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Section 74 of an English translation of the Criminal Code says this:

The DTV is s multiple-entry visa valid for five years.

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The OP, @sqwakvfr, started this topic with the text quoted above, without giving a link to his source. Just now, I looked the information up on the website of the Thai embassy in Washington DC and found it on this page: https://washingtondc.thaiembassy.org/en/page/non-oa The information regarding financial requirements is shown twice, first under the heading "Eligibility", then under the heading "Required documents". These two texts are contradictory and thus confusing and useless. Eligibility 6. Applicant must have a bank deposit of no less than 800,000 Baht in the last three months or an income certificate (an original copy) with a monthly income of not less than 65,000 Baht, or a deposit account plus a monthly income totaling not less than 800,000 Baht (in one year). In the case of submitting a bank statement, a letter of guarantee from the bank (an original copy) is required Required documents to upload in the system 4. Recent bank statement showing the applicant's name and ending balance of no less than $30,000 or proof of monthly income of not less than $2,500/month) along with the current bank statement showing incoming income What shows up in the online application form on the eVisa site, I wonder ?

There is no question of if: without the boarding pass, no departure stamp is given.

I don't think that banks in one country supply information about an account holder's details to a government in another country. The exchange of information is between governments.

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Thank you. I wonder whether I was the only one who did not know that. (I might have known JAL)

Who is JL? From acronymfinder.com

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If you mean extensions of stay, at what immigration office was this?

At any particular airport or worldwide?

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With PP, do you mean passport?

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It is not the airlines (which you refer to as "flying companies") that say that you "cant have a 5 month holiday in Thailand on a visa exempt with a return ticket" It was the Thai government who, with the Announcement of the Ministry of Interior dated 15 June 2024 which was published in Thai language in the Royal Gazette, said when you enter Thailand without a visa you are allowed to stay for up to sixty days for the purpose of "tourism, work, or short-term business engagements". It further says that if you wish to remain in Thailand temporarily beyond the period permitted under this Announcement, you must apply for an extension of stay at the Immigration Office before the expiration of the permitted period. The Announcement makes no mention of a return flight. Based on the abovementioned Announcement, the IATA entered relevant information in their database which is accessible free of charge and when I consulted it just now displayed the following: When checking in passengers for flights to Thailand, the staff of airlines who subscribe to a specific IATA service package get analogous information displayed on their screens. Airlines are completely free to chose whether and when and to what extent to apply conditions or restrictions upon any passenger who has no return or onward ticket.

An ESTA is useless for travel to Thailand, isn't it? How long will Thailand's ETA be valid?

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Based on your supplementary information, the good news is that after you get your new passport you don't have to travel with both passports. P.S. Also, you don't have to hold on to the printout of the DTV you currently have in your possession for the rest of the five years; you can print it out again any time and as often as you need it. Just hold on to that PDF file, perhaps keep copies of in some cloud storage.

@JoeyMac Is your DTV a stamp or sticker in your passport or did you receive it as a PDF document attached to an email from a Thai embassy which you then printed on a sheet of paper?

In your situation, go for it, the DTV, if you meet the criteria for it.

A wise decision, IMO.

What do you mean with "50J"?