Answered10 days ago
Is there an unwritten requirement to attend soft power courses for the DTV visa in Thailand?
I've noticed a lot of people claiming that there is some kind of unwritten rule about attending soft power courses throughout the whole 5 years of a DTV. Is this true or written anywhere from an official source or just speculation? Surely if you obtained the DTV with an approved course and you attend that course your visa remains valid if you maintain the required funds?
Answer summary
The discussion revolves around whether there is an unwritten requirement to attend soft power courses while holding a DTV visa in Thailand. Many users assert that while there isn't an official 'unwritten rule,' visa holders are generally expected to engage in activities relevant to their visa purpose, such as attending classes for Muay Thai. Concerns are raised about the implications of not regularly attending courses and its potential impact on visa validity, as well as the necessity of maintaining the required funds while in Thailand. Overall, the consensus indicates that compliance with the visa's intended purpose is crucial to avoid issues with immigration.
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Khan ********
If i get a 5 year soft dtv visa . But stay in thailand 1 year 3 months. Next year maybe 4 months. And 3rd year maybe 2 months. Is that a red flag? Will they stop me from entering because i do not stay in thailand at least 6 months every year on the soft dtv visa? Is it better and less expensive to get a multiple entry visa once a year for 5 years instead of a one time 5 year soft Dtv visa ??
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 I actually feel sorry for you.
You’re too cowardly to post under your own name.
You’re too cowardly to admit that you failed to read properly.
Even when Facebook indicates that you’ve deleted posts, you respond with insults and deny it.
A classic example of a pathetic individual.
You’re too cowardly to post under your own name.
You’re too cowardly to admit that you failed to read properly.
Even when Facebook indicates that you’ve deleted posts, you respond with insults and deny it.
A classic example of a pathetic individual.
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 Glad you finally agree and deleted your posts claiming he wanted to stay over a year.
The fact you don't want to admit you were wrong in the first place, but simply delete all your posts says everything about your capabilities and character.
The fact you don't want to admit you were wrong in the first place, but simply delete all your posts says everything about your capabilities and character.
Luit *****************
What fantasies? Where do you see fantasies?
I only see you post a remark about fear mongering as a response to
As facebook shows you deleted them, it is a clear evidence I did not make up fantasies but you just deleted your posts.
Deleting was a wise thing, even for an anonymous poster it was disgraceful to see how bad your reading and attitude was.
I will consider your remark "old boy" as a compliment because old means wisdom.
I only see you post a remark about fear mongering as a response to
@Khan *******
while nobody in fact did react to his post by then, and then there were all posts made by you showing you cannot even read a simple text nor counting till ten.As facebook shows you deleted them, it is a clear evidence I did not make up fantasies but you just deleted your posts.
Deleting was a wise thing, even for an anonymous poster it was disgraceful to see how bad your reading and attitude was.
I will consider your remark "old boy" as a compliment because old means wisdom.
Anonymous ******************
@Luit ****************
Good for you old boy a proper Thai takeawayLuit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 Again you draw the wrong conclusions, did it never came up in your limited brain she just lives here with me?
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 Don't worry about me having company.
I don't need Thailand for that.
I don't need Thailand for that.
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 Just show what facebook says about deleted posts, maybe you should train your memory a bit, because it is quite devastated at the moment.
Everybody here now can see you are just lying 😆
And that is a good thing because it indicates your reliability.
Everybody might want somebody to talk to, but I prefer talking with somebody more decent and honest if you don't mind.
Everybody here now can see you are just lying 😆
And that is a good thing because it indicates your reliability.
Everybody might want somebody to talk to, but I prefer talking with somebody more decent and honest if you don't mind.
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 565 I still see the post where you talk about fear mongering, not another fantasy of me...
Luit *****************
@Khan *******
Nowhere there are minimum durations specified to be in Thailand.You can enter as often as you want, as long as the reason of your visit is the soft power activity.
If you don't want to do the soft power activity, and only stay 2 to 4 months a year an METV each year might be cheaper and certainly easier to get.
You don't need paperwork for softpower and 500k in your bank account then.
The only thing is that for stays longer than 60 days on METV you have to leave the country or get an in country extension for 1900 baht.
