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Can you reapply for a DTV visa after switching to a work permit and Non B visa in Thailand?

DTV Visa Non B Visa Work Permit Visa Cancellation Thai Immigration Policy Expat Visa Regulations

Apr 15, 2025

a day ago

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

ORIGINAL POSTER

I see quite a few people on here have cancelled their DTV visas and transferred onto a work permit and Non B 

Does anyone know after you do this- could you reapply for a new DTV visa let’s say after a few years (after you’ve worked for a few years in Thailand)

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Users discuss the possibility of reapplying for the DTV visa after transitioning to a work permit and Non B visa. Some commenters express skepticism about the future of the DTV visa, suggesting it may be phased out. Others mention that while you can't cancel a visa, you can switch to another type, like a Non B. Overall, the consensus indicates uncertainties surrounding the DTV visa's availability in the coming years.

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Stuart *********

You can’t cancel a visa. You may be allowed to apply for another visa type that will superseded an existing one. For example if you have a DTV (for 5 years) you could apply for a Non B to allow you to work in Thailand for say 3 years and then go back to the DTV for the remainder.

18 hours ago

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

You need to go back to the embassy that you apply for DTV visa and asked them to cancel it.

21 hours ago

Tim ***********

Knowing Thailand, the DTV won't be around for a long time. Maybe I'll give it another year, and then they'll shut down the program just like they shut down the 60-day visa on arrival. But I think the remaining visa holders will be able to use their visas until they expire. So don't plan for the future with the idea that you'll be able to apply for the DTV visa again in three or four years; I think it's unlikely.

21 hours ago

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

60 day visa exemption is still going on. The reduction to 30 days was just recent talks and faced backlash.

17 hours ago

Tim ***********

It's still valid at the moment, but I heard that the hotel industry approached the government because they think that someone with the 60-day visa exemption is more likely to stay in a 5,000 baht a month apartment than book an expensive hotel room, and that's probably why they wanted to reduce it.

14 hours ago

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Tim ***********

Steve *******

No one can predict the future when it comes to Thai immigration. The DTV might be gone in a year or be replaced by something else.

a day ago

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

DTV visa was issued by the Embassy or General Consulate, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs designed the DTV visa programme. It has nothing to do with Thai immigration.

When you enter Thailand, it is up to Thai immigration to decide whether to grant you a visa stamp.

18 hours ago

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

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Steve ******

well then what are the rules of the DTV Visa currently present?.

Can it be reapplied for even if cancelled

Let’s say someone on here cancel their DTV and then got a job. They really didn’t like, could they stop the job and then go reapply for the DTV

a day ago

Steve *******

Anonymous participant anyone can apply to any visa. But each embassy can make their own decisions to approve or deny the application.

So we could all speculate, but no one can answer that either. Someone might have already done exactly this and gotten the DTV, but that wouldn't change the fact that your application might be totally different and get denied.

You'd better keep the DTV if you don't think the potential job is for you.

a day ago

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Steve *******

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

I do not think you can cancel the DTV visa.

a day ago

Ben ********

Anonymous participant 891 you can cancel any visa

a day ago

Adnan ********

someone from you guys when try to go out of Thailand then ask immigration officer to cancel and see what happen and let us know......thanks in advance

17 hours ago

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

@Ben *******

If your visa was issued by Thai immigration, you must return to Thai immigration to cancel the visa with a valid reason.

If your visa was issued by an embassy that is under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. You must contact the embassy where you applied to cancel your DTV visa. Normally, they do not cancel your visa.

19 hours ago

Ben ********

Anonymous participant 891 so that means you can then!

18 hours ago

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

@Ben *******

Furthermore, the DTV visa clearly stated, "Employment Prohibition". They do not allow DTV visa holders to find work in Thailand for a period of 5 years.

18 hours ago

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

@Ben *******

As I previously stated, the applicant must return to the embassy where they applied for the DTV visa because they are authorised to do so because they approved the applicant's visa.

It all depends on the embassy; they may reject your request. The worst-case scenario is that your future applications will be blacklisted.

You can try, and then share it with the group.

18 hours ago

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

Brandon ************

@Ben *******

No, you can't.

19 hours ago

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Brandon ************

Iñigo ************

An immigration officer told me there might be a chance that they will cancel the applications for the DTV visa in a year or two ( depending on the illegal workers and criminals from certain countries)

a day ago

David ********

@Iñigo ***********

not true immagration don't control this visa haha so you talk is no real just you make rumor

21 hours ago

Chris *********

@Iñigo ***********

the visa isn't issued by immigration so not sure how he figures that

21 hours ago

Ray *****

@Iñigo ***********

based on your information why wouldn't they do it now? Wait a couple of years to load up on criminals as you say doesn't make much sense.

What level was this immigration officer, was he in control of country policies?

And that is why I never believe anything from an " I got told in immigration......."

a day ago

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Ray *****

John *******

Have not seen anyone cancel DTV yet, so it is surprising that you say you have seen quite a few.

a day ago

Wannikea *********

@John ******

I've seen 2 or 3 people ask about it

a day ago

John *******

@Wannikea ********