Usually that means proof of residence. Which can be embassy letter or immigration letter.

Depending on your current TM30 registration that can be easy or need a small fee. Bangkok I read likes you to have done a 90 day report (I think thats not certain) so you may need an agent or to use the mroe expensive embassy route.

Thats exactly what I did.. A letter explaining its my company and I never had a formal contract, but London is apparently a bit lenient and it was early in the process.

@James *******

yes of course a new entry is possible and likely without checks.

The question is what is the requirement for extensions, and at this point no one knows, I would assume it is highly likely there will be some form of continued eligability requirement, dont you ??

@Stuart ********

No one knows what the extension requirements are, but for all other visas where money is part of the visa and extension first the money is shown overseas, to obtain the visa, and then shown incountry to obtain the extension.. Thats a pretty standard requirement and process, its exactly how non imm marriage, retirement, guardian, etc all work.. why would the same thing not be possible for the DTV.

Until it is made clear what the extension reqirements are, I am going on the assumption I probably need 500k in a Thai bank (probably seasoned) just in case. Maybe I dont need it, but its there anyway.

The issuance of visas falls under the MFA but the control of staying here falls under the Dept of interior / immigration, who generally are a lot more controlling and demanding than embassys and consuls.

@Tod ********

Its months away from extensions.. But realisitcally if money needs 2 month seasoning, that isnt months away.. 2 months back from mid jan is mid nov.. 6 weeks or so.

We simply dont know yet..

The notes from the cabinet meeting discussed 10k.. But the royal gazette publication which is the law didnt.

I think making it 10k is counter productive as a border hop avoids it.. Seems too easy to save the cost. But stranger things have happened.

You cannot 'switch' to the DTV incountry.. If you meet the conditions for a DTV under work or soft power etc you can travel overseas to apply for one and return.

@Stéphane ********

But they would have zero reason to explain the distinction of domestic media capture v earning income from overseas media capture. Embassys are generally clueless on the workings of labour law and routinely give poor advice even on visas, as MFA is a totally different government department, whereas labour law, taxation and payrolling is what I do for a living. Assuming these things are linked connected or knowledgable is a rookie mistake.

Anyway I was just curious if this was brought up, it seems it wasnt.

@Stéphane ********

Its for sure in the grey area, and assuming what is good for Thailand is hence legal is not how it works, remember the DTV is only exempted from a work permit for 'non domestic' work, previously media work, like youtube would be domestic especially if it was Thaicentric.

Heres how the employment office covered the topic in the past. Similar distinctions on internal recording v simply collecting revenue.

Is uploading videos to YouTube considered work?

I have a YouTube channel showing a video diary of my travels around Thailand – promoting the country and activities here.

I am trying to understand what laws I need to be aware of in relation to my current and past activities. Is uploading videos to YouTube considered work? Does it matter if I have YouTube ads turned on or off?

I have many other videos on my channel, which I made 100 per cent outside Thailand – before my arrival. If I have ads turned on and am being paid for these past activities while I am in the Kingdom, is this considered work?

Concerned vlogger, Thailand.

No, it isn’t, as long as the uploading is for fun or to share on social media networks publicly for free. However, if you turn on YouTube ads while living in Thailand, or post them in your own blog where they can collect revenue, this could be considered work. Even if you posted videos while outside Thailand, but then activated or turned on ads related to them, this would still be considered work, as you would be making money while in the country. It means you are working while you are living in the Kingdom. However, if you activated the ads before entering the country, but still received revenue once entering the country for your holiday, then this would not be considered as working while staying in Thailand.

Yaowapa Pibulpol, chief of Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO).

Curious if anything was mentioned in the process about taking photos in Thailand as part of that business.

I can see an obvious argument that to do so would then be working 'in' Thailand and not working remote. There were similar distinctions about youtubers in the past where they could be earning youtube income (from overseas video) but not make Thai content which then became domestic work and required a work permit.