What are the long-term visa options for self-employed individuals in Thailand without the 500,000 baht savings requirement?

500k for what ? I only know 400k for marriage and 800k for retirment

You can qualify for an ED visa. You only need 1k balance in your account over the course of 3 months. Make sure to pick a reliable school, you renew every 90 days -visa is good for 1 year. During that time you can save up money to qualify for a different visa.

going to similar neighbouring countries might be a good idea for you. spending 3-6 months in vietnam with a visa run and then getting another 2-6 months in indonesia via c1 visa would round up enough time to save 15k

Save for 6months not rocket science, 6k a month ffs and u cant figure this out....

Another dumb question! 🤦‍♀️ trying to pull a fast one! 🥴🤪😂🤣😂🤣

Maybe start with an METV and travel SE Asia while working remotely. That is a 6 to 9 month Thai tourist visa. When you save the required amount, get the DTV

Funny how many people voted for this clown and now they are living to other countries

Plus it’s 800 not 500

If you make 6K per month you should have 500 k in savings.

i cant believe that someone earns 6000K and visa still problem are you trolling us?

$ a year. Hmmm, $15,000 in a Bank. What we doin.

Go to Vietnam OR Panana first. You will save up money even faster than living in Thailand. Thats your option

Most of the people of this group will not help; they just give their opinion about your personal situation.

For all those saying it shouldn’t be that hard to save. Yes, incomes are VERY high in the USA. But everything is VERY expensive from Health Insurance, rent, and the absolute need for a car and car insurance.

I LOVE my simple life in Thailand.

There is another way. Come to Thailand and work as an English teacher for a year. You won’t make much money as a teacher but maybe you can remote work in evening and teach. You won’t have Air Conditioning but working at a government school is easy. Schools have MANY MANY MANY days of holidays and shows so you will have a lot of time for yourself.

If you are 50 or older contact these 2 girls they will take away your headaches. They even fixed my retirement Visa in February when my passport expired and my new one hadn't arrived. I and all my friends travel the approx 1,000 kilometers from Chiang Mai to Pattaya every year and only charge 30% of what Chiang Mai agents have asked me for.

If you’re earning over 6k per month then it shouldn’t be difficult to save up 500k baht.

It's only $15,000 USD

what options you have? Move to Cambodia where it is easy to open a business and get work allowance. but Thailand won't be the country for your Situation as you are not able to follow the easiest rules for a DTV.

🤣🤣🤣6000 usd and don't have 500k thb🤣🤣🤣wait and save 3 month and dtv🤣🤣or borrow by bank or CC with 600 USD you creditworthy

In your case the DTV is the only visa that will allow you to legally work remotely from Thailand. I suggest you somehow find the 500k baht you require to show in your bank account. It really shouldn't be difficult for someone who earns almost 200k baht per month

So you earn all this money but have none can’t work remotely but you want to live in Thailand on what we need no more dead beats in Thailand

Talk to an agency they know the rules

Just take a loan for the 500k

What’s wrong with working remotely, how would the Thai officials even know? I thought that’s what most of the expats did

You have none. I am remote worker on a DTV and spent the last few months researching alternatives and can vouch if you are working remotely and want to stay in Thailand legally then DTV or LTR are your only options. If you can't qualify financially for DTV you have zero chance of qualifying for LTR. Even the visa where you cannot work remotely, like retirement, marriage have a financial requirement. Open a savings account cut back on unnecessary expenses and start saving really is your best choice. Alternatively borrow the money off a friend or relative, let it sit in your account for a few months then apply. Once you are approved pay it back. there is no need to keep it there post approval unless you do an in country extension.

Get a new credit card (or multiple cards), possibly CapitalOne or Bilt, that does not charge international fees. Get a cash advance, and now it is running at 4.99% for one year. Borrow 500K using the credit card and park it in your checking. I would suggest opening a Charles Schwab checking account because it refunds ATM fees worldwide. After three months, get your DTV, and then try to pay off the loan within the year to avoid incurring an enormous interest rate. Come to Thailand and save at least 3K a month and use the other 3K for your expenses. Make it a goal of your life to save at least 3K. After you have 20K saved, it's only one year. Take 10K and open a Fidelity account and buy 10K worth in SPYI; it will generate around 800-1000 in dividend income. Continue like usual. Watch Professor G's investing. Good luck and happy living.

Marriage Visa. Plenty of willing young ladies.

You should search for the Thai-US Treaty of Amity on the internet. For Americans, a separate arrangement is possible in some cases.

Stay for three months in Vietnam or Cambodia first, then get a DTV and go to Thailand (if you still want to).

Borrow the 500k baht… put it in your checking account and season it for 3 months….and pay the interest on the loan…. Get your DTV approved and then pay it back… when you come to Thailand save like cray cray to get the 500k baht for the next time they ask for your bank statements.

Start saving your money and go to Thailand when you retire. No point thinking of living in Thailand with dimes. It doesn’t work.

How do you earn $6k/mo without saving $15K in your account? That's only 2.5 months of pay.

How would they know if your working remotely?ED visa

I need to know this answer too!

There is no other visa than the DTV or the LTR that officially lets you work remotely like this as far as I know.

The LTR has much higher financial requirements, along with other things.

So, be frugal for a bit and save up for the DTV. :P

Sure you make $6k a month, which is about Bt200k and in /50 years of life, you haven't managed to save $17k.

LTR Visa

Save up

6k mate ill come and live with you