Will I be allowed back into Thailand after a short trip to Laos?

@Michael *******

A TEFL is acceptable for online tutoring and I think Im right in saying that if the teaching platform and students are outside Thailand, you can work for a platform. I think you can apply for a DTV this way too as I asked about it and I was told I would need up to date payment proof from the teaching company. I havent tutored for over a year so my acount isnt up to date

That said you will more likely need a 'real' visa moving forward and if you have ties to Thailand in the form investment and a relationship

@Michael *******

do you have a bachelors degree? If you don't its going to be difficult to get a teaching position, TEFL is not enough. What the right visa is depends on your situation. If you want to come and teach you will first need to find a job and get your employer to provide the paperwork for you to apply for a Non-B visa

@Michael *******

times change. You need to have a bachelors degree now to get the Non-B visa that allows you to work inside Thailand as a teacher. Here's a link to the requirements for immigration to issue a visa in Thailand, look at 5.5 and 6.6 /2.FOR-WORKING-AS-TEACHER-NON-B.pdf

@Michael *******

I'd strongly advise you to go and get independent advice. It's not about the training it's what you do after you are trained. It might be worth you looking through some of the jobs here and seeing the requirements