@Andy *******

your experience of a DTV?

Sounds like he doesn't have a Visa but entered free on a Visa Exempt 60 day stamp, the same he will get when returning from Malaysia

@Brian **********

walk in are allowed everywhere

@Lee **********

no, it's 5 years, you can enter for the first time on the very last day of validity (4 years and 364 days after issue) and get stamped in for 180 days

@Ray ********

that's totally different

@Andy *******

Rubbish, if you don't know then don't answer.

@Manuel ********

Correct, it's a type of tourist visa

heck your local Thai Embassy/Consulate website and look at the requirements for the Non-O (90 days on entry) and Non-OA (12 months on entry) retirement Visas to see which suits you best. Arriving with one of these makes opening a Thai bank account much easier and you will need one within 30 days of arrival if on a Non-O Visa to get your first 12 month extension (unless your Embassy in Bangkok still does the income affidavit). Arriving with no retirement Visa means you need a bank account to apply for the Non-O in country and this route is more difficult/expensive.

@Nigel *************

In Bangkok you go to one of two Immigration Offices for Extensions of Stay. If you bought a Tourist Visa from a Thai Embassy/Consulate outside Thailand before you entered you get your extension from the main Immigration Office at Chaengwattana, Building B, Counter J. If you entered on visa-exempt you are going to go to IT Square, Laksi Plaza (3rd Floor) temporary office, just next to Lak Si station of SRT Dark Red Line.

@Kevin ******

Both a Tourist Visa and a Visa Exempt entry currently get you a 60 day entry stamp (see my reply above)