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It really depends on how long your trip is for. Anything under 6 months the exemption should be fine. Above 6 months they may start asking questions. At least less hassle with a dedicated paid visa. And indeed if you come regularly and qualify, go for DTV.
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@Graham *****
you can keep laughing and arguing if you like, but I can assure you i didn’t have to wait for my METV validity to expire before i got my DTV 😉 I also called the embassy in advance to verify 😘

Again, what you are saying is correct for long stay visas like ED, Retirement, marriage etc. Not for entry based short stay visas
Tore *********
With the visas and exemptions, i think 4 months is fine with exemptions + extensions.

Consider DTV if you plan more trips next few years though.
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@Graham *****
again, it’s not correct. You can apply DTV outside Thailand even if you have a METV without active entry. But anyway 🤷🏻‍♂️
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@Graham *****
with tourists visas yes you can. Long stay visas like ED, retirement, marriage etc is a different story. Tourist visa is only considered “live” when you have a active entry….
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@Graham *****
you simply exit Thailand and get a exit stamp = no active entry. You can now re-enter under a different visa to activate entry under said visa.

Other visas can be different and a “change of stay purpose “ may need to be submitted. Especially if not leaving the country. But thats for long stay visas, not multiple entry tourist type visas