What should I know about entering Thailand on a Digital Nomad Visa (DTV)?

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Oct 22, 2024

2 days ago

Elías ********

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Starting my Thai adventure today. Entered on a one-way ticket thru BKK airport. Showed the printed PDF file to the Immigration lady, I think she scanned the QR code, and then said "have a good day" while smiling. I checked the date with my eyes while she wrote it, just in case, as I read in the group of some typos like writing 2024 instead of 2025, etc.

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The post shares a personal experience of entering Thailand on a DTV visa, highlighting the process at BKK airport with a printed visa document and the importance of checking the date stamped. Comments range from inquiries about visa types, specifics on the DTV visa duration (180 days with a 5-year valid term), reporting requirements, using an e-visa, and the necessity of a return ticket. Several users discuss the flexibility of travel into Thailand on one-way tickets and clarify the DTV visa's focus, which caters mainly to digital nomads and tourists, rather than business purposes.

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Andreas **********

DTV visa valid for 180 days

16 hours ago

John ********

Is the DTV activated on the day it is granted, or on the arrival date at Bkk?

20 hours ago

Elías ********

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John Jowett granted day. The 5-year length starts to count from then.

18 hours ago

John ********

@Elías *******

Thanks

14 hours ago

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John ********

Vladimír *****

Hi. Was it difficult to get it?

21 hours ago

Mathias *********

That date is just a reccomdation man. First time I came to Thailand in 1995 a room on Kao San cost me 80 THB. Those were the daaays, now Im stuck here, ha! have a blast.

a day ago

Jason **********

You’re so lucky you have a passport from Costa Rica. Absolutely adore your country

a day ago

Heikki **********

DTV visa, stay 180 days at one entry. Cost 350 €, and it`s valid for 5 years.

a day ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Heikki Tammisto The price is slightly different depending on which country to apply, Australia and NZ being both extremely expensive, but yeah, on average around US$400.

a day ago

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Elías ********

Fahad *********

Anyone can buy the property in Thailand without having any business and visa

a day ago

Parakorn **********

And you must leave during the greatest event in Thailand. Song Kran Festival.

a day ago

Paul *******

Parakorn Chanjaru Not everyone is a drunk who wants to splash water for days on end. In most of Thailand, people splash water from around the 11th or 12th to the 15th or maybe 16th. Nearly everyone is back at work well before the 19th. The official Songkran holidays run from the 13th to the 15th.

a day ago

Parakorn **********

Good researh !

a day ago

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Parakorn **********

Paul *******

Parakorn Chanjaru By the 19th, Songkran is over. Songkran finishes on April 15.

a day ago

Parakorn **********

@Paul ******

Song kran Festival in Pattaya does not finish on 15th for sure.

a day ago

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Parakorn **********

Ward ********

Hope this isn't unrelated: as an Australian, I don't need a visa to enter if staying only a month. But do I need a booked return ticket?

- I'm thinking of only buying one way next time, as I want the flexibility to go where and when I want after...

a day ago

Peter ********

Ward Peffer you can stay 60 days without a visa. Visa exemption rules changed.

a day ago

Didier *********

Ward Peffer officially you need proof of how you leave the country. Can also be bus or train ticket. However they never check this!

We have entered Thailand many times without.

a day ago

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Didier *********

Sead *********

nice, im gonna look at it

a day ago

Belinda ******

Hi Elias, do you know how long you need to be out of Thailand after the 180 days, before you can re-enter on that visa?

a day ago

Bjørn **********

DTV gives you 180 days before leaving the country and then can re-entry for 5 year. You must have a DTV visa stamped in your passport

a day ago

Joshua *********

Be safe have fun! Super happy for you my random friend.

a day ago

Tommy ******************

Most times in my life going to Thailand since 1975.. outboard ticket needed... 🤔 Ummm

If I had a one way ticket I would be pulled to the side and whipped with a cane and return to the plane!!

Good luck.. going to there myself in November and yes I got a round trip.. Best Regards, Smitty Metro Cebu Philippines

a day ago

Didier *********

Tommy Leon Smith Sr. In the 50’times l’ve been to Thailand nobody ever asked for return ticket.

a day ago

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Didier *********

Kirti ********

Is it on arrival visa stamp you took? Now a days is it for 6 months they are giving?

a day ago

Peter ********

Kirti Sharma

You are not that bright.

a day ago

Fahad *********

Kirti Sharma you can apply for DTV visa also for 5 years

a day ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Kirti Sharma visa on arrival is valid only for 15 days (not the same as visa waiver or view free entry, which is 60 days). I entered on a DTV visa.

a day ago

Hans *****

Kirti Sharma it's with a DTV VISA!

a day ago

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Hans *****

Frédéric ********

If you have a 6 months visa seems correct

2 days ago

Graham ******

Frédéric Doudou It's a 5 year visa which gets you 180 days on each entry throughtout the 5 years

2 days ago

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Graham ******

Tommy **********

Where is your placed visa ?????

