Hi everyone!

I got approved in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam last week! ✅

I submitted on March 30th, the evening when I arrived to Vietnam. Got requested additional documents on April 1st (Missing 6 month statement from my Wise account)

It went on pending approval on April 8th.

Due to personal reasons, I decided to board on my flight back to Thailand on April 9th while my visa status was still pending — and then I received the approval on April 16th!

Now I’m wondering: once the visa is approved, how long do you have before you *need* to ente Thailand and “activate” it / aka get the stamp in your passport?

I'm currently here on a tourist visa (only the second stamp in my passport) and planning to go to Europe for 5 weeks on March 22nd. I’d ideally enter Thailand again on July 1st, which would be about 1.5 months after the visa was approved.

SO MY QUESTION IS:

👉 Is there an expiration or time limit on when you need to enter the country after visa approval?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s had a similar experience or knows more infos about this.

Thank you so much in advance 💛

I am so grateful for this group that helped me to get all the documents for this process ready!

Hello everyone, I’d like to ask about the expiration date of a DTV visa application. Does it have an expiration date? The embassy is currently requesting additional documents, but I haven’t been able to get in touch with the document owner yet.

Thank you

My Thai g/f has Australia 820 visa that expires on 2nd July for 3 month periods. If she enters Australia on 30th June can she stay for 3 months from that date.

Do I need to cancel a three month education visa (first one - no extensions) before I leave the country? Or does it naturally expire. I plan on having another ED visa in the future so don’t want any issues

I keep finding conflicting information online

Thanks for any help ☺️

Hello, I have question to current DTV holders. Retirement Visa holders should report re-entry and pay re-entry fee when leave Thailand, otherwise the visa will be lost. The DTV holders also should report re-entry(and pay re-entry fee)?

Hello!

I have a quick question about a DTV visa application.

I’m planning to fly to Vietnam Hanoi from Thailand tomorrow to apply for a DTV visa.

I’m currently a holder of a tourist visa which is valid for 6 months expiring in July.

Would it be possible to apply for a DTV while my tourist visa is still valid?

If not, can I cancel my current visa at an immigration office in Thailand?

Thanks in advance🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Hi I'm looking for info. My Non-O (Thai spouse) visa expired earlier this month and I've booked a 2 week trip back to Thailand next month for Songkran and following trip, due to work commitments will not be until at least August then Xmas. I haven't kept the required 400K baht in my Thai bank account either. Do you think coming in on a Tourist Visa will draw any red flags at the airport given my passport has many stamps previously with the now expired mutli entry Non-O?

Guys my DTV stamp ends on 24th can I leave on that day and come back?

Hi everyone

I have a non O-A retirement visa I applied on line in Thai embassy in Spain

Valid til 31st October 2025. Multiple entries My questions are:

1. If I arrive back from Europe, let’s say, October the 5th 2025 , how may days will I get if the visa expires the 25th same month ? 90 days ? Or….

2. After that , could apply for new one ,being in Thailand without bringing money to my Thai account? Price approx ?

Just a question: i have my DTV till 1 April. Does the 90 day reporting have any influence on this date?

For instance - you go 1 week earlier to do your 90 day's. ( you can do this in a certain timeperiod).

Does this shorten the date to go out the country?

There is a date on a letter that i got and its in my passport stating: see pic.