I’m applying for a tourist visa with multiple re entries, it’s 60 days but I can re enter again to extend it, I plan to stay 90 days and have my flights booked should I say on my visa application I intend to stay for 90 days or 60 days and just book a flight to Laos as proof I’m leaving? Or just show them my flight back to Dublin which is 89 days later?

Once in awhile I see posts about people wanting to move their whole family with kids to Thailand on short term visas: Ed/DTV. I don’t know much about DTV because it’s new, but a word of caution on ED visa. I don’t know if it’s assumptions or misinformation but ED visa is not a guarantee one yr visa. You will be evaluated every 90 days, and legitimate schools will need you to attend, if you miss more than a certain amount of classes, your visa will be canceled. I personally know people who have been questioned by immigration for leaving the country during their school year, for being too old to learn Thai…some had their visas denied…I know living in Thailand is a dream for many, but please please make sure you understand the consequences if you don’t have a long term visa. It’s one thing to wing it as a nomad but it’s so stressful if you try to wing it with your family and kids…not to mention quite irresponsible. 🥺

For the few people who think this makes me the immigration police or act as I have a high moral ground. I feel so sad and sorry for you. This is simply a word of caution for other fellow humans. I have a long term visa so this doesn’t concern me personally, but it’s not hard to imagine the distress of being told you can’t come back, that you only have a week to move your new life and all your possessions out of the country you thought would be home…last year I had to take care of classmate’s dog because she was denied entry and didn’t know when she could come back…This is not moral superiority, by the way it’s actually a compliment coming from those with no morals…This just means I have a heart and empathy. So what does it make you when you insult me with all kinds of names and told me I shouldn’t care…I think the answer is clear.

DTV Approved

London embassy

Via Agent

Applied on the 4th June

Approved 12th

Soft power Muay Thai 6 months with Muay Thai Fever

Regarding someone coming to Thailand with visa exempt + extension, then border run to reset, what is the general consensus as far as how many times is pretty safe to do? Are two border runs totaling 90 x 3 = 270 days doable? I am planning on getting non-O retirement visa for myself. I want my wife to come but we might not have 1.6 mill tbht cash to deposit right away, so I am thinking I get non-O and she just comes with tourist visa. TIA.

Have any of you found an agency to get a TIN with?

Looking for good recommendations on an agency and how long it took roughly for you to setup?

I just got rejected from Cambodia and i am planning to return to thailand with 14 days visa exemption. I have a Myanmar passport and i stayed in Thailand with student visa for a year before and came to Cambodia for dtv. Will it be okay to return?

P.S this is my first usage of visa exemption after my student visa.

I applied for DTV on May 22, 2025, and my current status is still "Pending Document Check". I calculated that it has been 11 working days. I feel very confused. I applied at Royal Thai Consulate General, Shanghai. I sent an email to“ thaiconsular.shanghai@gmail.com ”There was no response. Can you give me some advice?

Hello!! I’m a semi-retired Canadian high school teacher with a TEFL certificate heading to Hua Hin in August. I would like to do some teaching with Thai students. Should I just go on a tourist visa and apply for a work visa, if I’m offered a job? Or do I need to have a work visa just to apply for a job? I would prefer the option that is not going to land me in a Thai jail!!😆

I'm looking to see if anyone has a similar history to me and has any advice about getting a DTV.

I have been in Thailand since mid 2022 - I started on a 6 month METV, then went to an ED Visa for a year, followed by another ED Visa, the second of which was less educational than the first.

Has anyone with a similar history had issue getting a DTV and would you recommend using an agent? I've seen first hand the pull agents have with officials in country, but I am not sure about at embassies abroad. I'd be looking at the Soft Power route as unfortunately I'm not over 50 and my income comes from a vet pension.

What's the best way to stay for 3 months visa way ? Or am I better to just go full ahead and Get DTV , I'm not bothered with saving money , just want to be legal for possible eventual permanent stay if I like it, I went 3 months before but did Cambodia border run and also pay at airport also