Does the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) let me work in Thailand?

No. A DTV is a stay visa, not a work permit. The filed cell on the earn pillar states that explicitly. Remote work for a foreign employer and local employment are separate machines.

How long can I stay on a DTV per entry?

The filed cell states the stay-per-entry days and the visa validity in years. Apply from outside Thailand — the outside-application gate is filed separately.

What is the LTR and how is it different from DTV?

LTR is a BOI-administered long-stay programme with multiple categories, a published fee in baht, and a validity in years. It can bundle a digital-work permit path — read the earn pillar for work rights, not this page.

Do I still need the 90-day report?

Yes — the filed cell states that reporting is required, with the statute cited in the cell. This is immigration housekeeping, not tax residence (180 days is the tax test on the tax pillar).

Thailand stay & visa

In plain termsStay is not work. A visa stamp sets how long you may remain; a work permit (or an LTR digital-work bundle) sets whether you may earn locally. Tax residence is a third count — 180 days on the tax pillar.

Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)

The DTV is the new long-stay path for remote workers and certain activities. Financial minimum: 500000 THB. Apply from outside Thailand: yes. Visa validity: 5 years; stay per entry: 180 days days.

TrapDTV grants a work permit: no. Treat any agent brochure that bundles DTV + local employment as wrong until the earn pillar's cells say otherwise.

Long-Term Resident (LTR)

BOI-administered programme with 4 published categories. Validity: 10 years; fee: 50000 THB. Whether LTR bundles work rights is filed on the earn pillar, not here.

The 90-day report

Long-stayers must report address to immigration: yes (Immigration Act B.E. 2522 Art 37(5)). This is separate from Thai tax residence and from visa expiry — missing a report window can affect your stay even when the stamp still looks valid.

What this page does not do yet

No O-A retirement visa cell table — sourcing from consular orders, not memory.
No extension-of-stay procedure — filed when the immigration order is read.
No work-permit stack — that is the earn pillar; DTV is stay only.
No passport-specific entry rules — each nationality's visa-free / VOAs are separate overlays.

Filed cells on this page

DTV minimum financial evidence
thaievisa.go.th DTV page — financial evidence an amount of no less than 500,000 THB
500000 THBchecked Aug 2026
DTV applications must be lodged from outside Thailand
thaievisa.go.th — applicants only able to apply if currently not in Thailand
yeschecked Aug 2026
DTV visa validity
Royal Thai Embassy Budapest DTV page — valid for 5 years
5 yearschecked Aug 2026
DTV stay per entry
Royal Thai Embassy Budapest DTV page — stay up to 180 days per entry
180 dayschecked Aug 2026
DTV grants a Thai work permit
Royal Thai Embassy Budapest DTV page — special tourist visa; holders prohibited from obtaining a Thai work permit / working for Thai companies or Thai clients
nochecked Aug 2026
90-day residence report is required for long temporary stays
Immigration Act B.E. 2522 Art 37(5) — temporary stay beyond 90 days requires residence notification (immigration.go.th)
yeschecked Aug 2026
Statutory basis for the 90-day report
immigration.go.th — การรับแจ้งอยู่ในราชอาณาจักร เกิน 90 วัน cites มาตรา 37(5) พ.ร.บ.คนเข้าเมือง พ.ศ. 2522
Immigration Act B.E. 2522 Art 37(5)checked Aug 2026
LTR programme validity
ltr.boi.go.th — 10-year renewable visa (permission first granted 5 years, extendable 5 more if qualifications met)
10 yearschecked Aug 2026
Number of LTR primary categories
ltr.boi.go.th — four types: Wealthy Global Citizen, Wealthy Pensioners, Work-from-Thailand Professionals, Highly skilled Professionals
4checked Aug 2026
LTR visa processing fee (collected in Thailand)
ltr.boi.go.th — processing fee for the 10-year visa with multiple entry is 50,000 Baht per person when collecting in Thailand
50000 THBchecked Aug 2026

Common questions

Does the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) let me work in Thailand?: No. A DTV is a stay visa, not a work permit. The filed cell on the earn pillar states that explicitly. Remote work for a foreign employer and local employment are separate machines.
How long can I stay on a DTV per entry?: The filed cell states the stay-per-entry days and the visa validity in years. Apply from outside Thailand — the outside-application gate is filed separately.
What is the LTR and how is it different from DTV?: LTR is a BOI-administered long-stay programme with multiple categories, a published fee in baht, and a validity in years. It can bundle a digital-work permit path — read the earn pillar for work rights, not this page.
Do I still need the 90-day report?: Yes — the filed cell states that reporting is required, with the statute cited in the cell. This is immigration housekeeping, not tax residence (180 days is the tax test on the tax pillar).

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