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Can I keep my DTV validity if I switch to a Non-B visa after getting a job in Thailand?

James *****
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If you have a DTV valid for 5 years and then get a job and non b for 2 for example is that DTV still

Valid for a further 3 years?
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A DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) valid for 5 years becomes invalid once you switch to a Non-B visa after obtaining employment in Thailand. According to cabinet resolutions, changing visa types inside Thailand results in cancellation of the original DTV.
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Pete *****
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@Tod ********
similarly (on topic i hope), can we therefore change the DTV to a retirement visa when/as/if the time comes?
Tod *********
Tod *********
@Pete ****
you're getting the cart before the horse a bit, especially on a visa that has been out for 6 weeks (and a day 😛) The terms of that visa says it can be changed to another visa type inside the country. NO ONE knows how that really works at this time
Brandon ************
Brandon ************
@Pete ****
should be able to. Yet to be seen in practice yet. As all things in Thailand it will likely come down to your local immigration office.
Wannikea *********
Wannikea *********
@Brandon ***********
message me please
Tod *********
Tod *********
nope doesn't work that way, the spelled it out in the cabinet resolution that it can be changed inside the country to another visa type (it's just like going to a Non-B from a free stamp or tourist visa entry)

BUT

once you do change the visa type inside thailand if you get a job and that DTV is cancelled
James *****
James *****
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@Tod ********
so better to work as a consultant via your home business rather than be on the “books”
Tod *********
Tod *********
@James ****
you can't legally work for a thai entity on the DTV. It's actually an "employment prohibited" visa class.

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