Donna Fine because they check the paperwork so that when submitted it is correct and I don’t have to spend time worrying about anything or answering follow-up questions. Yes, I could do it myself - I did look at the website, but frankly didn’t have the time to look into the detail, so happy to pay someone for the admin. There is no difference to embassy processing time. Only on personal time spent. And a good agent will only submit when documentation is in place so less chance of delays due to follow-up questions.

@David *******

. Faster for me because they handle the paperwork and I don’t have to spend time on it. I have a higher degree of certainty that it will go through as everything is checked and there is no follow up questions and delays.

@David *******

it is true that it is not necessary to use an agent. But using an agent is faster and saves time. But when using an agent make sure that it is a reliable agent. Plenty of references in here.

@Steve ******

and as always inconclusive. During a briefing on Thai Labour law at one of the european embassies there was a specific question on global nomads. The reply was that if someone was in Thailand temporarily and did remote work for an overseas entity this did not require a work permit shortly after the DTV visa came out. But then again this is Thailand… sometimes an answers are inconclusive

@Hans ******************

i was here on a work permit. Went somewhere for a while and just came back on a DTV visa. Used Thai Visa Centre to help as I really didn’t have the time. Money well spent. Maybe reach out to them

@Steve ******

indeed. But working in Thailand is normally defined as working with Thai entities or in the Thai market and being paid in Thailand. I was in a Thai Labour Department briefing a while back where it specifically was mentioned that global nomads working remotely was not considered working in Thailand. This was before the DTV launch so some time ago

If only working for 25 days you can just come as a tourist. As long as you are not carrying out work in Thai market no one will care.

I applied form Denmark. It is actually fairly simple but as I didn’t have time to look after the details I used Thai Visa Centre. Fast and efficient. Money well spent

@Valerie ********

possibly but keep in mind if you enter Thailand as tourist they will look at total number of days spent within a year.

Both Cambodia and Laos are feasible locations for DTV applications and as mentioned by others you get sufficient length of stay.

I highly recommend Thai Visa Centre to help with the DTV applications. They managed our applications (myself and dependents) in just about a week. They can also advise which Thai embassy is better to apply at. Write to