Why is there a requirement to leave Thailand every 6 months on this visa?

It's to deter people like you.

Why bother, that’s the way it is.

You are free to choose another visa, that suits you better.

It is aimed at digital nomads, who by definition, only stay short time every place.

If wanting to stay longtime / permanent there are much better visa’s for that, than a tourist visa.

Simple, Don’t come!

With that attitude you will be miserable

Because it is NOT a visa for people who want to LIVE in Thailand.

People just trolling. If you have done your research rather than posting bs, its a Tax thing

What a ridiculous attitude.

It's a 5 year visa for only 10k baht. They have to have some reason to buy the elite visa. 😂

Never saw such a dumb person jumping to conclusions and assuming things by his own

You don't need to leave Thailand every 6 months but atleast every 12 months, but with all the paperwork you need to extend 6 months on IO and you need live up to all requirements again when extend at IO. Much easier to use 1 day fly out and in again same day on a cheap plane or do a border run. I would anytime leave Thailand 1 day to get rid of paperwork and all the requirements you had when applied for your dtv visa.

It’s really not that big of a deal.

My only problem is how many stamps I’m getting for leaving every 3 weeks

You don’t realise how much of an improvement this visa is from a few years ago 🙄 where’d you have to pay 900k baht for elite visa. So ungrateful

Not many countries allow you stay 5 years consistently without citizenship

Try go and live in America where they only allow 6 month per year and even then only for a few select certain nationalities

Be so grateful you are allowed to live in the paradise that is Thailand

"tourist" I stand by my interpretation of DTV= Dumb Thick Vacuous

You're not required to leave the country; you can go to the immigration office and extend for six months. But yes, every six months, you must either extend or leave the country to activate another six months. I have gone in and out of the country probably like eight or nine times with no issues. As long as your paperwork is in check and you can prove all the things you said when you applied, then there will be no issues. I have not been questioned once yet, but if I was, then I can prove everything with no issues. I leave the country because it gives me a chance to explore other countries too, instead of just paying 10k to extend. Hope that helps!

It’s just to not be a replacement for a full visa.

It’s a relatively cheap and easy visa to get. They can archive the benefits they want to the country without cannibalising other visas.

Stop whining. Go explore se Asia.

Catch those not following the rules. I see many people working within Thailand on DTV and not hiding it. If want a business get a business visa.

It’s the visa requirement that’s why

Plus you can leave as often as you please you are not handcuffed to 6 months at all

I have left and entered multiple times on the DTV visa and as agreed I’m allowed in with 180days each time.

I've been out twice on my DTV with no problems.

Ok.. don't apply to that visa then if you think so...

It is as it is.. take it or leave it ka

It's because it's a tourist visa so needs to be differentiated from a long term visa

It’s probably a mechanism to check on all the softpower courses and cancel their visa if they abuse it.

You aren't required to exit the country every six months. You can go to an immigration office and extend it for another six months.

You are required to leave Thailand before re-entering after one-year straight in the country.

Because it's a tourist visa?

It's a tourist visa. Not a long term resident visa. And even the latter have to renew every year. They can get denied as well.

It's multiple entry Visa where you're stamped in for 6 months at a time. You can apply for an in-country extension at 180 days, but you would have to bounce out and back after that.