Do I need a Digital Work Permit if I have an LTR visa for remote work in Thailand?

@Jo *********

thanks for sharing your experience 🙏

@James ********

if I could do it again, I'd probably go for the sticker instead of evisa even if it requires a flight because at least youwont be stuck in a potential online back and forth hell 😅

@James ********

happy to share. Will prob write a blog post to help others after I finally get to BKK because it was confusing as hell 😅

1. Took me about 3 full months to get approval on LTR. There were documents requested about 3 times, so the back and forth really drew outthe process. I provided the wrong health insurance the first time and that set me back a week because I had to research insurance plans. They also took down the LTR site a week without any communication which was confusing and may have added to the delay.

2. I foolishly went against some advice from this forum to get the sticker and opted for the evisa instead because I thought it would be faster because I could apply online instead of making a flight to Ottawa. But then I realized process takes 20 business days for evisa, and they don't include holidays, so Songkran set me back +1 week. I'm actually still waiting for the final email of the visa. They requested a doc from me which setme back another couple of days.

3. As you saw in my other answers, yes.

Thanks-- the fact that it was in the LTR website and was called "Digital Work Permit" threw me off. It really sounded like I needed that to do digital work. But this makes a lot more sense now since the DWP form didn't make any sense.

What about coming into Thailand with LTR? Do you have to disclose anything about your work? or do they usually just see the LTR visa and not ask any further questions?