Anonymous ******************
@Khan *******
Not a problem don't listen to the fear mongering on hereZa *******
There is no unwritten rule, they are called visa requirements. If your visa is based on Muay Thai, you are expected to use the visa to practice Muay Thai. After your initial course expires you just book a new one and attend to it this is how it works. If you get questioned by the Immigration and you have no ongoing course, you might get denied entry
GentleTu********
So many crazy answers. Application requirement does not mean it’s maintenance requirement. If you know you know.
Za *******
There is no unwritten rule, they are called visa requirements. If your visa is based on Muay Thai, you are expected to use the visa to practice Muay Thai. After your initial course expires you just book a new one and attend to it this is how it works. If you get questioned by the Immigration and you have no ongoing course, you might get denied entry
Za *******
Albert Alberto it seems that you might have missed a few posts since you were banned from this group at least 10 times in the last 2 months. Or it might be your dementia kicking in, old man
Za *******
Albert Alberto your life must be very miserable since you were banned for more than 10 times already and you keep creating new profiles just to be able to post here. Seriously now, don’t you have any dignity or self respect?
Za *******
Albert Alberto exactly there is more than one application route that is why you have to stick to what you applied for, in this case is Muay Thai. You are not required to maintain a certain balance but you should have 500k in your bank account when you enter the country in case you get questioned. You are required to participate to the activity you applied for, otherwise you are risking to be denied entry if questioned . Christopher Kilcourse, after you read this comment, I will block you again for the 10th time
Kevin *******
@Za ******
If it is not "unwritten," it should be easy to link to a writing stating that this is the rule. I have never seen anyone do this in any of the many times this question has been asked. I do think, as a practical matter, the immigration officer at the airport could deny entry for this reason (or for any of a million real or imagined other reasons).
Greg ***********
@Kevin ******
officially there is no such written requirement, but every Immigration officer has the freedom to an individual discretion, and can demand proof of an ongoing course. I would not recommend to start a discussion with the officer from this point onZa *******
@Kevin ******
I don’t even understand why this endless discussion on this topic. When you apply for the DTV the requirements are very clear so why would anyone think that after receiving the visa the requirements would change or get cancelled? Every visa has its purpose and the DTV is not different. If you get the visa for Muay Thai, that is what you should do. The Immigration is only checking if you are using the visa for the purpose it was meant for🤷♂️Za *******
@Kevin ******
just like there is also no official source for your opinion, however, Immigration is starting to enforce the requirements and more and more people are going to be rejectedKevin *******
@Za ******
The reason there is endless discussion is because people, such as yourself, confidently announce that they know the answer to the question and yet never cite any official source for their opinion.Albert *********
@Za ******
There are no verifiable (non-troll) reports of any DTV holders being refused entry for the sole reasons of not currently being enrolled upon qualifying cultural/certain non-cultural courses or for not possessing 500,000 THB. If there were, we would be reading the reports daily.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
I saw here and on other groups where you are not trolling several completely reliable reports of IO denying entry and far more of IO questioning and checking.That you don't see those reports as reliable is just your problem, maybe because you think everybody is like you and posting misinformation here through several dummy accounts.
Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Christopher, you always ask others for official links, documents, pictures of passports.I think as long as you not show any proof and/or pictures yourself the only conclusion can be that you just put troll stories with misinformation here, what might be confirmed by the fact you need to create new accounts every day.
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
You must be referring to Phuket and Chiang Mai Airports where a few DTV holders have been requested to fill up a Passenger Statement Form (almost always upon first entry). Nobody has been denied entry because of whatever they wrote upon these forms.Za *******
@Luit ****************
I am just blocking this guy automatically as soon as he starts trolling my comments🤷♂️Luit *****************
@Albert ********
In the meantime I have a lot of experience to recognize troll stories, since you keep posting them daily with different accounts.There is absolutely no reason not to believe the stories of people telling here and everywhere else that they got asked for prroof they comply to the different visa and immigration requirements,
If you have reasons to not believe them, you should come up with some proof they are not true.
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
You must be unable to distinguish between verifiable reports and troll stories?Luit *****************
Nothing unwritten here, with DTV you got a visa for a specific purpose of stay, that means you can use it up to 5 years as long as you visit the country for that specific purpose.Just standard Immigration law as valid for all Thai visa.
Luit *****************
Nothing unwritten here, with DTV you got a visa for a specific purpose of stay, that means you can use it up to 5 years as long as you visit the country for that specific purpose.
Just standard Immigration law as valid for all Thai visa.
Just standard Immigration law as valid for all Thai visa.
