Technically it’s free, but they charge for ’express’ service , don’t bother asking for a receipt….:-)

@Hugo ********

yip, get it but I also don’t want more grey hair than I already have 😊 it’s a day out of my life once a year and B1900…….👍

@Hugo ********

it’s fine until something goes wrong, agents grease wheels at immig and your passport leaves your control, better and safer to research and do it yourself…….once your are tied to an agent you are trapped in the process………there are some terrible stories over people being impacted by dodgy agents and visas (education visa being a case in point)

@Jo *********

bad advice

Work in progress, most airports are not yet ready with e-gates…..

@Randy *****

stay away - glad that’s not part of my travel itinerary-these days used to dread it……..

Thailand has finally moved into the 21st century, and not before time…..

DTV visa holders may be required to get the ETA, they would then pay the tax along with other tourists, or they may be exempted…..small number compared with the 19m tourists every year……

Perhaps, but there are so many systems out there, even the PH has it now, consultants will cut and paste, they have successfully rolled out Evisa in their embassies and my wife used the Singapore site, and it’s very efficient. The revenue from tourist tax collection provides a significant incentive that will be too good for Thai govt to miss…..they will also need to install e gates at all intl airports for it to work effectively as well - will make life easier for those of us who still travel, no more waiting at immig…….bring it on…

@Nongnuch *******

they will presumably pay the tax when they apply for their tourist visa at their embassy, which is moving to Evisa this year I believe…..good news is those of us on retirement visas will be exempt not sure what they will do about DTV