I have a question about the dtv visa. Does the visa allow you to be in Thailand 6 months of the year only or does it allow you to be in Thailand 6 months at a time? In other words when your 6 months is up you leave Thailand for a short period and come back for an another 6 months?

How many of you got certificate of residency after notification with TM30? For opening bank account, getting driving licence,..

.​And what about the yellow book possible with DTV?

I still think about getting ED type visa for getting permit to stay as a student of a language course. As DTV seems like "non-Immigration" visa for short stay (same like these days 60 days visa for tourists) and ED type visa as immigration visa category. And only with the immigration category visa is possible to get the certificate of residency I guess.

In fact DTV is for more than 90 days so should be in category of immigration visa. Is that really notified as the same category as any other visa valid longer that 90 days?

I have a quick question for those who've gotten this visa- can you set up a bank account in Thailand, on the DTV visa?

Also, can one set up a Wise account from Thailand?

Thanks for accepting me to the group. I will plan an unexpected early retirement this year and then move to Thailand soon. Intital retirement visa to get into the kingdom should be no problem. As I recon I have to do a 1yr extension and re-entry permit once I have arrived in Bkk. The question is: which bank does the 800K THB have to be in? i heard it must be a government bank? They have branches at the CW Immi Office? (I already have an account with Kasikorn for many years)

FYI moved from Phrae to Mae Rim ( Chiang Mai) did TM 30 all good , want open bank account same bank different branch ,told need letter from immigration, went to CM immigration to be told I must go to Phrae as they issued the extension. Didn't see that one coming, go to Phrae to get letter saying I live in MaeRim!!!!!!!