Caldera

Great news! Can you comment on the documents that were required there? Anything beyond the minimum requirements they've posted and that are just taken straight from the MFA announcement?

What you wrote is nonsensical, as there have already been reports from people who got in a THIRD time overland. You're ignoring the facts. Now how long this will last is anyone's guess, but as of right now, the information that has been posted on many Thai embassy websites is incorrect.

The DTV looks like a suitable stop-gap for someone who currently doesn't have a longterm visa option. If no such longterm option materializes during the 5 years it's valid, however, the peace of mind is relatively short-lived.

I'd be surprised if anything had changed at the airports. What will happen at the land borders remains to be seen. You could use a border run service to make sure you'll get back in if you're worried about your history.

Nothing has changed. It tends to be packed, bring a lot of time and patience if you haven't made an appointment.

The Royal Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh just published information about applying for a DTV yesterday: https://phnompenh.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/destination-thailand-visa-dtv They're using the boilerplate requirements from the MFA announcement and make no mention of requiring an applicant to be a resident of Cambodia, following the trend we've been seeing from other nearby embassies and consulates. It will be interesting to see reports from people who actually try to apply there.

Yet another flip-flop, not the last one I'd suspect...

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Okay, I'll take the Indonesian one, given those choices.

Ban Laem does though. I wonder how the OP resolved that situation, asking for a TM6 and not getting an answer...

I haven't seen any actual reports yet, but from the information they've posted on their website, it appears that being a resident of Laos isn't a requirement for applying for the DTV in Vientiane.

The same is the case with Bangkok-based border run services, they've also increased their prices. I'm not sure if it's "their excuse" as you put it; I think it's more likely that immigration asks them for higher "fees" for their hassle-free turnaround service.

Realistically, that's the biggest potential issue. If they cannot find enough new buyers any longer, how are they going to pay for the services they owe their existing customer base? The visa fees those customers paid upfront have probably been spent on marketing already - those worldwide marketing campaigns haven't been cheap.

He clearly doesn't have a clue, which doesn't stop him from posting garbage videos. Best ignored.

Yes, you can exit Thailand and then re-enter visa exempt.

Just the fact that the limit has been removed doesn't mean that an IO couldn't still challenge your claim that you're using visa exempt entries for the purposes intended. Especially once it becomes obvious that you effectively use them to live in Thailand (instead of, to visit Thailand). How common this will become at land borders remains to be seen. The government seems pretty relaxed about this for the time being, so that relaxed attitude might trickle down to immigration to some extent. Based on developments in the past though: I wouldn't plan my life around being able to live in Thailand on back to back visa exempt entries!

You can extend each visa exempt (or tourist visa) entry by 30 days at your local immigration office. That extension has always been at the discretion of immigration and the same wording has been used for the new 60-day visa exempt scheme. Historically, this extension has been routinely given to an applicant who meets the formal requirements, regardless of how long they've been staying in Thailand previously.

It's the national site of LaLaLand immigration. In other words, the poster you replied to was joking.

If you stay for more than 90 days in a row, you'll need to submit a 90-day notification. So even in Bangkok, you should then be able to get a certificate of residence. There are other immigration offices that routinely give certificates of residence to tourists. Tourists don't seem to have too much trouble doing all the things you've mentioned. The only real issue is that you can't get the 5-years driving license, only one that is valid for 2 years.

If someone made an appointment in Vientiane right after they announced the DTV, that appointment will probably be about 1-2 weeks from now. So we might get the first reports from someone applying there in a few weeks time.

I'd say the opposite, it's a remarkably low number of lies by his high standards.

Fortunately nobody takes those muppets and their ridiculous moaning seriously.

The Elite visa has certainly gotten a lot of competition from other visas (LTR, now the DTV) which might be equally or more suitable for many people who previously had no other longterm option than Elite. That plus the insane price hikes. It remains to be seen how viable the Elite visa scheme will still be.

You said "business visa", but you have a multi re-entry permit, so you seem to be on an extension based on working for a Thai company? In that case, you'd need to terminate your employment, take a letter from the company to immigration to let them cancel your extension. That will also invalidate your re-entry permit and you can start over with a DTV.

Not sure what your point is. A one year extension based on being married to a Thai national does cost 1900 baht, just like any other extension. If that's a sweet deal (or not) depends on the quality of your relationship with your wife. Nobody forced you to marry her, and certainly not Thai immigration. They just provide you with a legal way to stay with her as long as your marriage exists de facto and de jure.