Do I need to take a cooking course every time I enter Thailand on a DTV visa or just once every five years?

My wife, a Thai national, no visa needed, did one of those cooking courses. A graduate from the Ramkhanhaeng University, Bangkok. She has always been a good cook (could make 320 different Thai meals) and she got a certificate from the cooking course.

With that, she got a job in a Thai restaurant in Japan (Nagoya) and worked part time (only lunch time when white collars come for lunch, 3 hours a day).

Still, she was cutting, preparing, serving 120 meal sets within 3 hours. But had never had access to the pan and fire. That was for a Thai chef, who went through a Hospitality high school, where cooking was last 2 years of the 4 years of that vocational school.

Actually all you have to show is that you can get a rubber band off a plastic bag of pad ka prow in 30 seconds or less.

Jepp, this is Thailand. We make you greatagein.

Fantastic

Just start a new course, how hard is it FFS !

If you leave and re-enter you will be fine. But if you go to immigration to extend then maybe they might ask you what you have learned from your cooking course 😀

I still can’t understand why learning the Thai language isn’t included as a legit course.

I applied for my 5 year DTV July 1st and after some clarification and additional do uments I was approved quickly. I applied as a digital nomad but it was very straight foward. Keep in mind they need your bank records in pdf format for 2 or 3 months sowing $16,000 usd in a single account and not an i vestment account. I also had to develop a business portfolio and it was quite detailed. I also think this visa will go away because too many will game the process. I am happy to have the 5 years and we will see how this plays out in the coming months/ years. Keep in mind that nothing in Thailand immigration stays the same.

I think he's joking.

But seriously for all the hand wringing from the Thai about dropping tourist numbers why don't they allow longer visas.?

Having said that I have never been questioned coming and going to BKK.

Do me a omelette tomorrow see how you go

I would watch watch you post pal. Some people may just bring this to the attention of immigration

Learn while you are at it, food wont kill but please. Stop bitchin.

Who cares?

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My wife, even before the classes, could make 320 different Thai meals. She went thorugh a cooking school like that. Worked in Thai restaurants in Japan.

Yes, immigration made me cook full English breakfast for all staff, they all enjoyed it so much, I got a extra 12 month stamp.

The DTV seemed like a dumb idea and was implemented like a dumb idea.

Now shockingly it turns out it was a dumb idea

Can you fry an egg

You do realize the intention is for you to participate in the economy. that means spending thousands of dollars. if it's your intention to spend nothing and say that you are constantly taking cooking classes, good luck! you'll just fly into the country one time and they'll go show us all your cooking classes and you'll say I am not taking any and then they'll say go back to your country! NOW, sounds like fun ☺️

Don't give Thai immigration any ideas!!!

I here from next year all customs points will have a kitchen so people on cooking class visas can prove they can cook a pad kra pao

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Cheaper to get someone to cook 4 u and easier to

If your food u cook taste gd u will get an extension if it taste like shit u will be told to self deport

Just go the medical/dental route and get a cleaning every six months 😃

Just go for it until you’re a good cook! 😁

You might find yourself cooked by immigration 😂

I was actually interested in the answer to this , any cookery schools in jomtiem that is linked to the dev visa application? Like many my friend and others like to visit for 180 days so looking for best way as they get hassle , at the moment they are considering 90 day non o in uk then extend to year retirement visa , sorry to cut in your post .

I heard that immigration has a test kitchen at the airports where they test you on how well you make

Phad Thai

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Don’t fail

I am not on a DTV but I was curious to see if these are easily handed out. I contacted the Thai embassy in Ottawa and inquired about a cooking course. They said it must be four to six months in duration- that’s all, one four to six month course for a five year DTV.

Keep on cooking every day or order don't matter ,, soon you find out best is for you 🤣

Two every six months or sixteen in five years.

Immigration will ask you to say the ingredients in making famous Thai dishes... in Thai language.

You have to cook every fucking day😂

Immigration will ask you to cook a phad krapow or a TomYung Goon to prove your worth in getting this visa. 😃 😃

A Thai attorney put out a YouTube video... you pay for a (short) coarse, under $400 USD, you get approved for the DTV soft power visa, you get approved. Once you're approved and have the visa, you have the visa... no having to qualify for that visa.

Can you boil water

What area did you find a cooking course in ?

Can you actually cook at all?

You must cook you own Breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. If they see any restaurant or grab food on your bank statement, instant cancellation.

They can ask you any time they want if they aren’t satisfied they will just cancel the visa.

I have been here for close to a decade, and no one has, yet, forced me to do a cooking course. I did do a bachelor's degree while here though, and soon-ish can say the same for a master's degree.

Kidding aside.. Sounds like you are asking about a DTV, which I have never had.

Typically you will need to sign up for something that will satisfy the embassy to give you the visa. How many days/hours of whatever? I don't know.. Ask them where you will apply. Once you have the visa, it is good for 5 years. Every time you enter Thailand within those 5 years, you will get 180 days of stay stamped in your passport.

The only "however", is that if you want to extend the stay for 180 days without leaving Thailand, it will be up to the immigration office you will use, how they interpret the wording of the law. Will you need to again show finances/documentation/registration for cooking courses? Only they can tell you.

I cannot believe this is even an option.

The reason that authorities are cracking down on visas is because people are abusing the system. If you are not a tourist, i.e. your intention is to stay long term then you should apply for the appropriate visa.

How bad is your cooking?

I don't know but they will ask you to cook a meal at immigration when you extend.

Depends if you can cook 🤪

Posts like this make me wonder just how long the DTV option will last.