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For travel planning, I would use this site: https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/passport-visa-health-travel-document-requirements.htm#

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Yes, you got that right.

There is also no such requirement when applying for a new visa. (Just in case the OP really meant visa)

Where is NK provinces?

You did not do a "60 day visa exempt" last year. That must have been a single-entry tourist visa.

In dtv.in.th, "in" stands for info. The URL of Thai government domains often ends with "go.th", where "go" stands for government.

WHOIS search results Whois Server Version 2.1.7 Domain Name: DTV.IN.TH Registrar: THNIC Name Server: HEATHER.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM Name Server: JUSTIN.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM DNSSEC: unsigned Status: ACTIVE Updated date: 28 May 2024 Created date: 28 May 2024 Exp date: 28 May 2025 Domain Holder Organization: Personal Information* Domain Holder Street: Personal Information* Domain Holder Country: TH Tech Contact: Personal Information* Tech Organization: Personal Information* Tech Street: Personal Information* Tech Country: Personal Information* >>> Last updated on Sun, 23 Jun 2024 21:58:25 UTC+7 <<< Source: https://sg.godaddy.com/whois/results.aspx?itc=dlp_domain_whois&domain=dtv.in.th

It is not an official government website.

This is correct. Tenants can file the TM 30 on their own. Section 4 of the Immigration Act: Section 38 of the Immigration Act: According to Section 4, whoever is the "chief possessor" of the house (in Section 38 called the dwelling place) is the householder. If a tenant is the chief possessor, the tenant is the householder. If the owner is the chief possessor, the owner is the householder. If another person, natural or juristic, is the chief possessor, that other person is the householder. In my opinion, with a rented property it is best for the householder, ie the tenant, to submit the TM.30 notification. It is he, the tenant, who has the sole authority to decide who resides in the dwelling and it is he who knows when a foreigner, ie himself or an invited guest, arrives and whether this arrival makes a TM.30 notification necessary. In fact, as the owner I would write into the lease contract that the tenant is responsible for compliance with any and all immigration requirements and that I will provide the necessary documents for that purpose.

Does this rule apply only to foreigners?

The latest I read about it says "July 15" https://aseannow.com/topic/1328518-thailand-visa-exemption-60-days-and-visa-on-arrival-voa-15-days/?do=findComment&comment=19008511 Another recent estimate, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says " yen yen" https://aseannow.com/topic/1328520-5-year-multiple-entry-dtv-visa-destination-thailand-from-2024-xx-xx/?do=findComment&comment=18999888

Impossible to know at present.

@tac Your posts are confusing. Can you post a copy or a photo of the latest stamp in your passport that has the word "visa" on it? PS. No, forget that. Can you post a copy or a photo of the stamp that has the date of 29 July 2024 on it?

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There is already a topic running dedicated to the proposed increase of permission to stay for visa-exempt entries.

Please see Section 84 of the Immigration Act. It is the Settlement Committee, of which "the Commander of the Immigration Division or representative" is a member, that has the power "to authorize the inquiry official or the competent official to carry out settlement on its behalf", ie issue a fine, in accordance with the "criteria for settlement or any conditions as deemed fit" prescribed by the Settlement Committee. The English translation of Section 84 is a bit convoluted and you may want to take the Thai original of the Immigration Act and have a lawyer explain it to you.

You have quoted Section 76 of the Immigration Act correctly, but immigration officials are not authorised to issue penalties for contraventions of Section 37 under this section, only under Section 84.

The minimum fee for the failure to notify immigration of staying in Thailand longer than 90 days as required by Section 37(5) of the Immigration Act is not 2,000 Baht. This amount seems to be the fixed amount, not the minimum amount, an immigration official is allowed to fine under Section 84 of the Immigration Act. I say "seems to be" because I have been unable to find the document listing the "criteria for settlement or any conditions as deemed fit" mentioned in Section 84 or a link to it. Thank you for posting the link https://www.immigration.go.th/?page_id=1666. The following text on that page is false and the owner of the website could be sued for this under the Computer Crimes Act.

There seems to some misunderstanding here. Nobody is talking about extending an extension. With any type of multiple-entry visa, the traveller is granted, upon every entry into Thailand, a permission to stay for a specific period dependent on the type of visa. For the DTV under discussion, this period of permission to stay would be 180 days and can, if the traveller so wishes, be extended for 180 days.

Could it be that instead of the "visa expiration date", immigration wants the expiration date of your current extension of stay?

Topic now closed.

The latest update I saw a few days ago was that the government was still debating the DTV and that an announcement may be made in September, presumably of this year. In the meantime, we can all enjoy the amusement of the speculations of all kinds and the often false reports in the news media, blogs and social media.

You will find out soon enough, tomorrow when you pick up your passport. Who knows, perhaps something you said in your conversation with the immigration official gave him the impression that you wished to apply for a non-O visa for the reason of living with your Thai wife. If you have a copy of the application form you sumitted you can check what got written there.

Take also your old passport with you when you go to immigration. They will want to put some notes in your new passport about information in your old passport.