maybe, maybe not. It apparently depends on the embassy in question. WISE is not a real bank, they are just a finance provider. Which some Thai embassies might see as a reason for not acknowldeging it. Only the embassy through which you apply for the DTV, can give you a definite answer, and not any one of those blokes on Facebook

@J *************

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@J *************

I don't work in Thailand 😂😂😂 Do you need proof of what was said on the Phuket Immigration meeting? It was all over the Thai media. You should have no trouble finding it

condo owner or not - it doesn't cut any ice for getting a bank account opened, or getting multiple visa-exempt entries. Keep in mind: owning and living in a condo you own, destroys your image being a tourist. It is rather counterproductive at the border to mention that you own a condo, while you try to enter on a touristic visa or on visa-exempt

condo owner or not - it doesn't cut any ice for getting a bank account opened

@J *************

you are needlessly spreading panic. There was nothing in the news that Phuket does not recognize "real tourists". They are aimed at those who abuse the visa-exempt system with border runs. And they aim at those who use "Fake Tickets" (onwardtickets) as a proof of onward travel within the 60 days. They announced that they will deny entry to passengers holding "fake tickets"

@Harry *******

"visa-exemption" is for citizens of 93 nations

@Harry *******

you are wrong . .. VOA (visa-on-arrival) is for only 31 citizens of following nations, and you need to pay 2000 Thai Baht for it at the airport, and you will only receive a 15-days stay permit, non extendable

@Yaoyu **********

in case you do everything by the book, use your own funds and fulfill all requirements, nothing speaks against using a middleman to help you speeden the application process. An agent usually takes something like 12,000 THB for the service of handling the Extension of Stay application, however in the most cases this does not save you from having to visit Immigration in person

@Yaoyu **********

Thai Immigration does not differentiate between a visa and a stay permit. For them in their bad English, it is all the same. And this is bullwash.

*** a visa is an endorsement that allows ENTRY into a country

*** a stay permit is an endorsement which allows the STAY inside a country

*** as you enter on a single-entry visa, the visa itself becomes invalid at the very moment you get a stay permit stamped into your passport

This entry stamp says “admitted until” and according to the visa-type you used, you will receive a specified period of stay permit written into the entry stamp. This can be 15, 30, 60, 90, 180 or 365 days.

A visa cannot get “extended”, this is technically impossible. Only stay permits can get extended by Immigration

This is, in brief words, the explanation of the difference between a stay permit and a visa -

Thank you for reading and your understanding, and don't try to deflect by telling us any wrongly interpreted nonsense