@Brandon ***********

And an advantage is that the 5 minutes spend on the computer are not lost time.

You can use the filled in form, print it and take it with you to immigration office.

Anonieme deelnemer 807 Why not just respect the rules of the country you visit as a guest?

I also don't see why the TM47 is needed, but it is free and not difficult, so just do it.

Anonieme deelnemer 768 If there is a visa requirement and it is not stated as required only for a limited time, it just is a requirement for the whole period the visa is valid. That is how all types of visa in the whole world are working.

It is not an entrance ticket you buy and when you get it rules suddenly don't apply anymore.

You apply for a visa for a certain purpose of stay, and get granted if MFA thinks it is likely you will visit the country for that purpose.

But that does not mean you can enter the country for whatever you like when you are not visiting it for the purpose you applied for.

I am certainly not new to Thailand, and I know about different interpretations of laws at different immigration offices, but the guidelines for extension are clear and say that it should be checked you still comply to the visa requirements.

Maybe I also would take the risk to use a visa, even when I do not comply anymore because the risk to get caught, at least for now, is very low.

But telling that requirements don't exist anymore as soon as you are granted for the visa, just is not true.

Anonieme deelnemer 768 Just believe what suits you best, but requirements are clearly stated without any time limit. So a bit weird you say you cannot prove a negative. And saying immigration invents its own rules is ridiculous, they are only allowed to check if you comply to visa rules, and only are free to interpret how you can prove. They are not allowed to make new rules.

Anonieme deelnemer 768 Do you have proof for that? Normally you have to comply with visa rules as long as you want to use it. DTV should not be an exception, and that is also why you need to show everything when you extend in country.

Anonieme deelnemer Although the DTV is not meant to live in Thailand, as long as you comply with all visa requirements, like remote work, soft power activity, 500K in your bank account and leave after 180 days or extend and then leave after 180 days, you can reapeat this for 5 years.

Just stay where you want as long as TM30 is done within 24 hours of changing address and TM47 reporting when staying longer than 90 days in a row.

Anonieme deelnemer 768 When you don't get another subscription, officially you can not use the visa because you do not comply with the requirements anymore.

Maybe chances to get caught on this are small, but if it is worth the risk?

@Jérém ********

yes, chances are low that IO will check, but you can only use whatever visa as long as you comply to the visa requirements.

There is nowhere stated that DTV is an exeption on this rule.

You forget the soft power activity cost for the next 4.5 years in your calculation.

There is nothing known about the order of processing, it might be in date order, but it might also in order of type or country or even random.