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Is a police clearance certificate required for a DTV or Retirement Visa in Thailand?

DTV Visa Retirement Visa Thai Visa Requirements Police Clearance Certificate Non-O Visa

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A police clearance certificate is allegedly required for a DTV or Retirement Visa. Some claim they have never heard of this.

What is the actual situation? Does anyone have any experience with this?

How strictly is this enforced?

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There is confusion regarding the necessity of a police clearance certificate for obtaining a DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) or Retirement Visa in Thailand. Most responses indicate that a police clearance is not required for the DTV visa. For the Retirement Visa, it is generally only needed when applying for the one-year Non-OA visa from outside Thailand. While some embassies may request it on a case-by-case basis (especially for O-A and O-X visas), there is no universal requirement across all applications.

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There’s no blanket nationwide rule that a police clearance is always required for DTV or retirement visas. Many applicants were not asked at all. That said, some embassies/consulates may request it on a case-by-case basis, especially for retirement visas (more common with O-A / O-X than others).

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Karl *******

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Have you actually read the visa guidelines on the Thai government site? You seriously want to hit Facebook instead? Best to stay at home.

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Anonymous ******************

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It’s not.

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Anonymous ******************

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No it's not for the DTV

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Robert *******

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allegedly a person made a claim of which they never heard of.

And this alleged claim of which nobody knows is enforced by who?

Yep, it makes sense.

Why not use the one and only official page to apply for a Thai visa?

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Jan ******************

Jan ******************

Not required for the DTV. Retirement only if you apply for the one year Non O-A visa which only can be applied for from you home country. (Not regular Non O).

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James ********

James ********

Correct ✅

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Ian **********

Ian **********

@Jan *****************

Correct answer.

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Johan **************

Johan **************

Not for the DTV visa. Retirement only if you apply from outside Thailand I believe.

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Brandon ************

Brandon ************

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only required if you apply for non-OA. Not required for a non-O visa regardless of where you apply.

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