Hi all I have a very good friend from the UK who is looking to move to Thailand and live there, so I'm looking for advice and thoughts about what Visa he maybe able to apply for, so for work the plan is to work remotely for a company based in the EU, so first thought would be the DTV, however although the role will be mainly remote the company does have some equipment in a data centre in Thailand and as part of the role my friend would need to maybe once a week go and work on the hardware side of things, repair/replace/upgrade, so this hands on part makes me think the DTV is out as an option, so my thoughts go to starting a consultant service in the UK to apply for a business visa, but not sure if this would allow hands on work or if starting a consultant type service in Thailand is an option somehow, but the problem there is probably 4 Thai staff for 1 work permit as my friend won't need staff, so if anyone has any thoughts please share, thanks in advance...
Sorry I should of been more clear in my question, my friend has NOT been asked by any company to work illegally, it's important to him to stay legal, I do also agree that a work permit would be needed, and this being the case, what are peoples thoughts on the best way to do this please, I don't think an EU based company could help provide a work permit as they don't employ Thai staff and don't have a branch office....