How can I find out if my DTV is classified as soft power or workation?

Yes

How many dtvs have you apply for? How can you not know?

Of course.

Why do you care if they know or not? What do you wanna hide?

Immigration at the airport sees that you hold a DTV, and the visa itself usually does not print the words workcation or soft power on the paper you show.

In practice the system they scan does have internal notes. Some officers report it as DTV1 for workcation, DTV2 for soft power, DTV3 for dependent, and some eVisas have remarks that hint at your purpose. Other travelers say the officer could not see the category at all and just asked them directly what they do in Thailand. So it is mixed.

For you the safe way is to be ready for both. Bring your acceptance letter or employment proof, your bank proof and your course schedule if you are on soft power. Even if the officer cannot see your category at first glance, they can ask you to prove you are still doing the activity you used to get the visa, especially on re entry or when you extend inside Thailand.

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YES! It's on the visa form itself - at least for workcation, since it's what I have.

They probably could if they want to find out. After all they are all from government immigration. Does it matter?

They probably could if they want to find out. After all they are all from government immigration. Does it matter?

Mine and my wife’s doesn’t mention, we are both on remote worker DTV issued in Ottawa and ours says employment prohibited in the remarks. I bet it’s dependent on the embassy.

It doesn’t say it on the visa if you have it stamped in your passport…

They will ask you questions and give you tasks to find out.

1. Show them your Muay Thai boxing gloves. And give a quick demo with the airport Muay Thai champion.

2. Cook up a quick Pad Thai.

3. Name a few doctors in a Bangkok plastic surgery hospital.

4. Create a spreadsheet in excel that shows the mean number of DTV entries per month.

Based on your answers and ability to complete the tasks they will know which activity you chose for your visa.

They know your underwear size! 😬😁

Only if it stays on it

Apparently IO knows it.

I don't know 🤷🏻 Ask him/her next time

That's what it says on the Visa .🤣🤣🤣

They must do as its always soft power people that seem to have issues. I work remotely and can easily prove it on my phone/laptop with me.

It says it on your visa, so yes

Not even i know 555

Giasai😉