Can you run a home catering business under the DTV visa in Thailand?

@Andy *********

it can be renewed in-country for another 6 months. It’s not a tourist visa because that’s not its intended purpose (despite what someone in the government says.) It most closely resembles a digital nomad visa, which many countries have introduced.

@Terry *******

You cannot renew it for another 5 years from within Thailand. It's a 5 year tourist visa that allows 185 days per entry. When you extend the entry, you are NOT reapplying for a new visa, you already have a visa, valid for 5 years. It's intended purpose is to make money for Thailand. It's effect might be to enable you to run an online business, learn to cook an egg, have dental treatment as a medical tourist, but that's not It's purpose. And digital nomad stuff is just millennial nonsense. They really mean homeless people with money. Or maybe no money judging from some queries.

@Andy *********

you are correct that I misspoke and meant “extended” in-country. But you clearly don’t know anything about digital nomads. I know of many that have made millions.

@Terry *******

You misconstrued. And the ones making millions aren't faffing around from the back of their Lear jet on a cut price DTV. They can live where they like when they like, even though they are technically homeless. Your use of "clearly" shows you clearly spend too much time on SM as this used in a standard put down. Millions of baht isn't all that much.