The first thing to look at is the cost of a decent school for your children - you did say you might send them there in the future. The costs are often a nasty surprise to those that do not know the system. This is especially so if you want them to follow a particular country curriculum for University entry etc

@Elías *******

So many grey areas. What about people coming in to present at a conference or meeting (Public or company in-house). What about coming in to deliver training to company staff or even to outside people working on your projects. Can it be done on VE or do we need a Business Visa - do we need a temporary WP (They exist). Company I worked for went through all of these questions with lawyers as have many others. Pretty much a blind eye is taken as to strictly apply the letter of the law would be detrimental to smooth operation of business in Thailand.

@Andi **********

Of course not - even companies who say they do it often do not. Nice publicity for the C-Suite to tell people it is what they do 🙂 Public bodies even less so.

@Andi **********

It is not rocket science. Make a strategic plan. Then execute that plan ie the projects in the portfolio. Make sure you are on track and if not correct or pivot. Track using something like OKRs against each initiative :-( I have gone all corporate there lol

@Sefton *******

It is usually like that. A build up then crackdown, especially when politically expedient.

Anonymous participant 844 There is no doubt many are openly working in Thailand on DTV when they should not and really need Work Permits and different visas. Some are even quite blatant about it and promoting services on Facebook and TikTok.

@Andi **********

Exactly. Just churning water to appear they are doing something. It might just be they will be held to account for numbers and marketing going forward.I am not saying anything here but ask anyone who has had to deal with them their opinion.

TAT are in desperation mode at the moment. The figures for visitor numbers they promoted and predicted are way down. They have massive competition from other countries. The current political situation in Thailand is in a state of flux so their coat might be hanging on a "Shoogly Nail".

There is cheap Thai style accommodation everywhere. Like 3500 a month in Chiang Mai for example. Look around the Uni areas in places. Short term Condo expect to pay a premium. Agents get one month rent as commission for a year contract. They are not going to put much work in for short term

Anonymous participant Retirement visa is 1900 Baht for 1 year. You do need the 800k in a bank or 65k a month income though.