa can’t lead to PR I believe because you aren’t paying taxes. 

On 1/12/2024 at 7:14 PM, Ben Zioner said:

Strange, as long as the LTR offers tax advantages I can see why someone would proceed to PR, which looks like a lot of trouble for less.

Having to re-certify every 5 years isn't great. If you lose your job you lose the visa.

For remote workers I'm interested to know the wording of this required document people have been successful with.

It's very unlikely I could get my current employer to agree to this working as it could open them up to tax liabilities in Thailand or elsewhere?

On 3/15/2022 at 2:30 AM, topt said:

Simplistically it doesn't unless the US corp has an entity in Thailand to employ you?

Not sure you can get one on the basis you describe - suggest you start a new thread or perhaps look through and read some back threads.

Exactly!

Even if they did I can't take advantage of the delayed remittance as my employer would have to pay a salary via a Thai corp which would be taxed. It appears as though only PRs and citizens can take advantage of this "loophole".

Edit: Actually PRs require a permit so they can't use this either.

I'm still of working age so not thinking from a pension point of view.

I'm hoping to relocate to Thailand in the near future and work as a W-8BEN contractor for a US corporation.

So if I keep my money in US/Canada and remit it in the next calendar year I won't be liable for Thai taxes? This seems like a gaping tax loop hole to me.

I have to file taxes in Thailand as I need to provide the Canadian Revenue with evidence I am a tax resident outside of Canada and I'm gunning for PR/citizenship.

The problem I see though is how a work permit fits into this...

I’ve read from multiple sources (KPMG, HSBC etc) that Thailand doesn’t tax its tax-residents on income earned abroad provided it wasn’t remitted to Thailand in the same year.

This appears to contract the English language section of the Thai Revenue website which seems all income remitted to Thailand is taxed and doesn’t mention this loophole.

Is this the case? They must be loosing a lot of money from such a provision. 

On 1/7/2021 at 7:11 PM, CH1961 said:

 

Which provider is this?

I may have the opportunity to move back to Thailand sometime this/next year but my job will require a solid internet connection with fast international speeds to North America.

Since I've been away from Thailand for a while and it looks like the country has significantly improved it's internet speeds I was just wondering what are the best residential hookups you can get these days in Bangkok?

We ended up moving to Feb and booking the Pullman G Pattaya,

On 12/28/2018 at 8:40 AM, Zayo said:

Can thai go to canada for vacation without visa?

Is there a way for anyone to travel to canada who is thai for visit only?

My wife was denied a Canadian tourist visa twice even when she had leave to remain in the UK. It's a hard visa to get.

Hello,

Me and my wife are hoping to put on a wedding the North Pattaya/Na Kluea area and we're looking for venue recommendations.

Our requirements are ~100 people, mid April 2020, evening reception preferably indoor. Budget is around 200,000.

Thanks,

MC

18 hours ago, Oxx said:

I'm specifically interested in any Thai currency ETF - not equity ETF.

 

This is for hedging currency risk, not speculation.

 

The iShares ETF that MANFROMBOCA mentions was never launched.

I would have thought in that case that just holding foreign currency would hedge you against the Baht. I'm not financial expert by any means...

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TDEX:TB

And

http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/TH100:TB

On 13/08/2016 at 5:21 PM, andy said:

If she has any sort of valid visa from a western country, Mexico will allow her to enter on the basis of that visa.  They write the details of the visa on the immigration card when entering.  My wife has used her USA tourist visa on the two occasions that we visited Mexico.

 

If that doesn't apply and she has to get an actual Mexican tourist visa, I've no first hand knowledge but heard it can be difficult.

No quite. My wife had a UK visa (FLR-M) but that didn't exempt her from applying for the Mexican visa. Only people with IRL or valid US visa are exempt.

Somewhere else said people holding PR from US, Canada, UK or any Schengen country were also exempt but I couldn't verify this.

She was approved without any trouble. Mexico doesn't share the same concern as other countries that people will not return home. I'd rank it similar to Turkey in that way.

The UK should adopt the Thai spouse visa system renew every year and your not entitled to anything.

If my wife just need to visit a consulate to get a visa and take a trip to Ireland every 3 months it would be ok for a lot of folks.

The visa system in the UK is one of the reasons we came to Canada as it gave my wife a permanent visa. She's also covered by the health system and can claim the dole if needed (employment insurance they call it here).

Bored of the 5 year wait for a permanent visa, the 6 year wait for citizenship.

Looks like Tim Cook.

You do not have to wait for your visa to expire to apply for an extension of stay based upon marriage. You can do it during the last 30 days of any of the 90 entries you get from the visa.

The 400k baht only has to be in the bank for 2 months.

You would apply for the extension at immigration in Jomtien on soi 5.

To be sure of what you need when you apply for the extension it would be a good idea to go to immigration and get their latest list of requirements.

Did you get married here? If not you would have to register your foreign marriage at an Amphoe.

1. Does the extension require re-entry every 90 days?

2. Can the extension be renewed every 12 months or must one return home after the extension has expired?

Edit: Ah should have Googled first - From Siam Legal's website:

• The Thai marriage visa holder is entitled permission to stay for a full year in Thailand without the need to exit the country.
• The visa is renewable every year and the renewal process can be done inside Thailand (requirements for the visa renewal still apply).

So provided I have 400k in the bank I can stay in Thailand indefinitely without border runs.

I am unsure how he got a Thai bank account, but do you think this worked in his favor, jspill?

I got a Thai bank account on a tourist visa back in 2005. They used to be very lax.