Long term visa needed for 5 year motorcycle license?

[DrJack54]

13 minutes ago, freedomnow said:

When I was last there it seemed I coould not get it on METV in

 

...or maybe I was mis-informed.

Perhaps CM Immigration would not issue you a COR.

 

[djtheoz]

Maybe depends on DLT office - in Mae Hong Son only possible to extend from 2 to 5 years on marriage or retirement. An ED visa only good for 2 years extension; 
needed an health statement , proof of residence from immigration and the QR result from the 1 hour DLT video. Cheers

 

[DrJack54]

5 minutes ago, djtheoz said:

in Mae Hong Son only possible to extend from 2 to 5 years on marriage or retirement.

And that is typical throughout Thailand.

The OP has tourist visa status..

He can renew for 2 yr licience. 

[freedomnow]

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Perhaps CM Immigration would not issue you a COR.

 

That was it...staircase desk woman said no COR for tourist visa holders then...so is it a regional variation or CM has changed to allow that if you know?...cheers.

 

[Goethe]

"Be aware that expired licenses can still be renewed up to one year after expiry. "

That is correct, but be aware that if your license has expired and you are stopped by the police, you will be fined (personal experience). The one-year grace period refers only to your not needing to start the whole process from the beginning.

[BrandonJT]

1 hour ago, freedomnow said:

That was it...staircase desk woman said no COR for tourist visa holders then...so is it a regional variation or CM has changed to allow that if you know?...cheers.

 

In Chiang Mai there are so many factors it's difficult to say why you might be given such an answer.  But I can assure you, not only is it possible for tourists to get a COR in Chiang Mai, they can also get it the next day.  I know, as I got my license in Chiang Mai doing exactly this when I had visa exempt.

You submit your application and ask for expedited processing.  Costs 500 baht, no receipt, and you pickup the next day.

Reasons that might cause them to tell you no to either getting a COR at all, or getting the next day COR:

1. Too many people in line
2. Already committed to too many expedited certificates for the next day
3. Other immigration officers nearby
4. Supervisor/superiors nearby
5. It's a day that ends in y and the officer doesn't feel like it

 

For Chiang Mai, either wait until there are less people in line and no one is around and ask again, or come back another day and try again.

[freedomnow]

2 hours ago, BrandonJT said:

In Chiang Mai there are so many factors it's difficult to say why you might be given such an answer.  But I can assure you, not only is it possible for tourists to get a COR in Chiang Mai, they can also get it the next day.  I know, as I got my license in Chiang Mai doing exactly this when I had visa exempt.

You submit your application and ask for expedited processing.  Costs 500 baht, no receipt, and you pickup the next day.

Reasons that might cause them to tell you no to either getting a COR at all, or getting the next day COR:

1. Too many people in line
2. Already committed to too many expedited certificates for the next day
3. Other immigration officers nearby
4. Supervisor/superiors nearby
5. It's a day that ends in y and the officer doesn't feel like it

 

For Chiang Mai, either wait until there are less people in line and no one is around and ask again, or come back another day and try again.

Brilliant to know. Thanks.

[dallen52]

22 hours ago, 1Baht said:

Don't talk such bull<deleted>, I got my driver's license a month ago and renewed it for another 5 years with a 60 day visa.

Same here.

TR 60 visa and Thailand bike and car licence issued 

 

Same bank account with Kbank.

 

Was several years ago now, and 5 year licences issued a couple of times. 

You obviously need a residential certificate showing the address where you stay, plus it must say for vehicle licence...

Medical certificate also. 

Buriram province. 

Nangrong..

 

[thjames88]

22 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

New in my book. Name an agent in Bangkok that can do that..

If it's as you state then why ask.

Just trot off to agent and obtain the 5 yr TDL..

he said smooth the process, most Lic Agents you will still need to go to TDL and get it.  you will have a fixed time etc  will take a quarter of the time AT the TDL.   most will fake your driving lessons but some will make you sit around their office rather than at DTL  im not expert on all agents  so you would need to ask each one.

[DrJack54]

15 minutes ago, thjames88 said:

he said smooth the process, most Lic Agents you will still need to go to TDL and get it.

I was quoting the OP.

His thread is about obtaining a 5 yr licience renewal and implying agent can achieve this.

Fact is the OP has tourist status. 

If he knows an agent that can do that then great. He can deal with agent.

Hopefully the agent details will be provided so all folk with tourist status can obtain a 5 yr TDL.

It's not a new topic. 

[kiwikeith]

15 hours ago, zzzzz said:

whose photo is on the license??

Hers off course 

[kiwikeith]

16 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

No offense but without details I just disregard those accounts.

Perhaps she obtain it in Khao San Road.

I prefer not to ask and certainly won't post details, but not joking Dr Jack 

[Briggsy]

Is holding a Non-Imm O sufficient to renew a 2-year DL to a 5-year DL or does the DLT want to see annual extensions?

[Briggsy]

2 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

I prefer not to ask and certainly won't post details, but not joking Dr Jack 

Are we talking about a Thai national here? If so, different rules apply. I have come across this before but not for foreigners.

[zzzzz]

4 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

Hers off course 

HOW would she have her photo taken without her going to the transport office to have it taken? 

[Caldera]

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

Is holding a Non-Imm O sufficient to renew a 2-year DL to a 5-year DL or does the DLT want to see annual extensions?

 

Any non-immigrant visa is sufficient. You don't need to be on an annual extension. 

