August 2026

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2026-08-31 Thailand Tightened

DTV applications now need police clearance and must be filed from your own country

Police clearance issued within three months is now mandatory, and applications can no longer be filed from a neighbouring or third country. Both changes bite at renewal as well as at first issue. Thai language schools were also removed from the eligible soft power activities.

Linked to the authority notice, not the legal instrument.

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