Is it worth trying to extend a 6-month DTV visa in Thailand, or should I just leave and re-enter?

Just go to Singapore for the evening or Vietnam for the weekend

The problem is:

Many doe not meet any of the requirements, example:

Most DTV holders abuse softpower, like a few months training to get a 5 year visa.

If you like to apply for an Extension of Stay at local Immigration, you need to train as that whas your purpose of being 5 years in Thailand.

Those who where honest and did do all by the book, can visit Immigration and apply for the 1 year Extension of Stay as they have all the genuine documents.

Easy and it cost only 1.900 Thb for another 6 months of stay.

IT is not the fault of the Royal Thai Immigration Bureua, who ordered to check and double check the application from people who want to stay longer in Thailanf for a reason.

It is not jumping hoopes, it is not multiple visit as it is only two.

Get the list with requirements and make an appointment and go back on that date with all copies.

The list for Soft Power:

I’m leaving for 1 day in March. Won’t bother with the bs paperwork

Dont bother, many immigration officers are not yet fully trained on the DTV and its requirments. it will take a full day, give you a headache and may not result in success

JUst jump a boarder or if you are near an intnl airport book a cheap return flight to Saigon, KL or Vientien.

DO yourself a BIG Favor.

Leave Thailand and return to get a new 180 day stamp.

Seriously don’t bother. Take a weekend break to KL or Laos or wherever. Come back and get 180 days.

It can be done. Some have succeeded. My guess is they probably won’t bother to try again.

If you enjoy jumping through hoops and visiting immigration multiple times then you’re more than welcome to try. They don’t want you to extend. They want you to bounce.

Many have tried. Only a few have succeeded.

What you should expect is to bring everything you think you need for an extension, and then they will tell you something that you are missing and suggest you just leave and return instead.

Once you get that thing they said you were missing and you return, now you will be missing something else. They will again suggest you should leave and return.

Repeat this 2-5 times, and maybe they'll finally give you an extension if you've persevered this long.

Know that many immigration offices require you to have between 14-21 days left in order to apply for your extension, so if this back and forth causes you to go under that, you will be flatly rejected.

There are also some offices that will make requirements that are actually impossible for most DTV holders. For example some will require you to show 500k in a Thai bank account, knowing full well that most DTV holders cannot have a Thai bank account.