Has anybody just arrived in Thailand or going in the next 3/4 weeks and has an ETA update regarding if/when it's gonna be introduced ?

ETA, the Electronic Travel Authorization, to Thailand will not start anytime soon.

Once the trial was supposed to start this December, but it had been postponed and the new implementation date has not been released.

We currently don't accept posts about ETA until further official information is released.

Can anyone tell me if the ETA to thailand is going to start on 1st December or is it on hold.

After 2 weeks anxiety waiting

Finally got my DTV visa from Jakarta Thailand embassy.

This afternoon, I happened to meet the announcement posted by the staff. Before November 26, you can still submit materials offline for application.

🙏🏾

Does anyone have any updates regarding the launch of the proposed ETA, I read that it was postponed until further notice & not going to be implemented in December as initially announced

Hey guys

I want to go to Laos - Vientiane embassy in 10 days +or- to apply for the DTV Visa from there.

Few questions :

Has anyone applied from Vientiane in the last days ?

How was the process for you ?

Which documents did you submit ?

Anything particular that I should know ?

Do I need to book an appointment in advance ?

If anyone did it from there I would love to send you a message if that’s possible for you

Just stressing myself to the max to make sure I’m gonna get it 🙏🏽😅

Thank you !!

Update re DTV for South Africans in SA:

I managed to get a hold of VFS and they referred me to the embassy since they do no process the visa. I have since received a response from the Thai Embassy in Pretoria: "The official application process for the DTV visa is yet to be confirmed as it's a relatively new visa. We await the instructions from Thailand still."

I will be there in person the 2nd of August and I will keep checking in if anything changes.

Has the visa exemption for US passport holders change to 60 days yet?

*Anyone else waiting on the new visa updates for the 5yr DTV? Im 33yrs old coming from USA and with this visa it seems you can only stay 6mo a year so im now thinking to buy a house there thats a little cheaper than I was planning and now thinking I should start looking for another country with a similar easy cheap visa (since im too young for any retirement visa even tho im retired). What other countries that are NOT western that would be good to spend the other 6mo of the year and where cost of living is reasonable and 50-70k usd will get a respectable 60sqm+ condo? Im from miami so im already used to the disgusting 90* 90% humidity everyday, figuring ill spend winters in Pattaya then go to the other country for summer to be a good combo? South of france like Nice-antibes would be great and cost of living is low except purchasing a condo is miami pricing... easy visa tho.... dont want to rent anywhere, so purchasing a property is the critical part of the equation. *

*So what are you guys doing that spend half a year in thailand and the other half somewhere else thats not from the western world?*

Hi!

Do you have any update about visa exemption 60 days to take effect in late June or early July 2024?