What are the best options for moving my online business from Canada to Thailand?

I’m not really sure if you are as naive as you sound. I’m from N Korea and I’m planning to come to Canada and set up a business spying on the USA. What would you say to that? First off you’d point out that Canada has rules and visas and work permits. And that’s just the problem for starters. You can’t just say you are moving to another country to work and ask a few questions on FB. That’s impossible and ridiculous unless you plan to get arrested and have your kids removed from you. So for starters does your husband have a real business and is he working with a a fully experienced business lawyer in Bangkok to operate the business legally with employment and work permit and visa authorizations? Or is this at the stage of being a hair-brained scheme cooked up with a friend who once changed planes in Bangkok after a boozy dinner one Saturday night? Because frankly this is how this question reads. And I’m not trying to be nasty. I’m trying to establish if you and your husband actually are serious about this plan or is it just a fantasy?

For 9 years I have been "working remotely". The Thai Government as mentioned they will start collecting taxes from people staying here long term - but they haven't really indicating who will pay, how much they will pay, nor what is to be done about double taxation. You will find people in this group who speculate about new tax policy but it hasn't been implemented yet so nobody really knows.

There is some benefit to creating a business here (if you do it right you can get some visas) but it's complicated and very little benefit.

If your family includes children you will need to concern about educating them, specifically will you be sending your kids to school or home school. If you send them to school, how much, will they help with the kid's visas, etc.

My advice….KEEP IT ON THE DOWN LOW

New visa information coming for online business

Good luck and welcome

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I really hope to hear about DTV visa and that they make it official.

We are in the process of relocating to Thailand and I have my own online business and for the time being, I will keep it here in Canada.

We also still own a home here so Canada will continue to be our residency for tax purposes.

Remember that online work is not permitted in the kingdom so hopefully the new DN visa will make it a bit easier for some people. I’ve heard more info is coming out end of June - early July.

You can also check out Shelter Global for a way to work legally in Thailand. Comes at a cost - but better than deportation 😏

Hope this helps a bit 😊

I'd suggest also posting in Canadians in Thailand | Canadiens en Thaïlande . There are loads of tax and legal issues so I'd also suggest you talk to a lawyer in Thailand.