Hello,

I hold an Italian passport. I work remotely (self employed).

I want to become a TAX resident in Thailand. What's the easiest / fastest way to go about this.

DTV visa approved in Hanoi - Self-employed digital graphic designer (also day trading but thought to not mentioned it and apply with the simplestt option)

They will move to E-visa (may take longer to approve) but hope this post will help you regarding the docuemets anyways

* The funds was deposited into Krungthai bank same day as printing out bank statement (*2 days before appointment*) - the bank was opened in May, so it wasn't 6 months statement but also submitted Revolut along with it - The staff asked to open Krungthai bank app to show her the 500K is still in there the day of my appointment

* Got the bank certificate + notarized from the bank just in case (200Baht)

* Been in Thailand already almost 2 years- 1st year tourist + boarder run - 2nd year non-Ed

Document

1. Cover letter - mentioned self-employed - approximate income monthly- ability to work remote - keen interest to be staying in Thailand while working

2. 3 quotations + 3 invoices + 3 paid slips from the past work

3. 3 letter verification of services from last 3 customers (matching with customers from No.2)

4. Upwork earning certificate

5. Portfolio (my website + CV+Upwork profile screenshot) - 10 pages total

6. Letter of relationship and financial support from my parents (don't forget to show birth certificate showing they're your parents - I forgot but the staff was ok with it)

7. Bank statements (Krungthai - 500K- daily spending transactions (May-Sep) + Revolut - 2 transactions/ month (March - Sep)

8. Condo rent contract in Thailand + The owner Thai ID card + Tha bien ban

* Total of 55-60 pages of paper

* Try to be patient when submitting the paper work. Don't speak if they didn't ask - organize the pages according to their document requirement from A-Z.

Try to make everything easier for them, they will appreciate it. They deal with a lot of nonsense and people who showed up unprepared all day. I can't image the stress they faced on the daily basis. Be calm and be respectful, and they were very nice back to us.

* They speak perfect English

* Submitted on Monday 23 September -went to pick up passport 26 afternoon (the email came eventually but I already went to pick up my passport before that)

Thank you for everyone's info and answer from this group.

If you have any questions, I can try my best to answer.