@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?

I've always payed in USD, no matter what they said. Much cheaper!

That's why I am going to Taipei, to hand it in personally.

I suggest getting the DTV and learning about the business environment in Thailand first.