@David ******

Honestly, I have not explicitly seen it. Someone still gotta explain to me first, what "Thai Soft Power" even means or entails.

@Ivan ***********

Funny. That is the reasoning I thought of today, having just seen that I got a few THB of interest on my Thai bank account (which I usually only top up with some pocket money). :-D

@Lyra ****

Good question. I am not sure. With the METV, they never really stopped people from border bouncing in that manner. If they did reject people it was for the (constructed) reason of having insufficient funds / assuming work in Thailand. But with a visa specifically given for doing remote work while in Thailand that reason of refusing someone from re-entering would seem void.

As for permanent resicency. I believe there are more requrements involved than just spending periods of time in Thailand.

@Ivan ***********

I have got to dive a little deeper into that. From what I knew so far was that you have to prove two things: Having been in Thailand for at least 180 days and having some income from within Thailand. Then and only then could you go and get a Thai Tax ID. But I am not sure how accurate that information was. Will look into it more.

@Gar****

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@Ch**

: I did send you a PM on FB messenger the other day. If you have a moment to check your message requests, I would appreciate it.

@Ivan ***********

On a bad day at local immigration extensions can also take longer than a border run. 😅 But your input is correct.

@Jim *******

I think I am the OP 😉

@Ben **************

If you have enough money to also afford to book a “Thai Soft Power” recreational course like boxing or language course … yes.

@Johannes ****

I think it will talke more than just days to have tax related aspects answered. Quite a bit unclear regarding tax at this point. From what I gathered so far: if taxable - only on foreign income actually transferred into Thailand (bang transfers to Thai bank account in own name). Cash / credit card deductions can’t be tracked. Practical issue: right now it would not even be possible to get a Thai tax id without work permit or passive income from within Thailand. I am diving deeper into that.

@Johannes ****

Very good questions. I have the same.