How many days can you work remotely in Thailand without facing tax issues, and is the LTR visa suitable for remote work?

Paul James how about Malaysia?

@Jo *********

Yeah that's true. Just that you never hear of this in neighboring countries unless a foreigner is obviously trying to take work from a local and doesn't have a work permit.

@Paul ******

the definition is very broad as you said. They basically on a practical level do want you taking employment positions from Thai people

@Paul ******

i don’t think it’s a problem here either. Just the fear mongering facebook police believe it is.

@Martin ****

Technically, even if you don't make money from it, it's considered working.

@Martin ****

Nonsense. Working from your laptop from home is fine.

Otherwise even what we're doing here in this group would be defined as work and illegal! Do you have a work permit allowing you to make comments here?

@Us ****

Correct! Great use of the word "Hobby". As long as you are not overtly 'working'.... or making noise about it or pissing anyone off.... have fun enjoy the fruits of the "hobby".

@Duncan ******

your saying that the 10,000s of people that come here for business meetings or working while holiday need a visa - no.

@Jo *********

I can't see how someone would be caught for teaching English online from Thailand provided they do so from their own home. I suppose that could be considered work though, but is up to the interpretation of immigration. As soon as this activity takes place in public (which is a stupid thing to do) then yes it can definitely be considered work.

Also, a lot of foreign YouTubers do videos on Thailand. Some even warn about not working in Thailand, while they are technically doing so!

I'd say, making a few phone calls and sending emails, doing research for a foreign company, having nothing to do with Thailand should be OK. Just do it from home. Never from a Cafe or public place (although picking up a work call is OK, you can't be that paranoid).

Everything else, including YouTube videos - even if they're positive and all, technically it's working.

@Jo *********

You are providing inaccurate advice. It is totally illegal to do any work in Thailand without the apprropriate work visa. If you are caught by police or immigration (and many are every month) then you face heavy fine, jail time, expolsion and banned from returning to Thailand.