Answered9 months ago

Can I cancel my DTV visa in Thailand to switch to a Non-Imm B Visa, and is it okay to stay while waiting?

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Anonymous *************

asked Jan 28, 2026

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Hello! I am here on a DTV and need to cancel it to switch to a Non Imm B Visa. Has anyone successfully cancelled their DTV? I am specifically wondering if I can cancel it in country and then leave and come back the Non Imm B Visa. I have heard it can take up to 10 days for cancellation once requested and I would rather spend that time in Thailand than outside. Edit: looking for anyone who has actually done this process. There is a lot of speculation on what needs to be done, but I would like to know 100%

Answer summary

The discussion revolves around canceling a DTV visa to switch to a Non Imm B Visa while remaining in Thailand. Several users share their experiences and advice on the cancellation process, emphasizing that typically the embassy that issued the DTV visa manages the cancellation. Others mention that in practice, entering Thailand with a new visa may render the old visa irrelevant, though some recommend formally canceling for clarity with immigration. Users share mixed opinions on the necessity and legality of switching visas while staying in the country.

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Ian **********

I have read that only the issuing authority can cancel the visa. So the embassy that issued it.

9 months ago

Alexander ***********

Why bother? It will be superseded by a Non-Immigrant visa. You’re not in breach of any conditions like in case of Non Ed where you’re supposed to finish what you’ve started.

9 months ago

Dca *****

What did your local Thai Immigration Office say about changing your visa from DTV to Non–B in–country inside Thailand???

As after potentially getting a Non–B E–Visa from a Thai Embassy/Thai Consulate outside Thailand, one would still need to get an Extension of Stay based on that Non–B E–Visa (or business that the Non–B E–Visa was based on) at a local Thai Immigration Office inside Thailand

9 months ago

Jef ********

I canceled my visa…..: I had to cancel it from the embassy I applied from

Took about a week.

Told them why I wanted to cancel , proof of new visa , and a copy of my passport

9 months ago

Ogi ***************

As far as I know, once you enter the kingdom with a new visa, the old one get canceled

9 months ago

Alexander ***********

@Ogi **************

you’re right in practice but an Immigration officer might see your entry with a Non-B without canceling a Non-Ed visa as a breach of conditions of the latter, so it’s recommended that some visas are either cancelled before leaving or converted in-country which includes the cancellation (normally done by the Immigration). In 16 years I have never heard anyone have a problem entering on a Non-Immigrant visa while having an old tourist visa still active (for example because of multiple re-entry permit). It’s a non-issue for tourist visas and DTV is a type of tourist visa.

9 months ago

Jef ********

Not correct

9 months ago

Alexander ***********

@Jef *******

any Tourist visa is superseded by a Non-Immigrant visa. There’s no practical need to cancel DTV visa. When you enter Thailand, Immigration grants you a stamp of stay based on the visa you use at entry.

Any previous visa becomes irrelevant once a new entry stamp is issued.

While inside Thailand, you are legally staying on a stamp or extension of stay, not “on a visa.”

Leaving Thailand without a re-entry permit cancels the extension of stay, not the visa itself.

9 months ago

Alexander ***********

@Jef *******

you didn’t have to, congrats doughnut. You can be as dumb as cancelling your Tourist Visa. Who cares what other unnecessary dumb stuff you did.

9 months ago