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Are you aware, VE entries now also grant a stay of 60 days?

The fact, they haven't rescinded or repealed the Ministerial regulations limiting VE land border entries to two per calendar year, suggests unlimited entries is only temporary. As I understand, only a memo was issued to basically not enforce the land border regulations until advised otherwise.

What sticker/stamps are you referring to? Even with an e-visa, Immigration will not issue a 'permission of stay' stamp beyond the expiry date of the passport.

An employment offer/contract doing what exactly?

Google the Thai Embassy/Consulates in Lao and Cambodia and look at the document requirements yourself.

This is one of these occasions where it's extremely important to understand the difference between a valid visa, and the 'permits' of stays issued by Thai Immigration. Only the periods of stay are limited to a passport expiry date. The validity of a visa is not affected by passport expiry date ........... simply carry both old and new passports if entering the Country. After obtaining a new passport, simply have the stamps transferred to the new passport at Immigration to obtain the 180-day extensions.

Just a word of caution when changing from funds to income method. Using the 800K funds method in 2025, you are agreeing to the conditions of maintaining 800K for 3 months after the extension is issued, then maintain a minimum of 400K BHT. To change to income based in 2026, you must still meet the conditions for the extension based on funds, issued in 2025.

Your Non Imm O visa would have expired or been 'used' a long time ago. It's only purpose now is to denote you have 'Non Immigrant' status, as opposed to 'Tourist' status. You were originally granted a permission of stay for 90 days, and it is that permission of stay you extend each year, a permit, not a visa. Your current stamp states 'permitted to stay until xx Feb 2025'.

Other Immigration offices insist the minimum funds must be 400K maintained throughout the year, which would then require 12 x 35K THB monthly overseas transfers.

Clause (3) using the income method. Clause (4) using the funds method. Clause (5) using the combo method. If you are not a national of the US, UK or Australia, you may be able to obtain a certificate of income from your Embassy.

You cannot use the Combo method to obtain a Non Imm O visa. It can only be used to obtain a 1-year extension of your permit to stay based on retirement. It's a combination of monthly overseas transfers and funds deposited in a Thai bank, totalling 800K THB for the year. You require 12 x monthly overseas transfers.

Well, that's a lot of huffing and puffing without blowing anything down. Defaming the Thai government, really, how? 🤣 There have been varying opinions on exactly how this DTV will work in practice, given it will probably be at least 6 months before we know for definite. I'm entitled to my opinion, as are you. I recall when they introduced Mandatory Health Insurance for the Non Imm O-A visa and the 'experts' opinions were that it wouldn't apply to 1 year extensions from an O-A entry, whilst a few like myself were sceptical, had a different opinion, shot down ........... and look what happened! I certainly hope the DTV does allow consecutive multiple 180 day entries for the 5-year validity of the visa, but ...........

I have the translation of the regulation as posted in the Royal Gazette 2016 ......... in PDF format only, which can't be posted. 😭 Working away for the weekend with limited access. I'll copy and paste it into an odt word doc on Monday and PM across.

Information such as this suggests differently;

If the rules are clear, why 22 pages of optimism and differing opinions.

Yep, but I believe that's limited to 180 days per year. You can obtain a 2, 5 or 10 year multi entry visa for the UK and similar Countries, but your limited to a stay of 6 months in a year. For what reason would TAT state extensions are: "1 time per each entry for a period not exceeding 180 days. After the maximum stay of 180 days + 180 days, DTV holders need to depart the Country and can re-enter Thailand with the same DTV visa within the visa validity date" https://www.tatnews.org/2024/07/thailand-announces-longer-visa-stays-to-boost-economy/ If you could simply do a border run after 180 days to obtain a new 180-day entry, then why not simply state as such, and what would be the point of an 180-day extension.

Where does it state that, or is that just your assumption?

Just checked with my local Immigration office and they confirm what Tod has posted. Unlimited 60 day entries via land borders.

Sorry to state, it wouldn't be the first time an entry clearance officer at a land border got his facts wrong. Unless the Government repeals the current Ministerial regulation only permitting two land borders entries per calendar year, then I wouldn't count on this information as gospel. Meanwhile, the left hand isn't communicating with the right hand again. Tourist Visa Exemption Scheme UK ordinary passport holders can travel to Thailand without visa for no longer than 60 days (maximum 2 times/year). https://london.thaiembassy.org/en/page/exemp-visa

You have to laugh or cry. I just rang my Immigration office and asked if they knew how much the DTV 180 day extension was - answer 10,000 BHT. Let's hope we get further clarity on this issue.

I think a lot of folk are misunderstanding exactly how this multiple entry DTV will work in practice. IMO, it will not allow continuous stays of 5 years, with 180 day border runs for new entries as suggested. The UK as one example, have 2,5 and 10 year multiple entry Tourist visas, but each period of stay is limited to 6 months in a year. I believe that is the model on which Thai Immigration have based this visa type. It will allow a period of stay of 180 days on entry, which can then be extended for a further 180 days at Immigration. Exit the Country for a few days, then repeat. 180 day border runs for a new 180-day entry will not be permitted. Why would they offer 180-day extensions, if you could simply cross a border and re-enter for a further 180 days. From TAT. https://www.tatnews.org/2024/07/thailand-announces-longer-visa-stays-to-boost-economy/

All pages with stamps in, not the blanks.

Roi Et. Just the completed 'Transfer stamps to new passport' form, both passports, copies of all pages of the old passport, copy of data page of new passport and the entry stamp.

Letters are no longer required. I renewed my passport whilst in the UK last year. Re-entered Thailand showing both passports. Immigration transferred the stamps from old to new without any questions.

As with any other visa type and the permission of stay granted from it, with a new passport you'd have the stamps transferred to your new passport at Immigration. If the passport was obtained outside of Thailand, then re-enter carrying both old and new passports.