@Netanel ******

the e-visa online portal is directly run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All e-visa application are submitted through this portal:

This likely means that the various different document requirements, imposed by the foreign consulates will be scrapped in favour of the standard requirements of the MFA.

I don't see how this can be circumvented, since there's only one portal, with no consulate-specific features.

It will benefit some (no need to show months of bank transaction history), but may hinder others (processing time, loss of fee if not legit, etc.).

Applications are still be processed by the remote consulates/embassies, so they are likely to still have some discretional authority.

@Tod ********

workcation.

I work through an Australian company that I own, direct and am employed by. 🙂

@Dylan ****

yep. bounce within 180 days and you're good.*

*there is the possibility that immigration may start checking people's DTV eligibility when they enter. I don't believe there's any precedent of this though, so it seems highly unlikely.

@Stephan **********

"the big fun will come when the first people try to get an extension" - exactly.

You can be sure the agents will be circling when that time comes...

@Stephan **********

it does seem quite outrageous that, don't you think? 🤣

@Hans ******************

although you're not really supposed to do it, if you're not staying longer than 60 days, you can just use the 60 day visa exemption.

If your work is genuinely remote and you do in your room, it won't raise any eyebrows...

@Kevin ******

You can do it in Laos, either way.

If they have switched to e-visa, you just select Laos as your current location, as part of the online application process.

All Thai e-visa applications are done through the same central web portal:

The documents you upload are apparently then sent to the local (Laos) consulate for checking/processing.

The local consulate may require you to go there for an interview. That seems unlikely, but is possibly one of the reasons why you need to physically be there.

As for how long it will take? Who knows. Hopefully it would be similar to how long it took immediately before they switched, since their task is basically the same.

@David ***

I hate to sound like the bad guy, but what you're trying to do sounds a LOT like tax evasion. We'd all be doing it if it was easy and/or legal, but it isn't.

You say you're currently living in Spain. If your business transactions are being paid into a Spanish bank account, then you will never escape Spain tax residency.

If you genuinely want to float around the world, then your best bet is something like

@Jarek ***********

suggested.

To really do it properly, you'll also need to cut ties with Spain and Germany, since if there's any significant ties: financial, dependent family, or habitual abode, they'll still hold on to you as a tax resident.

I think you'll need professional advice for this, since the consequences for getting it wrong could be disastrous.

@David ***

where is your business based? It can't be based in Thailand, therefore you cannot escape tax residency elsewhere. You are always a tax resident of at least one jurisdiction. Becoming tax resident in Thailand does not end your tax residency elsewhere.

@John *******

you can select whatever language you like in the top-right corner.