Hi there all,

I have just received my tourist visa that gives me 3 months.

My plan is still to stay in thailand for 6 months

I think there has been changers to visa that may effect me, such as boarder runs.

May plan

1. 3 months using my visa

2, exit , border run and I get 2 months

3. Immigration to get an extra 30 days

Is this still a workable idea?

Thanks

Hello everyone!

I'm seeking advice on applying for a DTV visa. I've been in Thailand for over a year, and I've done 4 visa runs and 3 extensions with local immigration. I'm a freelancer with a registered VAT number and I meet all the requirements for the DTV, but I'm concerned about the potential impact of my previous visa runs on my application.

Should I use an agent to apply for the visa, or is it safe to apply on my own? I've prepared all the necessary documents thanks to the advice shared in this group.

Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Hi new to this I am planning to move to Thailand but going back to England a few times a year say 3 months in Thailand then 2 months back to England then back and forward like that. Could someone please let me know what visa I need to apply for that allows me to come and back and forth like that. I am retired and won’t be working in Thailand when I am there any advice much appreciated thanks.

I have a EU passport and have visited Thailand every year since 2018 (except 2020 and 2021). Staying always 2 months. Used the 30-day visa exemption and the 30 day extension. In 2024 the 60- day exemption was enough.

This year I plan exceptionally to come twice, 2 month May- July returning to Europe for 3 weeks and then again near 3 months planning the 60 day exemption plus the 30 day extension. Always with a 2 way returning trip booked. I never imagined i could have a problem doing this, but by what i have been reading here....

Assuming the first trip will be peaceful, my question is about the problems i might find in the second (August-November).

1- When i try to get the one month extension i may be denied ?

2- Emirates (or another fly company) may denie my boarding saying i am returning in 3 months but my visa exemption just works for 2 months ?

If you feel there would be problems i would be grateful for some suggestions.

Theoretically i can try to get a DTV Visa but i was not expecting it would be necessary.

Thanks

Question: I'm a retired American living permanently in the Philippines. I just spent 12 days mostly in Pai. I'd like to go back and stay for 60 days plus get a 30 day extension for a total of 90 days. Do I need to subtract the 12 days from my 90 day stay making it a total of 78 days? O read where you can only stay 90 days in a 6 month period. Thanks in advance

Please forgive me if this has been asked and answered but, you know, adhd....lol

I recently visited Thailand for two weeks and I am looking to stay in Thailand longer. If I enter Thailand in May, will that still be with a visa on arrival for (60) days and with an extension for 30 days, making my total stay 90 days or will my previous visit be counted towards the 60 days?

Can I then do a border run to Viernam or Malaysia, stay for a week or two, re-enter for another 60 days with a 30 day extension? Can I leave again to Vietnam or Malaysia, then apply for a dtv or education visa? I am still a bit confused as to how to maximize my stay before utilizing a dtv or education visa.

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I see a lot of people saying your border run and extension history on tourist visas will either impact getting a DTV or can create problems once you already have it- how extensive of a history do you think causes those problems?

I would encourage people to not go for extensions and stop asking about them and I’ll tell you why.

This is a special five year tourist visa and for some reason the Thai government does not want you staying there for a year straight whatever the reason may be, there’s a reason to make it so difficult to get an extension and when you applied for this you knew that you had to fly out every six months and you should’ve planned for that.

I know that the expats in Thailand are notorious for finding ways around the rules of the country and it’s almost kind of like an achievement to them, but the thing is you’re going to ruin this visa for us if you keep trying to push for things like bank accounts on this visa that you’re not supposed to have or extensions that they don’t want to grant you quite clearly, because you are not a resident you are a tourist that’s why we don’t get a residence card.

Yeah, you can kind of treat it like a five year residency, but there is a reason an unwritten reason why they want you to leave every six months and it was baked into the visa and the more people who go for extensions and find ways to get them are going to piss off the people in the ministry and the immigration to where they might just stop letting us in one day , they can do whatever they want with this visa, they can tell us to leave, so you know, pushing the envelope all the time isn’t always the greatest thing and there’s no gain in getting extension except for you save a little bit of money and a little bit of time But in all reality you should’ve planned to leave every six months anyways, so I really get tired of seeing the extension post over and over and over again because I know that it’s going to put an end into this visa and possibly our time on it because even though it says it’s granted for five years, they don’t have to honor it.

After 7 years of multi entry non O family visa and just expired just noticed that multi is now not a option and only single entry non O is the new which is bad for me as I leave and come back home every month. Carry a British passport and for sure can come in on VOA but for how long and how many times before start questioning me and they clearly see the amount of times I've been in. Just been to see my local immigration and even they are bewildered as to why this visa has changed. Seem to be making it harder for young family's to live here. Anyone in same situation?

Called Doha where I have had my last 6-7 years and they was same didn’t know why it changed.

Hopefully this will change soon seems like trying push young people to the elite visa.