Thailand’s new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), designed to attract digital nomads, is facing backlash due to delays, inconsistent embassy procedures, and lack of clear guidance. Applicants across Southeast Asia—particularly in Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia—report long wait times, shifting requirements, and communication breakdowns. Some, like one European applicant stranded for five weeks, have run out of money while waiting. Conflicting processes between embassies and the rule that applicants must stay in the country during processing add to the confusion. Calls are growing for clearer guidelines and a digital tracking system to resolve the chaos.

Only had.l enough money for 5 weeks...what was your plan then, sell weed, be a drug smuggler or just Ponce about. Sooner these entitled wasters are refused visas or kicked out the better