I don’t think anyone can say if DTV will still be available in 5 years time. For sure, Thai visa policy makers will be reviewing the effectiveness of this visa or other wise, and we could see rule changes in the coming year or so or the visa scrapped altogether.

Just keep an eye on the official announcements

Leave all the information on your statement. It’s useless to anyone apart from the Royal Thai Embassy. Start blanking items out, just leads to suspicion and possible visa application rejection.

@Tohksic *****

I’m from the UK, I lived in Thailand for 16 years, live by Thai laws, pay my Taxes and love Thai culture and respect Thai people. Does that make me a loser?!

Go out of of Thailand asap for a few days, and back in with your DTV print out, to get 180 day stamp. You might well get asked by Immigration when you EXIT Thailand why you didn’t use your DTV yet. Explain what happened. It is already registered in the system that you have DTV even before you get your first stamp

A very similar thing happened to me. Application submitted in HCMC Vietnam. Additional documents submitted, and the system said ‘Pending Approval’

I had a family emergency back in Thailand before my application was finished. I called the Thai embassy in HCMC to explain, and sent an email.

I was back in Thailand on a Friday with 60 day visa exempt stamp, and my DTV was approved on Monday.

I stayed in Thailand around 6 weeks before exit to Lao, via Nong Khai.

On Exit though immigration at Nong Khai, the IO told me to go to the IO supervisor office. They asked me why I didn’t use my DTV yet. I explained what had happened, and the IO said it was no problem, I could come back in with my DTV and get 180 stamp. He reminded me to file the TDAC before coming back into Thailand and put the visa number in the form.

Back into Thailand a few days later through Nong Khai Immigration, DTV printed out, and absolutely no questions asked, 180 day stamp inked in.

I am just sharing my experience, BUT this is NOT advice to others to try and get away with coming into Thailand before visa is granted.

Why is it so hard to comply with Thai Immigration instructions ? Print a copy of the visa and hand it to the IO along with passport

@Andrew *******

I agree entirely, but the OP didn’t seem to understand it.

@Andrew *******

the 90 day report has to be done in person after each entry back into Thailand. So for DTV holders this hardly applies unless the 180 day stamp is extended, then it is correct, the next 90 days report after an extension of stay could be done online

@Johnny ****

it cannot be done online, the first time after coming back into Thailand. It has to be done at the relevant Immigration office.

For DTV holders, it can only be done online if the 180 day stamp is extended. Meaning the first 90 days after the extension could be done online.

But hardly any DTV holders are trying to extend their 180 stamps at immigration because it’s just too much hassle, and as much if not more work than the original application required.

I suggest you send to them 12 months bank statements, showing you have more than enough funds to support yourself, over a 5 year period in Thailand. It would be advantageous also to show the interest amount earned from your bank balance, as that would be considered ‘Income’ you will need the write a covering letter addressed to the Royal Thai embassy in whichever city in the Philippines you filed your application.

Exit Thailand anytime up to the 90 days, and you don’t have to do the 90 days report. But if you are just going out of Thailand to avoid doing the 90 days report, it’s quite an expensive option. Doing the 90 days report is easy, and free apart from your cost to go to immigration to file it