What is the best visa option for over 50 expats moving to Thailand for work and courses?

Read closely the requirements for a DTV visa

It may suit if eligible !!

Hubby may be eligible for workcation DTV depending on his employment situation outside Thailand

There are many MuayThai

Courses in Hua Hin

DTV must be applied for from home country and include police checks

There are other Visa’s for over 50 - but work is not permitted

The DTV isn’t a visa to go traveling in Thailand it’s ment for you to complete your classes then nobody knows the future probably need more courses for each entry good luck get back to us or why not just apply for a dependent on your husbands workation DTV

Please note: with O or OA visa working is strictly forbidden. Same also with tourist visas.

I agree with David E Moore, for both of you, next to the Soft Power DTV, a 90-days Non-Imm-O Retirement Visa and the subsequent 1-year extension of stay based on being over 50, with each of you showing 800,000 THB in a Thai bank account, would be the best way to achieve a longstay in Thailand.

If your husband will be working remotely from Thailand then he needs to obtain a DTV based on Workation before travelling to Thailand. He can't legally work remotely on a visa exempt entry, a tourist visa or indeed on any of the retirement based visas. If he will be working for a Thai entity then he needs a Non-B visa, no other option.

If your husband gets the DTV you can then apply as his spouse, no need to sign up for any courses in advance just do courses as and when you wish.

. . and most of all, you just cannot stay for 6 months on visa-exempt entries. You can stay for 30 days, get the extension for 30 more days, exit Thailand, stay outside for a week or two, then enter visa-exempt again. However for these second exempt 30-days you will most probably only get a 7-days extension. All in all you can stay in Thailand on visae-empt entries for a maximum 97 days within a half-year period. . . . You will have to exit Thailand and stay away for a minimum of half a year before you can return on another touristic entry.

I reckon you should RE-THINK the whole plan, as you have so many things wrong!

“Should we come in on 30 day visa then reapply for another 30”

*** there is nothing such as a 30-days tourist visa. You enter visa-exempt and get stamped in for a stay permit. You can get ONE 30-days extension for 1900 THB. Before these 60 days are over you must LEAVE Thailand. . . . . ATTENTION: the airline can ask for an onward travel proof or they won’t let you board the flight

“Apply for 60 day non OA multi entry visa”

*** the 365-days multi-entry Non-Imm-O/A Longstay Visa can only be applied for in your home country. It requires a police background check, a medical attest and a mandatory health insurance

“Get the letter from the Muay Thai gym and apply for the DVT”

*** For the application to a DTV you need to be in your home country where you are permanent resident. It requires a police background check and each of you needs a minimum of 500,000 THB equivalent in GBP in each one’s bank account. AFAIK, the deposit must have seasoned for 3 months and the Muay Thai course must be booked and paid for a minimum of 6-9 months

First of all it's the DTV, not the DVT.

1) A tourist visa that you apply for is typically 60 days (without knowing your passport) Visa exempt (again not knowing your passport) gives you 30 days which you can extend for another 30 days.

2) There's no such thing as a 60 day muti-entry non-oa (or even o) They are 90 day visas. You can get a re-entry permit if you decide to leave within the 90 day period.

3) As long as you meet the requirements for the DTV, there's no problem applying now as it's valid for 5 years from the date of approval. As you mentioned, you are already in the process of getting police clearance, but note that you can only apply for the DTV from your home country.

4) The non-o based on retirement for those over 50 is probably the best option for "living" in Thailand.