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Entered at CNX today with no questions (pre-filled TDAC, laminated DTV). Funny story though: I put the date of a flight out that I picked randomly in March (using an onward air service) because I always worry about being rejected for not having an onward ticket. They stamped my passport for DTV, but put the exit date as the date in March. I was planning to take a trip out sooner than 6 months anyway but be warned!
Hi all , my family of four including me , are planning a years stay in Thailand next year, can anyone advise what visa we will need and how much it will cost please
I entered Thailand yesterday for the first time with DTV at DMK. I received the DTV soft power with Arun Thai cooking in Hanoi. I gave the IO my passport and printed out DTV e visa. No questions asked. Stamped me in for 180 days.
Thanks for all the useful posts and comments from this group.
Normally when I stay in Thailand it’s for 6 month and I get a 90 day tourist visa before I arrive then I go to immigration for the extra days, this year I’m married to a Thai and hoping to stay in Thailand permanently, what is the best way initially on entry to Thailand get the mattiage visa before arrival or can I just arrive at the customs get a 30 day stay then go to immigration to get the marriage visa
Hi everyone! I first entered Thailand on August 31st on my DTV visa, and I’ll be leaving on December 1st after using the full 90 days. I plan to come back again in January on the same DTV visa (for my Soft Power Muay Thai training).
With all the recent rule changes at Thai immigration, I wanted to clarify something:
👉 If I re-enter after 1 month, will I have to show accommodation proof, training proof, or any new documents again?
👉 Or will immigration stop or question me because I’m entering again on the same visa type within a short gap?
👉 Has anyone recently re-entered on the DTV after a short exit?
Any updated experiences or advice would be really appreciated — thank you! 🙏🇹🇭
I need urgent advice here : this is my 3rd day in Bangkok, my realtor agent promised to take care of my biz ; but as soon as I realized that he tried to rush me into an expensive rental contract, I decided to pull out. I need to take care of the following steps : 🙏🙏
1) where may I report my hotel address ?
can I rely on my hotel to do this for me ?
2) how and where may I extend my Non-O (3-month) visa into an annual visa, so that my visa will be good for a year and I can renew it a year later ?
what is the official name of this type of visa ?
3) what banks do you recommend to open an account with ?
4) please recommend a trustworth realtor agent you have dealt with before for a rental.
(prefer a single room with co-work space、gym、pool、sauna and/or steaming room、within 10-minute walk from subway station, budget 14k-17k baht)