What are the best visa options for digital nomads to stay long-term in Thailand?

I usually work oversea most the year and end up spending like 4 to 5 months a year in Thailand. I never had a single issue when I entered.

My advice is travel around Asia and just spend a few months a year in Thailand. Problem solved then.

All the people on here love Thailand ,bring money to support there families and are met with disdain, in Uk illegal people are given everything, and UK citizens treated shockingly

Form a company and have 4 employees. And or marry a Thai. If you opt for 2nd one choose carefully

Wishful thinking for so many here

If you qualify you can also get the 5 year Smart visa...

6 month METV if you meet all the criteria for the visa...the 6 month METV will give you 9 total months in country with pre planned visa runs/border bounces..you get 90 day stamps and if you do a Out/In prior to the expiration date you get the additional 90 day stamp...there is no restrictions on how many you can get back to back...if you come from a country that’s authorized on the Melbourne Australia list they you can reapply for a follow on 6 month METV in Australia as opposed to going to your home country to apply for the visa...with the 6 month METV work is not allowed, just FYI

Is Volunteer visa a way? You register in one organization as volunteer but you don’t do anything.. isn’t this bad??

The most straightforward way is to get either Elite or ED although there are some options with Volunteer visa as well

Basically Iglu and Ata services will rent out office or working space to you, they can host your business under their business and provide you a work permit under BOI. Check with them diffrenr option, but you can work legally in Thailand.

My wife and I came here in March on a 90-day visa, which is obviously good thru . I need to have dental work (implants) and am hoping I can get dentist to write me a note that will allow me to stay in Thailand during the 3-month recovery period. Dentist has said they will provide the documentation. Anyone have experience with this?

At a loss why anyone would want to come here given the situation, restrictions and hourly change of what is going to happen, without going into the Baht exchange rate.

You cant get a visa for being a digital nomad, get another type of visa like an education visa,multiple entry tourist visa etc.... And keep quiet about working online.

Thats the way.

You can’t get a visa to work in/from Thailand (except Volunteer visa) but Retirement, Elite, Education are all ways to live here long term pre COVID. Who knows whether they will continue to be when the country opens again.

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For digital nomad there is iglu.