No 90 day reporting. Only yearly reporting. No yearly visit to immigration for extension renewal. No income tax liability on foreign income remittances to Thailand (wealthy pensioners). No need to exit the country for 10 years.
Anyone can apply for a visa on any passport or visa type. The answer is no, DTV isn’t a residency and it makes no difference as to APPLYING for anything. “You saw a post” thanks for that brilliant intellectual insight to the discussion.