Can I withdraw the 500k THB in the bank after DTVC approval if I don't plan to extend my stay in Thailand?

@Brian ***

I feel like folks are being too loose with their terminology.

A visa extension happens when the term of your visa expires, and you renew it. A marriage visa is one year, so if you extend it for another year, then yes, you have to show all of the necessary documentation, financial requirements, etc. to renew it for another year.

These are not things that immigration officers deal with at border crossings.

The DTV is a 5 year, multiple entry visa. Leaving the country after 180 days, and then returning, is not a visa extension. You are returning under the terms of your active visa.

To my knowledge, there has never been a visa where people were, after the fact, forced to meet new requirements to keep an existing visa.

Yes, you may be excepted to meet new requirements to extend your visa, but not to keep an active one.

If Thailand ends up granting tens, if not hundreds of thousands of DTVs, it would create an incredible burden to have immigration officers at border crossings vetting people. There’s a reason it’s taking 10-15 business days at embassies.

It is a border officers job to see you you are entering the country legally. It’s very difficult for me to believe they’ll be forced to check through bank statements, etc. for DTV holders.

What’s the benefit of it?

People are anxious because the visa seems too good to be true. And they might stop issuing them one day.

But staying in Thailand has always required flexibility.

So instead of worrying about imaginary futures, just enjoy your time, live your life, and adjust to changes as they come.

@Brian ***

What is similar? Extension process ast immigration office now depends on which type of stay you want to extend.

We already know that when you leave the country and reenter you just get new six months without problems.

Everything might change of course, but it is highly unlikely that IO at airport or landborder will ask for proof of funds in bankaccount.

The extension at immigration office is not yet known because the visa does not yet exist long enough, but a recheck of requirements there is easily possible.

@Stuart ********

dont think u need show money for extension.

@Romain ***

not sure yet what is needed for extension.