Is it possible to renew a DTV visa after it expires?

@André *****

i agree. They already have and had the ED visas for courses so it never made sense to me why they added that category to the dtv other than the prevoous government trying to bump up certain entry figures and economy etc. Thailand did however need a digital nomad visa as many expats that live here work remotely or have youtube channels or other offshore income and their good value to thailands economy and generally behave while here. On the other hand, 3 month cooking course with a 5 year validity visa never made much sense

@André *****

Ur question has no possible answer at this moment. No way they know what will happen to a "new" visa in 3 years. Even if some1 tries to contact immigration... its impossible to know.

@André *****

you want everyone else to do what you could have done yourself, then informed the you are talking about .. Ting Tong DTV

@André *****

Call the embassy

@André *****

I agree. 🙏

@André *****

DTV is essentially a 'special' tourist visa, no matter what you consider it to be.

Behaving like a tourist/nomad on the DTV is definitely not misuse. Moving around and in/out of Thailand is the expected behaviour.

People who apply for the DTV under false/misleading pretenses (never intending to attend the course they booked) and then just living in Thailand probably does constitute misuse.

It is not a long term visa for residency, even though we can (almost) use it for that.

Having said all that, I see no reason why the DTV would not continue (they may remove the soft power categories), but you would almost certainly need to apply from scratch (as per your OP), in your home country, rather than extend.

I also applied under the Workcation category which is a perfect fit for me. Things may change for me within the remaining ~35 months, but it's too early to tell...

@André *****

I am in sort of the sane situation. I am using the DTV to save up for a couple of years and switch over to a retirement visa. I wanted to get a retirement visa originally but I am just short of the 800k so this gives me some time to save up. If I weren’t required to attend a program I would use it as a tourist visa and be in and out of the country every few weeks. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.

@André *****

I can’t answer how Thailand handles the DTV when it expires but I have had a 10 year multi entry tourist visa for China that allowed me 60 day stays at a time. Essentially what the DTV is minus the soft power or workcation requirement. No I can’t extend it and I needed to reapply for a new one after it expired. In 3 years you’ll get better answers to your question. Highly likely Thailand handles it the same way. In both cases the visa is not a substitute for a residence visa which I think a lot of people in this group are intending to use the DTV for. If you are intending to live long term in Thailand it would behoove you to transition to a long term residence visa and not a try live on a tourist visa. Last year’s crack down on border runs and 150 day limit demonstrates the government doesn’t want people living long term in Thailand on tourist visas. Unless things change there is likely going to be a change to rules once peoples visas start expiring. I agree people don’t need to be mean in their replies.

@André *****

you ask a question about a hypothetical and many things can change over the next 3 years so todays answer can be invalid in a month or year from now. You got guesses and truthful answers of I don’t know and then upset because they weren’t official answers because nobody has had to renew the visa yet including you. Predicting what the government will do in 3 years is a guessing game. Don’t be upset when you get answers you don’t like from a question that very few people are asking. Alot of posts in this group are hypothetical questions and receive the type responses. This visa wasn’t intended for people to live in Thailand for 10 years or indefinitely through renewals. It is at its core a 5 year multi entry tourist visa with stipulations for obtaining it. That is what most people don’t understand. The increased scrutiny on it suggests that renewing it won’t be allowed or very difficult to do especially if they keep catching people working while on it like the Russian tour guide this past week in Phuket or the dive instructor’s on Koh Tao last month. But that is my guess to your answer. Read peoples experiences about extending it at immigration and the difficulty of that. Plan on switching to a new visa in 3 years because I am when my DTV expires or even before it expires.

@André *****

haha, true!

Giasai😉 - Nobody does. Not even the Thai government.

@Luit ****************

you are correct

They don’t know

Facebook does !!!!

Giasai😉 embassies normally don't know what their ministry plans.

@AmberLee **************

On the same passport that should be impossible, a new issued visa an a passport normally invalidates a previous visa.

@AmberLee **************

I got two high school diplomas 😅 from two different countries

@André *****

Embassy and Immigration are not the sources when you want to know what is the future of DTV.

Maybe someone at MFA can tell you, but I really doubt that.

A lot of other countries maximize their digital nomad visa to 2 to 5 years.

If Thailand will do so nobody knows by now I think because it needs extra checks.

@Alex *******

I have never felt the need to waste my time ridiculing a stranger for my judgment of the validity of their question in a Facebook group. Something there seems to be an overwhelming abundance of on these groups, far, far more so than any other I have ever been in. Apparently it’s everyone’s favourite thing to do which is honestly quite baffling but if that’s how they like to spend their time, crack on I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️

@André *****

Because the Thai government change their mind like the wind 😂 Even if they told you the situation now, I can guarantee it won't apply in 3 years 😄

@Kate ******

Questioning someone's ability to ask stupid questions isn't being a "grumpy old git". The DTV is only 2 years old, so who knows what the Thai government will do in the next 3 years.......

@André *****

thank me later after you realize you're thinking too much ahead

@André *****

Thailand doesn't want people that can't afford to be here. Expect the financial requirement to increase, in the same manner other financial requirements have increased over the years.

@André *****

if you are under the softpower category don't plan on being able to get another one. This was originally designed for workcation, remote workers. The soft power category was simply added to increase tourist numbers after covid.

@André *****

I have reached the Thai retirement age of 50 long time ago, but non-o retirement does not allow remote work officially.

Personally I would call a visa that allows me to stay as long as I want during a 5 or 10 year period and have a remote job that I want as brilliant.

LTR for work from Thailand is almost perfect, but my employer does not qualify...

@André *****

What is brillant on DTV for staying over 5 years in Thailand?

Apart from the thing DTV workcation practically is about the only visa you can have a legal remote job, I don't see much brilliance in it when you want to stay longtime.

@André *****

As others have said, we have no idea about what options that will be available 3 years from now. Maybe DTV is gone, maybe we can get it again, maybe there will be a new visa. No one knows.

SugarFreeTruth2026 Over 5 years softpower also does not really make sense...

@André *****

ok the DTV is tourist visa and not for staying in thailand long term. On saying that if you cannot find a more suitable Visa that's suitable for longer term stays then in 3 years if the DTV is still available and you meet the conditions for another DTV then you may reapply.

May I ask how old you are?

@André *****

3 years is a life time in Thai visas. No one will be able to tell you anything with certainly now

@Gregory *********

I literally answered THAT question. I don't know what's wrong with you, but now you're arguing just to argue. It's okay to say "ah, you're right", and move on with your life. You won't die. I promise.

@Steve ******

duh you can’t a new one now. He’s asking if there’s information on the subject, right now. What are you not understanding about the question 😂

@Gregory *********

you can't get a new DTV visa NOW, when the earliest DTVs expire in 2 years. Don't argue just to argue.

@Steve ******

It was not relevant. We know the rules change every other month. They asked a specific question. They are asking about right now, not in the next 2 weeks or 5 years.

@André *****

it is very relevant friend. I also have a DTV. And I've been here 10 years. Thai visa rules change randomly all the time. No one can answer your question today.