@Tommy *******

No. It is 10k THB once for the whole 5 year visa, when you apply for the visa. You never have to pay again as long as you leave Thailand every 180 days. You are FREE to return then for another 180 days as often as you want to.

@John ******

Agreed. Although I think they should have gone for more of a middle ground between the LTR and what the DTV is now. Or just improved the LTR instead of starting yet another new visa.

Entering with different passports won't be a problem in general. It could become one, should you try to use a combination of both in a way as to circumvent certain limitations (e.g. max 2 land border crossings on visa exemption per year). And theory aside: as long as your presented passport looks "good" (stamp / travel history wise), I doubt most IO will check deep within their computer system.

@Sam *******

Thailand partly attracts the "wrong" kind of people, indeed. But new visa like the DTV might serve as a way to help recompose that towards more quality visitors - if the requirements for the visa are right. Not sure they nailed that with the DTV thus far. They did with the LTR - which is a bit too narrow, while the DTV seems too open.

@Lee **********

And that is what it is (for now): a multiple entry visa, with which - within 5 years - you can unter up to 180 days EACH unlimitted times and not pay again (unless you optionally choose to extend in-country).

Really depends on where you are from. I would always advise to choose one from your home country. This way, in case of dispute, you know your legal rights and have a better chance of enforcing them.

@Todd ********

If what you were saying was true (despite differently worded in law), and you could only stay 180 days once and extend once and then have to get a new visa, it would effectively be a single entry visa, which it isnt. I also in theory get your idea of a 180 balance spread over 5 years - and once that balance is up, so would be the visa. But no information supports this, and such a visa scheme has never existed in Thailand. And that would require a whole lot more infrastructure to administer that.

@Todd ********

I agree that it somehow seems to "good" to be true. But we should really stick with the wording of what was published in the Royal Gazette and the official illistrations and statements made the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and on the Thai E-Visa website. And based on all of that, it is 10k THB for 5 years with unlimitted entries up to 180 days EACH. Additional costs only if extensions in-country are chosen (optionally). Having said that, I am also sceptical on how things might change in the near future. For now, the DTV just seems too open and too open to be "abused".

@Andy ******

Agreed with what

@Ba**

said. In the E-Visa system, they merely ask you to upload proof of sufficient funds. I would assume they mean a bank statement in your name from your own country.

@Lena ******

I hear you. While in general, the idea of attracting people to spend more time in Thailand spending money makes sense, I also feel that the requirements as known and understood so far seem to be a bit low to be handing out a full 5 year multiple entry visa.