@Elías *******

How many DTV holders are working for household name companies Thai Immigration would recognise on a business card?

@Jirka *******

Looks like they were checking for recent work.

@Elías *******

They are strict with everyone. The actual immigration office in Chiang Mai are also very easy to deal with and helpful too. Only recently threads in Expat Groups praisng them. I have never seen that for any other offices.

@Chasity **************

I worked for a large Japanese company here. All the Expats kids went to NIST in Bangkok which was close to the office. Would need to check but I think fees go up to 1 Million Baht a year. The extra curricular was expensive. A Japanese colleague complained about all the birthday presents he needed to buy for parties every week. He had two daughters there and he said the parties were weekly. Almost crying into his beer lol

@Chasity **************

OK. I get it now.

@Chasity **************

I only know the school costs at international schools are high. At my last company they were covered for my colleagues kids but they were not cheap. They still complained about cost of extra curricular activities which company did not pay for.

Anonymous participant 405 I know the exact requirment. I owned my own limited company here previously. I was also looking into the BOI Smart S Startup too for a friend in the medical area ie telehealth etc. In certain domains they have special provisions and waive the 5 employees etc.

@Chasity **************

Yes, it gives you a cushion. The METV allows multiple entries into Thailand for 6 months. Each entry can be extended for another 30 days in the country at an Immigration Office for 1900 Baht. If you left Thailand just before the 6 months up and entered right away that gives you over 8 months with the extension.

@Abhishek ******

Agree. They still pull in big numbers but the time of large growth is over.

Anonymous participant 405 Which part is the obstacle? The 4 Thai employees? Are the Smart S BOI startups still available?