Can I apply for a Thai DTV visa while on a visit visa in Japan?

You don’t apply you just do it . I think it’s called affiliate marketing or something like that

FascinatingAvocado2293 It is difficult, there are not so many professions that you are allowed to follow and even those that you are allowed to do limit your activities to management. I understand that they are trying to protect Thai jobs but I think that people who are genuinely married to a Thai national should be allowed to work - especially if they are supporting a family. Don't get involved in anything that involves buying property. To do that you would most likely buy it in your wife's name and you'll have a hard time getting your money back if you break up ( there are other ways but they are very complicated). Starting your own business (Thai Ltd Co.) is probably your best route and if you can come up with a business that isn't public facing, you can do all sorts of things if you're not on view.

Steve Greir now I’m waiting for ten more people to tell me the same thing to make sure it’s correct…

@Magnus ********************

while this might be true that there are not so many "skilled" Thai bartenders out there in the free range, that job description is and remains forbidden for foreigners. Your hotel or company will need to employ a less skilled Thai bartender and give him proper training until he is "skilled". "Seeking them from abroad"??? Do you really think that a company or hotel will employ an U.S. American bartender to mix cocktails for the monthly minimum payment which is 50,000 THB per month and social security, when they can hire a Thai local for less than half of that ? How long have you been living in Thailand that makes you pull out of your nose fairy tales ? Have you ever seen an American bartender in any of the high-end hotels ?

@Magnus ********************

How many farang bartenders have you seen here? I used to have to do restaurant reviews and you might get away with high-end chefs for foreign cuisine but anyone can be a bartender.

Ciaran Mc Neill show me that list. I got it, too. Bartender is MANUAL LABOUR and as such it is forbidden for foreigners

Ciaran Mc Neill there is no official list, but there is a description of jobs available at the Labour Office, where they will tell you the same as I do. A Farang will not get a work permit for the job of a bartender.

Ciaran Mc Neill A bartender is on the list as restricted to Thai only, Think its front end seller. That list does need updating mind

Munzie Munro go away and do some research ffs

Munzie Munro The statutory minimum salary structures are determined as follows:

1. Requirements by Nationality

Foreign nationals are categorized by country of origin. According to the Thai Ministry of Labor, nationalities like the USA fall into the THB 50,000 baseline bracket.

***THB 50,000+: USA, Japan, Europe, Australia, Canada

***THB 45,000: Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan

***THB 35,000: Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, Middle East

***THB 25,000: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Africa

Munzie Munro ASEAN member citizens can get such an array of jobs. Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and the Philippines are ASEAN, and their citizens are offered many exceptions for work inside Thailand. Over 3 million of these people are employed in Thailand. You cannot compare them to an US American. A hotel can employ a Filipina woman at the clubhouse piano and singing, but never an American for the same. Moreover, the minimum allowed wage for a philippine citizen is 35,000 THB, while for a US American, it would have to be 50,000 Baht

Tom Pola it’s not about me! You replied to the wrong person. I’m not looking for a job.

Ciaran Mc Neill 😂😂 it is not hard, because it is impossible from the start 😎

Ciaran Mc Neill Not hard? impossible more like. Work permit for a bar tender 😂😂😂

Ciaran Mc Neill Nonsense. It is.

Ant W Tailor you are not allowed to employ a U.S. American citizen for less than 50,000 THB plus social security. And ONLY in allowed professions. A bartender is not a permitted profession for a western foreigner . . . . "The minimum payment required for a British worker to legally obtain or extend a work permit in Thailand is 50,000 THB per month. This nationality-based threshold is enforced by the Thai Immigration Bureau for citizens of the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the USA"

Did you read the post? Doubtful!

Ant W Tailor for western expats. The statutory minimum is 50,000 baht per month. Not sure where you are getting 15,000 from.