I do not think your remote work has to be 100%. A letter stating you can work remotely from Thailand is that others I know supplied. This was even though it was their own company and they were writing as Directors about themselves.

The visa is valid for 5 years from date of issue. You can enter Thailand any time during that time. Fir example of yiu had it approved now but did not enter Thailand until you finished up in Singapore in March that is fine. As for embassies Jakarta is getting good reports but is going eVisa after today I think it is. Go to Cambodia, Laos or Vietnam. Taipei is another option. As yiu alludecto the Thai Embassy in Singaoore is a strange one and has been for decades. It was when I worked Singapore. Getting a B Visa for a Work Permit in Thailand is a cinch though.

What did the screenshots say - was it merely text messages or an official police report - which would have been in Thai. I really doubt you will have a problem but coming in one Visa Exempt like you propose is an idea.

@Neil *****

I think we have to wait and see about taxation. A good indicator will be all those on O Visas who should be submitting tax returns in March 2025 who have never done it before. As for DTVs and tax Thai friends think there should have been a minimum income per month. I doubt they have the systems in place for that though.

@Sarah ********

If it was all DTV that would seem big numbers. I have been to Singapore Thai Embassy for B Visa for work. Looking back I think there were easily 100 people there that day and I had planned what I thought would be a quieter day. Good luck with the DTV.

I take it the 100 were not all DTV applicants and included other consular matters?

Well they are pretty easy now. "IF" the do change it can only be to tighten up and be more restrictive.

@Sefton *******

I forgot about the volunteer tourist police and immigration helpers too :-)

@Sefton *******

But plenty do and you see senior Thai official posing with them and thanking for them for the great work. You see projects an initiatives in national press. You also see some of these initiatives be awarded grants from blue chip companies. The problem was when the visa was abused and people never went near the volunteer org. Even valid orgs now find it very difficult of not impossible to get the required visas.

Obviously not as the DTV Visa is not 180 days old yet.