To be eligible for a work permit, your salary must be 50,000 baht per month. I think it's a little different for schools since they are essentially government entities, so can get away with lower pay and still qualify. But they can hire 2 full time Thai or Philipino teachers for the same pay that you would require for wanting to work part time. So you can do the math based on that.

If the teaching is not the point, and not needed for survival, then you are much better off trying for a DTV based on your YT or a soft power activity and focusing on that.

Insurance is not required for a non-O visa. But if you want to have insurance for yourself, then it's fine.

@Alexander ******

You shouldn't be too worried about that. That's barely any time at all

@John ***************

No, I've only heard of people doing it. I don't actually know anything about it. But there's no other visa that would allow your babysitter to work in Thailand besides a work visa. Unless you want to create a company yourself and hire 4 full time Thai employees so you can get 1 work permit for your babysitter, this would likely be the next best option.

A new year does not erase your history. Immigration officers are looking for patterns of people spending too much time in Thailand. If you've spent a lot of time in Thailand, then you should get a tourist visa at the minimum. If you're at all in doubt, get a visa.

The only chance (not a good chance) you have, is to find a domestic helper employment agency in Thailand. You can arrange for them to hire her and give her a visa, and then she works for you through the agency, with them getting a cut.

It's in whatever passport you gave to them when you applied for and paid for your visa on arrival.

You do not qualify for Visa on Arrival. That is where people apply for and pay for a 15 day visa at the airport. You are asking about Visa Exempt (being exempt from needing a visa. Not any visa at all).

@Denis ******

The overstay wouldn't matter regardless because the immigration office specifically said the extension isn't ready and to come in on Monday. The situation you are talking about is if your permission to stay expires on a day the immigration office is closed and you go to apply for the extension on the next day it's open, but this person has already applied for the extension.

@Steven *******

Money makes everything possible, but that's not a requirement regardless.