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Is professional athlete training in Thailand considered 'foreign talent' for application purposes?

Nov 22, 2025
14 hours ago
Brett ******
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Professional Athlete training in Thailand. Is this considered "foreign talent" for the purpose of the application?
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The discussion centers on whether training as a professional athlete in Thailand qualifies as 'foreign talent' for application reasons. Comments indicate that offering local sports training requires a work permit and is not valid for a DTV (Digital Nomad or Work Visa). Furthermore, while sport training is mentioned under the soft power initiative, there is uncertainty about its application process, indicating a lack of reported usage in such cases.
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Sefton ********
Offering local sport training is a domestic job, needing a work permit and not possible for a DTV.

Receiving sport training, like muay thai etc can come under soft power if the school is formally registered.
Pete *******
Sport training is specifically mentioned as a soft power category but I’ve never heard of a single application report using it.
DTV_Be*******
DTV doesn’t have a foreign talent category