@Octo ******

when I visited a couple of months ago it was cleaner than Pattaya/Jomtien areas. I would go back

Phu Quoc Vietnam was the lowest cost option for me. The island has special visa free entries. Round-trip flight was around 4000 baht. Hotels were super cheap too. Had some delicious food and Made a weekend out of it.

What?? No.... the visa has no restrictions on where in Thailand you go or live.

No this is not correct. There is no limit to the number of days you can stay in Thailand per year. There are multiple topics to consider.

1) length of visa - 5 year validity

2) entry stamp - this tells you how long you can stay each time you enter. 180 days each time.

3) there is no rule regarding how many days you can stay per year. Nor is there a rule regarding how many times you can leave or enter.

4) there is a separate and distinct responsibility to report your location to immigration at 90 days. This is completely separate than the visa, length of stay, etc

The DTV allows for up to 180 days per entry. You can leave and come back and get another 180 day entry stamp each time.

With this, unser the current rules, you can stay basically in Thailand for 5 years with short trips out of the country occasionally to get a new entry stamp

@Greg *******

agreed. It is a bit of a mess and I am thinking to change visas at some point.

@Ben *******

the DTV is a visa that allows people to stay and work remotely for up to 5 years (for 180 days at a time).

Funds need to be in personal bank account

Anonymous participant 180 of course they need to file but no there is no issue coming back in nor a big fine at that time. There is a fine if you need to do anything related to immigration office after the 90 days though.

Based on 90 days since the latest entry.

Yes. Electronic Visa with entry stamps each time.