@Andi **********

Of course they have 🙂 Its like the "O" stamp in the passport he mentions. There is much more in the system than is stamped in the passport. Same as for "B" etc too - company info etc is there too.

@Peter ********

I know exactly what the DTV is. You did not answer the question. Are you positing that Immigration has no information whether you were awarded the DTV for Workation or SP - that you could turn up for an extension at the Immigration Office and they would not know which category?

@Peter ********

Taking this to the logical conclusion. You are saying someone could obtain the DTV using Soft Power. They then go for in-country extension at an Immigration Office and use the Workaytion route to obtain the extension. Immigration would never know this was happening as they have no information on their system?

@Peter ********

I know what MFA stands for - I am asking you if you think they have a separate immigration database separate from the department that controls Immigration ie the Immigration Department. Do you think when people go to an Immigration Office for an extension the Immigration have no idea if they are on a DTV for Soft Power or Workaytion?

@Peter ********

So nothing is entered on the Immigration database and immigration only have the data on the eVisa system (What is the MFA database you speak of?)

@Peter ********

Do you think that is all Immigration see?

Anonymous participant I have no idea how that would work. If I had to guess and knowing Thailand it would need a new visa. However, nobody knows for sure how that would work. Even to cancel a DTV is not clear. There have been questions about this regarding moving ti a "B" Visa for a Work Permit. Once again I am guessing but I do nkt think Immkgration will cancel a DTV as they do not issue the visa. It is MFA. An agent told me it woukd need to be the issuing embassy who has to cancels the DTV but again who knows.

@Tim **********

Cambodia is a Communist country? Where did you get that nonsense from? As for local hire in Consular sections that is the case everywhere for every embassy for every country. There are very good reasons for this ie language, local knowledge and costs.

It will matter for extensions in country if you go that route. If they ever start with checks on re-entry it will matter there too. PS: if an agent told me it was raining I would look out the window to check :-) They just want a sale and whatever is easiest for them.

@Maksym **********

Who said it was. This is for "Thai Tax Residents". I doubt any of those you mentioned were tax resident or paid tax in Thailand.