What are the requirements for extending the 180-day DTV Muay Thai visa in Thailand?

@Tod ********

people have tried to extend via immigration and have been asked to show proof of 500k thb again. Someone posted a few days ago on this group about it

@Dom *******

Immigration officers have a long and well established history of saying things rather than saying 'we dont know'..

At this point anything said by regional offices not stated by central HQ is entirely suspect and not worth considering as factual.

@Sefton *******

what do you mean? They didn’t seem to just be saying it, they were saying unless they can provide proof of the 500k thb again they won’t get their extension

@Dom *******

it kinda goes without saying that extensions at immigration in country typically require the exact same requirement criteria as when a visa was applied for. Why anyone would want to go through that and it's current unknowns when a border bounce is so simple is beyond me.

@Wannikea ********

100% agreed 👍

@Dom *******

What I am saying is.. Anyone who has been here a long time knows when a Thai official doesnt know something, many simply make stuff up. Its cultural.

Combine that with the FACT that the people who will actually decide this, in HQ Bangkok, have made zero comments or statements to anyone.

So it is then a fair conclusion that ANY information, good or bad, from any regional office or low level desk IO in the boonies, is just made up 'go away' type comments with nearly zero value.

When Bangkok makes an announcement, or a consistent message comes from the major centers and connected agents, then we will have an idea. Until then this is just useless speculation and simply because an IO said it, doesnt make it less speculative.

I think we will know in the next weeks, as the 15th July was the DTV launch (mine was applied 16th issued 17th).

@Sefton *******

I get you and yeah, I only have around 2 years experience with Thai immigration and one thing I know is that every single application / extension will be unique depending on which immigration officer you get / what mood they’re in 🤣

Boarder runs for me from now on

@Dom *******

not only were they told to show the 500k again, they were told it had to be in a Thai bank

@Wannikea ********

😳😳😳

@Andi **********

Oh! I was under the impression that he was on a DTV. He said if my memory serves me correctly that he went to get a 180 day extension. As far as I understand only the DTV can be extended by this period.

@George ******

Yes, he is on a DTV but the info he received was in line with a retirement visa extension which requires health insurance.