A. ************
@Luit ****************
you got beat up on the playground a lot as a kid, didn't you? You talk with a whole lot of certainty, but never provide an ounce of back up. If there is "nothing unwritten here" then show us where it is written.The DTV, as plainly stated on the document itself, is a tourist visa. That tourist visa has a duration of 5 years, and in order to qualify for that tourist visa under the soft power category you had to take a cooking or muay thai course of at least 6 months - sometimes more and sometimes less depending on where you applied. Or undergo a course of medical treatment that was specifically delineated with a timeframe. Nothing anywhere said that continued entry via your tourist visa was contingent upon continued participation over the 5 years in cooking classes, muay thai lessons, or continuously undergoing the medical treatment you gave when you applied. With the medical treatment plan, if you told them you were getting braces and the plan was for 14 months, why in the world would they give you a visa for an extra 46 months?
It can be said that the rules and regulations regarding the DTV were poorly written. Which has given irritable immigration officials in places like Phuket the leeway to pressure people to prove they are still participating in muay thai or cooking, but that doesn't mean it was ever meant to be a requirement.
ChirpySala**********
OPA. Nony Mous have you noticed in almost every comment when he tries to explain his demented fantasies it often ends with "it makes sense" or something similar.
Anonymous ******************
ChirpySalamander2840 He has been trolling on here with this crap for two years now. A very sad man
Kieran *******
A. Nony Mous he thinks he knows that which is unknown! Just block him :)
Luit *****************
A. Nony Mous When you think laws are poorly written I might agree with you on some minor points, but that is no reason to try to bend those laws to what you like.
When the law does not describe how long exactly visa requirements are in place, that does not mean they vanish in thin air right after the moment of application.
Unless of course you have proof of that...
The fact that embassy and Immigration both tell you they stay in place for the duration, and IO also checks at entry, and Immigration Office checks at extention all point out that that is the way Thai authorities interpret the law.
Of course you can interpret the law in a different way because it leaves some room for that, but for practical reasons it is easier to align with the immigration point of view, which makes sense anyway.
When the law does not describe how long exactly visa requirements are in place, that does not mean they vanish in thin air right after the moment of application.
Unless of course you have proof of that...
The fact that embassy and Immigration both tell you they stay in place for the duration, and IO also checks at entry, and Immigration Office checks at extention all point out that that is the way Thai authorities interpret the law.
Of course you can interpret the law in a different way because it leaves some room for that, but for practical reasons it is easier to align with the immigration point of view, which makes sense anyway.
ChirpySala**********
OP@Luit ****************
produce some evidence you moronLuit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 You are the one asking for info, I tell you can find in Immigration law.
Then you start insulting.
Just STFU, I am not here to produce evidence for trolls!
Then you start insulting.
Just STFU, I am not here to produce evidence for trolls!
Albert *********
@Gerry *******
With no verifiable reports it becomes apparent that certain contributors upon this group are obsessed with scaremongering.
Gerry ********
@Albert ********
same with you.Albert *********
@Luit ****************
You have no evidence, only opinions!Albert *********
@Luit ****************
Nowhere is it written that entry is restricted to the reason you were originally issued with your DTV.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Read Immigration law and show me the article where is stated you can use a visa for another purpose than it was issued for.If you cannot, I only can assume you are just trolling again Christopher.
Up to your next ban!
Albert *********
@Za ******
Nobody is being denied entry. No such requirement exists. No need to be continuously enrolled upon a qualifying course or to possess 500,000 THB post application.Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 You are right, I have no control concerning trolls like you, but showing others that trolls like you put misinformation here just helps.
Za *******
ChirpySalamander2840 tell this to the Immigration next time if you get questioned
ChirpySala**********
OP@Luit ****************
sick of this rubbish now. You're out of controlAlbert *********
@Luit ****************
DTV has several application routes. It's valid for all for entry purposes although in no way limited to them. Vacation doesn't need to be stated because it's a tourist visa. If DTV holders were being denied entry for the reason you believe we would be reading irate reports upon a regular basis. We aren't.
Guy ******
You can be asked proof of enrollment when entering the country.
ChirpySala**********
OP@Guy *****
shouldn't it be satisfactory to have completed the initial course?Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 Each time you enter the country, your purpose of stay should match that of the visa.
So if you enter after your initial course is finished, and did not start a new course, your purpose of stay does not match that of your visa, meaning you try to get into the country illegally when you use the visa.
