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. 😒

[TPDH]

21 hours ago, stefdec said:

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.

What documents did you provide? And did you apply as a remote worker (employee) or as a freelancer? 

[Rob Browder]

7 hours ago, Briggsy said:

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. 😒

At worst, one might have to pay for agent-assisted entry, if coming into the known-bad entry points, including Bangkok airports.  The known-good entry points tend to follow the law, and therefore respect Visas and visa-exempt rules issued by the MFA.

[JimmyTobacco]

On 11/25/2024 at 10:19 AM, Briggsy said:

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. 😒

 

I don't really see on which grounds they would refuse entry to someone on a DTV. The visa clearly states it's multiple entry, valid for 5 years and 180 days at the time.

[Briggsy]

22 minutes ago, JimmyTobacco said:

 

I don't really see on which grounds they would refuse entry to someone on a DTV. The visa clearly states it's multiple entry, valid for 5 years and 180 days at the time.

They happily deny entry for METV's where they are of the opinion that the foreigner has stayed in Thailand for too long. METV's are also multiple entry visas. They use the 2 catch-all sections in the legislation for denial of entry, Section 2 "no appropriate means of supporting oneself" and Section 3 "suspected of working in the Kingdom".

 

Remember that a visa does not guarantee entry. Immigration has the right to deny entry. We have been down this road before. MFA issues visas via its embassies and Immigration does not honour them at the border.

 

However, we may be jumping the gun here. There are no reports of denial of entry for DTV-holders yet. It is very early days yet. I will be paying close attention. I suggested the first denials of entry may come filtering through in the middle of 2025 as that will be when the visas may be a year old. Foreigners staying for 350 days out of 365 in the first year will undoubtedly draw the attention of Immigration. What Immigration do is another matter.