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What visa should I get for a one-month stay in Thailand, and can I bring my dog?

Apr 21, 2026
10 days ago
Hello, I’m 58 and have $200,00 usd in bank. And will be working remotely part time until I retire at 62. Want to go for 1 month first while I decide where I want to live. Or get a 60 day visa. Not sure which Visa I should get. And are we allow travel with a small dog?
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The user is considering moving to Thailand for one month to explore living options while working remotely part-time. They are uncertain whether to apply for a standard 60-day tourist visa or a multi-entry tourist visa to facilitate travel. The conversation reveals concerns about traveling with a small dog, the challenges of bringing pets, and the importance of not engaging in remote work on a tourist visa. Various comments suggest weighing the decision to bring the dog until after establishing residency in Thailand.
David *********
First off why would you go on a public forum like this and tell everybody how much money you have? 🙄
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Peter ***********
Do not broadcast that you are working remotely on a tourist visa, it is totally prohibited. It may not happen but someone may just report you, so take care who you tell.
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John ********
Peter Mcconnell you really should off read the post before you comment rubbish
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Joey ***********
What do you do that allows you to work remote
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Richard ********
Joey Parmenter that should not matter to you. 🤨
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Martin *******
Get a 3 month tourist visa, cause if you decide to stay, this one is the base for your next visa ...mostlikely Non O retirement.
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Chris *******
If you are US passport you still get 60 days Visa Exempt.

Organizing and paying for a dog to travel for 60 days would be doable, possibly expensive depending on airline.

However transporting your dog 2x would be more than 48hrs on planes, transport to and from airport, layovers etc.

Not worth the stress and expense for a vacation but can be done.

One way for our cats was over 30 hours, plus the time getting to the airport and to our accomodation.

We moved here so we had no choice.
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Ian *************
With 200usd in the bank you won't get far.
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Bohdan **********
Bringing a small dog is no problem taking it back home will be. It will have to go through quarantine in your home country
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Brenda *********
Put it in an annuity and get monthly payments for 20 years
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Martin *******
Brenda Hegwood He better put it in my account and get 20 years good advise for free 😜
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Darren *******
Get more money everything gone up
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Ka *****
Don't bring dog for such a short period. It takes months to prepare dogs to enter Thailand. Check it out first...
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David **********
While I understand the dog question, I would forget about it until you have settled here.

You can enter for 60 days on a tourist exempt visa stamped in your passport on entry.

Concerning remote work, it is not permitted. Of course they turn a blind on short stays, but if you settle, there are a few (5 or 6) where people have been sent home for doing so.

Thai immigration are no different that Western immigration and starting to be far more strict because of abuse, mainly by the Russians, Israelis and Indians.
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โกรัน *********
I don't understand your statement with the 200K? Why is that important?
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Garrett ***********
$200 usd? or $200k?
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John ********
Will you be bringing your dog for only 1 month?
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Bill *********
Don't bring any animals as you want to enjoy yourself. You'll be moving around and exploring and do not want to be tied down with an animal.
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Deslea ********
I’d be inclined to get the multi entry tourist visa. It will give you six months of coming and going to figure out what you want to do, apply for visas in country where available (not an option for every visa though), move belongings back and forth etc. It’s great flexibility for not much more work. If you bring your dog you should probably treat that as a one time thing, ie you bring the dog at the end once you have your long term visa and a place to bring him. I wouldn’t bring him back and forth while you’re working it all out.
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Peter ********
Also many stray dogs roam free and can be aggressive to small dogs . Soi dogs are a problem if you like walking your dog
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FarangJ********
You can adopt a street dog in Thailand and lot easier than bringing a dog here.
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Jacky ******
Pffffffffff
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Bill *********
FarangJaiDee123 Excellent point!
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Eileen ***********
FarangJaiDee123 not really. am doing it. with label as high rabies country,?awfully complicated and expense. going back to get my soi dog tomorrow
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Barath *******
Eileen Stelladog so what happened to your dog back home? 🥹
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Deslea ********
FarangJaiDee123 A pet isn’t interchangeable, that’s like saying why bother bringing your wife when you can just get another one here.
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Bill *********
Deslea Selmes Animals and people are on a completely different level so that is not the same at all. But to your point getting a Thai girlfriend versus a Western wife would be a 1000x better.
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@Bill ********
Thai girlfriend will drain you if you stay in Thailand, I brought my Thai girlfriend ( now wife) to the U.S.A. to experience that dollars are not growing on trees here and behind every dollar is a hard work !!
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Bill *********
Petr S. Van Valkenburg True, she sure can! But that's where discipline comes into play. Don't let her get out of control. Just remember she's not the only one out there. Move on when necessary. Never ever consider marriage!
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FarangJ********
Deslea Selmes People do but I don't recommend that.
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David *****
FarangJaiDee123 😅
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