So if you enter after your initial course is finished, and did not start a new course, your purpose of stay does not match that of your visa, meaning you try to get into the country illegally when you use the visa.
James ********
@Luit ****************
that's a bit of a stretch. There's NO known answer to the question. Nor is it illegal. We all would like to see it in writing from the Thai Foreign Ministry it's requirements for the DTV visa with other than issued for the Workcation.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Come up with some proof for your statements, they are nowhere in any official information, but you keep posting them.Why should I ask other DTV holders about their experiences, you are the one claiming all kind of ridiculous statements, so YOU should PROOF
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
You ask those DTV holders who claim to have stated purpose of visit as 'vacation' upon their TDAC. Nobody is being denied entry because their original course has now ended. Neither are they being asked to show 500,000 THB upon entry.Albert *********
@Luit ****************
It's obvious. Non-O marriage can only apply whilst legally married to a Thai and also has ongoing financial requirements, as does Non-O retirement. Nobody has to cancel their DTV when their qualifying course ends. Neither is there any requirement to possess 500,000 THB post application.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Something is "proven not to be necessary" only when you got some information from hearsay?Just show official documention or pictures you always ask for yourself.
Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Show us where is described that DTV contrary to non-o not have "special" purposes, and that visa requirements for non-o are ongoing contrary to DTV.I know that kind off difference is somewhere in your brains, but I am 100 percent sure you cannot point us to any official documemt, which makes your report, to speak in your words unreliable.
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
Proven not to be necessary. The guy who gave up his Muay Thai Boxing course to concentrate upon marathon running wasn't enrolled upon any marathon running course. The IO accepted his sporting activity in Thailand fulfilled DTV entry requirements and duly stamped him into the Kingdom.Albert *********
@Luit ****************
Non-O have specific purposes and ongoing requirements. DTV doesn't. Simple as that.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
You can include on your list what you want, but for IO only counts what are official visa requirements.When MFA/Embassy approves a visa for you for doing golf, you can show Io you got approved for that and when you can proof you stiil are enrolled IO might let you in.
If not, you can just be denied entry.
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
Nobody is being denied entry. DTV holders have previously been permitted entry for vacation and marathon running. We can now include scuba diving and golf. There is no list of acceptable/unacceptable reasons for entry with a DTV.Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Show just ONE official document proving your statement about no ongoing conditions for DTV or that all DTV are all the same as you suggest, and therefore should offer the possibillity to freely swap without Immigration.Your statement is just the same as all different methods to get a non-o visa just have the same visa as a result and you could freely choose between them.
We all know that just is not true.
Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 You just ignore answers, you don't want information, you are just trolling here, friend of Christopher or just another accoun of him?
Luit *****************
@Albert ********
Christopher, give me just one good reason why I should believe a troll already using over 10 times a different facebook account to come here trolling.You talk about proven examples, proven by who? One of your other accounts?
Albert *********
@Gerry *******
Marriage and retirement Non-O are only issued for those reasons and have ongoing conditions. DTV has several application routes with no ongoing conditions apart from either extending or exiting before 180 days and exiting before 360 days. There is no list of acceptable (or unacceptable) purposes of visit for DTV holders.Gerry ********
ChirpySalamander2840 can you provide any official wording to the contrary?
Why did you post? You seem to only be interested in attacking anyone who suggests that things aren't the way you think they should be.
For those who care about their visa, they prudently maintain eleigibilty on an ongoing basis. You can't stay in Thailand on a marriage visa if you get divorced.
Why did you post? You seem to only be interested in attacking anyone who suggests that things aren't the way you think they should be.
For those who care about their visa, they prudently maintain eleigibilty on an ongoing basis. You can't stay in Thailand on a marriage visa if you get divorced.
ChirpySala**********
OP@Albert ********
I've asked him countless times to provide ANY official wording related to the DTV bit it's nothing but baseless opinionsAlbert *********
ChirpySalamander2840 A terrible troll. Totally baseless opinions only. Not a single shred of evidence.
Albert *********
@Luit ****************
You may have obtained your DTV by enrolling upon a Muay Thai Boxing course. That doesn't prevent you subsequently entering for the purpose of scuba diving or golf (as just two proven examples of acceptable Thai sporting activities for DTV).ChirpySala**********
OP@Luit ****************
seems logical to you doesn't mean anything. You should be banned from this group for spreading fear and misinformationAlbert *********
ChirpySalamander2840 Totally agree!
Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 Whether you like it or not, it is just the law and also seems perfectly logical to me.
Why should they allow to use visa for different reasons than for what they were issued?
Why should they allow to use visa for different reasons than for what they were issued?
ChirpySala**********
OP@Luit ****************
what a load of crap
Greg ********
ChirpySalamander2840 it's very rare, but people have been asked about an ongoing course and denied entry where there wasn't one.
Kf ********
@Guy *****
Yeah, they can also ask what’s your mother’s name? 😂Guy ******
@Kf *******
hopefully next time I get that question.
Michael ********
My MUAY THAI School
Told me immigration has never contacted them to check if alone with DTV Visa attended the school ...
Told me immigration has never contacted them to check if alone with DTV Visa attended the school ...
Greg ***********
@Michael *******
officially there is no such written requirement, but every Immigration officer has the freedom to an individual discretion, and can demand proof of an ongoing course. I would not recommend to start a discussion with the officer from this point onMichael ********
please can you show me the report ......
ChirpySala**********
OP@Michael *******
hahaha come on nowJames ********
@Michael *******
I'm not going to waste my time... there's actual reports, even denied entry for 2 gents who were in their first year of the DTV visa with Muay Thai training... when questioned by Thai Immigration officers on arrival of their 6th entry during the first year of the DTV, the Officer called the gym who had no record of their participating.... DENIED ENTRY. Returned flight ✈️ to Hanoi. (As a Moderator on 4 Thai Visa Advice related FB forums, I get many requests for HELP with a problem... that was one...)Michael ********
@James *******
No .. they were found to be working in Thailand .. with No Work Permits
SunnyLob********
@Michael *******
it happened but usually only when they stopped you at the airport & and wanna make sure you booked it the place or they reconfirm and asked if you attended if you told them you were a specific soft power place at that time. Tho never seen them contacting a place during your stay inside Thailand...
Greg ******
@Michael *******
They don't need to publish new laws because they have already existed in the legal code for years. You're only looking too specific for rules governing the DTV only. Immigration officers are legally entitled to question you, request additional documentation or even deny your entry as permitted by law. No specific DTV rule will protect you against that since no such list exist.Michael ********
Greg ******
@Michael *******
From imagination? 😂😂😂 You're hilarious. You're expecting immigration to hold your hand and provide you with an exact list of DTV entry requirements, when most laws and regulations in this country are deliberately vague and outdated. That's just how things work here.Michael ********
Michael ********
SunnyLobster9640 do not believe you .... please show proof
James ********
@Michael *******
there are reports of Thai Immigration officers calling the gym to confirm the DTV visa holder is actively participating.
Jeffrey *******
dtv medical. who doesnt need some regular checkup and consultations especially age 50 upwards?
A. ************
@Jeffrey ******
but you can't get medical for just general checkup purposes. You have to have a specific reason with a delineated treatment timeline. I guess, to be safe, and depending on what you are being treated for, you can have the doctor write follow-up visits into the treatment plan.
Steve *******
Neither maintaining your activity or your initial funds are official rules.
But thai immigration has the right to refuse entry to anyone, so everything is always up in the air when trying to enter the country.
I've had my DTV since August 2024, entered the country 6 times and never been asked anything. Going on another holiday in 2 weeks and I'm not worried about it.
Just make sure you have 20,000 thb in cash on you when you land, as that's the only official rule they can use to deny you entry if you have a valid tourist visa (like the DTV).
But thai immigration has the right to refuse entry to anyone, so everything is always up in the air when trying to enter the country.
I've had my DTV since August 2024, entered the country 6 times and never been asked anything. Going on another holiday in 2 weeks and I'm not worried about it.
Just make sure you have 20,000 thb in cash on you when you land, as that's the only official rule they can use to deny you entry if you have a valid tourist visa (like the DTV).
StunningP**********
My gym has an app where I can sign up for the classes And it also shows my attendance records.
James ********
This question has been asked MANY TIMES on this forum with many answers.
Bottom line... it's the luck of the draw If you are ever asked by Thai Immigration officers on arrival, any questions at all, about your DTV visa.
Suggest you have with you, access to a copy of the DTV visa application you submitted to obtain the DTV visa.
That's TRUE whether you obtained the DTV visa as Workcation or Soft Power Activity. With any supporting photos of the activity that you are/have actively participated. Or able to show income streams received from your workcation activity.
