Ive got an offer from a law firm that looks legit to do the DTV visa with them from within Thailand and then I’ll just have to do a visa run for it to take effect. Is this Legal? That would be great and save me a lot of time. Thanks!
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The consensus among community members is that applying for a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) from within Thailand is illegal, as applicants are required to apply from outside the country. While some users mention agents or law firms claiming to facilitate this process, many warn against it due to legal risks and potential fraud. It is generally advised to pursue the visa application independently, by traveling to a neighboring country to submit the application, rather than relying on questionable services from agents.
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So how are you going to convince the immigration officer at the border on the way back in, that even though you applied for your visa outside Thai, their computer records show you were actually in Thailand. Given the numbers getting turned away at the border, I wouldn't touch that
its illegal as you always have to be outside of thailand to apply for the DTV. just do it yourself and save money and legal issues. its an easy process and literally only needs 3 documents…
In addition to this pop-up window that one has to affirmatively click on "Acknowledge" to go further on the Thai E-Visa website, if a Thai E-Visa applicant does not upload the required proof of current address/location (such as entry stamp into whichever country they are applying from), then the relevant Thai Embassy/Thai Consulate is going to request additional documents if that is not initially provided or not sufficient for them that a Thai E-Visa applicant is applying from whatever country they are located at....
Now, if any applicant wants to hire someone to fill in the various fields on the website and help organize and scan the required supporting documents, then they are freely able to do so....
Legal? No. That's obtaining a visa through fraud because you are not physically in the country where the embassy is, which is a requirement for applying for a visa through an embassy.
If by visa run you mean go to the embassy in a neighbouring country to collect the DTV then maybe. But if you mean just border bounce then no, it can't be done