What is the best way for a UK expat to obtain a DTV visa in Thailand?

@Ivan ***********

exactly, or the soft option might disappear

@Gra***

if you think the new PM is going to discontinue the DTV soon surely that's an argument to get it now, not wait until they discontinue it?

@Tommi ******

The new PM may see the value of the DTV and increase it to TEN years! 👍👍👍👍

@Todd ********

Time will tell how easy it will be, just like 800k is not really necessary if you push the right buttons, getting the required proof for soft power DTV option might also be easy, depending how it will be implemented

@Luit ****************

there are indeed, but feel free to manage your own research. Check Thai Visa Forum? I don't recall where. I have seen at least of couple of individual stories of successful Muay Thai applicants and one medical treatment plan. Neither should be difficult to accomplish though, and inevitably, more will trickle in on all of these forums as we go. And the generally loose terminology around the requirements is something I would most certainly be jumping on if I needed a long term visa now and didn't qualify for one like LTR. Agree- a series of treatments should be all it takes to get one. I would have a physician write a letter confirming this and move forward quickly really.

@Todd ********

just point me to one if there are plenty as you say.

Certainly they did creatie the option for a reason, but that does not say anything about how easy it is to comply with the requirements.

It is highly unlikely that one single appointment with a dentist will be sufficient for instance.

But a series of treatments might.

@Luit ****************

keep reading, you will find plenty. You can doubt it all you wish, but they didn’t create that option for nothing.

@Todd ********

strange enough I did not read any success stories for the soft power option yet, I doubt if it is as easy as you say.

@Gordon ******

the easiest one yet!