@Stephan **********

In reality though, you could receive the visa and not use it for a year or more and it will still be valid.

@Jay *********

I think so. To be safe, apply within 3 months, but technically, for a DTV, there should not be any issue not using it within the first 3 months. Other visa types do require activation within 3 months (except for multiple entry visas that are valid for 12 months or more, which operate the same way as a DTV).

@Stephan **********

That is a general rule, but for DTVs, they could be issued and you could not use it for 4 years and it would still be valid.

@Jay *********

No, it doesn't have an activation date. It's valid from the date of issue for 5 years.

@Adam ****************

NOT true.

Anonymous participant 850 He means that bank accounts are being closed and it's NOT just affecting tourists.

@Biff ******

Sounds like he may be that one Bangkok Post commentator obsessed with Covid, who's demanding Thailand reintroduce mask mandates because he's too afraid to live life normally.

@Daniel *********

I find the concept of an air border run much more stressful and less comfortable than a land border run, which you can do at your own pace. The only thing you have to be concerned about when going to a land border is what time the border closes...but unless you're pushing it, it's unlikely you would arrive so late that the border is about to close (although I have done that, most people wouldn't).

Bootlicking nonsense. Don't tell us what to do or what to feel. No, Thailand isn't "paradise". It's a nice enough country, but stop hyping things up. It is a country with real issues and foreigners will probably never be truly accepted here. Most of us know this.

Geez...you do know that you paid almost twice what you needed to for the Lao visa. Next time get an e-visa or bring sufficient USD.