Is it possible to avoid the 90-day reporting with a DTV visa in Thailand?

@Greg *******

Yeah... for some people the 90 day seems to be the big showstopper... whyever. Since they really fixed the Onlinesystem it's pretty easy going.

@Stephan **********

I go to the office to report too as I go to a nice restaurant close by and an expat shop. Make a morning of it. :-)

@Greg *******

Yep. exactly what I do... I have some nice places around any available office here... restaurant, coffeeshop, shopping, quick visit at the beach... :-)

@Stephan **********

having to remember to do it every 3 months is very annoying and stressful and difficult for certain people. Plus you can't stack the initial appointment with your extension of stay application. And if you leave Thailand every 95-100 days or so, it means visiting the IO every single time you return from a trip.

@Nga *************

Sorry why do you need to visit IO if you return from a trip? The 90 days resets upon entry. For years I never did a 90 day as I travelled on business while on a B and WP. As for rendering to do it just look in yiur passport. There is the 90 day report in there along with the next date required.r

@Greg *******

If you stay in Thailand just over 90 days each time, you'd have to go to IO each time. That's why I said 95-100 days each stay as an example.

@Nga *************

OK. What is the panic about having to do a 90 day report though. It is easy and no hassle at all. The DTV is a great visa and people bedwetting over a small requirement.

@Nga *************

Um... what can I say... I did more than 50 reports now already, all in person, and I'm still not stressed out by that. But... to be honest... it's pretty easy here... 3 offices, walk in or drive through, 5-10 minutes and you are done.

Is it a bit annoying? Yes. Is it stressful? Not for me. And there is still the option to do it online... it works pretty well since they "renovated" the system, they will remind you per mail, really not a big thing.

@Stephan **********

Stressful? How do these people get through life? As for rendering there is a piece of paper stapled into you passport with a records of doing the 90 day with the next date required on it too.

@Stephan **********

Good for you, that's you. Not everyone else is you. Some of us live far away from IOs without personal transportation, so going to the "local" IO every few months can be a whole ordeal. Some of us are old or sick or disabled and struggle to make the trip. Some of us are too ADHD to comfortably navigate this much bureaucracy, the frequent requirements generate a lot of extra mental load. Some are multiple of those things and more. It's a diverse world.

The process has been simplified, perhaps, but let's not kid ourselves that so many of these steps have to be this burdensome, or that there has to be so many steps.

(Personally, I keep beating myself up for not trying to move to the US or some EU country this time instead because I know for a fact that it's a million times simpler for me. But from the outside, without any frame of reference, I did not realize it would be this convoluted)

@Nga *************

No, not everyone is me, but even here are more than enough people who complain about it. Anyhow... it is what it is... we will not change the rules here (sadly).

I totally understand what you say, that it can be a kind of burden, but on the other side there are options... more than some years ago already... online, agent, anyone with power of attorney, different visa... no need to do it in person.