Stephen Howell 25k a year is way less than the income I would lose by moving the money to an account paying only 1%

Pat Trick if you don't like answering questions why are you here?

@Robert ******

he means a Thai bank account genius

@Greg **********

"LET ME ASK you: why would you be so stupid and book a soft power course, if you already fulfill the requirement to apply for a DTV based on being a digital nomad?"

Because it's very possible to work remotely and still not satisfy the application requirements for workcation. You need to have been doing it for a signicant length of time, for example. If you've only been doing it a few months then your documents won't be sufficient.

@Sefton *******

no they haven't

@Michael *******

incorrect.

@Michael *******

yes you can, and have always been able to. You cannot work for a Thai company or service Thai clients, that is all.

1. There are 2 kinds of DTV visas. Workcation and Soft Power.

2. You do not need any kind of visa to work remotely outside of Thailand. Immigration have specifically said that they do not consider this "work" for visa purposes. You have always been allowed to work remotely, just like you can literally everywhere else in the world.

The visa is to allow you to stay longer.

@Michael *******

go on then, show us a report of someone being deported for working remotely.

You can remote work under any kind of visa. DTV just lets you stay longer.