What documents are required for returning to Thailand on a soft power visa?

@Christopher **********

Let's agree to disagree. A five year visa for a one month course? Sure thing

@Paul ******

I’m not touchy. I have no ability to predict the future therefore I don’t know if things will change or not. It’s you that’s making predictions. There is no requirement for a DTV holder reentering Thailand to provide proof of ongoing enrolment in courses or of future medical or dental appointments.

@Christopher **********

You seem very touchy about this subject. If you really believe that a person will be able to stay in the country for five years because they completed a two-week cooking course, that's your prerogative. I can't see it. So let's agree to disagree.

@Paul ******

There is no requirement for a DTV holder to provide proof of ongoing enrolment in courses or of future medical or dental appointments. Otherwise, immigration officers would be asking them to do so when reentering Thailand. Asking me to provide something that doesn’t exist is bizarre. If you believe the immigration office aren’t doing their job properly you need to tell them.

@Christopher **********

I haven't missed any point. Immigration officers have the right and discretion to request anything to support a person entering the country. Perhaps to support your argument you can provide the immigration conditions relating to the DTV?

@Paul ******

The point you’re missing is that there is no such condition as; ‘In theory, once that activity has been completed, the conditions of the issue of the visa have gone, so the visa is no longer valid’.

@Christopher **********

The point you're missing is the MFA introduced the DTV without consulting Immigration, so Immigration can decide what they want. The visa was obtained by providing proof of a "soft power" activity. In theory, once that activity has been completed, the conditions of the issue of the visa have gone, so the visa is no longer valid. It was introduced by the last very temporary government, and it hasn't achieved what it set out to do, so its days are limited. That's why I'm getting out

@Siggi ******

You can say you’re going on vacation they already have your full stay history in their system anyway. At some point, they may decide to become stricter, just as they already are with exemptions (who also come for "vacation") and other visas. Yes, people have received their DTVs based on whatever proves, but that doesn’t mean immigration can’t ask for more. As you said, there’s no specific rule, what does prevent them from exercising their right to control immigration?! The day they decide to tighten things up, they can. There’s a big difference between saying “It’s mentioned that DTV holders will not be required to show documents for 5 years” and saying “There’s no rule about entry requirements for DTVs.” Immigration laws always take precedence over any other statements or interpretations.

@Paul ******

The question was; ‘what documents have others on a DTV been asked to show when reentering Thailand?’ The answer is none. The reason is because there is no requirement to do so.

@Siggi ******

I'm not posting lies. I'm saying how Thailand works. Immigration wants nothing to do with the DTV. Immigration offices already make life difficult for those seeking extensions. It's become well known now that banks also are not interested. Don't forget the rules changed mid-stream for the OA visa, and the STV was scrapped completely. I've lived here way too long to believe everything is set in concrete. I was a fool to switch to DTV from the safety of a non-immigrant visa. My saving grace is the BOI has indicated I can move onto the LTR visa.

@Paul ******

wrong, don't post lies, the visa was approved there is no requirement that you have to do a course over 5 years. And the immigration officer don't know what was the reason for the DTV approval.

They won't ask for bank statements r other things, immigration officer s ask random questions regardless the visa you have or ot have.

Just say you go in vacation, bc DTV is a tourist visa. No one with a dtv was refused entry ever

@Paul ******

The applicant must have complied with the terms of their DTV for it to have been issued. There are no additional requirements.

@Christopher **********

That's not quite the way it works in Thailand. If a person has applied for a DTV to undertake a Muay Thai course, and has to prove that course to get the visa, there is nothing to stop an immigration officer asking for further proof. Not complying with the terms of ANY visa can result in denial of entry

Anonymous participant 492 Either there is a requirement or there isn’t. There isn’t.

@Christopher **********

Yes, and nothing suggests they won’t, except for short-term trends... You know how Thailand works, right? Everything’s fine until someone decides it’s not anymore. Look at the ED guys... they were saying the exact same thing years ago. We’re both wrong and right. 😁

Anonymous participant 492 However, there’s nothing to suggest they will look for anything.