Answereda year ago
What are the best practices for carrying your DTV visa in Thailand?
I entered BKK for the first time last Friday on my DTV. Following advice from someone online (can't remember who) I made a copy of my visa and had it reduced to A5 and had it laminated, so it fits inside my passport. The lady at Immigration was very impressed and had to show it to her colleague, giggling the whole time! It was a nice first experience!
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A user shared their positive experience upon arriving in Bangkok for the first time with a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV). They mentioned they had made a reduced A5 copy of their visa and laminated it, which impressed the immigration staff. Comments from the community queried about the A5 size, alternative sizes like A6, and sharing tips on keeping copies of important documents, including the suggestion to store a digital picture of the visa on smartphones.
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Matt *******
A giggling IO unheard of
Adam *****************
OP@Matt ******
I was very surprised!Siggi *******
Of course they are giggling bc they see some stupid copy, there is a qr code on the visa what is enough, and the visas are also in the system of the immigration. May you paint some nice flowers on the copy this will make them even more giggling
Anonymous ******************
@Siggi ******
you sound extremely sad.Adam *****************
OP@Siggi ******
thanks so much for your lovely comment. I know there’s a QR code - I’m not an idiot Often people farting around on phones take longer than showing a convenient piece of paper. Go have another beer and make some more useless comments
Winston ************
A5 is bigger than A6 though. Did you mean A6? Folks here usually recommend A6, which is what I have, almost same dimensions as passport.
Ray *****
I got mine done and laminated in A6, worked perfectly
Alex ********
What's A5? Haven't seen that mentioned
Adam *****************
OP@Alex *******
it’s a paper size. Half of A4.
Anonymous ******************
Just keep a picture of the visa on your phone
James ********
Anonymous participant 119 You are instructed to PRINT OUT the DTV visa when you receive it.
Steve *********
Anonymous participant 119 I also keep several photo copies, incase you lose your phone.
Doug ********
that's cool, where can they print and do that?
Adam *****************
OP@Doug *******
I had it done in Sydney before I leftJames ********
Thanks for your helpful report.
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