Why was my DTV visa application denied in favor of a Non-ED visa?

Anonieme deelnemer A course less than a year might be extended, but it is difficult to ask an initial course that long.

I think Thai authorities underestimated the creativity of a lot of applcants who try to get a visa for a short course and then after that course keep using the visa, and take the risk they get stopped at entry.

The DTV was primary intended for digital nomads and remote workers where duration is less of an issue.

I think now they are trying to find ways to prevent the abuse.

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

Yeah, and that´s why we will suffer the consequences of people using this visa in the wrong way. It might get more difficult in the future to cross the border and get more 3rd grade interrogations from IO...I expect this.

@Andi **********

Where are the "New Requirements" # 397 mentioned?

@Greg *******

I do not think a blanket new requirement update has been made available. They are going by feedback from applicants, possible embassy website updates etc. Not sure it is many though.

@Andi **********

I have an AI Webscraper I can run for Embassy updates :-) that loads into a Google Sheet

@Andi **********

I have not seen any embassy updates nor any reports in here. Can you name one embassy or any post saying there is a new requirement of over 6 months?

@Greg *******

Thats why I said possible updates. It is more likely they got it from feedback. Japan and Taipei do not list their actual approval criteria but from feedback from others we know what's needed.

@Greg *******

actually a 1 year course is fair enough to start asking for a DTV ka You remember we had a discussion about that and we said.. it is totally unfair thai one present paperwork for 6 months and grant an access to the kingdom for 5 years Multiple , It is even unfair to those who hold Non-Immigrant , Sound lik they realize that already and we happy to see this happening

@AllSabaai *****

I agree getting a 5 year visa for a 1 month course sounded crazy. The whole visa was not thought through by the MFA and launched without much consultation with other stakeholders like immigration. Even the MFA themselves do not have same guidelines or policies in different locations

Anonymous participant 397 But are embassies publishing these "New" requirements?