Answereda year ago

Can I wait 6 months before entering Thailand after my DTV is granted?

DTV Thailand visa entry validity immigration rules family commitments visa expiration

Monica ********

asked Nov 26, 2025

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Once the DTV is granted can I wait 6 months before entering Thailand? (family commitments).

Answer summary

The DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) allows holders a maximum of five years to enter Thailand after it is granted, meaning one can delay entry for up to nearly five years without issue.

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Mike **********

Date it was issued

a year ago

Nick ***********

Related question for people who have been issued the DTV: was it valid from the date of approval for 5 years or was there a start date later (perhaps related to the flight info you told them in the application)?

a year ago

Andi ***********

@Nick **********

valid from date of issue, no relation to flight.

a year ago

Pete *******

You can wait up to nearly five years before entering Thailand.

a year ago

Monica ********

@Pete ******

and its a one off fee of 10,000B for the 5 years? Not annually?

a year ago

Pete *******

@Monica *******

one off fee.

a year ago

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

@Monica *******

up to immigration officer

a year ago

Andi ***********

Yes, you have 5 years to enter.

a year ago

Toni *******

@Andi **********

correct. Btw how do the visas work, when you enter you get the days visa gives you, or only until it expires? Say, coming here 1day before the dtv expires

a year ago

Andi ***********

@Toni ******

In theory, the days the visa gives you, so you enter one day before your visa expires you are stamped in with 180 days. In that unlikely case though, IO would question why wait 5 years and there is a chance of being refused 180 days

a year ago

Ivan ************

@To**

it could work either way. Elite used work this way, and you could get an extra year by stamping in right at the end, but they changed it a few years ago and if you re-enter in the last year they now only stamp up to the end of the visa.

The legislation introducing DTV isn't clear on what happens with entries but it does explicitly say extensions cannot go past the validity of the visa.

If I were to guess, I suspect they will only stamp up the end date of the visa. But as Adam says we'll have to wait and see what happens.

a year ago

Andi ***********

@Toni ******

ok, that could work, very likely the current retirement visa will change within 5 years and also other options available.

a year ago

Toni *******

@Andi **********

was asking for myself, im gonna be here whole time and if given the opportunity, take the 6months extra, after that only 1year so i can get retirement visa 😝 so maybe ED for that lol

a year ago

Adam *****

@Toni ******

no one really knows since the DTV has been out for less than 5 years, but based on the METV, you'll get stamped in for the full duration even if you enter the day before expiry.

a year ago

Toni *******

@Adam ****

yea i was asking about it in general, thank you

a year ago