What are the misconceptions about the new Digital Nomad Visa (DTV) in Thailand?

Hi Does anyone know if Tiddley Winks qualifies for Sporting events or if I throw really BiG Birthday Party and call it a festival get several stages and Djs performers etc...

I'd Probably lose plenty of monies putting it on mind due....

Thanks

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Bloody hell people! .....Chill out.....relax, have a drink, walk the beach ⛱️....no need for (Negative) comments... life's a beach. Jeez

Well said Frank

It’s true. This is the concern, so many people wanting to latch onto this visa to live in Thailand. It’s going to be mass tourism . Life in Thailand is about to become less “exotic” and the novelty is going to reduce very quickly with the amount of foreigners coming in and “living” in Thailand. Such a pity they don’t shore this visa up for a limited number of legit professionals.

ridiculous if people come to Thailand for a 5 day cooking as they are abusing Thailand and scamming Thailand and they should not be here. Coming to Thailand for a one week cooking course to get a 5 year visa has no credibility or integrity. To have a value system like this undermines the intent of the visa.

i agree Frank this is sickening

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The Country dose attract a lot of clowns unfortunately.

Welcome to Thailand !!

You do realise it's rainy season right up till about Nov 1? That soi dogs will nip at your ankles? And tourists always come to Thailand and get banged up? There are safer ways to visit Thailand.

Oddly some Embassies say attending a music festival is a valid reason for giving the Visa.

I am from UK and now have the DTV based on a 4 week booking of lessons only at a Muay Thai gym. Not actually sure how short that booking could be and still justify the Visa.

I have a feeling that some of them are just trolling. Some. Ron White said it best. "You can't fix stupid."

The last one who had a idea about riding a bike around Thailand is dead and he was a very experienced guy so good luck with that 🤣

I asked many questions multiple time (maybe until I got the answer I wanted) but I would have to agree sometimes even I am dumbfounded at the level of some

In the recent DTV Visa video by Chris from RW4U the Foreign Affairs guy said the soft powers were going to government promoted ones, and if by that he means the TAT then potentially they could mean the music festivals that happen each year that moves between Pattaya and Jontiem each weekend as that goes on for a month and also at that time there are many weekends events so if you say you will be going to all and spending money they may consider it, but yes I do agree that a couple of weeks long cooking course shouldn't really give you 180 days a year for 5 years, but they do specifically mention cooking classes and TiT so maybe it's possible, end of the day if you want to be here for 180 days or more a year you will need to have money, as there is no system in Thailand for any foreigner to claim help with bills or food, so if you can show money to spend and spend it do they really care why your here....

Please contribute to the economy while we look for lots of loopholes and hurdles to make that process confusing, difficult and a constant moving target for you. If our visa officials are vague, inconsistent, subject to mood swings or grossly incompetent, be sure to see that as a language / cultural issue or as a personal shortcoming you should have sorted out before coming.

How about classes on growing cannabis? Will that qualify?

Apparently you can get a DTV if you want to on one of those organised pub crawls.. I'm expecting my visa any day now 🤞

I'm looking at the soft power visa instead of applying through my remote work. I have only been remote less than a year and think it's going to be difficult to gather all the documents e.g Tax slips etc. I study weekly with a muay thai gym here in Hat yai. I wonder it's as simple as them writing a letter to say I've paid fees upfront? If they are a registered business?

I have a question ( hopefully not annoying) - do you pay the 10,000฿ to apply for a DTV or only if approved? For the LTR you only pay if approved.

If there is no fee barrier then there is no barrier to trying any soft power request and we should pretty quickly see how Thai consulates handle this. Better to ask the consulate than Facebook.

Actually I was told by my country's consulate that those countries that are on Visa exempt cannot apply 🤷‍♀️. That's a whole lot of countries!

With the DTV Visa, Thailand wants to attract people who are working remotely in other countries and spending the money in Thailand. What you do with your spare time - I doubt if they care. I'll bet as long as you can prove you have the income from remote work, and you're not getting the income working for a Thai company - you're in. Let's wait and see how it plays out.

U sure sound all pressured up….Try meditating, yoga or volunteering.

I just saw a post about a guy getting the 5 year dtv with one medical appointment as evidence. He did say there was no way to tell if future appointments were needed 🤷‍♂️

@Frank *********

were you seeking criticism? 🤣

Having said that, I did see that post myself about the 'one week cooking class'... as though that would qualify 🤷🏼🙄

Please tell me, oh Great One, how long does the cooking class need to be to get the DVT?

That’s social media at its finest. Have a thought? Throw it out there!

Why do your own research, why try to studying your situation, why look into anything then share it to have some value ……

When you can just blurt out anything on social media!

The amount of abuse is pretty big , I see the Thai govt making changes in the not too distant future..rules are lax now, they more than likely will tighten them up

I get it that some questions have been answered multiple times and some questions are a bit redundant and make no sense…. to me or to you however if your new to this site then the questions make sense to the poster. I think this post will make a lot of people not want to ask anything and not all people know how to look and see if the question has been answered before. Have you ever heard of the term “keep scrolling”?

Well those “soft power activities” aren’t clear yet. As of now the DTV visa just seems geared towards digital nomads. Until then, we’re going to see LOT’s of questions on those soft power activities. 👍

IQ' s arent going up, dont expect things to change for the better

It's typical of a new opportunity being offered and many want to test the boundaries and see if it's an easier option.

But I agree, there are some people out there that should do a little more research first themselves.

Before asking silly questions

Remember when it was just mercenaries and international arms dealers here. Visas were less complicated and less important actually. 😂🥃

Are there any digital knob head training courses,

I want to get ladyboy single lessons.

The purpose of “Thailand Visa Advice” is to ask questions and give “advice”. Everyone has different levels of experience dealing with immigration, especially if you don’t live out of your home country. If you get “annoyed” or call people “dumb as hell”, that’s a reflection on you, not the questioner.

I want to understand what you’re saying but I can’t read. Can you call me and explain it to me over the phone

@Frank *********

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I think the soft power reasons for the DTV remain very unclear. It is going to depend on how each Thai embassy interprets this justification for this visa. It is going to take time for people to test the system to see what is accepted. People are not going to get answers on Facebook or YouTube.

The questions that annoy me the most are the people asking if they have to do 90 day reports and if are they tax liable if they are here more than 180 days. There are just a lot of people that want to stay long term without really understanding what it means to stay long term.

Correct, these people walk amongst us.....

old men have far too much time on their hands…

That being said, things are as clear as mud. People cannot be blamed when this is the root cause.

why would you get criticism for telling it 'how it is'? You are spot on with your post..