What are the experiences and requirements for extending a DTV visa at Bangkok Immigration?

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Just sharing my experience today at Bangkok Immigration in case it's useful to other DTV holders.
I went in to transfer my DTV stamp into a new passport and also had to pay a fine for a missed 90-day report. The whole process took quite a while, so be prepared for a long day if you're doing both.

What surprised me was when I asked about extending my DTV for another 6 months. As I'm on the business owner/workcation category, I was told I would need to provide quite a substantial portfolio of supporting documents, including:

Business documentation

Bank statements

Invoices

Evidence of ongoing business activity

Proof of 500,000 baht in my bank account for the previous 30 days

The officer then told me that an alternative would simply be to leave Thailand and re-enter, which would avoid the need for the extension application and supporting portfolio.

One other thing worth mentioning: I made the mistake of turning up in shorts. I've been coming to Thailand for 25 years and somehow forgot the importance of dressing smartly when dealing with government offices. The officer was not impressed and gave me a fairly stern lecture about it. Fair enough — lesson learned. Next time it'll be long trousers and a collared shirt.

Just posting this in case it helps anyone else planning a DTV extension in Bangkok. Has anyone else had a similar experience recently?

Just sharing my experience today at Bangkok Immigration in case it's useful to other DTV holders.

Ask Thailand · Answer

The post shares the author's experience at Bangkok Immigration while transferring their DTV (Digital Nomad Visa) stamp to a new passport and dealing with a missed 90-day report. The process was lengthy, and the author learned that extending the DTV would require substantial documentation related to their business, including bank statements and proof of activity. An officer suggested that leaving Thailand and returning could bypass the extension requirements. The author also learned the importance of dressing appropriately for government interactions after receiving a lecture for wearing shorts.

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

I extended my DTV workcation. Same for a few friends who are also remote workers.

What I don't get is why you are surprised.

The documents they asked for are literally the ones listed on their official website in order to extend a DTV workcation 🙄

ArticulateS*********** · Answer

There has literally been a hundred posts about how hard it is to extend in Thailand - yet some people still try? 🤷‍♂️

Chris ********* · Answer

Who gives a fk about shorts or trousers? Prostitution is illegal yet its everywhere!!!!

Robert ******* · Answer

Stamps transferred and that on a Saterday morning when Immigration is closed.

Amazing Thailand, unless you post about yesterday.

Gorgeous********* · Answer

I think asking for an extension is a very low iq move. Just take a trip somewhere for a couple days and re-enter is the easiest staying under the radar strategy. Doing that every pre-90 days is even better to bypass and be clean with the entire 90 day reporting

Caroline ******** · Answer

Very helpful! I assume, in the end, you decided to border bounce?

I think quite a few have mentioned here that applying for the extension is sometimes worse than the first time we applied but I never imagined an IO would tell you to border bounce. And with a "how to present yourself" lecture. 😁

What are the experiences and requirements for extending a DTV visa at Bangkok Immigration?

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