Can I transition from an ED visa to a DTV visa after staying in Thailand since 2019?

I have a history of ED visas and they called me in for an interview. I do speak Thai fluently, but I get the impression that this wasn’t the point of the interview. Instead they were more concerned about how I was funding my previous years in Thailand. I recommend bringing a laptop and showing them your work. Once the officer understood that I was making money online for my entire duration spent in Thailand, and I could prove it, I got the visa easy.

You’ll be fine if everything you did is legit as you said. Apply wherever- I did it in Taiwan- or you can go to Vietnam. Expect that you will be interviewed but it should be fine.

Good luck!

I arrived here since 2022 doing visa extension every month until 2024 August when i got DTV. They can ask you questions but give then reasonable answers and required documents. That should be okay.

Should be no problem, if it was all legit. If you had language visas and can’t speak the language you might run into a problem.

Someone posted earlier that they just got approved for their DTV after being on an ed visa. Check today’s posts from this group

You never exit the country since 2019? Are you overstaying then?