[Abigail]

I saw it mentioned in Thaiger.com but no information about how to application for the new 5 years visa in Thailand?

[Linda]

for Bali it’s 100% online very easy and credit cards. but no idea for Thailand, probably have to pay cash at an Embassy knowing how old fashioned they are for everything

[Sophia]

walk into Immigration office, get screamed at, walk out

visit local Thai Embassy in Laos or Malaysia, get screamed at again, pay lots of cash, visa rejected

try to load Immigration website, no English, always infected with malware or crashed

rinse and repeat

[Roy]

walk into Immigration office, get screamed at, walk out

Thanks super helpful mate!

[Randy]

yah but

how long before Thailand cancels the 5-year digital nomad visa

[Alan]

https://www.thaievisa.go.th

This is the official website. However, it never works, very slow, and has been hacked multiple times. To make things worse you’re not “eligible” to use the website if you’re not currently resided in your home/native country. So the entire thing is bloody worthless imo

[Gary]

LOLLL WTFFF…..

[Donna]

fyi beware of thaievisa.org that is a scam website from Europe, not Thai government

[Nicholas]

The 5-year visa is called Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) and you can only stay in Thailand for 180 days each visit (or less). According to AFAR magazine you must pay the 10,000 baht visa fee every 180 days window it sounds like. So in typical Thai style it doesn’t make sense, because it sounds like it’s really just a 6 month visa and you have to pay again every 6 months… I don’t know what is the “5 years” number really mean, I guess they are just approving you for a 5 year period of time and to ensure that it will sunset after that on your profile.

https://www.afar.com/magazine/thailand-launches-new-digital-nomad-visa

Applicants must be at least 20 years old and either be self-employed or work for a business outside Thailand. The application fee for the visa is 10,000 Thai baht (about US$272 based on current conversion rates).

[Victoria]

P.S.

they haven’t announced yet (June 2024) how to apply for the DTV digital nomad visa. It sounds like they might use the https://www.thaievisa.go.th website or if that doesn’t get approved you are stuck having to make an appointment at a Thai embassy or consulate probably.

https://www.fragomen.com/insights/thailand-new-destination-thailand-visa-forthcoming.html

Update – June 24, 2024: On May 28, 2024, the Thai cabinet approved the Destination Thailand Visa, but the visa has not yet been officially implemented.

[Arthur]

Thai government always finds a way to make every visa suck, the application process suck, and then it ends up dying.

[Julie]

hey guys, have they opened this visa yet

[Margaret]

been a few months and Thai government still has said nothing about how to apply for this visa.

I’m starting to doubt it will happen!

[Mark]

🦗🦗🦗🦗

[Ronald]

from a few days ago, July 2024:

Thailand announces longer visa stays to boost economy

it says “For more information, please contact the Thai Embassy or consulate in your area of residence.”

[Kevin]

March, April, May, June, July… 5 months?
and they finally just say to contact the fucking Thai embassy LOL

as predicted, sounds like walking back. I’m not surprised if they add more conditions and trying to essentially cancel the DTV visa now.

[Sean]

Thai government for yous

[Martha]

[George]

good interview by Chris Parker about DTV with Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

[Frances]

https://loyaltylobby.com/2024/07/31/thailands-new-long-term-destination-thailand-dtv-visa-is-now-available-application-experience/

They are starting to issue these visas now, but you have to apply at your local Thai embassy or consulate in the country where you presently reside (not necessary your home country). And much better if the embassy you choose uses the new eVisa (online) system to save headaches.

[Matthew]

You are not eligible to apply for a visa through Thai E-Visa system. Please apply for a visa in person at the nearest Thai Embassy or Consulate.

I see this when trying to apply DTV visa there on Thai evisa website.

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