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How can I extend my DTV visa for 6 months while staying in Thailand?
DTV extension
Anybody has experience with extension of 6 months stay with DTV without leaving Thailand?
How is the process? Same as normal visa extension and cost or more complicated?
Thank you very much
Anybody has experience with extension of 6 months stay with DTV without leaving Thailand?
How is the process? Same as normal visa extension and cost or more complicated?
Thank you very much
Answer summary
The discussion revolves around the process and experience of extending a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) for an additional 6 months while remaining in Thailand. Many participants advise against attempting to extend the DTV visa inside Thailand due to complications, recommending instead to exit Thailand (a 'border run') and re-enter to obtain a new 180-day stamp. Some users detail their personal experiences, indicating that various immigration offices have differing policies, and highlight the importance of having updated documents. Overall, the consensus suggests that leaving Thailand may be a simpler and more reliable option compared to the extension procedure.
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Bob **********
Give it a go and let us know 😎😎😎
Stunning********
You can extend. I have extended. Others in this group too and they have shared the process. Use the search bar.
James ********
StunningDeer1930 and submit each and every document required for the DTV visa and more questions from the local Thai Immigration Officers if they ask. They REALLY don't want to do it inside Thailand.
Tong *******
Border run more easier 😂
Alain ***************
I tried once including proof that I was below 500k because of my expensive soft power activity ( medical treatment). He said while he totally understood my situation abd he finds it stupid himself, he recommended leaving and re-entering like everyone in this group suggests. So even officials in chengwattana agree. A trip to Laos and back even need less time than travel from sukhumvit to immigration and back lol. If you book through agoda, flights are pretty cheap. Some countries also don’t need a visa for laos
John **********
@Alain **************
the 500k is a prerequisiteJames ********
@Alain **************
Wise advice ✅James ********
I'm confused by your recent posts...
In April you were asking about applying for the DTV visa...
Which you did with the Thai Embassy in Budapest April 30th.
Yet today on June 11th...you are asking about getting the DTV visa extension inside Thailand at the end of the 180 days..
What is it you really need to know?
This is Thailand and there's possibly changes... especially as you just may have received the DTV visa...
In April you were asking about applying for the DTV visa...
Which you did with the Thai Embassy in Budapest April 30th.
Yet today on June 11th...you are asking about getting the DTV visa extension inside Thailand at the end of the 180 days..
What is it you really need to know?
This is Thailand and there's possibly changes... especially as you just may have received the DTV visa...
SunnyOct********
OP@James *******
i got it yesterday approved. Now trying to understand best option to stay further cost and effort wise since 180 days end in high seasonJames ********
SunnyOctopus4523 Thank You for your helpful report 👍
Congratulations 👏👏👏
PRINT OUT THE EMAIL THAT HAS YOUR DTV VISA.
That's what you should do... print it out.
You may have to show PROOF of your DTV Visa to airline staff on check-in for your flight ✈️ to Thailand...even to the connecting airline staff. Or to the land border crossing entry Thai Immigration Officer.
Upon arrival into Thailand, show the DTV visa to the Thai Immigration Officer and look at the STAMP placed in your passport to be sure you are STAMPED in for 180 days.
Congratulations 👏👏👏
PRINT OUT THE EMAIL THAT HAS YOUR DTV VISA.
That's what you should do... print it out.
You may have to show PROOF of your DTV Visa to airline staff on check-in for your flight ✈️ to Thailand...even to the connecting airline staff. Or to the land border crossing entry Thai Immigration Officer.
Upon arrival into Thailand, show the DTV visa to the Thai Immigration Officer and look at the STAMP placed in your passport to be sure you are STAMPED in for 180 days.
James ********
SunnyOctopus4523 it's absolutely the BEST to do a BORDER BOUNCE by land or air ✈️ to get a NEW 180 day stamp.
Where will you be living in Thailand?
Where will you be living in Thailand?
James ********
Do yourself a BIG FAVOR... don't try to get the DTV visa extension inside Thailand. It's a nightmare as reported by others.
Leave Thailand and reenter to get the new 180 day stamp.
Leave Thailand and reenter to get the new 180 day stamp.
Greg ******
Most won’t try because they say it’s complicated (or they don’t have updated documents). If you’re used to the usual Non-Immigrant extensions, you can give it a try. The key is to find an immigration officer willing to go through it with you. You’ll need a full set of updated documents (from your application) and possibly additional ones if required.
Bob **********
@Greg *****
a lot of offices just say we don’t do thatGreg ******
@Bob *********
Definitely. That’s why I mention that people will need to find the right IO and have a lot of patience (as non-immigrants are used to).James ********
@Greg *****
Correct 👍
Robert *******
Visit Immigration, get the list of requirements, make an appointment to apply.
Make all copies, go back at appointment date
Apply, pay 1.900 Thb and get a stamp in passport with text:
"Extension of Stay permitted up to xx/xxx/xxxx" which is a new 180 day period.
Make all copies, go back at appointment date
Apply, pay 1.900 Thb and get a stamp in passport with text:
"Extension of Stay permitted up to xx/xxx/xxxx" which is a new 180 day period.
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