Entered last night at Surarnabhumi airport, went through the Thai passport line with my Thai girlfriend. Female IO, only question was asking me my purpose of my visit. I said for medical appointments. She spoke to my girlfriend in Thai about how cheaper medical care is here in Thailand and stamped my passport for 180 days. I have enter multiple times since getting my DTV over a year ago with no problems.

✈️📄 Update on 90-Day Reporting 📄✈️

Previously, I thought that when you went abroad, like to Japan, and then came back to Thailand, you had to report in-person at Chiang Wattana Immigration Division 1 within 24 hours!

About a month ago, I even made an appointment to save myself five hours of waiting.

When I arrived and showed them that I had re-entered Thailand yesterday (February 23rd), they told me I did NOT have to report right away. Instead, my new report date is May 23, which is exactly 90 days from February 23. See the picture.

So this seems to be how it works now. When you leave Thailand and re-enter, your 90 days resets from the date you return. You do not have to rush to immigration in-person within 24 hours.

Just sharing this so nobody else scrambles to the immigration office unnecessarily.

I do think you still need to report in-person. But maybe can do online afterwards. You could try online, but I’m not sure it will work.

A friend has just been refused renewal of his retirement Visa because 15 months previously the 800,000 was not in the bank for more than one day. This is because it was arranged by an agent in the pataya. I'm surprised that the government officer would think this was a problem. I would have thought they would only be interested in what money has been in your account for the previous 12 months. Can anyone offer advice on this?

*DTV VISA EXTENSION - UDON THANI*

Hey folks, here's the lowdown on my successful DTV extension and how it worked. (And yes, this was way less time and stress than leaving the country and coming back).

Chapter 1 - Preparation

Bureaucrats love papers, right? As such, I painstakingly prepared a portfolio of 48 pages. It included:

-A table of contents

-An explanation of my work/income sources as a freelancer and my situation working from Thailand

-Screenshots of recent payouts and invoices

-My Upwork profile page for content writing + teaching profile from two platforms I teach on

-A freelance contract with one of the companies I work with

-3 months of bank statements

-An invitation letter from my accommodation

-My accommodation owner's ID copy and house book copy

-Published writing samples (as more evidence of freelance work)

After carefully preparing the portfolio, making the long journey from the countryside to the city, printing the portfolio, and running across the city to the immigration, I marched in, sure that imminent victory was mine.

"Passport please", requested the smiling officer at the info desk.

Guess who was so caught up in preparing the portfolio that she didn't even think of bringing her passport? Yep, that's right.

So, two days later, I came back, portfolio AND passport in hand. First at the info desk, the staff called over some other colleagues to talk with, probably because DTV is not a common visa class around here.

One of the staff members asked me why I don't just leave the country and then come back and get another 180 days. I briefly explained why it's much more convenient for me to extend. That seemed to satisfy her.

The staff at the info desk looked through my portfolio, but they were only interested in:

-The bank statements

-The accommodation docs (invitation letter, owner ID, house book)

After awhile, they sent me to sit down and wait. I waited for around an hour or an hour and a half, then they called me up to a.) sign my name on every single page of my portfolio, plus a few other documents (wow, I haven't practiced my signature this much since about first grade) and b.) pay. And that was that! They granted me a 6-month extension of DTV.

I'm sharing this here because lots of people who try to extend in Chiang Mai are denied, and I'm not sure how the situation is in other cities. So, if your city makes it more difficult, maybe Udon Thani can be an alternative for those who don't fancy a trip to Laos.

Hi, looking for advice on extending my 60 day visa. Its my first time in Thailand. What is the process and where do I go to extend it? Thanks

Hi, I am currently on retirement visa applied in my home country. It is expiring on 1 December 2025. Anyone has any idea how early can I apply for renewal of the 1 year visa? I am from Singapore, so retirement visa's duration is only for 1 year. I tried calling Thai Embassy in Singapore but no one picked up the phone.

#Lost90daysslip

Good Morning everyone. I just noticed that my 90days report slip is lost. What would be the procedure in Chaengwathana. TIA

I have read in these forums that once you use an agent, you will have a difficult time switching to DIY. I had an agent do my Retirement Visa because I didn't have the 800,000. Then I got married and my wife wants to do the Marriage Visa based on my pension. We got the checklist from immigration and she talked to the guy there. She insists that if we give him all the papers, there won't be a problem. Has anyone else tried this? I'm not really interested in hearsay. Does anyone have any actual experience or documentation indicating there would or wouldn't be an issue?

UPDATE: My wife could not be persuaded, so I let her drag me to Immigration. She was trying to figure out the paperwork, and after two tries, I had an Immigration Captain explain to her that we would have to show the $800,000 for the Retirement Visa before she issued the new Marriage Visa. The Captain cornered me when she sensed that was an issue, and I had to confess to using an agent. She then confirmed that I could leave and come back and start over. I was pooping my pants though.

Hello

Has anyone recently extended their retirement visa using the 12 monthly payment method ? Before I get trolled I do not have 800,000 in my Thai bank account but have regular monthly payments from the UK into my account all exceeding 65,000 baht.

Any advice appreciated. Using the immigration office in Jomtien

Thanks in advance

Hi does immigration close on coming Monday and Tuesday?