@Bob *********

well as long as he fulfills the 6-month minimum validity, he will get stamped in . . or, in other word, with a 6-month validity, the airline will allow him to board a flight

Well, there is something you need to know

*** you will get your DTV approved by the embassy or consulate, as long as your passport still has a validity of more than six months, and the same applies on every entry - the 6 months validity is a requirement.

(something that slipped through the grapevine but what is actually and factually required)

*** now there is this thing, when you get issued a new passport by your embassy , while you are still inside Thailand, you need to ask them to give you back your old, though invalidated passport.

Because Immigration is going to move the entry stamp from the old passport to the new passport.

*** when entering Thailand in order to receive another 180 days, you will not only need to show the pdf visa document to the border official, but also show him your old passport

BECAUSE YOUR DTV got issued on the old passport number!

You will get stamped in for 180 days in your new passport, but they will not change any detail of your DTV visa document.

Immigration in Thailand is not allowed to touch anything that got issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs = embassies and consulates. That’s why you need to keep your old passport on you all the time when you re-enter or extend

@Luigi *********

Thai Embassies and Immigration in Thailand will be closed for FIVE consecutive days, from December 28 thru January 1

well, Taipei now is E-visa online application only.. You won't be able anymore to meet the "friendly staff" inside the Embassy

@Ian *******

matey, I know all this. I am a professional visa adviser

@Ian *******

visa on arrival only grants you 15 days, costs 2000.- Baht and can't be extended. Only for citizens of 3 dozens of countries

@Pete ******

awgh, cool, thank you for the insight. I wasn't aware of this. There has been a specific visa for this purpose for decades, but it is good to know that the short-term work permit can also be had on top of a visa-exempt entry

@Pete ******

😃 got any offical link to this? Because for such short "workations", there are specific visa available before travel