@Alex ********

good to hear!

@Siggi ******

in the past some teachers were arrested for teaching online to Chinese students in China from Chiang Mai. Perhaps it was because a Thai company employed them to do it. The law clearly states that work is prohibited without a permit too. But anyway, let's say you're right. I just want to do the application once then be done with all that for 5 years. I didn't ask about whether a marriage visa would be better. I already made up my mind on what I want.

@Chris ********

in any case, I still want to get the DTV. I seem to remember reading that remote work for non Thai entities is illegal on a marriage visa without a work permit. It certainly used to be. Of course, it's not strictly enforced. For my main source of income, I always want to be legal though.

Anonymous participant 664 interesting to see that you only had the 500k for the last couple of weeks. Better than letting it stagnate for 3 months!

@Kool ******

assumptions! From my statement above, you can see that I don't want to do the Thai work permit route. Also at some point my family would like to relocate so with remote work, I could take that with me! Also the 500k is not a problem for us and I didn't mention it in my post. Let's stay on topic and keep discussions relevant and hopefully useful for everyone!

Anonymous participant 664good to hear. I've considered applying in Jakarta as I'd like to visit Indonesia.

@Sefton *******

apart from the bank, that's good to hear. I heard that those married to a Thai citizen can have a bank account, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it! Can manage without in any case.

@Jef *******

yes that makes sense. I had a multi entry marriage visa from Suvannakhet long ago! I'm not too worried - just preparing.

@Jef *******

in another post, I read that they can ask your visa history, are you married? do you have kids? and so on.

Also I'm quite happy to do the soft power activity. (which I could also do on the marriage visa) I look forward to learning Thai cooking and meeting people through that.