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@Jeff ******

please explain how, as my understanding is you can only have one live visa at any given time

You certainly cannot enter on a tourist visa while applying for a DTV, can't have 2 visas at the same time. Guaranteed refusal of the DTV

Anonymous participant 846 they certainly check bank account names

@John ********

yet it wouldn't help at all

I got mine in 48 hours, I was flying within the week

I said I was flying within the week and had my visa in 48 hours

The major benefit of the DTV for me is it's for 5 years. I travel often so the multi entry is a massive bonus. Have multiple bank accounts here already while on non o retirement. If over time they close I have accounts in Cambodia that will allow me to scan here. Revolut account allows me to hold Baht and pay anywhere card is accepted which is certainly a lot more than a few years ago.

The absolute benefit is I don't have to visit an immigration office for at least 5 years. That alone is priceless. So for me DTV every time and I'll reassess in 5 years

@Bill ********

as Alex said above, you appear to be a storyteller. The checking you describe did not happen

@Tore ********

yet nothing has actually changed since the visa was started, same requirements. All visas are forced on immigration, that's the way it works. So from what I and many others have seen nothing has changed and again just a number of doom posters that think differently. I think the other way. Tourism is down massively and they need people here so it will likely get easier. But that as I say is just an opinion