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Will I need to show the 500,000 baht bank requirement when extending my DTV Workation visa in Thailand?
Hello, I am planning to apply for a DTV Workation visa from Belgium, and one of the requirements is to have 500,000 baht in a bank account for at least one month.
My question is: when I go to extend my visa for 180 days, will the immigration authorities require me to show that 500,000 baht in my bank account again? Or will the income from my freelance business count just as well?
khob-khun krap
My question is: when I go to extend my visa for 180 days, will the immigration authorities require me to show that 500,000 baht in my bank account again? Or will the income from my freelance business count just as well?
khob-khun krap
Answer summary
The user inquired about the requirement for showing 500,000 baht in a bank account when applying for a DTV Workation visa extension after staying in Thailand for 180 days. They questioned whether this financial requirement needs to be met again during the extension process or if the income from their freelance business would suffice. The conversation sparked various comments, with participants discussing their experiences and opinions on visa regulations, border runs, and immigration practices in Thailand.
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Burak ********
If you are in Bangkok, you can go to Phu Quoc, spend 1 hour at the airport and come back on the same day. I did it last week. Cheap, fast and you don't need to hop on and off multiple vehicles to cross the border.
Dean *****
각 보더체크포인트마다 약간씩 다름 대체적으로 당일 재입국 가능한게 더 많긴 한데 태국은 지역마다 각기다른 정책이 수시로 변해서 확답은 아무도 못함 나는 dtv로 2년째 태국에서 사는데 당일출입국 단한번도 문제된적 없었음
ElegantKa**********
Drove myself to laos border last month and did same day stamp out and back in. No problems.
JS *****
ElegantKangaroo6467 Thank you so much bro😘
Gias****
Out & back in
No problem
No questions
No issues
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from Phuket to KLNo problem
No questions
No issues
JS *****
Giasai😉Thank you so much bro😘
Wes *********
The DTV is a five year visa and only started less than two years ago. How is it expiring?
JS *****
@Wes ********
Sorry, the 180-day stamp is expiring😂
DTV_Pag*******
I live in Chiang Mai and do a same day border bounce to Laos at the end of my 180 day stay. Chiang Khong border is easier. Chiang Saen is good but more difficult to return same day. Either way, it’s safest to go with a border run company or agent.
JS *****
DTV_Pag_Backer I live in Korat, so it’s too far 55 thanks a lot 😂
Ivan ************
@JS ****
you'd go to the Laos border at Nong Khai from Korat, it's not that far. Can get bus or train, or use a visa run service.
Steve *******
1. Your stamp expires soon, not your visa.
2. Yes you can leave and come back the same day, if you fly. Some land borders don't allow same day returns, because this is Thailand and nothing is enforced consistently here.
3. I'd recommend taking a weekend trip somewhere nice around SE Asia instead of doing a border bounce. Luang Prabang is a nice and cheap option.
2. Yes you can leave and come back the same day, if you fly. Some land borders don't allow same day returns, because this is Thailand and nothing is enforced consistently here.
3. I'd recommend taking a weekend trip somewhere nice around SE Asia instead of doing a border bounce. Luang Prabang is a nice and cheap option.
JS *****
@Steve ******
Thank you for your opinion 😍
LongTimeLivi************
Some borders don't allow same day re-entering.
JS *****
LongTimeLivingInThailand Oki bro🫡
Christine ***************
This is not first hand info but I’ve read that if you’re doing a same day run it’s best to use an agent. If you’re doing it solo, better to stay 1 night and come back first.
JS *****
@Christine **************
If you use an agent, you must keep using it so its not goodIvan ************
@JS ****
that relates to using an agent to get an retirement visa extension in a province other than your own. It has no relation to using an agent to do a border bounce, that is fine and the stamp you get back is no different than if you did it yourself. It doesn't mean you have to use an agent the next time.Gias****
@Christine **************
wrong adviseChristine ***************
Giasai😉should have specified I was talking about land crossings - OP was talking about crossing to Laos so I had that in mind
Ian **********
@Christine **************
best you use a travel agent if travelling by land to guarantee reentry.
Peter ********
Give it a day.. spend the night in Laos. And catch the first flight back in the morning. What's the rush
JS *****
Gias****
@Peter *******
don’t need to stay
TheEag******
Yea all automated in SG
Anonymous ******************
Technically you should be able to, although I've read recently on this group that same day border runs are more scrutinized (not sure why, it's not a 30 day visa exempt).
I've done 2 border runs with my DTV. But I stayed over 1 night. Both times to Singapore. No questions asked when I returned.
I've done 2 border runs with my DTV. But I stayed over 1 night. Both times to Singapore. No questions asked when I returned.
Luit *****************
Anonieme deelnemer 720 Border runs are always something to trick the system, no matter with what kind of visa or without visa, so will be more scrutinized.
Blake *******
Anonymous participant 720 I’ve heard Singapore isn’t doing stamps in the passport anymore is this true?
Steve *******
@Blake ******
they stopped using stamps in 2018
Knowledgeabl************
For years they haven’t done stamps
Adam *****
Expire soon? The earliest a DTV can expire is in 3 years, and that's assuming that you were amongst the first to get the visa
JS *****
@Adam ****
Ah, sorry, it’s not the visa expiration, its the 180-day stamp expiration 😂Anonymous ******************
I believe he means his 180 days is expiring, not the visa itself.
JS *****
익명의 참여자 720 You so smart mak😘
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