I'm planning to move to Chiang Mai in October 2026 with the DTV Soft Powers.

Does anyone know how flexible the 6 month cooking classes are? Do you have to go everyday or can you negotiate how often you go as long as you finish all the classes? Thanks!

Hey everyone 👋

I’m filling out my DTV visa application and it asks for an arrival date. I haven’t booked my flights yet, so I’m wondering:

• If I put a certain arrival date on my application, can I still enter Thailand earlier or later than that?

• How much flexibility do I actually have as long as I arrive within the visa’s validity period?

Hi All, if I was to get my initial retirement Visa in CM, does that mean I would have to live in CM or could I go down to the islands for example and do my next 90 day check down there. Would I be stuck with the CM immigration office every 90 days? I’ve heard stories of the police checking people are actually liveing where they state on their 90 day reports. Not that I have anything to hide, I just wondered on the flexibility aspect. What if I wanted to move before the 90 days were up? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Good morning all! Question regarding my 90 day non-o visa. I received the first 30 days, and am due to go back in on the 22nd to extend my additional 60 days. However I have had some people tell me that there’s some flexibility with the date, and you can actually go in a day or two afterward without any problem as they already have your paperwork to extend for 60 days. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Thank you!