@Phil ****

because you're not required to have money in a Thai bank. You're required to have money in A bank. When you get to Thailand and want to apply for the extension at immigration is when you need to show money in a Thai bank.

@Nick ******

I had elderly men in my language class. Is that enough evidence for you? Since you already said that one wasn't possible.

@Dany *******

You have to convert it to a work visa in Thailand. The law that created DTV specifically says it can be converted.

@Nick ******

THE FACT is that there is no rule. Period. End of story. But your local office can make their own rules. So how does that help you in any way?

@Nick ******

I gave you the only answer there is. There is no rule for Muay Thai or Thai Language. The ministry of education, the MFA, and the immigration department do not have a rule that says there is any age limit. But that doesn't mean an immigration office or embassy doesn't set their own rule. So you want us to what? Call every immigration office in all 77 provinces of Thailand and tell you which ones have an age limit? You have to go to your immigration office and ask. But any school in that province would know the rules since the schools are the ones who send people to file for the visas.

There isn't a government rule about an age limit for Language or Muay Thai. But each embassy and immigration office can set their own rules, so one province may do itt while the next one over will not.

@Gareth *******

that's not right. Some offices you do need a print out. There are over 70 provinces and each one does things differently

@Yoshi *********

They get your passport information ahead of time. Send it to their "contacts" at the border, which are the immigration officers, and get you pre-cleared. Then part of the money you paid to the agent goes to the immigration officers, and they make sure you are let back in with a 60-day stamp without any problems. This method is only reliable if you know you won't be leaving anywhere else until you get her a real visa. Because if you wanted to fly somewhere and come back, the risks of being denied entry at the airport would be high based on multiple entries over a long period of time. But if you already have a plan in mind to get that visa done, this is an option to bridge the gap.

@Frank-Steven **********

No 90 day reporting, only have to report once per year. Don't have to do border bounces, so the amount of money saved on that alone makes it cheaper than any other visa when you count that retirement visas would have to pay 1900 baht for a yearly extension plus 4800 per year for a multiple re-entry permit to match the same capabilities, and still have 90 day reporting and don't have fast track. What's the cheapest you can do a border bounce for? Maybe if you use a bus you can do it on the cheap, but for DTV most people will be doing it 2 times per year, or at minimum once per year if they do an extension. So that's 1900+??? x10. You're going to be getting close if not over 50,000.

Make sure you download the pdf and keep it in a safe place, like google drive or something similar. That way you can re-print it as often as necessary for 10 years. Then print it, and keep it with your passport. You'll need the e-visa printout to use the Fast Track at the airport. Avoid going to the regular immigration lines at the major airports and always go to the Fast Track, as normal immigration officers will scratch their head at an LTR and it will take you a long time to get through.

Also, whenever I tell the officers guarding the Fast Track line I have an LTR, they just look at me confused. I find telling them BOI seems to work much better. Congrats on getting one of the best visas available!