@Psy **

it has to do with visa and work permit. You can't freelance as a sports trainer. If you have enough money you might be able to start a gym, but you would need to employ minimum 4 thai national before you could even be considered for a work permit etc. It's not easy like "hey, let's move to another country and work as a freelance trainer". Ask yourself - could a thai person come to your country, get the visa to stay long term and get a work permit for a "random" freelance job, that many of your countries citizen can do as well? Most likely not... it would not be easy.

Do not choose Malaysia... they have the most complicated requierments. I too, would recommend spending some week in Vietnam and apply there.

...eller att åka hem till Sverige och ansöka hemifrån. 😊

Oavsett vilken ambassad/vilket konsulat du väljer, så se till att läsa all information på deras hemsidor innan du ansöker (då ser du t.ex. hur krångliga de är i Malaysia).

Du hittar också mycket information i gruppen "Destination Thailand Visa" om du använder sökfunktionen där (sök med namn på land eller stad) för att läsa om kraven samt om andra personers erfarenheter därifrån.

@Daehoon ****

yes, it matters. The embassies/consulates have their own local requierments... All visa applications for Thailand are done online, but you have to be in the jurisdiction of the consulate where you apply, i.e. you should be in south Vietnam to apply through HCMC. The jurisdiction for HCMC is: Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City, Can Tho City, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

Type the name of the city where you plan to apply and read about bank requierments and other peoples experience from applying at that specific embassy/consulate.

Putra Yes under 3... (I would personally make a pdf-file including that certificate, a photo of the entry stamp in the passport and a hotel reciept, even though the cerificate on it's own is likely enough).

...some people don't even arrive to apply, they live in the country. 😉

Putra doesn't have to be right after you arrive in Taiwan... It should be done shortly before you're going to submit your application. It can be done some hours or some days before (not a month before since it's only valid 1 month).

An advise to anyone who plan for to apply for a visa is:

- Do BASIC research before submitting your application.

That includes reading all information provided by the Thai Embassy in the country where you're going to apply.

In this case, the Thai Embassy in Taipei clearly states that a "Certificate of Entry and Exit dates from National Immigration Agency" is a required document needed to apply. It should (could) have been submitted in the initial application.

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Even if you apply online you need to actually be in Taiwan to apply there... you need to visit the National Immigration Agency to get this certificate and submit it to the embassy as requested (this is to prove that you are IN the country where you apply).

If you go to Vietnam to apply, please note that US passport holders need visa to enter. You can apply online and the process is quick.