@Brian *******

Yeah I know all about those. I'm thinking more positively to those who will reinvent themselves as "digital creators" in order to qualify for the DTV. They're certainly not interested in making any money, they just want the visa

@Brian *******

This one won't bomb. I already know four retirees and one married to a Thai just in my social circle ready to go for it! 10,000 baht for five years with easy financial criteria is a no-brainer. None of them even considered the LTR

@Neil *****

I'm talking from the Thai perspective. They expected 100,000 in the first year and struggled to get 20,000. That's a bomb

@Brian *******

That already happens. The gates have always been open to perpetual border bouncing cheap Charlies and begpackers. You only have to look through these threads to see people asking for cheap accommodation, living on 7-11 crap and whining like wounded cats at having to pay 300 baht to get into a national park. It's been that way for years

@Brian *******

The Thai government wants the visa to sell, why would they clamp down on requirements? They thought they had a winner with the LTR but it bombed, they don't want the same to happen to the DTV

@Greg *******

For me personally it would make no difference. I would still be spending 70,000 baht per month irrespective of which visa I'm on.

@Neil *****

All depends on the situation and travel patterns of the retiree. Many resent having the 800k tied up in a Thai bank account and will see this as a way out. Those that use agents to bypass this financial arrangement will wonder if continually paying agents 20,000 baht each year measures up against paying 10,000 for five years. There's a lot of considerations to be made

@Paul ********

It's 5-years multi entry, getting 180 days each entry. Each entry can be extended for a further 180 days

@Neil *****

I wouldn't rule out that possibility. When just about every foreigner other than genuine 30-day tourists is getting the DTV someone might say "hang on"! 😆

Hmmmm, I was telling you this a couple of days ago but you wouldn't accept it. 2000 baht a year for a perpetual multi-entry visa slams the Elite and LTR, as well as the clunky non-O. No compulsory insurance. No money required in Thai bank account. No visits to an immigration office. Watch how many retirees become digital creators overnight!