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@Vladislav ************
but you managed in Thailand. It can't be the only country
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@Vladislav ************
then you need to find a bank elsewhere. I know Wise isn't actually a bank but you can have your salary sent there.
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Er Kan all I'm saying is that the DTV is classed as a tourist visa and you only get stamped in for 180 days at a time. The fact you can leave the country and return the same day doesn't change that
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@Dany *******
I couldn't even renew my 5 year licence despite living here 8 years on a Non-O visa. Why? I'd recently had a short trip out of the country and my entry stamp only had 9 months on it. My years Non-O extension of stay and re-entry permit were on the left page and the entry stamp on the right. But still they would only give me 2 years
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Bobby Dell Haney you can try to extend each entry one time by a further 180 days but effectively its similar to applying all over again, immigration make it very difficult to get the extension. You can not stay 5 years and never leave that is totally wrong, you can only extend once per entry but see above
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Of course you're not allowed to live and work for a 5 year period. You only enter for 180 days then leave again
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Chris Pul I doubt that's what they are trying to say. Reads more like they are suggesting transferring money to a friend and the friend withdrawing the money and giving it to you
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Anonymous participant 514 but not if it's issued for soft power
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No, you show up at the immigration office that serves the area where you live ie where your landlord or hotel has filed a TM30 registration in your name
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Strange. You posted back in July that you already had the DTV application approved

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