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Do I need to print out my DTV visa or can I show it on my phone?

DTV visa Thai visa rules immigration visa application QR code vs printout

Dec 21, 2024

2 months ago

Charles **********

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do i need to show a printout of DTV visa?

Or can i show immigration the downloaded file on phone + QR code?

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The consensus among community members is that you should print out your DTV visa rather than relying on a digital version displayed on your phone. Reasons mentioned include potential technical issues like phone malfunctions or battery failure, and the official instructions to print the visa provided during the application process.

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James *******

Print out as you will need to show it after the rectal examination.

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Incognia **********

Are you living in Sierra Leone?Very difficult to printout?Which one is easy posting this post or print it out in 2 minutes

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Ethan ******

Glad to hear this is a print out.

I will be applying for mine while traveling inside the USA (my home county).

Was concerned they’d have to send me something while I won’t have a permanent address.

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James ********

YES YES YES YES YES...

PRINT OUT THE DTV VISA EMAIL.

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Romain ****

Print out. This is by rule and also by common sense : phone crash ? Lost ? Battery died ? What will you do ?

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Charles **********

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show them on my laptop instead?

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James ********

@Charles *********

ridiculous 👿

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Romain ****

@Charles *********

it’s just the rule to have a printed paper, period.

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Wannikea *********

When logging into the e-visa portal you are instructed to print out the visa. Please follow the instructions.

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Tod *********

and if your phone battery is dead ? then what do you do?

PRINT OUT the PDF they sent you <- that IS your visa

fold it up and put it in your passport

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Incognia **********

If plane exploded after printout?hahah

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Thomas *******

You can show on your phone the QR code

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Romain ****

Print out. This is by rule and also by common sense : phone crash ? Lost ? Battery died ? What will you do ?

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Thomas *******

That's a fact, but that doesn't prevent you from showing it on your phone.

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Romain ****

by law it has to be printed. If the io accepts phone it’s fine. If he is on a bad mood, you can be refused he’s in his right.

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Thomas *******

it’s an e visa bro

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Luit *****************

So what? That is how you apply for, it has nothing to do with printing

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Romain ****

did I say it makes sense ? NO. Is it the rule ? YES. So you’re entering a country that fixed some rules, you agree to the rules or you visit another country, that’s as simple as that.

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Thomas *******

i live here with dtv visa 😂😂

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Romain ****

so what… whatever you’re doing here, Thai immigration laws apply to you; and the law says you have to provide a printed copy of your evisa, what can’t you understand in this statement ?

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Charles **********

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I managed to print it but anyway before I just used my phone

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Charles **********

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what’s the point in e visa if you still need to print things 🤔

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James ********

@Charles *********

PRINT OUT THE EMAIL

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Luit *****************

@Charles *********

you really do not see the difference between walk in or send a passport to an embassy and applying online?

E-visa is not about printing or not.

A QR code is meant to be printed, and far better readable from paper.

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Romain ****

@Charles *********

doesn’t make sense it’s just the rule.

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Christopher ********

I always had to show the printout

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