5 year multiple entry DTV visa (Destination Thailand) from 2024-xx-xx

[stefdec]

On 11/19/2024 at 12:18 AM, bbi1 said:

It's taken a few weeks already and you haven't received the DTV or a rejection yet? Seems like some red flags have been raised. My DTV was issued less than a week after the initial application through the eVisa website with an enter date put down about 2 months in the future. It also seems everyone else here have gotten theirs also in about a week or less.

Hey,

I guess they were busy. It took 17 days for them to come back to me. They asked for a list of documents about my activity, my company and my income. It was then accepted exactly a week after.

[rkh_]

Entered Thailand last week for the second time on a DTV.

 

After presenting the immigration officer with a printout of my visa paper, she spent about five minutes carefully reviewing each stamp on each passport page.   She then asked "how long do you plan to stay this time?"  At the time I felt as if a reply along the lines of "54 months with biannual extensions and border runs" would have been the WRONG answer.   So I said "6 months" and was allowed to pass.

 

Definitely left the immigration queue with the impression that immigration is skeptical of the DTV visa.   

 

 

 

 

[Briggsy]

2 hours ago, rkh_ said:

Entered Thailand last week for the second time on a DTV.

 

After presenting the immigration officer with a printout of my visa paper, she spent about five minutes carefully reviewing each stamp on each passport page.   She then asked "how long do you plan to stay this time?"  At the time I felt as if a reply along the lines of "54 months with biannual extensions and border runs" would have been the WRONG answer.   So I said "6 months" and was allowed to pass.

 

Definitely left the immigration queue with the impression that immigration is skeptical of the DTV visa.   

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the report.

 

I had a feeling this was going to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing denials of entry around the middle of 2025. It could well be me!

 

MFA says one thing, Immigration says the opposite.

 

No such thing as a free (or 10,000 Baht) lunch. 😒