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Can a person apply for a DTV visa from within Thailand?

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Oct 9, 2024

2 months ago

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Has there been a single person that has applied for DTV within Thailand? My son has an ED visa already and an immigration officer told me since he has a visa already he can apply within Thailand. However everywhere I oook it says it must be done outside the country. Any thought?

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The question of whether a person can apply for a DTV visa from within Thailand is contentious. While some believe it can be done with an existing visa based on advice from immigration officers, the consensus among others is that the application must be made from outside the country at a consulate. Commenters point out the discrepancies in information provided by immigration staff and warn against relying on their advice, emphasizing the importance of understanding the correct visa application procedures.

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Tod *********

𝗠𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗗 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 😮 Any way you slice that it is a total fail

This is exactly why you NEVER EVER trust an immigration officer INSIDE thailand about anything to do with a VISA you get from a thai consulate OUTSIDE thailand

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Why you NEVER EVER trust an officer at an embassy OUTSIDE thailand about anything to do with entry/extensions that you get from immigrations INSIDE thailand

They are two completely different governmental organizations (Embasssises are run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigrations is run by the Royal Thai Police Immigration Division)

They have nothing to do with one another

This is what it says on the graphic about WHERE you can get a DTV

The RTC is Royal Thai Embassy and the RTCG is Royal Thai Consulate General <- here's a tip those are ALL in other countries 😛

He goes to apply for the DTV in another country

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John **********

@Krystian *****

no. It's completely different to an ED visa. The comparison would be with a tourist visa (which it is based on)

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Andrew *******

how crazy is that

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John **********

The DTV can only be issued by a consulate. There are no consulates inside Thailand. The DTV is basically a glorified tourist visa, and just like a standard tourist visa it's not possible to obtain one inside Thailand

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Andrew *******

Crazy how irresponsible the immigration officers are. They will just say anything.

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Henrik *****

Making money for Thailand, when the application is rejected and the fee is non-refundable.

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Deepak *******

They are not obligated to answer correctly every question foreigners ask. Thailand is allowing foreigners to live a decent life in the country that one cannot get in his home country. What more do you want? It is not a privilege.

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Andrew *******

😂😂😂. What does that have to do with what any of us said. If they aren’t obligated why do they answer then?

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Deepak *******

To get rid of annoying foreigners who can't live a decent life in their home land and have to travel 10,000 miles for a decent life.

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Andrew *******

I’m not sure how that applies to any of this discussion. But your saying a government official, in this case immigration, isn’t obligated to give someone correct information about immigration issues, not sure that makes sense

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Deepak *******

Nope, not obligated to give annoying foreigners who have thousand questions.

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Andrew *******

@Krystian *****

they just apply for you using evisa system

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Krystian ******

immigration officer will stamp it out too as they on it.

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Andrew *******

@Krystian *****

ofcourse it can be done and many people have already. Just saying it’s supposed to not be allowed 😂 but an immigration officer said np. They just make it up as they go along.

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Romain ****

@Krystian *****

simply illegal

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Anita ********

I would like to know if anyone has been able to do this from within Thailand.

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John *******

technically it is not allowed. That being said, some people have cheated the system into thinking they are outside of Thailand and have been successful.

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John *******

@Krystian *****

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been very clear on this. You can’t convert visa to DTV and you can’t apply while in Thailand. If your friend did so, it was against the rules

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Gerry ********

you can't apply within Thailand!

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Ray *****

@Krystian *****

no you can't

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Ray *****

@Krystian *****

have to show proof of its bs

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Romain ****

@Krystian *****

you can also steal from 7-11. My friend did it so you can. Now he’s in jail though.

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Romain ****

@Krystian *****

they can convert *some* visas. Not convert to DTV.

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Pavol *******

@Krystian *****

except that its costly and not legal

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John *******

@Krystian *****

um, what embassy did your friend apply through?

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