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@Terje **************
you cannot work in any form IN or FROM Thailand without a valid visa. You don’t need a work permit for remote work but you need either a dtv or ltr visa
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You can also work remotely even on the retirement ltr which you cannot on the non o. Just frustrating to reach the passive income number.
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@Chris *****
yes because he wants an o visa which he needs to convert from a tourist visa. It isn’t confused. You can’t convert without a bank account. And you can’t get a bank account until you convert.
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@Chris *****
yes. With non o visa no problem. With tourist or exempt you cannot open an account to get non o. And without non o you can’t get a bank account.
Kim **********
So I was told yesterday by a visa agent that they called all the banks and all said no for the account for me and I’d have to leave the country to apply for non o
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@Ant **********
you can just go to a nearby country. Don’t need to go home
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@Damien *******
actually these days even agents are saying it can’t be done. I was told yesterday they couldn’t find a single bank willing to open an account t
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@Gerg *********
my bank gave a horrifically low exchange rate and I suffered through a 30 min phone call being asked the same questions over and over about whether I was sure it wasn’t a scam