So … do you have a work permit for this “local pro” job you are trying to gin up? I honestly doubt anyone would hire someone to do these things for them. They are either going to wait to rent a place when they arrive or they are going to just book sight unseen online. Hiring a foreign middle man to go look at places is an unlikely step to add.

@Brandon ***********

yup “local pro” is the tip off that this is an attempt at starting a business

Contact them and or apply and submit it and see what they say. It doesn’t cost anything to just apply.

Jasmine Queen unlikely to have one she qualifies for. Remote worker is super super tough. If you don’t have 16,000 you likely don’t make the criteria for wealthy world citizen which requires an investment of 500,000 usd in Thailand and 1 million usd in assets. Wealthy pensioner is a bit easier but need to make 40,000 passive income plus 250,000 investment in Thailand or 80,000 passive income (all usd) AND be over 50. There is a 4 category but that requires a job in Thailand in specific fields

As everyone said. No visa needed if you are a us passport holder (and many other countries). Currently it’s 60 days visa exempt (they are talking about lowering it to 30 days, but that would not affect you either). When you arrive, you go straight to immigration, not visa on arrival. That is for countries that are not eligible for visa exempt.

As everyone said above, fill out the TDAC three days or fewer before arriving. You can do it on arrival as well but then you have to wait in line. TDAC is 100% FREE so if it’s asking to charge you anything you’re on the wrong website. Only use the official Thai government one.

If you’re over 50 get a retirement visa. As long as you’re not working in Thailand, you don’t actually have to be retired.

Ashley Little good plan. Don’t declare and get it confiscated. 150,000 usd takes up a ton of space so…

BeautifulBee8997 OK so you have no intention of getting the one-year extension? Now I am confused if you’re not mixing the two up. There is no 90 day report on the non o visa because you can’t stay longer than 90 days on the Non o. Once you get the one year extension of stay then you start needing to do 90 day reports if you are going to be in the country for 90 days continuously. Every time you leave the country, it resets the clock. .

Dennis Starkey yes yes there is but that’s after you get the extension. He is confusing the 90 day report and the extension. He seems to think that entering on the non-O gets you one year stay which it does not.

Nongnuch Kamdee don’t be a dick.