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How do I cancel my DTV in Thailand and apply for a working visa?
DTV cancellationNon-Immigrant B visaThai visa processvisa conversionwork permit in Thailandexpat visa guidance
Nov 27, 2025
5 months ago
Anonymous *************
ORIGINAL POSTERHello all!!
I’m planning to cancel the DTV that I received in Hanoi and apply for a new working visa.
Has anyone here ever canceled a DTV before?
Do you know how the cancellation process works?
I’m planning to cancel the DTV that I received in Hanoi and apply for a new working visa.
Has anyone here ever canceled a DTV before?
Do you know how the cancellation process works?
TLDR : Answer Summary
The conversation revolves around the process of cancelling a DTV (tourist visa) in Thailand to apply for a Non-Immigrant B visa for work. Community members discuss the possibility of converting the DTV to a Non-B visa without needing to leave the country, the legalities around working in Thailand with a visa, and the cancellation procedures which may involve contacting the embassy that issued the DTV and providing necessary documentation. Key points include the importance of timing, obtaining a work permit, and ensuring you don't interrupt your stay in Thailand during the transition between visas.
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Nicole ******
You can probably change to a non b visa. As a dtv is a tourist visa you can change in Thailand as long as there is enough time on it left for processing to the new one. The thing to be careful with is where you go. Some regional immigration offices say you have to leave the country, but actually you don't.
Anonymous ******************
I don't think you need to cancel it, just apply for the new one and the previous should be canceled automatically when the new one is approved
Ammy *******
Not cancel it
, use till it finish - New one will take time and regrets also
, use till it finish - New one will take time and regrets also
Anonymous ******************
Once your business visa and work permit is approved exit and enter the country and they’ll enter you on the new visa
Greg ********
Anonymous participant 827 The point being 1) Will they issue a "B" while the DTV is active? 2) Most "B" have to be issued outside Thailand - some passport holders must return to home country for it
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@Greg *******
ah yep sorry it was a while ago I forgot, I left Thailand and went to Malaysia to get my BGreg ********
Anonymous participant 827 I think teachers can get a B in country. Not heard about anyone others. Singapore would not process my B application while my "O" was valid.
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@Greg *******
my friend had DTV, found a job in Thailand, got non b +b work permit. In the immigration in the airport they asked him with which visa do you want to enter, DTV or non bReply to
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Jef ********
You need to contact the embassy who issued your DTV , send a copy of your passport bio page. Latest entry and exit stamp ( try to go through a manual lane to get a stamp so you can prove you are not in Thailand )Visa and explain why you are canceling it ( perhaps a letter from your perspective employer) it took me about 10 days to have it “voided”
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John **********
I'm not sure it's even possible to cancel a visa. But you can convert a DTV to another type of visa at an immigration office inside Thailand. You will need paperwork from your employer to make the change
Jen ********
@John *********
You can definitely cancel itReply to
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Sydney *******
But it can take months to receive the non b visa. So what do you do between cancelling and receiving the new one?
Greg ********
@Sydney ******
Months? - where do you get that from? Usually issued in 2 days. Fly to somewhere like Singapore. Hand in application and documentation - get the initial "B" in 2 days. Have you ever actually been through this process?Robert *******
@Sydney ******
Where did you find out it take months to apply and get a visa issued?I guess your employer told you and just said start working it is no problem.
Sydney *******
@Robert ******
I have dtv so I’ve been working online until it comesSydney *******
@Robert ******
I’ve been in process for 11 months. Most people in Phangan it takes at least 6 months for opening a business and work permitRobert *******
@Sydney ******
Yeah yeah, party islands takes longer and you did not work during these 6 monthsReply to
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Anonymous ******************
Just to clarify, Thailand doesn’t have a “working visa” as such. What you apply for is a Non-Immigrant B visa, and then this is accompanied by a work permit, which is what actually gives you the legal right to work.
Luciano ********
im curious about this. how would it work from inside thailand if you want to get say, a work permit? you cancel your dtv then you apply for nonb? do you cancel it and have to leave same day?
Hugo ******
You can leave after 7 days if you pay 1900 for extension
Greg ********
@Luciano *******
When a visa is cancelled or extension refused you normally get a 7 days to leave the country stamp.Anonymous ******************
@Greg *******
could be more too, some get 21 daysGreg ********
Anonymous participant 805 I got 14 from my "B". HR requested it. The standard is 7 though. All those not getting VE extended now and refusing to pay 1900 for 7 extension are getting 7 days to leave stamp.
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Andrew ********
You do it at immigration there is a window that says "cancel visa"
Greg ********
@Andrew *******
There have been reports in this group where immigration have refused to cancel a DTV as they did not issue it. It could be a particular office refusing though and not general practice.Reply to
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