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Do I need to cancel my Non-ED visa before applying for the DTV in Thailand?

Aug 9, 2024
2 years ago
Thuu **********
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DTV Question

Hi everyone,

Myanmar passport holder here, currently have the University 3-month Non-ED visa.

Iโ€™m planning to apply for the DTV as a remote worker, without extending my Non-ED visa to a 1-year term.

I have a few questions regarding this transition:

- Do I need to cancel my 3-month Non-ED visa before applying for the DTV?

- Is it possible to purchase a re-entry permit for my Non-ED visa to keep it active, just in case my DTV application is denied?

Iโ€™m being extra cautious because I canโ€™t re-enter Thailand from the border without a valid visa.

Thank you!
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A Myanmar passport holder is looking to transition from a University 3-month Non-ED visa to a DTV visa for remote work without extending the Non-ED visa. They are concerned about whether they need to cancel their current visa and if they can purchase a re-entry permit to keep the Non-ED visa active during the DTV application process. It was clarified that cancellation of the Non-ED visa is not necessary, as one cannot cancel a visa but must exit with the stamp. Additionally, obtaining a re-entry permit is possible to maintain visa status while the DTV application is in process.
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Tod *********
- ๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—บ๐˜† ๐Ÿฏ-๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—˜๐—— ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ง๐—ฉ?

nope, you can't cancel a visa, you just stamp out on it

- ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ป-๐—˜๐—— ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐˜† ๐——๐—ง๐—ฉ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?

yes, you could get a single re-entry and then if the DTV isn't approved come back in on how ever much time is left on the 90 day stamp from the Non-ED visa

you just have to make sure IF that DTV is approved when you go to stamp in you get stamped in on it, and not the re-entry permit tied to the 90 day Non-ED visa ๐Ÿ™‚
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Thuu **********
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@Tod ********
Will apply on Savannakhet. Does Rent Contract or Entry stamp into Savannakhet will be okay for 3. Document indicating current location?

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Tod *********
To show that you're allowed in Lao copy of the visa/entry stamp.

Then to show your address in thailand rental contract
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Thuu **********
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@Tod ********
thank you
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Is it possible for the embassy to reject the DTV application if they see the re-entry permit on the grounds that the application already has a valid permission to stay in Thailand?
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I dont think so
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Tod *********
@Brandon ***********
never heard of it happening
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Thuu **********
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Thank you ๐Ÿ™
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