My DTV specifically mentions in Thai that my passport expires less than 3 years from the date of my visa issuance. So it’s not a problem.

Just be sure to not have your old passport cancelled before you transfer the visa to your new passport.

@Cliff ********

I agrees. The majority of posts ate anonymous and alarmist. This serves no one.

@Peter ********

That’s really interesting. The remark on my DTV, written in Thai, merely notes that my passport will expire before my visa expires. I’m curious why that course of study was written there?

@Peter ********

There is a tendency for people to do this. Pretty sad, honestly.

Tourist numbers are down. DTV, without an agent, is a pretty good way for the government to actually vet people’s finances.

I chose soft power because my passive income situation would have made it a real headache to apply for the visa.

But who cares? I met every requirement provided by the Thai government. Why do these people want to create additional requirements, other than some odd sense that others don’t deserve access to their “dream”?

@John ******

I’ve also noticed a lot of unnecessary anger.

For example, why are they so obsessed with the length of courses people are taking? The Thai government never made any specific requirement in that regard — why do they care so much?

There really is this odd gatekeeper syndrome where people, many who don’t have a strong grasp of Thai language, history or culture, want to pull up the drawbridge and keep others out.

I cannot imagine spending my time trolling a facebook page for a visa I don’t even have.

Lots of folks clearly need a hug!

@John ******

That’s also good to hear. And there’s nothing wrong with traveling in comfort. I just have an inkling there are some folks here posting anonymously for a reason.

It’s not just clothes. The way you present matters.

I thin some of these dudes, with a combination of visa history and personal presentation/behavior, rub immigration officers the wrong way.

Or they’re simply omitting other context.

I’m certainly happy to hear your experience has been smooth.

@Greg *******

I had to go in for a new bank book. Whether they’ll then close my bank account, which has been open for 9 years, I can only guess.

As of now, I’ve only heard of people who used agents or otherwise got accounts opened on tourist visas fall under increased scrutiny.

If anything changes on that end for me, I’ll let you know.

I really appreciate all of that. I had read the previous anonymous post and it worried me a bit. But I also think so much context is missing, just like with the bank accounts.

Visa history, whether you got your DTV in your home country, whether you use an agent, how you’re dressed at immigration — these are all important details.

I guarantee you this guy doesn’t leave the house without wearing a bicycle helmet.

@Todd *******

It gets more complicated. If you travel and stay in a hotel, that hotel will submit a TM30 form, even for one night. So you will have to be sure that your landlord/property agent submits a new TM30 when you get home. This happens every single time you stay at a hotel.