DTV_BegPecker I did do the math. I'm very careful not to overstay. Have come to Thailand dozens of times and never ever overstayed. But this was the first time I couldn't clearly read the exit date and I calculated Jul 25 plus 90 days which gives me Oct 22. What I did not know is that the first day counts as 1 😌. That is, Jul 26 is day 2 already as opposed to day 1 as in first 24h.

John Villinger the only reason you know the day clearly is because I said I was supposed to leave on 22. The IO herself wasn't able to decidedly say what was my exit date as it's blurred. She had to check on her system twice!

Congrats! And thank you for sharing all the additional requests made by them.

I'm curious to what you answered to "what are your plans after completing the course while holding the 5-year visa". I'm going to apply for soft power at the end of the month.

@Ansar ******

that's what I thought also, until I was very badly mistreated at Don Muaeng a couple of months ago. Shouted at, threatened to be deported, put in a small room with a bunch of other foreigners, and forced to buy a ticket out of the country with not much explanation. 🤷‍♂️

@Johan *************

where did you apply for the DTV?

@Marianna *******

may I ask you how long ago you got your DTV?

@Johan *************

may I ask you how long ago you got your DTV? Immigration is clearly getting more strict due to misuse.

Anonymous participant 561 well, if I'm not mistaken, tax liability applies to income earned as of Jan 1st 2024. Anything earned previously is exempt. Moreover, Thailand approved a 5-year exemption on capital gains from crypto (2025-2029) which is a blessing for those with a Thai bank account 🙂

Anonymous participant 876 oh, okay. You said deposits. In that case, I would agree with you that they could raise suspicions. In my case, I have frequent bank transfers which I can prove they come from investments from abroad.

@Jude ***************

Hmmm... I never thought they were so strict nowadays. That's weird because I even had my account restricted at some point last year and after making a video of myself holding my passport they let me continue using it again as usual.