@Pete ******

OK, so most people who got DTV in 2024 might be already tax resident in 2024, which means filing in 2025. We have no figures, but just looking at the very high numbers of visa tourist who did apply near Thailand makes me think most of them already lived legal or illegal in Thailand and now try to use DTV to continue this practice. And even people who got DTV in 2025 might have been tax resident in 2024

I see no problems, there are no rules you should travel together.

@Nick ******

This year and the year before had also March, so it can perfectly be about tax matters from before 2025. We just don't know. Immigration can do checjs on behalf of the tax department, but the story just does not have enough information. Tax is not related to DTV.

Anonieme deelnemer 173 DTV is not in any way related to tax filing, but just to number of days you stay in Thailand. Somebody with 2 extended visa exempts before he got DTV that year might already be tax resident on day 1 he got DTV.

@Pete ******

What do you mean with transferred? When I look in this group most of them were in Thailand and decided to go as visa tourist to a neighbour country to get DTV, so highly likely over 180 days, so tax resident. I think most of them were already tax resident on visa exempt before DTV existed, so your remark "Utter nonsense, nobody on a DTV would currently be required to pay any taxes" just is complete BS.

Happy Thailand DTV also officially ties up your 500K, but can be anywhere in the world.

Some people here say it is only an approval requirement, but both MFA and Immigration tell it is a visa requirement when you ask them about it.

It can be checked anytime if they want.

Sounds logical to me because the 500K requirement is foreseen for emergency situations in Thailand, so why should it only be there at the moment you did not even arrive in Thailand and should it be allowed to disappear when you are in Thailand. That completely does not make sense.

The fact that the normally do not check anything might make it for some people a risk they want to take.

Passport and printed DTV should be normally enough. Don't forget to fill in TDAC before. IO can always ask you to prove you comply to visa requirements, but normally they will not do so.

@Marcus ******

nobody knows exactly at which border they have which guidelines interpretation.

Some elements are mentioned often, like maximum 2 visa exempt, one can be extended with 30 days, the second cannot, you only get 7 days.

Also mentioned is 150 days maximum.

Fact is, they try to get back visa exempt for what it was, short touristic and business visits, and everything that is more than that can be a risk, just because it is up to interpretation.

@Marcus ******

Rules also tell no more than 2 visa exempt entries a year without a good explanation.

What is a good explanation might be completely up to the IO

If it is cheaper just depends how you calculating the cost of a number of weeks in another country