You are a Tax Resident when you stay longer than 180 days in a calendar year.

If you need actually pay tax depends on a few more variables.

Consult a tax specialist.

If you have a ED-visa, you are not generally not allowed to work in Thailand.

@Kelly *********

All of these technically require a work permit and appropriate visa.

Immigration just haven't done a lot of cracking down on people doing this kind of work without any work permits of Visas.

No, if you apply with less than 500.000 baht in your account, you are wasting 10 000 in applications-fees.

It will get rejected.

No one knows the future of the DTV Visa. For now it is a solid 5 years of worry-free living in Thailand once approved.

I'd go for it, and adjust if things change.

@Andy ******

But it needs to have been filed at some point.

The landlord here refuses to do it, so I assume it's just not been done at all. Ever.

Worry about the 90 day report 90 days after you enter.

TM30 is required though, so you'll either have to get your landlord to do it or get it from somewhere else.

You can go do that yourself though. But you need more documents from your landlord... Which she isn't likely to give you if she doesn't want to do the TM30.

I'd personally probably report her negligence and move out asap.

A bank-account should be easy enough with your Non-O visa and a Certificate of Residence from Immigration. Do it yourself, save the money.

Extensions are also easy enough to do on your own, just go to the Immigration, get a list of required documents, prepare said documents, and go back when ready. Bring 2 sets of copies along with your original docments. Not sure why they wanted 2 sets from me, but they did.

If you do not have the 500k baht, and you are paying an agent to circumvent that, or any, requirement, your visa is shady as heck.

Might be alright, might not be, depends on when or if they want to crack down on it.

And I believe it's only a matter of time until they do.

@Suzene ****

What are you confused about?