2 days ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Tommy *********

do you mean where did I apply? I applied in Seoul, Korea, which is my "home" country (live there since I was 18 y/o)

2 days ago

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Elías ********

Hans *******************

Gratulation

2 days ago

Martin ********

wth is this: "Showed the printed PDF file to the Immigration lady" what needs to be printed??

2 days ago

Biff *******

@Martin *******

the visa, if you apply via the e-Visa government website, is emailed to you as a PDF file. You print it and show it to the immigration officer at the border.

2 days ago

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Biff *******

Melody ******

you can stay at Thailand up to 180 days

2 days ago

Steve ******

I just stamped back in after being out of country for a week. I think they are getting used to the DTVs now. First time they did write first entry on the stamp in Thai(BKK). And it took a few minutes at the officers desk. This second time it literally took like 30 seconds(DMK).

2 days ago

William ********

@Steve *****

If you have an e-visa and get stamped in upon arrival, do you need any additional documents when you leave the country and get stamped back in?

2 days ago

Steve ******

@William *******

With my DTV visa I just showed the printed PDF copy I had once again.

2 days ago

William ********

@Steve *****

Good to know, thanks.

2 days ago

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William ********

Steve *********

What is the purpose of a DTV? Is it strictly for business?

2 days ago

โกรัน *********

@Steve ********

if you are interested I can recommend you a very good Visa agency for DTV

a day ago

Steve *********

โกรัน นิโคลิช Thanks but i wouldn't be doing it for business, strictly for tourism.

14 hours ago

Ethan *********

โกรัน นิโคลิช please tell me

15 hours ago

Ruslan *************

โกรัน นิโคลิช please tell me

a day ago

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Ruslan *************

Steve *********

Thanks.

2 days ago

Henrik *****

Not for business, since not allowing work inside Thailand, only online work.

2 days ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Steve ********

mainly for either digital nomads/remote workers (my case), people interested in taking soft power (muay thai, cooking, etc.) classes or getting medical treatment in Thailand.

2 days ago

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Elías ********

Jack ********

I'll be entering with DTV next month. Do I have to go to immigration to check in every 3 months or do I not have to do anything until the 6 months point?

2 days ago

Paul ********

@Jack *******

Yes, 90 day reports are required every 90 days. Hence the name. 🙂

2 days ago

Jack ********

@Paul *******

I’m looking at the visa right now and there’s nothing written about a “90 day report”

2 days ago

โกรัน *********

@Jack *******

it’s very easy to do it, you can also do it online and don’t have to visit the immigration

a day ago

Jussi *******

โกรัน นิโคลิช the first 90 days report must be in immigration after that online.

a day ago

Steve ******

@Jack *******

Just the country for a few days and return and not have to worry about the 90 day report.

2 days ago

Paul ********

@Jack *******

It's not specific to the DTV. It's for all Visa's and can be found in the royal gazette. Search in here for the details.

2 days ago

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Paul ********

Tod *********

Just curious why you blanked out the letter/number around the edge of your stamp

Do you even know what that is? <- it's the officer who stamped you in i/d tracking number so they can see WHO stamped you

2 days ago

Stephan ***********

@Tod ********

It wasn't him, it was the IO in Bangkok... they have "anonymous" day today... 🤣

2 days ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Tod ********

No, I didn't know what was it haha. Just hid it because I read here or on another group that it was better to do so, so I thought it was kinda an unique number. But if it belongs to an officer, then it's just generic and no need to hide it.

2 days ago

Tod *********

@Elías *******

everyone that stamped in at that counter on that shift while that officer was standing there has the same code around the stamp. 😛

a day ago

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Tod *********

Marta *************

I wonder if showing it on my phone will be enough

2 days ago

Phil *******

@Marta ************

Thais love their paper, I would print it, then you know you wont have a problem

a day ago

Robert *******

@Marta ************

As you could read BEFORE you applied for the visa, but reading the comments you are not the only one to click acknowledge without reading.

But here you can try again

a day ago

Henrik *****

Thai civil servants love paper copies, so bring a papercopy, and make the Immigration Officer happy, afterall he is the one that decides if you come in to Thailand or not.

Paper is so smart,

paper weighs nothing

paper does not run out of battery,

paper does not require (forgotten) passwords,

paper does not have auto-off after x seconds,

paper can be easily transferred,

paper does not require

2 days ago

Helen ********

@Marta ************

our first entry, the person beside me was asked by the IO for the paper, showed their phone. The IO accepted it, they obviously weren't happy about it based on how they handled the phone and told them next time paper. Personally, I wouldn't want someone to be handling my phone after touching so many passports and documents but I'll admit to being a bit germ adverse.

2 days ago

Andy **********

@Marta ************

any e-visas are supposed to be printed, the immigration officer needs to scan the QR code, people have talked about hold ups in lines, with immigration officers messing around with peoples phones, every time I arrive in Thailand my phone battery is flat, make sure you have a charger in your hand luggage.

2 days ago

Tolga *******

@Marta ************

yes it has a QR code

2 days ago

Elías ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

@Marta ************

it should work, but to be safe I printed a bunch of copies haha.

2 days ago

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Elías ********