Following the *"socially in-ept"* post, I thought I’d share my experience from today as well. Before I go into details, I just want to point out that the officer was very likely just confused—I don’t mean to stress anyone out.

Anyway, here’s the story:

I entered Thailand today for my second entry on a DTV. My first time last October went smoothly, and I stayed for about a month.

For context, last year I was mainly on an education visa for 11 months and extended it multiple times. Before applying for a DTV, I canceled the ED visa as usually advised, and I had never overstayed.

In my case, the officer was neither rude nor particularly friendly. (For privacy, I’ll use *they* as a pronoun.) They first asked if I had a return ticket—I said not yet. Then they asked, *"How long are you going to stay?"* I said a few months, adding that I know I can stay for 180 days. (Probably not the best answer—better to have a plan! 😅)

Next, they asked, *"What are you doing here? Why did you stay so long last year? And where are you going?"* I told them I had been on an education visa and was studying Thai (for real). Then I said, *"I'm just traveling,"* and gave them a rough idea of my plans for the next few weeks.

They mumbled in Thai, *"But you already stayed too long,"* then added, *"And you don’t have a visa."* I replied in Thai, *"I do, I have a DTV."* They then checked my passport, found the DTV page, and quickly stamped the opposite page with a 180-day stamp.

So, I wouldn’t say it went smoothly—they asked a lot of questions, and I felt they were a bit suspicious. But maybe they were just confused because of all the extensions I had with my education visa last year. Plus, not handing in a printed copy of the DTV probably didn’t help. I guess an e-visa is more convenient in that sense.

Overall, no big deal, but make sure the officer knows you’re entering on a DTV. A printed copy would definitely help—it would have saved me a few drops of sweat! 😊

I hope this gives some useful feedback to some of you!

Hey all, is there a time frame you have to enter Thailand once your DTV has been initially been approved?

Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience and see if anyone can provide an advice or smth..

Unfortunately, I received a rejection email for my DTV visa yesterday from the Thai Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. The reason stated was that I don’t meet the financial requirement of 850K EGP (~500K THB).

However, I had attached:

• A transaction history from my Remotepass account (I work remotely as a consultant through Remotepass).

• My actual work contract (active since August last year)

• An additional bank statement.

Both statements combined exceed 500K THB and are in USD, yet my application was still rejected.

I applied on February 17th and got a response just one day later. I’ve tried reaching out for clarification and to see if anything can be done, no response back.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Any idea why this might have happened or what I can do next?

Would really appreciate it!

Hello, I saw we had to apply for a DTV outside Thailand but I had to come before my Visa was accepted. Is it ok if I submit a Thailand to Malaysia and Malaysia to Thailand ticket return flight ? I want to avoid they say I'm in Thailand when I applied for the Visa and refuse it.

I saw one way ticket was ok and I am hesitating to buy a one way ticket from Malaysia to Thailand instead.

Thx

Hi,

Just looking for advice regarding my situation. I know there's a lot of advice already posted, I know that the easiest thing to do is probably just to pay a border agent, but I want to ask for advice anyway.

I first arrived in Thailand in August of '22, then recieved a Non-B (legitimately) in September through the company (teaching agency) that hired me. I worked for that company until March '24, then went back to the US. I returned to Thailand in early January for a wedding and realized I didn't really want to live in the USA anymore. I was able to secure another job for the next academic year (signed contract and everything), but that won't start until May. My 60 days are up in March - what's the best course of action? Should I leave before the 60 days are up and then try to return (after a few days or weeks) without getting the 30 day extension first? Should I just go somewhere else until May?

I'm 2 year in on a non o retirement visa from the UK. I've been going home a few times a year with reentry permit. My visa is due for renewal in December my question is I want to go home for an extended stay possibly up to 6 months in May....is this possible or is there a time limit I can stay outside of Thailand before it affects my visa ? From what I've found out 45 days is the limit ....is this right ? What would be the best way round this ? I have the 800,000 Bhat in a Thai bank....Thanks

One of the questions on the application is whether a person has previously applied for a visa in Thailand.  if the previous application was under a different first name, with a different gender marker on the passport, what should the answer be? 

UPDATE: I got the answer I needed, so thank you all!

Hello everyone. Thanks to all of you who share so much great advice.

My question is that I’m trying to download my TM30 that the landlord filled out for us at our apartment last week. I created an account on the Thai immigration site, but I keep going in circles on the site. Can anyone please give me step by step instructions to find my TM30 online so I can print it out to take to immigration to apply for my one year renewal of Non-O visa? I did take a screenshot of the landlord’s computer showing it was completed.

Thank you so much 😊

My visa exempt entry to Thailand at the Nong Khai post was declined today.

I obtained my new US passport last year. I flew to Thailand twice last year, got 1 extension of the two exempts. And used one border cross from last year. This was going to be my very first entry to Thailand in 2025, I am very surprised to be declined. Did anyone have a similar experience lately ? Supervisor said I stayed too long in Thailand, he said I should go back to Laos and fly to Thailand. But on the paper he gave me he marked (1) and (3), I think meaning they think I work in Thailand, which is nonsense, I don't work. I think we are back to pre-pandemic days, Thailand does not need repeat tourists anymore

Just wondering if anyone here have missed their 90day reporting? If so, what happens? I was having a discussion with a friend who also has a DTV and he’s convinced that we don’t need to do 90 day reporting - just the 180 border run / extend. From what I’ve read in this group, it seems to be mandatory. Any thoughts welcome, thank you in advance 🙏