[Briggsy]

1 minute ago, Caldera said:

 

Any non-immigrant visa is sufficient. You don't need to be on an annual extension. 

So, what I might do is

 

i) pick up a non-imm O when my 2-year DL is coming to an end. I visit the UK twice a year.

ii) enter on that rather than my DTV which is good till 2029.

iii) renew my 2-year DL and be given a 5-year DL.

iv) do a border run and re-enter on my DTV evisa

 

[Caldera]

1 minute ago, Briggsy said:

So, what I might do is

 

i) pick up a non-imm O when my 2-year DL is coming to an end. I visit the UK twice a year.

ii) enter on that rather than my DTV which is good till 2029.

iii) renew my 2-year DL and be given a 5-year DL.

iv) do a border run and re-enter on my DTV evisa

 

 

I'm not sure if that actually works in practice, but with a few notable exceptions, you're not supposed to have two valid Thai visas at the same time. Now that it's all eVisas, it's conceivable that you could obtain a non-immigrant visa while your DTV is still valid, but I could also see that you might run into a problem at some point.

[DrJack54]

8 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

i) pick up a non-imm O when my 2-year DL is coming to an end. I visit the UK twice a year.

ii) enter on that rather than my DTV which is good till 2029.

iii) renew my 2-year DL and be given a 5-year DL.

That won't work 

[Briggsy]

The last time I entered Thailand I actually had 2 valid visas, a DTV and a Non-Imm O, both in e-visa format. I followed the large overhead instructions "Present 1. Passport, 2. Boarding Pass 3. E-visa if applicable" The E-visa I presented was the DTV. Nothing was said about the other visa. I was stamped in on the DTV.

 

The Non-imm O which was only valid for entry for 3 months was never used and has now expired.

 

Any idea why it would not work? Or what kind of issues I might run into?

[Caldera]

45 minutes ago, Briggsy said:

The last time I entered Thailand I actually had 2 valid visas, a DTV and a Non-Imm O, both in e-visa format. I followed the large overhead instructions "Present 1. Passport, 2. Boarding Pass 3. E-visa if applicable" The E-visa I presented was the DTV. Nothing was said about the other visa. I was stamped in on the DTV.

 

The Non-imm O which was only valid for entry for 3 months was never used and has now expired.

 

Any idea why it would not work? Or what kind of issues I might run into?

 

I'd guess you were on an extension from a non-immigrant visa, you didn't actually have a non-immigrant visa that was still valid when you entered with your DTV? Or maybe one of them was an eVisa and the other one wasn't; I could imagine that there were quite some transitional issues or loopholes.

 

I think the most likely scenario is that the embassy will cancel your DTV when you'll apply for a non-immigrant visa. So the first part of your plan would work, but when you'll attempt to enter on your DTV later, there's a good chance that immigration will tell you that it was canceled.

[Briggsy]

37 minutes ago, Caldera said:

I'd guess you were on an extension from a non-immigrant visa, you didn't actually have a non-immigrant visa that was still valid when you entered with your DTV?

No, they were both brand new evisas from London. I got the Non-Imm O and then applied for the DTV a week later. Both were approved and issued.

 

I actually believe that whichever I presented would have been accepted. I presented the DTV at Suwannaphum Airport and that was how I was stamped in.

[DrJack54]

54 minutes ago, Caldera said:

I think the most likely scenario is that the embassy will cancel your DTV when you'll apply for a non-immigrant visa. So the first part of your plan would work, but when you'll attempt to enter on your DTV later, there's a good chance that immigration will tell you that it was canceled.

I'm on your page. 

[kiwikeith]

2 hours ago, zzzzz said:

HOW would she have her photo taken without her going to the transport office to have it taken? 

I dont know but it could have been uploaded from a digital camera

Immigration agents use pics from there phones, she never told me that much but I know her well.

[Caldera]

1 hour ago, Briggsy said:

No, they were both brand new evisas from London. I got the Non-Imm O and then applied for the DTV a week later. Both were approved and issued.

 

I actually believe that whichever I presented would have been accepted. I presented the DTV at Suwannaphum Airport and that was how I was stamped in.

 

Interesting! Looks like someone made a mistake, or the system failed to catch it. I wouldn't rely on being able to do that again. 

[kwilco]

How about renewing my 5 year without a visa?

[DrJack54]

3 hours ago, kwilco said:

How about renewing my 5 year without a visa?

Assume you mean renew license while on eg visa exempt entry.

You will be given a TDL with 2 yr validity 

[kwilco]

11 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Assume you mean renew license while on eg visa exempt entry.

You will be given a TDL with 2 yr validity 

pity, I've had a full licence for 20 years

[DrJack54]

On 2/7/2025 at 3:47 AM, kwilco said:

pity, I've had a full licence for 20 years

I don't understand why you cannot renew your 5 yr TDL just because you don't have for eg extensions from a Non O. 

However that's a Transport office "thing" 

[SAFETY FIRST]

On 2/5/2025 at 7:20 AM, berro said:

Can I change a 2 year motorcycle license into a 5 year license without a long-term visa

When I first arrived Thailand I was working, Songkhla working for a few years.

Back then your first licence was 1 year, my next DL renewal I was given a 5 year licence.

 

The rig I was working on moved to Vietnam, my rotation was 28 days, so I flew in and out on a tourist visa on my time off 

 

Sadly when time came to renew my 5 year DL I was given a 1 year only because I no longer held a long term visa.