Answered10 months ago
Is there a 5-year DTV medical visa available for treatment in Thailand?
Is there a such thing as a 5 years DTV medical visa for medical treatment in Thailand. I'm searching for a the best specific cancer specialists to work with my doctor's in the USA. So I will need to travel back and forth twice a year
Answer summary
The DTV medical visa does exist for medical treatment in Thailand, but it is necessary to have a treatment plan signed by a recognized doctor at a Thai medical facility, indicating a duration longer than six months. This typically requires an initial visit to Thailand for examination before receiving the treatment plan. The DTV visa can indeed be for up to 5 years, allowing for travel back and forth for treatments.
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Anonymous ******************
Definitely.
John **********
You can get a DTV for medical treatment but you need a treatment plan for longer than 6 months signed off by a recognised doctor at the facility where you will get the treatment. That normally means you need to travel to Thailand for them to examine you and then come up with the treatment plan
Anonymous *************
OP@John *********
does that apply to Dental Implants surgeryAnonymous ******************
Anonymous participant definitely
John **********
Anonymous participant I'd assume so
Greg ********
Very good Oncologists available in Thailand. Where will you be living.
Anonymous *************
OP@Greg *******
Phathum Thani near Khu Khot BTSGreg ********
Anonymous participant So you have the whole of Bangkok really. My pal is an Oncologist in Singapore and has contacts here. I remember a workshop he ran here when he was working on Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines. Trials were run here. Then he worked on Keytruda. The private hospitals are work class but govt hospitals often have same Dr's
Kurt *************
Yes softpower medical is a thing, but you need papers from a thai hospital about your treatment and some appointments for the next months setup
Bob **********
@Kurt ************
yes they’ll start demanding classes for every entry and want to see bank statements that’ll be the beginning of
Mike **********
@Bob *********
lets hope so. That how visa exempt got so messed up people taking advantage of it.Mike **********
@Kurt ************
this is going to fck up DTV. People trying to get it for a one or two visit to dentist or doctor. There is no reason you need it for a dentist unless you are having face reconstructionAnonymous ******************
@Mike *********
Muay thai and cooking classes are what will fk it up. Not dental implants which take 4 to 9 months and cost 100k baht.Bob **********
@Mike *********
soft power won’t last much longerKurt *************
@Bob *********
i agree. I think they are gonna make it harder in future..but pure speculation on my part. Similar to how they did the ED visaAnonymous *************
OP@Kurt ************
how about a thai Dentist for dental implants
James ********
It's more difficult now to get a DTV visa for medical care. Suggest you look at a soft power activity.
Kurt *************
Anonymous participant not all embassies will aprove but some will. Norway did not accept.
Christopher *********
All DTV visas are 5 years
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