Hi all, just came back from Chaing Mai and we can now confirm that we want to move there summer of 2026. My son will be in 10th grade and will need to attend an international school there. My husband is planning to run his business remotely from Thailand… what is the best option for us for visa? Need at least three years so my son can finish school. Sorry for anonymity, we haven’t told anyone yet.

Hi, I'm looking for some advice.

I'm afraid we have messed up with our kids visas. They are 5 and 7 and in international school.

We are on a DTV and tried to get them as dependants but as we are already in Thailand, that's not possible.

We are now trying to get their educational visas sorted for them, but they are in overstay.

And not just any overstay, an overstay of +180 days.

We have royally messed up here, please don't judge, it's been a difficult year.

My question is, can we take them out of Thailand for a holiday, and take them back to Thailand for a visa exempt, and then while in Thailand, have the exempt converted to educational?

Or do we risk the kids not being allowed back in?

Again, both my husband and I have our visas, it's just our 5 and 7 year old.

Thank you for any advice on how best to fix 🙏

Hello everyone, this is my first time in thailand and my tourist visa ends in 1 week (60+30) so I need to do border bounce.

Option 1 is to take a morning flight from bangkok to phnom penh and return same day evening.

Option 2 is to pay for agency, take a minivan and a guide from Bangkok to Chantaburi Province and return the same day.

I prefer take the flight but I'm not sure if the border officer will approve my entry back in thailand when I'm on my own. Do you think that would be a problem?

Any other suggestions? Thank you all

Does anyone know how long you need to be working online, to apply for the DTV? For example, are 3 months of back payment from the company needed when submitting your bank statements?

Looks like tourists can't open bank accounts now. All new non O visa applications are on hold. Confirmed with two agents.

Hi everyone! I have will have spent a year in thailand in April on a ED Visa (language learning). I’d like to stay one more year, but does anyone know if its possible to get another ED Visa for a different school/study (such as muay thai or hand to hand combat?) what are my options besides the DTV visa? Seeing so much mixed info online. Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

I emailed Japan Embassy to apple Japan visit visa with DTV. They emailed back I can apply visit visa woth DTV. When I checked the process to apply visa , they asked documents for No.5 section. But ,as a DTV holder for workcation status, I don’t have work permit . What should i do? Is there anyone who got Japan visit visa with DTV? Please share me about that. I am greatly appreciate for this.

Hello, my daughter is currently on a training scholarship at Thanyapura Sports Resort in Phuket. They originally had her enter Thailand on a non-ed immigrant visa (I think is what it was called). She had it extended and was in Phuket about a year and a half. She traveled to a competition in Europe in December and as the paperwork for her contract renewal was delayed, she ended up on overstay for a couple weeks; she paid the fee when she left. She now has a US passport - originally was on a Micronesian passport as she's dual citizen. Thanyapura had told her to go to Laos and apply for the DTV, which she did, but she was denied. They said the reason was lack of 500,000 in her account, though the training resort had provided a letter for her to confirm her financial support; the resort said that's all she needed, but apparently they were wrong. We are at a loss now as to what visa she should apply for. Her current contract is for a year. She is back in Micronesia and the e-visa site says US citizens applying in Micronesia must apply online through the Beijing embassy.

Any suggestions as to what visa she should apply for? Or should she just return on visa-exempt? Or is it a big risk of being denied entry because of the previous overstay (though on a different passport)?

I have to renew my retirement visa by February 25th in Sakon Nakon. How early am I allowed to renew? I was wanting to do on the 14th if possible.

I have been living in Thailand for two years with Ed visa and recently changed to DTV visa. Am I eligible to apply for a visit visa to South Korea while holding a DTV visa?

🙏Thanks