What are my options for long-term visas in Thailand if I don't have a job or degree?

There is are also several Thai visa FB groups you can check into also

Yes, there is a special visa for foreigners who don’t have enough money and who don’t have a job but want a working permit  it’s called a tourist visa, good for 60 days and then extension for 30 and then you do Visa run

From all the comments and what you answered, I see only two ways:

1. You find an online job before moving. I was lucky enough to have my home office here before I retired. But you need to already know something that supports online, like me being a senior software developer. Just starting with YouTube will not do it, bc that take 5-10 years time.

2. Get married (I suppose you’re not 50+) to a Thai. You’ll need to show 0 baht in a Thai bank account or monthly income or a mix of both.

There’s enough ladies looking for a supporter, so this part is easy; but beware, you find the wrong one and get divorced quickly and your visa is gone too.

The 400k should be easy, but you didn’t say how much you have saved.

Tom you just don't walk into Thailand and start working. Much more homework is need on your part my friend. Get onto Thai immigration web site and check just what you can do, I gather you are under 50 years of age.

What if we marry a Thai lady. ?

Correction it's not $500,000 baht but to be accurate it's $400,000 baht

As an old guy my advice is as it stands you have no hope, if you are really desperate you may try to get ESL teaching qualifications and get some Micky mouse school to sponsor you, but at the end of the day unless you crack it as a YouTuber or something like that(and there is already a million of them), it will be hard for you to live and work here. Thailands immigration rules are strict and while the government is tinkling around the edges with longer stay visa's they are also cracking down on foreigners abusing their systems.

If it makes you feel any better, you're not alone.

I have full time online work but do not have the savings, I net over 3000/month, is there a visa possible for me to stay long term?

Two free months when you get here

You can't live in Thailand all year and not pay them a boat load of cash. You can split your time between Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, and Philippines and not have to cough up too much cash and have a warm and sweet girlfriend in each one to take care of your laundry, cooking, and entertainment

You dont have a job yet as you dont want to work immediately and you have limited savings.

But you want to live here permanently.

The reality is it's really unlikely to just roll up in Thailand, find a job when you want and be given a work permit.

Thailand is now getting expensive, if you want to have a certain standard of living.

Sorry to say this but you may need a reality check.

Ask information by Thailandembassy in your country

Lots of westerners in Thailand without Uni degrees hanging around looking for work. They using end up living very cheaply and then getting deported . You should have about 5000 -10 000 GBP in your bank account to make sure that you don't end up on the streets

Not sure about visas,don't have enough savings 🫣🤔have you really thought this through and if it will work .maybe stay for a while and see if you still feel like living here first . 🙏🏽

There is not a lot of job opportunities here for foreigners and the pay is very low good luck

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Try popping some keywords into the search bar 🔍 at the top of the group’s page and you’ll get loads of ideas and stories of what others have done. Like they say, where there’s a will there’s a way ✨

Have 500,000 baht and go for a DTV 5 year visa.

It allows you to remote work for an abroad company/role.

This will allow you to delay your work start and you can apply for abroad jobs as and when you want.

You cannot get a work visa without already having a job, because you need documents from your employer in order to apply for the visa.

You can come as a tourist and look for a job but you're not going to be able to stay long like that.

DTV is an option but it's a waste of money if you'll need to be on a work visa because the DTV will likely be voided by switching to work visa.