@Katyee *********

You're far better off in every way with a visa that has a work permit attached. With a DTV, you become a long term tourist and many rights go away.

@Ric *****

A savings account is a regular bank account.

@John *********

Also, airline staff wouldn't know anything about Thai immigration. They might have confused residency with citizenship, but as you should know by now, these kind of things exempt only citizens..even permanent residents have to fill them out unless every other foreigner is exempt. With this new online form, every foreigner will need to fill one out on each and every entry and once the foreigner tax of 300 Baht per entry goes into force, there won't be any exemptions either.

Thailand views all foreigners as tourists that can be exploited with no rights whatsoever.

It is what it is.

@John *********

That's not true. You must be confusing things. No foreigner has ever been exempt over another foreigner. Either you had to fill one out or you didn't but not due to your visa status but because they had exempted everyone by then. You're probably remembering the details incorrectly. They suspended the forms for airport arrivals in 2022 and for Thais back in 2017.

@Callum ******

Yep of course not. Once you have your account it's yours to keep

@Mike *****

Why? The Malaysian and Singaporean versions can be filled out at the border.

@Allan *************

Well, if their requirements become unreasonable, foreigners will leave and those who have trips planned will cancel them, then Thailand will start crying again as happened last time during 2023 when they tried to introduce a vaccine mandate, which was quickly reversed within 24 hours but only because farang were complaining.

@Ciaran ********

I'm replying to what he wrote because I've actually looked at the new online form and filled it out and thus I know for a fact that ALL foreigners, regardless of visa type have to choose a foreign country as their country of residence.

@John *********

No, it doesn't rule out most of us. You're living in Thailand regardless of whether you're on a temporary visa or not.

@John *********

Everyone has / had to fill out a TM6 regardless of their visa status. Thais are exempt.