The cooking class soft power DTVs are absurd and abused by most that use that route. Nobody continuously does cooking classes for months on end. It’s turning into similar to ED visa and already have a bad rep. At least remote work, long term medical treatment and to a degree Muai Thai makes sense.

Setting a income and insurance requirement wouldn’t hurt for sure.

If I was 4 years older I would 100% do retirement visa instead.

Graham Seal many probably. Not everyone….

It should be zero problem if you can document you are actively doing the activity you applied under. Which should be easy, unless you cheating by doing a single cooking class and staying for a year lol.

Michael Dawson obviously you are supposed to do the activity you applied under for the duration of stay. Cooking class DTV for example is allot more tricky than remote work and ongoing long term medical treatment for example.

The soft powers are getting abused allot, and I think we are just beginning to see crackdowns on abuses. Just like what happened to ED visa.

Roger Lorton really? The best reason for Thailand tax residency is “Remittance bases tax system”. Very very beneficial vs having a western country as primary tax residence…..

Paul Arkes you go to your local Revenue department office. Takes a few minutes. Bring financial documents showing you remitted money to Thailand. Or spend money i Thailand.

If thai bank account, just bring a bank statement. (And ID of course)

Singapore allows you bank account at non resident?

Brook Powers needed when requesting Thai Tax residency certificate for example. And proving non tax liability in home country. But can be many reasons

@Nick ******

can be many reasons. But makes it easier when applying Tax Residency certificate. Without exit stamps its a annoying trip to immigration later.

@Bryon **********

not sure why you think that was rude? But yes no bank in any country would approve a loan for anyone without real ties to the country. Not just Thailand

@Ryan ********

really??? Maybe you should go back and check. Most people with some common sense do. But very few of us are bored enough to follow this deep into the thread. Look at the l1 comments…

Common sense goes a long way