What should we know about extending a dependent DTV visa in Thailand?

Another tidbit of experience added to the DTV extension merry-go-round circus act. Hang on kids, it's gonna be a wild ride.

@Glenn *********

given she's just had a baby perhaps a 10 plus minivan trip to the border isn't in her best interest 😮

I think the easiest solution is to just bounce her out/back by air

Buy a one way ticket to KL in the morning and a one way ticket back to Bangkok that same afternoon (you can't buy round trip with really tight time points)

Fly her down to KL, stamp her in and out of malaysia, then fly her back to bangkok that same afternoon,

Have her present her passport and DTV to the officer when she stamps in and she'll get a new 180 day entry stamp

Thank you very much for sharing this information that will be very useful for other people with dependents. I don't see any complaint in your initial message so I don't understand why some people always feel the need to add it was so obvious for them. I was on a dependent visa in Mexico and because mine was made after my husband's, the expiration date was later, not based on my husband expiration date : so much for logical ! 😉 After 12 years of nomadic life, I learned that the righteous logical ones are most of the times new on the road. I hope you'll find a way to make this visa run a nice trip for the three of you.

This is the 2nd DTV Extension Rejection known to be reported in this FB Group....

The other DTV Extension Rejection was also at Bangkok Immigration (ตม. 1/Division 1)....that other Rejection was given after an Under Consideration (u/c) Stamp was given, but later told that the DTV Extension request was Rejected and the DTV Visa Holder just did a Border Bounce to get a fresh 180 days stay on their DTV....

As per usual they have really thought this through

This is terrific information! Thank you!

I understand you want and you will exit and reenter together with your wife, but I wonder whether DTV dependents can also go out and in to get 180 fresh days WITHOUT the main DTV holder also going with them?

Unfortunately, since your wife holds a 'dependent' visa, it is merely a reflection of your own visa. You are responsible for her, and she can only extend hers if you are allowed to extend yours. Annoying, but logical. However, people can still apply for their own visa and become fully independent.

Probably because you haven't done an extension so they are unable to verify you meet the criteria for an extension, and therefore your wife can't get an extension as her visa is contingent on yours

It would appear they are making rules up as they go along. Your kind of situation could happen with many. One partner could be working and traveling in and out and the other is just in country.

It is quite ridiculous but civil servants have a habit of being ridiculous

totally makes sense, (y)

Actually the ONLY reason she has a DTV is because you do. SO you'd have to get an extension for her to be able to.

Just bounce her out and back with a service here in bangkok to get a new 180 day entry stamp

goes to the cambodian border and back every day from the Tesco at On Nut BTS

Im sure there have been other categories of multiple entry visas with dependents and none have required that the whole family extend together for any to be eligible. It sounds like they just made up their own rule. Hopefully this doesn’t catch on at other locations.

Wow - you’d think they would look at your case and see an extension is not possible and therefore extend your wife’s based on you being present in the country anyway (the whole point is that you are here with her right)

Wow. Sorry to hear that. Seems a crazy situation.