Do I need a work permit to create YouTube videos in Thailand if I am monetized on the platform?

Real original hey , join the other million wannabes ...

So many pretend Thai tax experts spreading so much bullshit. Why the hell would you make important decisions based on Facebook advice FFS.

No I did it for 5 years

Wow another great idea. 🤣🤣

Gig worker in Thailand! Stop in Dubai! Setup a company! All foreign revenu is tax free

The Dubai company Invoices your gig work !

Get a Banking Debit card issued in Dubai!

Live in Thailand with a Dubai debit/credit card!

Draw down your cash requirements at ATMs in Thailand.

If your a résident in Thailand more than 183 days your are liable for the income you declare!

The cash you take from the ATM is cash! It does not reflect you personally as its money from another legal entity! Non résident in Thailand!

Then you decide how much to deposit in your Thai bank account which become taxable!

However, the acculmated wealth resident in your Dubai company/trust not taxable as it is a Dubai résident!

The above is the main reason so many gig workers choose Dubai!

If you ask an accountant in Thai for advice they’ll snitch you out!

Tax attorney opinion must be secure in a round about way!

Ask the questions hypothetically, never identifying the entities involved!

There is a final line between Asset Management and Money Laundering!

Which more and mote is being policed by all countries result of Usa extraterritorial money laundering laws which bear on all banks worldwide which most have USA banking licenses to do business in the USA

The majority of DUBAI banks do not have USA residency therefore therefore the are beyond the reach of usa enforcement!

This is an aged old proven strategy!

However less and less options exist due to the USA!

Even Thai has complied in the past few years to this reality

What about having an Only Fans account with Thai shot content?

Just what we need another wannabe U tuber making inane videos …

The tax policy is truly complicated. Most info available online are false and mixed with truth. If you stay in Thailand for less than 6 months, there is no need to declare for tax.

A youtuber who has just moved out there said he got a retirement visa y'day. An odd thing to put out I thought.

YouTube is an American subsidiary of Google. You are being paid according to US employment laws - not Thai ones. Complete with W9 and all that jazz.

From my understanding no. If you are not monetized in Thailand or thai youtube account. Technically you are not making money in Thailand. Say you have an American youtube account but post travel videos. You are Technically monetized as an American youtuber. If that was the case. There would not be any Thailand content creators or youtube videos.

I doubt it. I got my dtv literally by proving I am a YouTuber and live streamer

Not if you keep is a secret 🕶

Apply for a work permit and find out.

In Thailand, individuals who stay 180 days or more in a calendar year are considered tax residents and are taxed on all income earned in Thailand, as well as foreign income brought into Thailand in the same year it is earned. Non-residents are taxed only on income earned in Thailand.

I wouldn't ask on FB bro

If you live in Thailand and making money of course you need a work permit .

If a foreigner going on holidays and doing YouTube then no … Thailand is not paying you

Go the DTV route to be safe

1st rule, don't talk about it on Facebook. Second rule...

Thats what DTV visa is designed for as long as not being paid by any Thai companies

There are several factors here to consider.

The letter of the law, no. Any work, which could including sweeping your kitchen floor under the thai legal definition, requires a work permit. In practice though, it depends. This law is in place to protect jobs for thai people and is typically only applied if you are taking a job from a thai or do something wrong.

Will the youtube income be paid to which country is an important element. If you have a US business and it is paid to ther, that is good. If you are being Thailand that enters more legal concerning area.

Content of your youtube channel is really important. If it is about Thailand, then you need a work permit. They generally allow travel vloggers to make videos if they part of a larger journey. People living in Thailand full time making videos about it takes a job away from a thai person.

If your content is completely unrelated to Thailand and Thailand is not focused or centered, or ideally even mentioned then you are probably fine.

If you do something wrong in Thailand, they will 'throw the book at you' and charge you with everything possible. Don't do or say anything negative about Thailand, break laws, especially scams.

It’s not a problem atall … you could get new dtv visa which would cover you also … your income is coming from out of Thailand so makes no difference

No need for work permit or business visa

The question is who is paying you? A Thailand resident? Or someone from abroad? If youtube is paying you, it is a foreign company registered abroad so Thailand has nothing to do with it.

Let's answer using this example 👇

How are you any different if you are making content in Thailand ❓

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yes

I would say go and speak to the labor department and see what they say.

My Facebook expert opinion, with absolutely no research or professional legal training, is that the taxman is probably the one who cares most.

It becomes tricky if you are creating content IN Thailand.

Otherwise what you do quietly in your own privacy is your business.

No work in Thailand, no revenue in Thailand.

I'd say yes ..