With DTV visa What is the minimum stay period of Border-bounce? If i go out of Thailand ( not Myanmer, Combodia or Laos) is there specific time period, that i need to stay out of Thailand?

Having just done a border bounce via mukdahan to Laos I contacted my local immigration office in Kamphaengphet via their Line app and asked if I should go in to register TM30 again, just had reply after a couple of days to say to go into their office again, I registered with them a few days after my first arrival in December, I’ve been to Kamphaengphet immigration a few times, it’s a newish big office usually very quiet beside the AH1 highway,.

Those of you who have gotten a non o/a Visa and have been living in Thailand, can you please tell me what are the requirements within the first 12 months of living in Thailand?

Hi. Can I just do a border bounce (literally step in and out) to extend for another 180 days?

Cheers.

I just did a border bounce at the Chiang Kong - Huay Xai border. Got a visa on arrival in Lao then turned around and went back to Thailand. I had my dtv acceptens document printed out and gave it with my passport to the immigration officer.

I was asked verbally how long i will stay in Lao by Lao immigration officers and panniced and said one week. So then also wrote 7 days on the paper you need to fill out. But they didnt care when i exited Lao minutes later. The thai immigration officer asked me if i still stay in chiang mai and i said yes.

I drove my self from chiang mai. Most of the road is under construction. Wasnt the nicest ride by motorbike.

Hi, I obtained my non-immigrant OA retirement visa last March in France. Now that I'm settled in Pattaya, have a 12-month lease, have opened a bank account, and my insurance is about to be renewed for another year, what should I do before my visa expires? Should I stay on the OA visa or apply for the O visa? What do you advise?

Successful 180 DTV Border Bounce:

I did my 180 day border bounce to Laos from Chiang Mai. Stayed in Luang Prabang for the weekend and rentered Chiang Mai earlier today. Easy. No problem. Just make sure to have the address to where you're staying in Thailand when you go the immigration officer.

REJECTED DTV EXTENSION! Rejected at Immigration, was told NEW policy Jan 1 2026 requires Thai Bank for 180 day extension, only way to extend is doing Border Bounce. Just heads up, and I understand different offices do different things

Has anyone had experience with a Chiang Mai visa run for a border bounce?

Hi, I am coming to Thailand on a double entry tourist visa in January for a duration of 4 months.

I've lived in Thailand in the past and have been on a working visa so I am new navigating tourist visa requirements...

I will be staying at a friend's house while I am there and he cannot supply me with the TM-30 form though - will I need this if I simply do a boarder bounce after 60 days?