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Why do people apply for the DTV visa in countries other than their home country?

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Sep 12, 2025

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Why are people applying for the DTV in other countries vs thier home country?

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Many individuals apply for the DTV visa in countries other than their home countries for various reasons, such as quicker processing times, being already located in or near those countries, and the desire to avoid returning to their home countries. Some expats are already living in countries like Thailand on different visas, making it more convenient to take a short trip to an adjacent country for visa application, especially since applying from locations like Taipei can be significantly faster and cheaper. Additionally, some individuals prefer not to return home for personal or logistical reasons.

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Peter *******

Because they are nomads

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Luit *****************

Because a lot of them live in Thailand on other visa or visa exemption, and just look for a possibility to keep living in Thailand. Because DTV actually is a tourist visa it is not available in Thailand itself, so these people have to do a visa run to a country nearby to get the visa.

This is called visa tourism, travel to a country with the sole purpose to get a visa for another country.

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

Because we already left the EU sinking boat and we ain’t going back

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Jirka ********

90% of people they already travel

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

I went back to my home country to do mine, was WAY faster than im hearing from neighbouring countries ngl

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Todd *********

What don't you understand about the term 'digital nomad'?

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Sunny ****

Can apply for DTV while in Thailand also...

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Andi ***********

Many work and live in other countries than their home country. Some countries process the DTV much quicker than their own. In Taipei, I met some who flew all the way from America as Taipei approved within 8 hours.

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Tha****

Because they are there

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

Cost

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Tore *********

1-3 hours flights vs 8-20+hrs

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Shaughn ***********

In NZ the application fee is around 44,000 baht but in around Asia it’s 10,000. Also some people enrolling in the Muay Thai courses want to visit the facilities first, decide if it’s one they like. At that point it may not be suitable to travel half way back around the world to their home countries to apply.

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Robin ****

Maybe many are deregistered from their home

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Meredith ********

Most of them already live in Thailand so they are leaving and going to another country just to apply. You can’t be in Thailand on a tourist visa applying for a DTV.

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

Lot of people are already in Asia and don’t want back home, also some Asia countries seems more fast to deliver the visa than some western countries, personally I prefered to go back to my country to apply

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Steve *******

They are probably in or near that other country at the time they decide to apply.

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