Is it normal not to receive a 6-month stamp when entering Thailand for the second time?

@Kamal ********

well, your visa is valid for 5 years, but it gives you a permit to stay for 180 days... Your permit to stay expires on day 180, so yes, you need to leave before that OR go to an immigration office to extend your permit to stay for up to another 180 days. This can only be done once per entry. Technically you can stay up to 360 days IF you get an extension. Up until now, no one really knows what will be required in order to get the extension (180 days has not passed since DTV was launched), but it will be possible to extend if you meet the requirments.

@Kamal ********

the visa is a multientry visa, valid for 5 years allowing you to stay 180 days on each entry. It does not allow you to stay for 5 years! If you do, you will be fined and banned from entering Thailand for 10 years... Or you will get caught sometime during those 5 years = detained at IDC, procecuted, fined, deported at your own expense and banned.

Anonymous participant thank you

Anonymous participant thank you

I Know... I wanted the solution. 🤦

Anonymous participant should take a few minutes. They will see the error.

Is there a STAMP of the DTV Visa PASTED in your passport ?

Or did you receive an email from the Thai Embassy or Consulate where you applied for the DTV visa?

If by email... PRINT IT OUT and SHOW IT TO THE THAI IMMIGRATION OFFICER EACH time you enter Thailand.

Then look at the STAMP the Thai Immigration Officer puts in your passport to be sure it was for 180 days.

@James *******

thank u 😜👍

@Roman ************

- My message was for James. Bye

@John ******

my apology if you believe that I was rude. Happy New Year 🎊🕛🎈🎉

Hopefully you can get it corrected whenever you go to the Phuket Airport Thai Immigration office.

Anonymous participant that is scary that the IO didn’t know about DTV. 🧐

@Von *****

I came in for a second time and the IO checked with a senior as had not heard of a 6 month visa.

Anonymous participant should take a few minutes. They will see the error.

Is there a STAMP of the DTV Visa PASTED in your passport ?

Or did you receive an email from the Thai Embassy or Consulate where you applied for the DTV visa?

If by email... PRINT IT OUT and SHOW IT TO THE THAI IMMIGRATION OFFICER EACH time you enter Thailand.

Then look at the STAMP the Thai Immigration Officer puts in your passport to be sure it was for 180 days.