Werner Heisenberg No, it says 6 months of transactions AND an account balance of 500k baht. Vietnam has always required documentation showing 6 months of transaction history, even for basic tourist visa.

@Da ***

No one knows because DTV has not existed for 6 months yet. I would just leave after 180 and come back rather than deal with whatever headache immigration comes up with to extend. Originally they said it would cost another 10k baht and you could only do it once over 5 year period so it was clearly not something they were encouraging.

@Norm ********

Once you get the visa it doesn't matter. You can enter on any flight.

If you are American and in the States get a Charles Schwab Investor Checking Account before leaving. All ATM fees worldwide are rebated at end of the month. Also get a Wise Account. Link all you bank accounts and your Wise together. You can either pay rent cash thru ATM withdrawal using Schwab or via transfer to Landlord's bank account using Wise.

@Rena ********

Both DTV and 60 days visa free were announced as temporary measures so it ending was baked in from the start. As far as extensions go, I think everyone understands that isn't the way to go with this visa. Just leave and come back and avoid immigration office.

@Kevin *******

Visa itself doesn't indicate justification, so it would likely only be issue if you try for the extension at immigration. And booking another dental appointment would probably be easier than gathering all the paperwork to re-justify remote worker status, especially since Immigration may require different proof than your Embassy did. The remote thing was always billed as "work-ation", not temporary residency like LTR, so if they start imposing restrictions on stay or re-entry I think they'll do it broadly and it won't matter how you got the visa.

@David *******

We all do a lot of things. The issue is not that we pay taxes but rather what Thai Embassy is doing with the return. Possibly just to confirm your work information you submitted for DTV application but also possible these Embassies have implemented some kind of unwritten net income requirement beyond the 500k in bank.

@Deepak ******

He asked why Thai Embassy wants tax returns. This is a fair question since not all Thai Embassies ask for it and it is not part of stated requirements for the visa. So what are they using it for? Could be the Embassies in these countries are enforcing some kind of unwritten net income requirement beyond the 500k in the bank. If so, that fact and what level they are enforcing would be valuable for people to know.

@Karl ********

It is called "visa exempt" and for Australians you now get stamped for 60 days when going thru airport immigration. Using the phrase "on arrival" is problematic as there is a totally separate thing called "visa on arrival" which is an actual visa that lasts 15 days which you apply for when you land but is not open to Australians (or any Anglo-countries) and has nothing to do with your situation. You are not getting a visa. You will just stamped when presenting your passport with a stamp entitling you to stay for 60 days. So your agent is misinformed.

If you qualify for DTV you should absolutely try to get that while it is still available.