the 3 months seems like a way better deal...

I go to a chill gym on Koh Lanta, there are a couple with gym access. You don't have to spar if you don't want to; note it's also nothing like boxing or dutch kickboxing etc. MT sparring in Thailand is meant to be learning and light; the fighters have actual fights so often that sparring is more play as no one is getting paid to do anything where they could actually get hurt. That being said, you'll also have to not escalate/cool a partner down if they are more aggressive than you'd like - this is pretty unlikely to actually come from a Thai vs foreigner as well.

I submit (LAX) and I'm still pending document check...

@Donna *****

ohpa i really don't want to have to return to country of application. probably easier for me to just get denied and try to do it from a SE asia country instead. what did you provide for proof of location?

@Christopher *******

well to be clear, i'm not really on my way on thailand, just close to it. i don't actually have the flight from KUL-KBV yet. but i did fly out of the US jan 2 and am on my way to tunis now. after a week i have a flight to KUL. i can linger in KUL if i need to for doc review and approval, my worry is getting a denial and having to start something over again and from somewhere.

@Alma **************

hmm mine is pending doc review. submit .

missing from above is what is required to keep PR in Taiwan, although that is a surprisingly minimal amount of being there at least a little bit every 5 years. I'd be concerned about that turning into 183 especially if the government/politicians/people think foreigners are just abusing the program so that Taiwanese citizens pay for their health care.

for the education visa, you needed to attend an accredited school, so if not a university it was an accredited Muay Thai or cooking school. Not sure if accreditation is required for DTV. I've never heard of a dance one, I wouldn't expect that to likely work.

how do they conclude the remittance in was income from 2023 vs. 2024? I am skeptical of this being enforced well if at all in the near term really.

@Lina *********

Thai employment is independent of tax residency. Probably a hard reading is you're a resident for tax purposes if there > 180d