What are the correct rules for staying in Thailand on the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

Chatgpt is not always right you know?

People need to understand that ChatGPT isnt real AI. it isnt thinking and it isnt learning and adapting. its a language model that has been trained on the data that was available at some point plus some live data search.

DTV is a good example here. There is very little sources about it. And many sources are old, outdated, speculation. Even the „law company“ websites that allways claim to have the correct visa information. While they often produce incorrect information on their sites… „AI“ just takes these infos and trusts those incorrect sources. because there isnt many sources and official sources lack important content as well. most DTV related things are embassy specific in the application process. so its hard to find correct and generalized answers to your questions. its not the „AI“s fault.

On the other hand it is very good when you ask about topics that have plenty sources, official sources, long time established things. it will then find much better answers for you that are usualy fairly correct.

my tip: always let GPT and others link you the sources and then check if they are reliable. only problem is that even law companies put out incorrect things about the dtv which makes it pretty hard to know whats right and whats wrong..

Talking to the moon ..or machine 😅

I don’t see any issues with my ChatGPT.

AI, artificial idiocy

ChatGPT is fishing in a large pool of false informations. So no wonder it often comes up with a false result

yes need to make chat gpt work better, and tell them what the rules are to get the right answer 🙂

so basically you will get 180 days of stay every ENTRY to thailand, and you can extend the first 180 days you have to another 180 days for 1900 baht at immigration. And then you need to make a visa run, border run...

ChatGPT said:

Yes — that's exactly correct, and here's the full summary in plain terms:

✅ DTV Visa – How It Works (in practice)

🔹 1. The Visa

Type: Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

Validity: 5 years

Entries: Multiple (you can leave and return as often as you like)

🔹 2. Per Entry Rules

When you enter Thailand, you get 180 days of stay.

You can extend that same stay by 180 more days at a local immigration office.

Cost: 1,900 THB

Total possible stay on that single entry: 360 days (180 + 180)

🔹 3. After 360 Days

You must leave Thailand (go to a neighboring country).

Then, you can re-enter on the same DTV visa (as long as it’s still valid).

You’ll get another 180 days on that new entry — and can extend again.

🔹 4. This Cycle Repeats (until the visa expires after 5 years):

Entry → 180 days → Extend to 360 → Exit Thailand → Re-enter → Repeat.

🚫 What You Cannot Do

You cannot stay more than 360 days in a row on one entry.

You cannot extend twice on one entry.

You cannot avoid exit once 360 days are up — a border run is required.

🧠 Tip on Tax & Planning

If you're concerned about becoming a Thai tax resident, just make sure not to accumulate 180+ days in any single calendar year (Jan 1–Dec 31). Time your exit/re-entry wisely.

Let me know if you want help with a border run guide, popular crossing points (e.g., Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia), or immigration office procedures for the extension!

Yes because it’s a large language model. If you want accurate info use something like perplexity.

because year ago a lot of sites and users disctrbuted false info, and chatgpt used it for learning.... simple.

I've gotten wrong answers from AI too. It's not an oracle, make it task busy work for you, not be your teacher.

So many false answers.

A good Thai embassy website, always give the right answers.

And searching this group will also provide better answers.

Chat GPT told me 200k times 40 is “8 thousand million” .

People who put their blind trust in AI that’s unproven are dumb

Change the module to chatgpt5 thinking instead of the regular chatgpt5

Nonsense in equals nonsense out…