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Is a DTV visa considered residency, and can you use it to apply for visas to other countries?

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Apr 8, 2025

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Is having a DTV visa considered as a residency ? Is there anyone who applied for other countries visas with their DTV?

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The DTV visa is not considered a form of residency in Thailand; it is characterized as a long-term tourist visa, allowing for extended stays but not permanent residency or citizenship. Users have noted that it acts like a multi-entry visa that can be renewed, yet its status does not provide a basis for applying for visas in other countries, with some indicating exceptions depending on the specific country.

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Expat **********

It’s a tourist visa

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Kool *******

It is called a 5 year multi-entry visa for a reason.

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Bob **********

You can go anywhere you want the DTV isn’t holding you back you can can go for 4

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years and come back

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Huỳnh *****************

I emailed Japan and Germany embassy in Bangkok, and they said I can apply for visa here while on DTV. For the U.S., i think you can apply anywhere regardless of residency location.

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can I see Germany email?

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@Huỳnh ****************

Wonderful, thank you for sharing.

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Tammi *****

Love VN btw. Do you often come back

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Good info

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I think they meant applying with your passport not the DTV

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Some visas you can only apply in your home country or where you have long term visa/residency ie a Burmese could not apply for a Schengen Visa while in Thailand on a tourist visa - in face most non-Thais could not.

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Joseph **********

understood

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Tammi *****

do you know if other nationalities can apply Schengen visa whilst in Thailand?

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Greg ********

If they hold certain visa types. Have a look on the VFS website - it has the info. A lot of visas are outsourced to VFS these days. UK is and quite a few others

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Felipe *********

No, it's a long term tourist visa only.

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Greg ********

I think it depends on the particular country and visa. I saw a post someone applied for UK Visa on DTV and got it. I may be wrong but I think Schengen could not. Check through the posts in the group

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Nick *******

they may have had a DTV but it won’t have had any bearing on whether they were successful for UK visa

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Greg ********

I am not saying that. I am saying whether they can actually apply in Thailand on that visa. For example you need to be "Resident" in Thailand to apply for the Schengen here.

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Nick *******

ok sorry misunderstood

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Greg ********

NP. Its like if you were here on a holiday visa you cannot apply for Schengen in most cases. You have to be on certain visas.

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Expat **********

Makes zero difference to ability to be successful. Passport nationality, job status, income and past travel history are key criteria.

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I see reading comprehension is once again beyond your ken! We are discussing the ability to even apply for a visa on particular visa types. Not the qualifying criteria FFS

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Expat **********

ffs. 🤦. Can you actually read ?

Anyone can apply for a visa on any passport or visa type. The answer is no, DTV isn’t a residency and it makes no difference as to APPLYING for anything. “You saw a post” thanks for that brilliant intellectual insight to the discussion.

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John **********

No it's not. You can't use the DTV as the basis to apply for a visa elsewhere

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but having it does not preclude applying for a visa in other countries for that countries visas.

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No it’s not considered a residency. It’s a essentially a glorified 5 year tourist visa that allows stays up yo 180 days with the possibility of renew for another 180 days.

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Barry ******

Temporary residency.

Residency usually refers to permanent residence or citizenship

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Felipe *********

not even that, it's a tourist visa in fact.

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@Felipe ********

correct ✅

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Barry ******

Everyone that isn't a permanent resident or citizen is a tourist. Some just stay longer than others

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