Plus any time you must visit Immigration headquarters to fulfill your visa requirements, you do not queue in line as do other applicants.

Saikat, IMO, the Elite visa is far easier to acquire and simply enjoy life here. Plus you are able to invest and buy whatever you like without any headaches :-)

Jay, if you buy property, you will pay taxes, trust me on this ;-)

Saikat, it depends on what investments you make as to what taxes you will be paying.

The reply from Tod copy and pasted in case you forgot....Chinese nationals cannot use the thai consulates in neighboring countries and must go back to china to apply for thai visas at the thai consulates there.

You posted this identical question 6 hours ago and Tod gave you the reply. You must return to China...the answer has not changed since then....

@Steve **********

Come to Bangkok sometime and you'll see some very successful and busy bars.....not talking about Pattaya which is a dump.

@Steve **********

You do as you like....I've been there and did well and now I'm happily retired, enjoying life.

But to answer your specific question, this simple bar will not meet the requirements to get you a Non-B visa & W/P, for that you require a serious investment and to open a company, hire the required number of staff, pay taxes and social security, maintain proper books and accounts....etc. This again depends on where in Thailand you decide to live. Good luck ;-)

Speaking from experience, I've lived here going on 2 decades and have owned pool & sports bars and restaurants in Bangkok...it is not for the faint of heart. Depending on where you are located Up Country and what you decide to offer, I would keep it very simple. The more entertainment available: pool table, tv's, food and drinks, music, darts....etc the more permits and licenses you will be required to show. I didn't even mention "girls" and ladies drinks. Most guys that I know who have bought a tiny "Bar Beer" for their G/F's (often a bar girl herself) have never seen the money returned or a satang of profit. But as has already been mentioned, you never know until you try, keep things simple and the costs under control and it just might work out. ;-)