@John *********

No, you can't. You do it once. The second time you're going in person for an extension and why would anyone report on day 360 when they have to leave the country anyway?

You can, in practice, only do ONE online report for a 360 day DTV stay, which is on day 270.

Anonymous participant Calling is a waste of time. No guarantees of what language the person picking up the call will speak, and they certainly won't forward your call to the individual who reviewed your application. It's email or nothing. A phone call is a pretty confrontational method of communication for a matter like this; if they don't respond to your emails then there's nothing you can do. You move on.

I can assure you an American embassy or consulate will NOT entertain phone calls from applicants asking why they were rejected for a visa. Therefore, I see no reason why a Thai embassy or consulate should be any different.

@Alex ********

Ho Chi Minh communicated with me via email when I contacted them. Most embassies don't respond to phone calls. Calling an embassy or consulate to ask them why they rejected you sounds like an odd thing to do. Requesting clarification via email makes sense, but if they don't respond, there's nothing you can do.

You need to depart the country BUT I wouldn't do a same day border run to activate the visa, as it will be a bit suspicious. You spend a few days outside of Thailand, THEN return with the DTV. Besides, I don't see the urgency of returning to Thailand anyway. It's always nice to have a vacation and see something different for a few days, especially if you're a tourist or even a DTV holder.

@Wayne ********

No, the second report would be done in person as you would be due for an extension. On day 270, you could do an online report, but that could only be done once a year (as in, online once a year), because by the 360 day mark you have to leave the country and the clock resets.

@John *********

But online can ONLY be done once on each entry. If you get an in country extension, you effectively report in person at the 180 day mark, as you'll need to extend your stay then. For the 270 day report, that can be done online. At the 360 day mark, you need to depart either way, so no point in filing a report then.

If they're asking for a visa with a 1 year stamp, that means they wouldn't accept a 12 month multiple entry business or marriage visa either, since these visas only permit 90 day stays per entry?

@Toni ******

What are you trying to say? While each country is different, my point is for Cambodia, the e-visa (if you're using one) MUST be printed. They need one copy on arrival and a second one upon departure. Printing services are usually available at the border; sometimes you pay, sometimes it's free.

For Thailand, I can't advise specifically, as I have never held an e-visa. My DTV is a sticker.

However, several people have reported they were able to show their visas on their phone. I would advise against this, especially at airports, as this may cause airlines to assume you haven't got a visa and thus ask for an onward or return (round-trip) plane ticket to get on the aircraft.

At land borders, they may be more flexible, but at more remote land borders, Thai officials may also want you to have the e-visa printed.

Note that this contrasts with Japan - their e-visa system does not recognize printed copies of the e-visa. You must have an internet connection to show proof that the e-visa is in the system.

@Romain ***

Exactly. For me, I live with my family so if I were asked for proof of address, it would be my wife's tabien ban. Or the address on the back of my Thai driver's license (which is the same).

The only reason you are asking this is because for some strange reason, America doesn't consider short trips to Mexico and Canada as having properly exited the country for the purposes of re-entry to the USA later. Thus, if you have a 90 or 180 day visa free stay permit, it won't be reset after a trip to Mexico or Canada, as strange as that sounds.

For almost every other country in the world, once you exit that country and come back in, the clock is reset.

Of course in the case of the Schengen region, you have to exit the zone in order to reset the clock...though there's a 90 day within 180 day limit for non-Schengen nationals on tourist and short term visas.