Current guidelines would suggest you will be given 7 days emergency extension to get out of Thailand. However, the guidelines also say if you can convince the IO that you are a genuine tourist then 3 entries visa-exempt is OK. Please report back of the outcome.

Anonymous participant 376 Immigration do not like the DTV because it was a creation of the MFA. I fully expect it to be revised in the near future

It must be a long-term treatment plan or they will just tell you to get a Non-O based on medical treatment

Anonymous participant I applied in the UK and although they require 3 months bank statements they only require the 500k to be in the last month, so I transferred 500k from my savings. Nothing strange about it.

Loads of ppl have entered with just a digital copy but they do like stuff printed in Thailand, especially at land borders

@Brandon ***********

I don't agree

@Bra****

. This is only a rule for visa-exempt entries as all other entries, apart from VoA, have already satisfied the financial requirements with immigration when obtaining their visa. Whereas visa-exempt entries are unknown tourist. I've been coming here for 20 years and never known anybody say different. I have a DTV which is a tourist visa and the 20k is not a requirement.

I haven't heard any reports about Hat Yai, so I look forward to your experience there. Make sure you print off your DTV and hand it in with your passport. No need to print your TDAC.

@James ***********

It is not random. The people who get checked are suspected of not being genuine tourists, so they get selected for secondary screening. Usually people with a history of staying long-term in Thailand using tourist exempt-entries and border bounces.

You must apply outside of Thailand

Setup a company with you as a sole director and give yourself permission to work remotely in Thailand. Show income tax statements. You don't need contracts as your bank statements show your monthly income. This is what I did in the UK and it worked. It is a lot more difficult as a sole trader/self employed