Can’t really answer that. It seems the UK embassy was quick and easy to deal with … quite some reports by people quickly approved there. I now handed in my application in Berlin / Germany. Status says they haven’t even bothered to check my provided documents, yet. But hey, maybe they are just doing me a “favor” cutting it as close to the flight date I indicated as they can. Or they are busy observing holidays or ceremonies. No clue. Anyways. Have not heard anything at all about France thus far.

Are you outside of Thailand? Then I suggest your home country. If you are already in Thailand, transfer to work visa can also be done by immigration office at the district of your company.

@Joy *****

Sure thing. Have you looked into the new Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)? With your background I would think working / teaching remotely would be better. Where in Thailand do you want to settle? If Chiang Mai, there is a good community around remote workers and AI entrepreneurs. Let me know if you come to town.

1) Work permit and visa not gonna happen with so few hours.

2) There sure are. But best bet is to do so remotely / online from Thailand, not by being employed by a Thai company.

3) Pretty straight forward. Find a school to hire you - they will help you with the documentation for work permit and work visa. But again, unlikely to happen part time with such few hours.

4) There are some institutions committed to that. Check out International College of Digital Innovation of Chiang Mai University as an example. But again full time at small wage preferred.

5) Try gated communities.

@Satya **************

Gotcha. No worries. Anyways … what Brandon said. Enjoy your stay.

You got the "hello" part right. Not sure what happened after that - but

@Bra****

's advice cuts it for you. A closing "thank you" would have been nice, too. 😉

Told by whom? Immigration officer: trying to shake you down. Somebody else: Don't know what they are talking about. Bottom line: not true. In no hard limitation in terms of entries or max duration of stay "hard-coded" in law whatsoever. However, and having said that, if someone appears from their travel and stay history to be using visa exemptions for a long term / close to full time stay, immigration officers will rightfully question that behavior.

True. Larger notes get better exchange rates.

What

@Bra****

mentioned is unfortunately true. Same with most EU countries. It is a sad truth. And it is hard to explain to Thai friends or family that you care for - being that they are such a hospitable and welcoming country.

@Jo *********

I already have two passports - both valid for another good 4.5 years. I cannot just get a new one only because I want to. That is not how it works in Germany. I would have to report one stolen to be replaced early. Won't do that just to please Thai bureaucracy. Also, passports are not cheap these days ... might be cheaper to loose a year of DTV than to pay for an early passport. Anyways ... I am sure there will be a solution to the problem down the road. Pretty sure many more people have the same issue of needing to "transfer" a eVisa to a new passport.