cant you then come in under tourist visa for 60 days... then head back in 60 days when everything has hopefully calmed down and then apply for the DTV outside of Thailand?

They are pretty clear - no DTV applications from "within" Thailand. Live and learn I guess 🙁

Just exend it at immigration. Presumably, you went to immigration and did your 90 check in

My plan too. Well applied at 53, but will see how a few years pan out, then if it does work out, give up working remote and get the retirement visa. After being on my DTV four months, heading home for Xmas and do not want to go lol.

Ps be careful on DTV as you come in, make sure they stamp DTV on the visa and not the 60 day tourists one which they did on my visa twice. I never thought to check. Handed the guy the DTAC and my DTV paperwork, but still only stamped 60 holiday visa

5 days before it ran out I spotted it and had to pay a visa office to sort it all out at a cost of £100.

Not my error, except just not double checking. Make sure before you walk away, it's has DTV written on your passport stamp and 6 months of date range.

You can only apply from OUTSIDE rules never changed

@Khun *****

all sorted

Blimey - trip to the local VISA company, and they're changing it for me tomorrow, at a cost, so its dated for my exit flight on the 14th!

mistakes happen - they were shown my DTV as I handed it to them! Next time I know to check the stamp and so "no!!"

ohh I came in and never showed my DTV visa and think I therefore got a standard stamp. Hang on just checked : stamped 7th Oct - exp 5 Dec! I leave the 14th! Even though on the DTAC I put DTV

sorry, meant - just applied to the group :)