I wonder how you managed to get tourist visa for 10 months, normally application for tourist visa will not be granted back to back.

Now you want to do a visa run again, and this time get a DTV?

The officer processing your visa application might be alerted by this misuse, but when you fully comply with all requirements, you might be approved.

I think applying from your home country will have a better success rate.

I think best is to apply 2 to 3 months before your course is starting. When you apply much more they might ask you why as you say yourself.

When they ask you can tell of course you need time to arrange a place to stay and other things.

@Ivica ***********

When you plan to travel in November you should not apply before somewhere in August.

Most embassies will not process applications more than 3 months before intended travel.

@Stephen ****************

When in your example you work remotely for a client in London, this client demand you to work for a client or branch in Bangkok, you do not work for a client outside Thailand anymore, and because they ask you to be in Thailand it does not look remote work anymore.

@Stephen ****************

the work also has to be remote.

@Christopher **********

Why should Vancouver be at fault? They always have the possibility to reject your application or give you a more appropriate visa without refunding any money.

A chargeback on your debit/credit card might result in getting your money back, but since this is fraud, I would not advise so.

Surely not in case you have the intention to travel to Thailand at any time in the future.

No refund, some embassies even mention on their website that in case they provide another visa as applied for the difference in fee will not be refunded.

It is your own responsibility to apply for the correct visa.

@Alex *****

No

@Andries ********

The question is what will you do when you stop Muay Thai after a year? Do you get possibility to change to freelancer at that moment?

Bank statement, driver license, energy bill are all possibilities as long as name and adress is on it.

When it is granted you are free to decide when and how you enter the country.