I just renewed my passport and went to Chiang Mai Immigration to do a visa transfer. The immigration officer advised that I don’t need to do it—instead, I just need to leave the country when it is time, return, and present both passports on arrival. Immigration will then stamp my new passport.

I was also advised to email the DTV issuing authority in Hanoi to update my new passport number in my current(DTV).

Has anyone had a similar experience recently? I’ve heard different procedures in the past, so would really appreciate hearing how it worked for others—especially as on-the-ground policies seem to be evolving.

Thank you!

Hi

i plan to do my 1 year Thai marriage visa

All the paperwork is done (marriage certificate/ translation)

Only issue i don’t have a Thai bank account

IS IT TRUE, So after i apply for my 90 days non immigrant O visa online in my home country, i can show it to the bank and open an account?

Dumb question time, but i really can’t see how it works.

I need a bank account to get a visa, but i need a visa to get a bank account.

How do i do it ?

EDIT: Heaps of good advice and surprisingly few

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Thank you everyone for your help.

does anybody know how long after completing the Visa application through the Thai Visa website, you receive acceptance or rejection of your application? I just completed mine and the status shows " pending document check".

Does anyone been asked when entering Thailand with DTV to show a flying ticket to exit Thailand?

So my Vietnamese wife and I stayed the better part of 4 months last year, broken up by a 3 day trip to Phom Pehn so as not to overstay 60 days.

This year, I encountered no problems entering again on a normal 60 day visa (US passport). However, my wife, traveling separately from HCMC, was detained and questioned, resulting in them making her sign a statement agreeing to leave after 3 weeks. Yet they still stamped her passport 60 days.

Something about if she wants to stay longer, then apply for a visa.

As far as I can tell, we have done nothing wrong. I want to stay 60 days, but she is terrified of issues if she doesnt depart as agreed.

What do you make of this ? She is afraid of blacklisting.

Hello everybody! I'm currently on a DTV visa, but I married recently and want to switch to a non-o marriage visa. Can somebody tell me if I need to cancel my DTV visa first, before I can apply for a non-o marriage visa? Or I can simply apply for the new visa and my old visa would be automatically cancelled?

Someone here mentioned that only the embassy/consulate who issued you the visa can cancel it. I got my DTV from Laos, Consulate. Do I need to visit Laos again to cancel my DTV visa?

I'll be applying for non-o visa from my home country and not Laos. So making a trip to Laos just to cancel my current DTV visa will be quite a hassle.

Regarding renewal Thai driver's license from 2 to 5 years: I didn't get 5 years because my DTV VISA was not valid for the entire 5 years. (missing 6 months🙄, I thought it was childish) I only got 2 years again. This was on Koh Samui. What has been your experience?

I was on a non b for 3 years, once I back to Thailand middle of August I've been under non b + TR visa .under TR first time 3 weeks, and the second 65 days. days 60+30) .

Now I have been outside Thailand 3 weeks and I received my DTV visa

Apart from filling DTAC

and printing the visa,

is there anything else I need to do?

A lot of people stressed me out and said that because I lived in Thailand for three years, they might rejectedmy entry, but I’m returning with the proper visa. What do you think?

Update from Phuket airport. Just arrived tonight from Vietnam and they cracking down hard on both non visa and visa holders. I been on my DTV for over a year and i needed to show 20k cash, pictures from my softpower training (muaythai) and they even asked me to call the gym owner to confirm i was still training there. Lucky the owner picked up the call. Was about 20 more people in same room as me and atleast 10 got denied entry and deported. From start to finish was around 2 hours to get my stamp. Be ready with your documents and proof.