@Luit ****************

The OP is Canadian

@Bill ****

No, you can do it via "soft option" - medical is probably the best. I'll be doing it as remote worker

Absolutely yes!

@Gerry *******

I intend switching from non-O to DTV next year, because it's an ideal visa for retirees, with minimal requirements in comparison. I don't think there will be many overstayers on DTV. A simple border bounce gives another 180 days, so why would anyone risk it?

@Colin ******

The difference would be so minimal the allowable deduction would cover it. Many people would only be transferring pensions which in most countries would be covered by the DTA as taxable only in the country of receipt

@Gerry *******

I can't see it. Tens of thousands of retirees use visa agents who openly advertise their corrupt services. Nothing has ever been done by immigration to investigate these services. They're not going to pump man-hours into trying to unveil any "fraudulent" soft power or medical DTV when these people have been issued with a totally legitimate visa by an Embassy

@Gerry *******

90-day report is just a confirmation of address. Its format hasn't ever changed and it applies equally to all visas, so extremely unlikely immigration will meddle with it. If anything, an in-country extension *might* need 500k funds showing in a Thai bank account, but all this will do is push people to use the border bounce facility

@Gerry *******

For decades people have used agents to get retirement visas to by-pass requirements. These are the most abused visas in Thailand with some mugs paying + baht for a dodgy visa. Immigration haven't ever "looked into" these scams, and no-one has "fallen foul of the system". If you think suddenly Immigration is going to get serious about the DTV you've got your eyes closed!

@Dave ****

Exactly! The MFA sets foreign policy and hence visas. Immigration cannot interfere with the issuing of these visas

@Greg ******

Totally agree. There's so many expats who seem against this visa, and yet it's exactly what foreigners have been demanding for years!