Get your passport renewal done in August or September, you will thank me later.

@John *******

I'm pretty sure all of Africa now applies through South Africa. I checked multiple countries in the EVisa system and they all said SA. Even ones that previously used Nigeria and Egypt.

I'm learning Muay Thai in Chiang Mai

baht for paperwork and 6 months training.

20k baht for my 2 weeks in Taiwan including flights .

NTD for the actual visa. Approval time around 8 days.

Approximately 70k -100k TOTAL COST including basic travel for the 5.5 years.

5.5 years of not dealing with immigration - priceless.

@Cliff ********

you don't have to work to get a DTV. Medical and other soft power solutions.

I just use the feature where I approve any transactions using Wise and approve the notification.

@Robert *******

I use Wise with and without VPN, no difference. When I put in my passcode to login is says no problems because my device is registered with them.

Nice! Glad I got my licence renewed last month while I was on an education visa. Getting the DTV next month. Hopefully in 2030, they will accept the DTV as a longer term visa.

@Pertti ************

15 years in Thailand already. I know visas and I have been living on around USD$400 per month. Please continue with a longer term explanation that doesn't involve marriage or citizenship?

And zero visits to immigration!

@Pertti ************

every year people pay 1,900 baht for an extension of stay to their visa. The base price of the 5 year DTV is 10,000 baht. How's it expensive?

Okay if you look at the total fee it's between 70k baht and 100k baht depending on your every 6 months travel decisions, but some retirees fudging the system pay 40k-70k to get a stamp each year.

Education visas are usually 40-60k per year, considering all fees.

Please explain the DTV being expensive?