Can you buy a car or bike in Thailand with a DTV visa?

Oct 20, 2024
2 months ago
Niko ****
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Can you buy a car, bike with a DTV visa ?
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Yes, you can buy a car or bike with a DTV visa in Thailand. While you do not need a visa to purchase a vehicle, registering it in your name requires a certificate of residence from Immigration. This certificate typically necessitates completing a 90-day report. Additionally, having a Thai driver's license and funds (preferably in cash) are essential for the purchase process.
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Simon **********
Yes, Certificate of residency issued a week after arriving on a DTV and registered a car a few days later.
Rob *********
Even a house or a condo, but not the land.
James *******
Buy what you like hon.
Marcus ********
You buy with cash 😂
Klaus ***********
No, the seller wants to see money and the registration office wants to see a residents certificate which you will get with any permission to stay or visa which has still 30 days before expiry.
Jeiz ***************
You can if you are paying in cash and don't need a loan. If you need a loan then that's more complicated, you probably can't.
Dan *******
Nah best to use cash
Allnew ********
Yes, but you must have documents from the Immigration Bureau.
Toni ********
I’ve bought 3 cars in visa exempt
Martine *******
You need

— Work Permit OR Certificate of Residence

— Thai Driver Licenses

— Money, but you can pay cash

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Deepak *******
You don't need any visa to buy anything in Thailand.
Mario *******
@Deepak ******
yep as long as your spending money in Thailand you are fine
Quincy *******
Yes. You can buy a car with a dtv. Did you mean can you get a loan to buy a new car and pay if off monthly?
Stephan ***********
You don't need any kind of visa to buy a vehicle. But if you want to register it in your name you need a "certificate of residence" from the Immigration. And to get this you need to do a 90 day report first (officially). Since you can stay longer than 90 consecutive days with a DTV the answer is yes, you can. If your local Immigration has different requirements and you face any problems you can use an agent as well.
Deepak *******
@Stephan **********
certificate of residence is dime a dozen for 500 baht.
Stuart *********
@Stephan **********
You don’t need to have a 90 day report done before you can get a residence certificate anymore.

Bangkok CW had that restriction but have now dropped it.
Stephan ***********
@Stuart ********
Good to know, thanks!