I did Ottawa online for my online work. I have plenty of clients all in Canada so it was easy to show letters from them and payments for the last 6 months coming in from only Canadian sources. It took about a week to be approved. I recommend you get a few months in with regular clients. It doesn't have to be too much income, but has to be clear that you are doing what you say you do. Best of luck.

@Chris ******

soft power isn't going to work for a 70 year old and it is becoming less and less reliable. They also mentioned nothing about coming to learn courses or interests, just hoping rental income would do it.

Nope. Your husband can get a retirement visa. You will have to get a tourist visa 2 months with 1 month extension while in country for total of three months, then leave to a bordering country for a day or two, then return and on another two months. You can do that each year for a total of 5-6 months in the country per year.

Anonymous participant 957 Not sure if you are familiar with this DTV visa, but most of us apply for it as people working remotely from Thailand and that is why they grant it.

Anonymous participant yeah that's so weird. And scary. the DTV is precisely for people who work, remotely.

@Andi **********

I don't understand why Would A.I. make up a story or someone do that here? There are plenty of legit Anonymous posts and also lots of strange stories.

You'd have to end your retirement and work remotely for a company or train in thai cultural soft powers, like cooking or muai thai.

@Damodar *******

aah!!! For training, you can no longer be considered a tourist. If you just said holiday it would have been smooth sailing. Man, they are really cracking down.

Happy ending! Crazy they wouldn't let you in as a regular tourist. Why isn't it possible after having learned 9 months and away a month you are just coming to chill? And with a US visa yet, not a suspect country where you are sneeking for freedom or anything. Scary stuff.

Make sure the course is more than 3 months, that other tourist visas can't accommodate