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What happens to my Soft Power DTV visa if I stop training MMA after six months?

Soft Power DTV Visa Thai Visa Rules MMA Training Visa Visa Validity Re-Entry Regulations Immigration in Thailand

Aug 13, 2025

9 months ago

Anonymous *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Hii everyone,

For the Soft Power DTV visa, you need to leave the country every 6 months, and then you can return and stay for another 6 months. But if I no longer have a membership to train MMA after the first 6 months, my DTV visa will no longer be valid, right? Even though the visa itself is valid for 5 years.

Does anyone know how this works?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The Soft Power DTV visa allows holders to stay in Thailand for 180 days, which can be reset by leaving and re-entering the country. Although the visa is valid for 5 years, there are currently no strict regulations about continuing the course associated with the visa, such as MMA training, after the initial six months. Participants have reported varying experiences with how qualifications are monitored upon re-entry, leading to some flexibility regarding compliance.

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VZ ****

Still valid 🙂 the DTV visa is granted on basis of the 6 months course and can be extended for 5 years

9 months ago

Anonymous ******************

It's all good. I got my DTV on account of five dental appointments. I attended one for a check-up, then cancelled the rest! I've been out and back in three times since! It's a laugh! 😂😂

9 months ago

VZ ****

Anonieme deelnemer 842 dont say this here , the're also anonymous people in this group who actually work for the immigration (no joke) they might change it bc of too many of these statements, be discrete ;-)

9 months ago

Anonymous ******************

@VZ ***

But that's how the embassy accepts it. If I'm queried I'll just make a few more appointments. No big deal. Most digital nomads just sit in internet cafes leeching free WiFi playing on their computers. No difference

9 months ago

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Anonymous ******************

Your entry stamp allows you to stay for 180 days. You can either leave thailand then come back in, or extend it in country (which requires all the documentations again, so people may choose not to go this route). Every re-entry resets a new 180 days stamp

The visa is valid for 5 years. For now, there are no written rules to say what happens if you should continue the course or not after approval.

9 months ago

Anonymous *************

ORIGINAL POSTER

Anonieme deelnemer 929 Thankyouu, very clear

9 months ago

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Anonymous *************

DTV_Be*******

It’s a 5 year visa

Stop overthinking it…just sabai sabai

9 months ago

VZ ****

DTV_Begpacker so true hahaha the biggest risk is people thinking too much sometimes not too little....

9 months ago

DTV_Be*******

@VZ ***

one thing is for sure with immigration

When it changes it changes

You know everything on Monday and on Tuesday you learn a whole new system

Sabai sabai

9 months ago

Reply to

DTV_Be*******

Gil ***********

DTV_Begpacker stop overthinking only think after something bad happens, right? That’s why the forum exists - to ask questions and avoid bad things from happening. Your “sabai sabai” approach might work for you, but not necessarily for others.

9 months ago

DTV_Be*******

@Gil **********

it’s Thailand and you must be new here

Sabai sabai and treat it the Thai way

Stop overthinking it

9 months ago

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DTV_Be*******

Elías ********

You don't need to leave every six months. You can stay one day and leave, then come again and stay one month, and leave two months. It's totally free and up to you. Each entry grants 180 days.

9 months ago

Pete *******

Currently no one is checking the qualifications on re-entries only on extensions.

9 months ago

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Pete *******

When does the 180-day count restart after leaving Thailand?

17 comments

10 months ago

Can I travel out of Thailand with a DTV visa without issues, and what happens after the first 6 months?

20 comments

10 months ago