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Do bank statements need to be stamped for expats in Thailand?

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3 months ago

COMMENTS

Is it common for Thai immigration officers to stamp passports on random pages?

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I've often asked them to stamp on a particular page, and as far as I remember they always do.

2 months ago

Should I renew my Muay Thai course for my DTV visa in Thailand after it lapsed?

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You show the course to get the visa. Once you have the visa then you can use it - multi entry, each entry 6 months long - over 5 years. You should probably do the course you said you would do. If anything changes, we will all hear about it - that's for sure. Until then, there's no need to do another course.

3 months ago

Why was my DTV visa application rejected despite fulfilling the financial and gym requirements?

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Did you try asking the reason for rejection? Could you have been rejected because they think you don't really need this visa and a multi entry tourist visa would suffice? Is it a fussy embassy? Just questions that come to mind.

3 months ago

What are the tax implications of staying in Thailand for more than 180 days, and how does a Thai bank account affect this?

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180 days total in a calendar year makes you Thai tax resident.

I think that only money earned during a Thai tax resident year and also remitted to Thailand is taxable.

I'm almost completely certain that none of this is strictly enforced.

3 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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@Luit ****************

how about all the YouTubers who don't seem to be low profile at all? (Although, personally, I wouldn't want to take the risk of doing some of the more directlyThailand related content)

4 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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@Luit ****************

well I'm saying it's not going to be a problem on either DTV or visa exempt. Unless I see real life cases that show otherwise....

4 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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Luit van der Linde all I can see is an AI overview. AI is notorious for its hallucinations and lack of accuracy......

If a law is never enforced then it is not really a law in any case. The UK has hundreds of old unenforced laws for example.

4 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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@Luit ****************

can you give one example where someone has been reprimanded for remote work on visa exempt where no Thai clients or employers were involved?

4 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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Chris Mitchell I pretty much agree with you. I think some people in here are projecting their farang mindset onto how they imagine things to work in Thailand. I'm hoping to see more practical advice in here. The term visa abuse kind of rubs me the wrong way - seems like an overly dramatic term.

4 months ago

What are the application, entry, and extension requirements for the Destination Thailand Visa (DTV)?

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@Chris *********

I'm pointing out that instead of discussing whether online work for a foreign entity can be done on soft power or a regular multi entry tourist visa or whatever, we really need to look for examples where someone has gotten in hot water over doing these things and the outcome. (Or any other activity)

4 months ago