@Денис *********

this is not great advice.

Thailand doesnt really care if your status is pending or not. They will let you in on a visa exemption if you are eligible for one and dont have a lot of history with coming and going to Thailand.

The problem is if your embassy requires you to attend a interview in person at the Thai embassy in the country you applied in.

They may very well reject your DTV application if you can't go and they realize you are already in Thailand.

I stand corrected.

My googled source said any foreign income. Didn't specify remitted or not on the part I read.

When you are in Thailand more than 180 or more days during a calendar year, you need to pay taxes on any income you have made while in the country.

@Neil *******

the permit itself is valid for either 1 or 3 years... But its only valid in Thailand for 90 days after every entry. You can leave and come back and reset these 90 days, but after 90 days in country you need a Thai license to legally drive.

If you know otherwise, I would like to see official Thai information about that change.

@Jeremy ****

And I quote

"No clue where you heard 80k usd a year needed that's definitely not the case"

You are right it is not the case, but you were then told where it IS a case, to clear up the confusion for yourself and others who might wonder where this assumption originated.

It's not that hard to see why this was relevant here.

@Jeremy ****

.. He explained where the 80k confusion was likely from.

It was relevant to clear up that confusion.

@Larry *******

Immigration. Its the TM30.

It's advised that you stay in the country you are applying in case of further document requirements.

... Like a fresh set of scans of your passport showing that you are indeed in the country you are applying from.

Tourist visas and visa exemptions does not allow you to work in Thailand, not even remotely.

DTV allows you to work remotely, as long as your customers/clients are not Thai.

People are being questioned more when they bounce around a lot on regular tourist visas and visa exemptions, and a lot are being denied entry because Immigration thinks they are trying to stay long term on them.

@Cole ********

a few months ago...

Yesterday introduced new difficulties and even agents are pausing opening bank accounts as a service.