Which visa is better for staying in Thailand: DTV or ED?

The Thai visa system has a lot of different visa.

They are categorized based on the purpose of your visit.

So the purpose of your visit decides which visa is best for you.

If there is no visa with a purpose of visit that means simply they don't want you in the country.

Sure DTV becouse with ED i prayed every time when itravel back to Thailand for they allow me jump in

Durian and strawberry, both fruits but different smell.

How can you even think to compare a visa which allows a almost 6 year stay with a visa that gives once a 90 day stay but these 90 dayx can be extended to keep following the initial course.

Get the correct visa, stop playing stupid games, you might win stupid prices.

DTV is better if you want flexibility and longer-term stays (up to 5 years) without being tied to frequent classes, and you can meet the financial requirements.

ED is better if your main goal is studying (language or school), costs less upfront, but comes with stricter attendance rules and more frequent renewals.

Neither is “better” for everyone — it’s about what fits your plans and budget.

If you're thinking of traveling in/out of the country at all the DTV is better because you WILL be questioned comin' in and out on an ED visa/extension and they'll wanna know why you're not in class

DTV is the golden grail but if your looking to study and learn Thai the ed visa is a good start. Also depending on where you are now. The ed visa any visa agent in Thailand can sort for you while your here provided you have a few weeks left on your entry stamp whereas the Dtv visa you will need to apply for outside of Thailand. DTV is cheaper however, like $300 /10k baht and an ed visa with course usually costs like 40-60k baht.

For me I'm glad I took ed first and got to learn Thai for a few hours a week and my visa agent was able to set everything up for me while I was here. Nowadays I'm glad I moved to Dtv as it's less hassle every year and I've done the courses I wanted to do.

Each to their own I guess but best of luck with whatever you decide to do. 🙏

Immigration stopped me on my 2nd year border bounce on ED visa. Told me to switch to DTV so I did. Haven’t faced any issues since.

I did ED for 2 years. You have to do an extension every 3 months (if you’re in Bangkok you’ll have to go to immigration early morning and spend the whole day there) it did however allow me to open a bank account.

The only real advantage a ED visa has is the ease of being allowed to open a Thai bank account.

Except that it’s DTV all the way

I don’t understand the question. If you want to stay in Thailand long-term, you need the visa that is intended for your purpose.

If you meet the requirements- DTV. Not even a question.