Anonymous participant 102 Agreed. Even better, if you have your own car, cross the border (no questions asked then, because you have a car) and come back through a different border. Don't spend the full or near full 180 day entitlement (doing so once or on occasion is OK) but it's better if you're coming and going at least once every 90 days.

Again, this is just general advice; in theory, 1-2 night stays outside of Thailand between DTV stays in Thailand should be fine, even if you do spend the full 180 days here.

@Daniel **********

Don't forget the cost of lodging in Singapore, which is very high...also, most of the time, you're paying 10,000 Baht plus for a round-trip flight from anywhere in Thailand to Singapore.

Anonymous participant 227 Nonsense. It should be back to normal for DTV holders but not those on visa exempt.

@Amornrat *********

Ranong has long been an issue...they have no concept of someone crossing over for a few days and then back again.

Yes that's correct but isn't anything new. You struggled to get an account on a DTV even from the outset, back in July 2024...

Anonymous participant 652 6 months ago? You were lucky...the crackdown began before then.

Anonymous participant 172 No, they can't.

The key is in the term "non-immigrant". Non-immigrants can only stay 1 year at a time (except for specific exceptions such as the LTR, which is 10 years but re-assessed every 5 years), SMART (2-4 years), Non-OX from abroad (up to 5 years) and the privilege/elite, which is 1-20 years and a few others...

Unless you hold PR status or Thai citizenship, your stay in Thailand will always be temporary and subject to an annual review or less often in the case of the categories I've mentioned.

@Elías *******

In such cases, you might as well use Wise to pay people and cash for everything else...there's not much point of trying to go "cashless" (except with a credit/debit card) if you can't access the local banking system.

@Frank-Steven **********

Agreed...I don't think the DTV is considered A tourist visa...but kind of similar to a tourist visa. Nevertheless, until they figure out exactly what a DTV is, this kind of confusion will continue and banks will likely refuse accounts to DTV holders, especially considering the ongoing scam center/fraud crackdown, which will likely continue for years to come.

ThoughtfulGrape605 Very unlikely for that to happen...