@Monica *******

Officially you indeed a new course, but as long as the checks ar entry are very rare, you could take the risk of not having a new course.

@Pete ******

Not all immigration offices suggest you simply exit and re-entry.

Where and when did you get this answer?

@Wes ********

There are reports of checks, and nobody, not even Wes Charles can tell how much checks when and where are done.

The simple fact is that the visa is only valid when you enter the country for the reason the visa is issued, and the general immigration rules clearly state that entrance can be rejected in case your visa does not match your purpose of stay.

@Wes ********

I also said in most cases they just do not check.

There is no doubt they will check travellers occasionally, DTV is not an exception on that.

When you try to get on on soft power DTV and not have softpower activity ongoing, that just is a valid reason to refuse entry.

Again, not a big chance that will happen, but the possibility exists.

Anonieme deelnemer Your purpose of stay is workcation or soft power activity or medical treatment, depending on for what reason you applied for DTV.

@Pete ******

I agree there are no standard checks on requirements at the border, but in less than a percent there are checks, and the requirements exist.

And that is quite logical of course.

When you get a visa to visit cooking class in Thailand, there is no reason anymore to enter Thailand when the cooking class is finished, so why should they let you in?

On the other hand, if you abuse the visa this way, you normally will get away with it without any problems.

Anonieme deelnemer 435 Why is it not factual? Because they not check in 99 percent of the situations?

You have a visa for a specified purpose of stay, and one of the tasks IO does is checking if a visitor has the correct visa for the purpose of stay.

Most times this checks will not be done, but there is no reason why they will not be done every now and then.

Anonieme deelnemer 435 Why can they not ask according to you? You have a visa for a specified purpose of stay, and one of the tasks IO does is checking if a visitor has the correct visa for the purpose of stay.

Most times this checks will not be done, but there is no reason why they will not be done every now and then.

Anonieme deelnemer 435 Why can they not ask according to you? You have a visa for a specified purpose of stay, and one of the tasks IO does is checking if a visitor has the correct visa for the purpose of stay.

Most times this checks will not be done, but there is no reason why they will not be done every now and then.

Anonieme deelnemer 435 what is wrong?