Bottom line... it's the luck of the draw If you are ever asked by Thai Immigration officers on arrival, any questions at all, about your DTV visa.
Suggest you have with you, access to a copy of the DTV visa application you submitted to obtain the DTV visa.
That's TRUE whether you obtained the DTV visa as Workcation or Soft Power Activity. With any supporting photos of the activity that you are/have actively participated. Or able to show income streams received from your workcation activity.
Andi ***********
If you extend your stay at immigration, you need to show proof of enrollment in ongoing activity. Doing a border run, you can re-enter with no proof of continued activity but the IO can also ask to see proof of continued activity.
Greg ********
@Andi **********
Exactly. There are no rules written or unwritten except extension. IO or Office discretion and not standard guidance. Even with extension some offices will just not process.Andi ***********
@Greg *******
True..
Sascha **********
See my post from October 7, I was almost refused entry, they wanted to see my continuous practice of Muay Thai. It wasn’t until I showed them a contract/invoice from the gym that they let me through. (They being HKT immigration)
Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 So you are not hear to get an answer on your question, but just like Christopher are just trolling.
MFA is clear about this.
Embassies are clear about this.
Immigration law is clear about this.
Reports show IO is checking for the requirements.
I know it is hard for some trolls to understand that law not matches their fantasyworld.
MFA is clear about this.
Embassies are clear about this.
Immigration law is clear about this.
Reports show IO is checking for the requirements.
I know it is hard for some trolls to understand that law not matches their fantasyworld.
Luit *****************
Albert Alberto Christopher, already again a new account for trolling?
"they wanted to see my continuous practice of Muay Thai"
What about the word "continuous" you don't understand?
Is that also why you "continuously" create new troll accounts?
"they wanted to see my continuous practice of Muay Thai"
What about the word "continuous" you don't understand?
Is that also why you "continuously" create new troll accounts?
Za *******
@Luit ****************
Christopher Kilcourse never gets tired. He must have a pretty miserable life since his only occupation is to troll around in this group.Greg ***********
@Za ******
He would need to show a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick, if he can't show, Immigration will Powerful and Softly tell him to fly back to where he came fromZa *******
@Luit ****************
or someone should just do som Soft Power on him😂Luit *****************
@Za ******
Maybe he should just do some softpower activity instead...Albert *********
@Luit ****************
'They wanted proof of me doing Muay Thai. Problem is, I never film myself, post anything on social media, etc. In the end they allowed me to phone the gym owner and they sent over a contract with invoice and immigration let me through'.
Wolf****
@Sascha *********
I plan on renewing my membership before I get back at the first of the year anyway. I have been pretty much every day the last 6 months so I plan to do the same thing again when i get back. I may still be terrible at it but it gives me something to do.. lolChirpySala**********
OP@Sascha *********
so no problem after you produced evidence of the original course then?Sascha **********
ChirpySalamander2840 my original course was almost two years ago when I got the visa. They wanted to see I was still doing Muay Thai 2 years later
Greg ***********
ChirpySalamander2840 Sascha made clear that she had to show proof of a still ongoing course. What's wrong with you, are you not able to read ?
Za *******
ChirpySalamander2840 you don’t produce evidence of the original course, you need to show that you have an ongoing course and you are attending to it
Luit *****************
ChirpySalamander2840 Reading for you is difficulr I have seen in several postings, Sasha clearly says they wanted to see CONTINUOUS practice.
ChirpySala**********
OP@Albert ********
mate he's a lost cause and an absolute pest. Best to ignore itAlbert *********
@Luit ****************
Apparently, reading and comprehension is more difficult for yourself. Immigration requested proof of Sascha's attendance. As Sascha hadn't any photographs to show they didn't get it. However, they settled for proof of enrolment.
Paul **********
Yeah, but living in Thailand for 5 years off the back of a 6 months course could possibly put people under the spotlight further down the line. I guess it depends how many are caught abusing the system as the whether they change the rules again, safest is the worcation route.
Wolf****
@Paul *********
but that wouldn’t apply to anyone that isn’t or doesn’t work. I have to go home this month to take care of some business I plan on signing back up to my gym for more time before I head back at the first of the next yearJames ********
Wolf7247 wise decision ✅
Paul **********
Wolf7247 then you will have proof of attendance or contract, many are obtaining the DTV and not actually interested in the course. Those will get caught out eventually.
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