@J**

yeah you were right to get stuck in mate 😂 DJing in a venue, even unpaid, is legally “work” in Thailand because you are providing a service. That is completely different from playing a chess tournament as a hobby. The DJ case was a work permit violation, not a prize-money or recreation issue.

@J**

interesting. Is there a post about that mate? I'd like to read up on it

Read my comprehensive post on this page and understand your visa. You don't need anyone to hold your hand to enter Thailand

Playing in a chess tournament as a hobby is not “work” under Thai law. Incidental prize money does not convert it into employment unless you are competing professionally or under contract.

What gym is it?

If you have the visa already, the gym can't cancel your visa. You don't need ongoing classes for 5 years.

Read my comprehensive post on this page to understand your visa and your ongoing obligations mate

You’ve moved from “class checks” to “money checks” without any published case of a DTV actually being cancelled. Denial of entry is not visa revocation. Until there is a documented enforcement action, this is anecdote, not law.

Lucky! 😂

“Random enforcement” is a story people tell when they don’t know what the law says. There is such a strange mentality with old expats spreading complete crap Facebook😂

@And***

there is no published evidence that anyone has had their DTV cancelled, and it would be huge news if they did. Immigration publicize when they cancel visas just like the crackdown on education visas last year. There is no way they would cancel a DTV because the person "didn't have the money in savings", because that is not an ongoing condition to keep the DTV. The person may have been denied entry if they didn't have the 20k baht just like every other tourist is meant to have upon entry to Thailand however again, this would have been highly publicized. So yes, nonsense heresay from you buddy