Other easy options are Vietnam, Jakarta or Taipei. Fast and finished within 1 to 5 days. I did mine in Taipei

Nope, present the printed pdf of the DTV at immigration and you will get a 180 day entry stamp in your passport but no visa sticker.

Visa stickers are only received at embassies that you walk into to apply (such as Taipei)

Anonymous participant to use option 3 your spouse or child would already have to have a DTV visa...

If you are working remotely or have a business overseas providing you with income that is a possible route. Or if you sign up for something in Option 2 that could be possible.

But since your spouse is Thai they don't have DTV and you wouldn't be eligible under this category.

Regarding the money in the bank account - transactions in and out are irrelevant. The length of time reauired to have a Bank account balance of over 500k baht varies depending on which embassy you apply through. Some require current balance only while others require up to 6 months.

Extremely common to apply for the DTV in other countries than your home or residency. Many people do this daily at various locations.

Each embassy has slightly different requirements, process, processing times and cost. Search this group for more info on the many posts about this.

Commonly used locations are Jakarta, Taipei, Vietnam. I got mine in Taipei. Flew there, applied in person the next morning, had it completed the following day and returned to Thailand.

It hasn't been 180 days yet since the start of the visa program so no one has done an extension

Anonymous participant 0 baht to open account is quite rare because the banks basically "require" to purchase an insurance policy. Without the Thai account you end up paying transfer fees or ATM fees and then you will end up paying more than the agent anyway. Plus the time of going to dozens on bank locations is worth something unless you have nothing else to do.

When I opened mine a few months ago, the bank insurance was included in the agent fees. So the difference between trying to do it myself over many days or getting it done in less than 2 hours was only 3500 baht. I preferred spending those several days I saved to do other things

Anonymous participant why not? Paying for someone to help get things done. Not illegal or anything

Enter the country on any day you want during the 5 year visa dates listed on your approval.

@Peter *************

go for it! I have it and loving it so far

@Alain **********

no, the 10,000 baht fee is a one time application fee. Each time you enter is free.

There will be a fee if you extend within the country but that amount is not known at this time.

So it is possible to enter and exit as many times as you want and stay up to 180 days each time without any additional fees.

I have already entered using DTV twice. This is a multiple entry visa.