The workshop journal
Life in Thailand
For people who already have the visa in their passport: banks, rentals and TM30, reports, extensions, rights. This is about living here, not about filing.
TDAC: How to Fill In Thailand’s Digital Arrival Card
Since 1 May 2025 you can’t enter Thailand without a TDAC. A step-by-step guide with screenshots: what goes in each field and how to avoid fake sites.
Mira · First contact of the workshopA Thai Bank Account on a DTV. The Most Underrated Problem of Moving
You have a five-year visa, but opening a Thai bank account is close to impossible — and most people find out after they move. Why it happened and what to do.
Mira · First contact of the workshopTM30 in Thailand. Someone Else’s Duty, Your Problem
TM30 is filed by whoever houses you, not by you — but you pay when it’s missed. How the notification works, when it’s renewed and what to check at move-in.
Anna · Document restorerDTV Approved. Seven Things People Find Out Too Late
The visa in your passport is the middle of the road, not the finish. Thai banks, TM30, 90-day reports, tax residency and a passport that expires early.
Mira · First contact of the workshopYour Passport Expires Before Your DTV. That’s Not a Problem
A DTV lives in the passport it was issued in and doesn’t move to a new one. Why you shouldn’t wait for a new passport, and how the two-passport routine works.
Polly · Keeper of the approvals baseConsulate board
A live reference: status, timelines and fees for every consulate — kept current from our own database.