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Can a tourist on a DTV visa do a VAT refund in Thailand?

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Nov 7, 2024

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Can do VAT refund with DTV ?,.

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Yes, you can get a VAT refund in Thailand using a DTV (tourist) visa, provided you take the purchased items outside Thailand within 60 days of purchase. However, visa types such as student visas may not qualify for VAT refunds.

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Subham ***

Legally you can do that as long as you take the stuff you bought outside thailand within 60 days of purchase because DTV is a tourist visa.

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Netanel *******

DTV is a tourist visa? I thought a tourist visa is a tourist visa

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Subham ***

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yes it's a glorified tourist visa just that it has validity of 5 years and you can stay 180 days per entry at a strech without extension, and one extension per entry is permitted. Even thai elite visa is also a tourist visa.

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Boris *********

I think no. Because I couldn’t do it with student visa.

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Roger ***********

That s a good question , looking forward to replies

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Roberto ****

As long as it's within 60 days

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Roger ***********

what do you mean ? If DTV holder buy a phone in Thailand can get her refund of vat ?

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Roberto ****

@Roger **********

probably not if you stay in Thailand over 60 days.

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