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Do you need to visit Thailand to activate a DTV visa?
Hi,
When you receive a DTV visa
do you have to visit Thailand to activate it ?
When you receive a DTV visa
do you have to visit Thailand to activate it ?
Answer summary
A DTV visa becomes active immediately upon approval; there is no requirement to visit Thailand to activate it. The 5-year validity starts once approved, and with each entry into Thailand, you receive a 180-day entry stamp. However, each entry depends on the immigration officer's discretion.
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Tommy ********
I wonder the calibre of person Thailand is letting in on these DTV visas. Some are either angry, passive aggressive or dumbfounded
Mark ********
No you go to Russia for that👍
Ko *****************
No need to activate.
John **********
It's activated the moment you receive it
Wayne *********
You need to visit the north pole to activate it, you will find a post with a QR scanner attached, just scan and you are good to go.
Dany ********
There is no activation of the DTV. It’s active once its approved. For 5 years.
Lee ***********
Red, no you just have it for 5 years, but you are required to enter ASAP after it being issued, they do ask for your travel plans at point of application.
Karl *******
@Lee **********
Within 3 months of issue, is what I was told. London
Elías ********
There's no such a thing as an activation... 🫣 It's valid from the issue date until the expiration date.
Ben ********
Why do people laugh and make fun? He asked a good question. Some proper unkind people in this group
Lee ***********
@Ben *******
what would be beneficial to all that seek advice is to read up first and educate yourself of the subject, then it would limit the need for questions and people laughing because the question is either so ridiculous or been added a thousand times. Not judging anyone, but you do need to try to help yourself, that's what I did.
Ivan ************
@Lee **********
this group right here is specifically for people to ask questions like this. Someone posting here is attempting to educate themselves.Lee ***********
@Ivan ***********
likewise, take your own advice maybeIvan ************
@Lee **********
you could just scroll on by if you can't helpLee ***********
@Ivan ***********
or wanting to be spoon fed, it's a matter of opinion! Anyway, trying to help people who get upset with responses around things asked a thousand times or basic knowledge that is freely available if you take the time to read, thus educating ones self. True though you can further gain knowledge in here, but facts come from the source of information and not a forum of interpretation.
Jonas *************
@Ben *******
people laugh at concept that seems absurd to them and doesn't make sense. I don't know what (tourists) visas you need to "activate" in any country. When you have a tourist visa you typically have it... There's no activation.
I do believe that some countries have worked for mates and work visa that you might have to leave and come back. I don't think that's the case in Thailand?
In USA the work permit Visa you actually need to go or used to have to go abroad to consulate abroad to actually get the visa in the passport. I don't know if it's still the same rules but it used to be those rules in 2000 to 2006...
Ivan ************
@Jonas ************
US Diversity Visa Lottery is an example of a visa you have to take up within a limited period or you lose it. It's a reasonable question, DTV although technically a tourist visa is a long term visa that allows remote work.Jonas *************
@Ivan ***********
as I said it seems that work related visas need to be activated and often abroad or by returning by crossing the border inwards. But it's not always the case. Forest tourist visas I never heard that it needs to be activated in some special way.
Jared *********
I'm not sure what you mean by "activate it" but the 5 year visa validity starts on the day you were approved.
Then each time you enter Thailand you receive a 180 day entry stamp.
Come and go as often as you like during the 5 years. Each time you receive 180 day entry stamp.
Edit: of course any and every entry is up to the immigration officer and depending on your specific circumstances, the port of entry, which type of DTV, the mood of the IO, and many other factors, entrance is never guaranteed for ANY visa including the DTV.
Then each time you enter Thailand you receive a 180 day entry stamp.
Come and go as often as you like during the 5 years. Each time you receive 180 day entry stamp.
Edit: of course any and every entry is up to the immigration officer and depending on your specific circumstances, the port of entry, which type of DTV, the mood of the IO, and many other factors, entrance is never guaranteed for ANY visa including the DTV.
Kevin ********
@Jared ********
not strictly true. You still have to meet the requirements of the visa under the circumstances it was granted.So if you have Muay Thai for 6 months, do NOT expect it be be easy for 5 years. As they may well ask for proof of course on re-entry.
Just a heads up 😉
Jared *********
@Kevin *******
possibly, this is a good point, but this has not happened yet for people entering through immigration. And totally agree for those that do extensionsIvan ************
@Kevin *******
there hasn't been a single report of this happening to anyone on the DTV. Most people turned away don't have a visa.Jared *********
@Kevin *******
ok, maybe so. How many is it?Maybe next time, I should list every simgle possible scenario and possibility that could possibly happen....
I shared the basic overall concept. Sorry if that doesn't fit what you like.
Kevin ********
@Jared ********
how do you know it hasn’t happened? Do you have any idea of how many people get turned away in Bangkok each week? Or how many in Phuket? It’s not small numbers. And yet we don’t hear about them. Whatever the reason refused entry the visa is not a right to enter.
Jeremy *****
😂🤦♂️ nah you just stay where you are and let it run 5 years by itself 😂
It's active as soon as you are approved and the clock is timing from that second on
Again how do people survive muchless travel 😂🤦♂️👀
It's active as soon as you are approved and the clock is timing from that second on
Again how do people survive muchless travel 😂🤦♂️👀
Ryan ***********
@Jeremy ****
he probably asked to secure one now. In case the restrictions get tougher or any reason making it more difficult in the future.
Anonymous ******************
No, but maybe you have to pay taxes when you are over your 180 days of stay.
Andrew *****************
Anonymous participant 100 it’s over 179 days, 180 days puts you into tax resident status.
Anonymous ******************
@Andrew ****************
Ah, you see get even faster without a extension 🤷🏻♀️
Ra ********
When you not have any bank account in thailand
Ra ********
But what is tax rule. If someone don't remit anymoney from abroad. Because dtv can hardly open bank account? Still we need to pay tax? How?
Mark *********
Omg 😧
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