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Can I switch from a DTV visa to a Work visa in Thailand without losing my DTV?

Visa Switching DTV Visa Work Visa Non-B Visa Immigration Rules Thailand Expats Thailand

Mar 26, 2026

a month ago

Bozeman *********

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Anyone has experience switching DTV to Work visa?  Will they cancel DTV if they issue work visa? I have a job offer but I don’t want to loose DTV.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Switching from a DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) to a Work Visa in Thailand requires you to choose one or the other, as only one valid visa can be held at a time. If you accept a job offer, you will need to convert your DTV to a Non-B visa along with a Work Permit to legally work in Thailand. There were differing opinions about whether you could upgrade from a DTV to another visa without losing the DTV, but it generally seems that immigration rules dictate that you must have only one active visa.

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มิคาอิล *****

DTV it's not a tourist visa but also it's not Non-b. You can easy upgrade from DTV to any non-o or b visa without lost your DTV. But for immi it's very strange will be. Depends on them

a month ago

Locked ********

When I was young I wanted cake and ice cream but I could only pick one! Protip: dont tell the IO officer you want to keep the DTV

a month ago

Robert *******

Wait. You can work, get sociale security. Get insurance, save for pension, no need to leave every 180 day, can visit a gym at free time, can cook every day but you do not want to work?

a month ago

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

You'll have to choose one or the other but can't work for companies here on a DTV.

a month ago

DTV_Be*******

You can only have one valid visa at a time

a month ago

Gift *****************

Thailand allows only one active visa at a time.

If you take the job, you must switch to Non-B + Work Permit.

a month ago

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Gift *****************