What are the latest updates on the Thai DTV visa application process and its requirements?

@Frank-Steven **********

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 khob khun maak khun Frank Steven !

@Us ****

thanks for the reply. Almost same situation with me. I still have over 5 months left on my multi entry Non O retirement extension, but I’m in the UK at the moment so I’m thinking to possibly switch to the e-DTV which suits my travelling habits better, meaning I’m not constrained to be in Thailand for the extension renewal dates, and of course reducing my bank deposit. I’ll keep you posted if I do decide to attempt swapping.

@Sam *****

no, I still have 8 more months on ky multi entry visa. But please let me know if you apply

@Us ****

Just wondering did you apply with your stock portfolio? If so how did it go? I’m also considering this way.

@Frank-Steven **********

It’s only recently Thailand has become a place for younger people to live. To travel, it’s always been popular for everyone. But 12 years ago when I arrived, and travelled, the foreigners living here were largely in over their 30’s and 40’s. Of course some teachers in their 20’s too but mainly older.

Today the TikTok kids and people in their early 20’s wanting to live in Thailand is growing. For me, Thailand is a better place to move to as you get older and want less stress. It’s an easy place to live once you’re legitimately and legally allowed to. So many other places in the world to live while your youthful energy is high.

I guess that’s a generation dig, younger people want the easy life, and the dopamine kicks before experiencing other more challenging and rewarding parts of the world.

Let’s hope the DTV separates that and brings in quality long term “tourists” or “nomads”.

@Frank-Steven **********

Well been in Cambodia since 2018 and not back to the US since 2019, so might be able to swing the "resident" definition. Also, would be strange for them to limit it this way. The target audience is digital nomads, aka, individuals who live away from their home/home country. Many countries have already opened the door to digital nomads and therefore their target audience is often not going to be in their home countries. Just have to wait and see :)

@Jacob *********

It sounds stupid but at the end of the day they need to tick a box, just give them what they want IMO

@Frank-Steven **********

- BOI recently posted this on their application page

@Frank-Steven **********

- Another question I have is if you lose the visa if you are out of Thailand for too long of a period, like what is happening with the LTR visas.

@Radek ******

- There is probably a cost associated with the extensions. So you would need to determine if it makes more sense to exit and re-enter more than 5 times (aka every 6 months) instead of paying the extension costs. No idea what the extension costs would be, but if you did as you suggest above, it would be 5 times. Another point to highlight, if you re-enter the day before your visa expires (in 5 years), you might get another 180 days, but not sure and that is far in the future.

@Brian *******

It would be a very silly visa if it was 1 time in 5 years. For what? For extreme planers that want to come to Thailand in 2018 for 180 days?

@Frank-Steven **********

- Cambodia has a six day turnaround timeframe now. Return on August 6th

@Frank-Steven **********

- Cambodia. I handed them my work letters, bank statements, etc. Also gave them proof of location (which I think is more for e-visas, but included it anyway). He quickly looked at it all and took the $400 bucks. Many people where there and many of them were also applying for DTV

@Frank-Steven **********

- Just applied today in person

@Frank-Steven **********

i already change just entry stamp visa exception to ED without any problem. I hope in the future in the same process, in my country the embassy sucks, they have problem just approve for people tourist visa

The cost is NOT 10k every 180 days. Frank is factually correct about everything. It's in writing, if you can't read properly and understand what multi entry means, not his fault.

@Frank-Steven **********

you have no idea what you’re talking about do you. Go back to sleep.

@Frank-Steven **********

we don't know that. We need more details.

@Frank-Steven **********

ok, you try that and see how it works out for you. The cost is 10k for 180 days you clown.

@Frank-Steven **********

thank you

@Frank-Steven **********

but how long do you have to be out the country before you can come back for another extension?

@Frank-Steven **********

do you know if the tax exemptions still apply after 180 days?

@Frank-Steven **********

May I ask how you know that for a fact? Also why would they state that you can extend for another 180 days?

@Frank-Steven **********

so if you leave the country after 90 days or whatever and cone back you are reset to another 180 days?

@Frank-Steven **********

ot isn't that clear really.

@Frank-Steven **********

- Shocked in a great way. I just wasn't expecting it to work out positively.

@Frank-Steven **********

I was shocked when I read this on the Thai embassy page in the US. It clearly states that you just have to leave the country before 180+180 extension runs up and that you can then enter back in on the same DTV, as long as it is still in the 5 year validity period. Not sure how it would work once you got to the last year, with less than a year validity left and then tried to enter, but it does look like 4-5 years.

@Frank-Steven **********

I have an Indian 5 year visa that costed me 80$. Can go stay 3 months, then come back for another 3 months. For some countries it is a maximum of 180 days a year. Then 10k is not so cheap. But still I would be very happy with it.

The validity is 5 years.

The lenght of stay is 180 days.

( bit like the Multi Entry Tourist Visa)

@Frank-Steven **********

stop spreading false information. You really think it would cost 10k for 5 years?? 😂😂

@Frank-Steven **********

that could mean you can come and go during your one stay. That would mean purchasing a DTV every year and pay 10,000 baht twice every year. Again, we don't know. Assuming that is what a multi entry visa means is just dangerous without more information.

@Frank-Steven **********

that is crazy cheap considering the expensive elite visa was the only option previously that compared to this

@Josh *******

no one knows if you are allowed one 180 day stay every year or if it is one with an extension available in a 5 year period. We need to know more about it.

@Frank-Steven **********

i get it. There is an approved list of countries that this system is available to. Secondly there is a criteria list that one needs to meet. I understand that too. But even though India is mentioned on the list, the moment I input Indian Passport it gives me the message that I am not eligible. Thats strange.

@Frank-Steven **********

the list of countries posted in the group yesterday shows Indian as eligible.

@Frank-Steven **********

ignore him he doesn’t know anything