Many times it have been said here that working as digital nomad without a DTV, meaning on a visa waiver is not legal. Embassies tend to differ, I think, but I just found this news piece today, any thoughts?

Hello

My extension of stay (one year) based on marriage (Non-O)

expire middle of October

Normally I do apply for the next extension 4 weeks before...

Now my situation is that I will be out of country at this time until November.

What would be my best option (I not resident at my workplace)

Can I enter Thailand, get a 4 weeks waiver and do a new Non-O here in Thailand and a new extension?

Or

How short before extension expires I can still do the application for extension?

Or

Can I do the extension now (with a still valid extension until middle of October)?

Maybe only for a few months?

Or

Is it in Singapore possible to get a new Non-O (not resident there)?

Thanks for advice.

Hello,

I'm asking for some advice.

(The anxiety is kicking in.)

I will be travelling from the UK on the 9th July to Vientiane, loa. Then I'll be entering Thailand in the next few days.

The problem is that I'm flying through Bahrain and China on SELF TRANSFER / both airports (collecting my luggage and re-checking it on my onward flightS.

Do I need a visa for travelling through Bahrain and China now.

thank you in advance.

Just been informed my return home flight out of Thailand has been cancelled and I must reschedule.

I have been here for 60 days visa waiver and extended that another 30 days.

My departure was scheduled for the day before the last date on my 30 day extension's passport stamp.

Can I stay until midnight on the date of that stamp or must I depart BEFORE the date on the stamp, in order to avoid an "overstay" please?

Thanks, in anticipation.

UPDATE: 24th June 2025. It has been confirmed that departure must occur by midnight on the visa expiry date stamp so that date means "visa valid up to AND INCLUDING such-and-such a date".

I have an update, being that I attended at the Immigration Office but, despite the unavoidable circumstances (being beyond my control) their policy disallows them from extending my visa, even by a week.

What they CAN (and will) do, however, is allow me to apply for a visa/extension, on the last day of my current visa only (not before) and then DENY that visa/extension and stamp my passport with "VISA DENIED. PASSPORT HOLDER MUST LEAVE THAILAND WITHIN 7 DAYS" (to effectively afford me a further 7 days of execution).

Do I REALLY want a "Thai visa application denied" stamp in my passport?

Not if it can be helped, I feel.

I am retired and hoping to visit Thailand 5 1/2 months total each calendar year on three separate visits. Do I need any specific visa, and if not, should I expect any issues at entry with Immigration officers? Thank

you in advance!!!

Can I get a 30 day extension on visa waiver stamp at central fiesta? Or only at office near airport?

So I am assuming I do not need a visa as a British passport holder i just need to fill in arrival entry documentation

Asking for a friend

...really, because I'm American. For a citizen of Chile I understand they currently get 90-day visa exempt stamp upon entry (not the 60 days offered to many other nationalities.) Can this be extended for 30 days one or more times at an immigration office in country? This person has entered Thailand one time this year and stayed less than 30 days, and may enter again next month after being out of the country 2-3 weeks.

As they might want to stay here beyond 4 months, they may need to leave Thailand to get a new stamp. If they go to Cambodia, do you expect that will be easy and will they have to stay overnight in Cambodia? Would it be any different if they did a land crossing or if they traveled by airplane?

Have anyone from a „visa-waiver” country tried to apply for DTV visa in their home country then go and visit Thailand (on a 60-day tourist waiver) while waiting for the DTV? Any issues with that?

I plan to file for the DTV then immediately after go for a short trip, 2 weeks max, to find a property for rent, then fly back home and re-enter in another 4-6 weeks as I gather my stuff and (hopefully) get my DTV approved… Does that make sense to you?

I have a relatively simple query: I am a South African living in Chiang Mai, currently on a non b visa (teacher). My contract at my current school ends soon, but my new school will take approximately two months to process my paperwork for my new visa and work permit. Where would be the cheapest, and easiest place for me to leave Thailand and return to get a visa waiver? Any help would be greatly appreciated.