Will my friend's past entry rejection affect his DTV visa application for Thailand?

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Hello everyone, I would like to ask if anyone has experience with deportation from Thailand and applying for a new visa.

My friend is Spanish. About 2 months ago, he came with a tourist visa but was rejected at the airport because he had done too many border runs last year. He stayed in the immigration quarantine zone for 1 week before flying back. The officer did not blacklist him, but we believe there is a record of deportation.

Now he wants to apply for a DTV visa. We are worried if the previous deportation will affect his chance to enter Thailand again. As I understand, the embassy and immigration do not always share information closely. I also heard some people got a DTV visa but were rejected at the airport because of fake or missing documents. In our case, we have all real documents with evidence.

Our question: Will his past deportation cause a problem for entering Thailand with a DTV visa?

If anyone has similar experience or information, please kindly share. 🙏

Ask Thailand · Answer

A user seeks clarity on whether their friend's past denial of entry into Thailand affects his chances of obtaining a DTV visa. The friend, a Spanish national, was denied entry at the airport due to excessive border runs and stayed in an immigration detention area for a week before being sent back, but did not get blacklisted. A variety of comments clarify that denial of entry is distinct from deportation, and it likely won't adversely impact the DTV application, provided that the submitted documents are genuine. Several community members suggest applying for the DTV visa despite concerns.

A. ************ · Answer

As others have said, he was denied entry, not deported. Deportation occurs when you do something bad, and they throw you out. Or you overstay your visa and get caught someplace in the country, taken to the airport, and sent out. Those things could get you blacklisted.

Also, from the sound of it, his only way back in without spending a significant amount of time away is through a DTV or some other longer term visa.

Also, from the sound of it, his only way back in without spending a significant amount of time away is through a DTV or some other longer term visa.

Anonymous ****************** · Answer

He wasn’t deported, he was denied entry. Should be no problem or black marks on his record

Zou ******** · Answer

Entry rejection and deportation are 2 different situations:

- entry rejection : when you arrive , officer looks at your history and suspect that you don’t come to Thailand for pure tourist purpose ( many times visa run for example). They will stamp a rejected stamp on your passport and send you back to where you came from. But you are not blacklisted. If you wait for a while then you can come back. If you are in this situation u still can apply for all other types of visa just need a very solid documents

Also You can contact me I can guarantee smooth entry with a fee of 2500 THB.

- deportation: when you do something illegal and get caught by the police ( illegal work , drugs …. ) then you are deported and also blacklisted. To erase blacklist it’s very expensive and difficult these days.

Ossie ********* · Answer

It sounds like he was denied entry which is not being deported . I suggest you apply for the DTV and see what happens it will be either approved or rejected

Ja*** · Answer

As others have said your friend was denied entry, not deported. Did your friend have an actual tourist visa when they were denied entry? Or were they trying to enter with a visa exemption?

Mike ***** · Answer

He was most probably denied entry but it would have been entered into the system. His passport should also have been stamped with a reason. With this and also his previous flight into and out of Thailand, it could affect his chances of an approval for any visas going forward.

Jimmy **** · Answer

How many border runs?

Delfina ********* · Answer

Deported isn't blacklisted , there is only one way to know

John ********** · Answer

It shouldn't affect a genuine DTV application

Greg ******** · Answer

Why not just pay a connected agent or lawyer to check his immigration record?

Greg ******** · Answer

No idea about his application but just yesterday a guy from UK posted about being in Thailand while his application being processed in UK. The Embassy certainly can see a lot of information is the system. Whether this is total record who knows. If an Embassy puts a note in system why they rejected DTV other embassies can see it. As for your poi t about denial at point of entry not seen a credible report yet of anyone denied entry while holding the DTV.

Will my friend's past entry rejection affect his DTV visa application for Thailand?

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