I spoke to an immigration officer and asked him what he thinks are the chances of getting a new DTV when the first one expires after 5 years. His answer: "This is Thailand, no one knows yet, but what I know for sure, the DTV will not be the same in 5 years".

Should be a warning for the ones who already have an O-Non Immigrant retirement visa and plan to switch to a DTV.

I'm currently in Thailand on an education visa. My second 3 month extension will expire on the 29th of November. At this time I will have completed 9 months on the education visa. I don't want to do the final 3 month extension. On the 29th of November, I want to leave the country, and go to Lao, and apply for a DTV. My question: Do I need to do a cancel on the Education visa, or can I just wait until the 2nd extension expires, and go apply for the DTV.

I have the 800k but I don't think i want to tie it up in a Thai bank account. Is it worth getting an agent to sort things out?

Does anyone know if you can keep extending every 6 months for the 5 years or you can only do 6 months in a calendar year one time?? Would love some clarity on this issue ....

DTV Visa Questions

Dear friends, I have been living in Thailand since 2016 on non immigrant OA visa. I had a look at the DTV and it seems that it may be a better option for the next time when I renew. I looked at the requirements for it but I still have a few questions, perhaps I missed. Maybe I can get some clarification here with friends who have had their visa.

1. I have to be outside Thailand to apply, I am a UK passport holder and I have to show 500.000 Baht in my bank account. Will this be a UK bank or Thai bank when I apply for my DTV in the UK?

2. The visa is for 5 years and after 180 days in Thailand I can apply for another 180 days. After the second 180 days, do I have to leave Thailand and re-enter again? or can I apply for another 180 days extension in Thailand?

3. When I apply for the 180 days extension in Thailand, will the financial requirement of 500K be from a Thai bank or UK bank?

4. When I apply for the extension do I need to submit the same paperwork and prove I am still a freelancer?

I hope it makes sense! Thank you.

Hello i have a question.

i've been seeing so many people saying that they come to thailand on 60 day visa exemption then leave for a few days then come back and get another 60 day visa exemption!

Thinking about coming back to Thailand via Phuket after a quick trip to Vietnam (when my visa expires). I’ve already done a border run and 2 visa extensions as I’ve fallen in love with Thailand amd cancelled all my other travel plans to stay here. Has anybody had any recent experience with immigration at Phuket airport?

Is the DTV, 10k baht for every 180 days? Also do you need to leave every 180 days?

Hello dear DTV'ers,

I wish to share my experience as I hadn't read a clear guidance on what happens when we leave Thailand while on the DTV visa. Yes, we know that it's a multi entry visa, but here is the interesting twist that I can confirm ( At least from my experience).

I first arrived in Thailand on August 2nd, expiration date: January 28 2025. Then I left the country for about 10 days in October. Entered Thailand on October 16th...my new expiration date is April 13th 2025. I find this situation very interesting as we also have the choice of renewing once a year with immigration(we'll see how that goes). One question is still unanswered, 180 + 180 (renewal)= 360, if we choose this path, what happens with those 5 missing days to complete the year?

I hope that this post will help put a little light with this fantastic visa.

Cheers

Quick question :

If you apply for a Retirement Visa do you forfeit any days remaining on your current visa ? In other words I have 19 days left on my current Non O visa but want to apply now for the retirement visa now for personal reasons so will I lose those 19 days ?