No.. The DTV allows remote work only, working in any capacity for a Thai business is not exempted for work permits and the DTV does not support obtaining a work permit.

To be 100% accurate, you can 'open' a business as in the process of incorporating it, which you can do on any visa class or even a visa exempt. You cannot work in that business in any way.

No (holding any visa 'should' be enough but that doesnt mean every airline has got the memo.. I have had to have airline check in staff consult managers even with a non imm one time.

And of course immigration officers have full discretion, if they feel they dont want to let you in, they can often find a reason.

If they are suggesting he just comes over on a tourist visa and 'work it out once here' forget it

The LLC accounts and prior income tax submissions would be best..

I can only think that after you edited it there was a needed 'save' button that was possibly missed.

@Christopher **********

Theres apps like kasikorns tagthai app and pay and tour card so no Thai bank account needed.

Legally no.

Anonymous participant last winter we did all this for my brother, firming up all his financial accounts and cutting ties to the west.

There's still the days per year tests to be fully compliant but it's a strong start

There is no waiting period. You only become tax resident after 180 days in a cal year but that does not delay changing banking etc information to start your clock.

The part of this which can cause issues is that modern KYC (know your customer for financial services) asks for utility bills or bank statements (or government correspondance), and many western banks do not like overseas residents and some even close accounts if you change to a Thai address. Secondly Thai utilities dont come in english text or with tennants names on them (internet bills do).

One step around this is to go and get a letter of residence proof from immigration as soon as you do your TM30, and then go to a certified translator to have that officially translated. If you can change bank statement do so also and finally if you rent a house and get broadband that can be easily in a western name. Those things working together usually passes KYC.

@Paul ******

But you can see how they are 2 totally different levels of qualification ? With one having FAR higher demands than the other.

You only have to look at the complaints and posts about the tiny 500k in groups like this to see the contrast.