Once the DTV visa is obtained, anybody has experience if the documents (e.g. bank balance etc) are checked again upon re entry or upon extension within Thailand ? Thank you

Hi everyone,

regarding the DTV visa, I understand that you have to sign up for programs like Muai Thay, cooking classes or others to get it. This means that I have to complete a relevant program in the first 180 days. What happens if I leave the country after 180 days and re-enter 2 weeks later and get another 180 day stay? Do I have to participate in a program again each time I re-enter the country?

Another question: Do I have to file a tax return and pay taxes if I stay in the country for more than 180 days a year due to re-entry with the DTV?

Thanks for any answers

Hey there everyone,

is it true that if you leave after 180 days and then you return, you again ca. Have to pay 300€?

In my opinion, you only have to pay for DTV once.

Thank you for your replies

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Hallo zusammen,

stimmt es, dass wenn man nach 180 Tagen ausreist und man dann wieder einreist, man nochmal ca. 300€ bezahlen muss?

Meiner Meinung nach, muss man doch nur einmalig für das DTV zahlen.

Vielen Dank für eure Antworten

Hi, just sharing in case it’s helpful for someone.

I entered Thailand with a DTV in September, and a week ago, I went for a short holiday to Hong Kong and returned to Thailand again with the same DTV. The process was smooth and easy, and immigration was kind with no questions asked.

Thanks to everyone for maintaining such high standards in this community!

It's probably still early days yet, but just so we know for sure through empirical evidence, has anyone already entered, exited and re-entered Thailand on their DTV and gotten a new 180-day stamp on their 2nd entry?

I did a search for "reenter" and "reentry" in the post history and I don't see anyone sharing that info yet. (I know we all understand that's how it's supposed to work but I'm just trying to make certain that someone's actually done it :))

As I said it's probably too early for anyone to have done that yet but if someone happens to, please do share!

Re-entry on DTV.

Re-entered on DTV. Got stamped in with DTV but 60 days. Had to have it fixed to 180.

So, check your stamps! Wasn’t stamped in Visa Exempt - DTV was handwritten on the stamp on the passport page, but the length was stamped as 60.

Took about 5 minutes to get it fixed to 180.

Hello all,

I stayed with with my Tourist Visa Multiple Entry in Thailand from mid January 2024 until now (about 6 months).

During this stay, I traveled two times out of Thailand for a few days each time to extend my visa.

In summary I entered Thailand 3 times this year via airport and using always the same METV! (No visa runs or visa exemptions so far)

I plan now to leave Thailand for 3 month and would like to re-enter after probably with the new visa exemption of 60 days in November 2024.

My question is now, based on your knowledge and experience if that could be a problem at immigration since I already stayed about 180 days this year.

For sure I will have the three proofs with me than.

Looking forward your feedback and recommendations, thanks!

DTV

Question 1

I stay for 180 days, I leave Thailand, and then re-enter. Do i need to pay again? (I'm not talking about extention here)

Question 2

I extend the visa, does this mean i get 360 days per entry for all future entries also?

Question 3

Say I have been entering and exiting thailand, it's been 4years 11 months since the DTV was issued. Then, I re-enter Thailand, I get to stay for 1-month or 6-months ?

Does anyone know if you can apply for tourist visa in your home country (UK for me) immediately after leaving Thailand at the end of a 12 month education visa? Plan is to come back 2 weeks after leaving Thailand.

How often can we travel to Thailand and how long do we have to stay outside of Thailand before we can return? Also, any recommendations on good Visa lawyer?Thanks 🙏🏽