I do not see Thailand as third world or behind times. You made up that narrative. I see one of the fastest internets in the world opening up huge doors for innovation and advancement.

Globally, in the best case scenarios internet infrastructure is 5-10 years behind these improvements in speed and stability. Technically, if I wanted to modernize a farms internet of things capabilities to track everything financial and logistics I would be working in agriculture. Which has far too much paperwork to stay competitive by attracting foreign talent. The red tape is often what holds back innovation.

@John ******

it's not worded the same on every embassy website

Following

@Terry *****

"news outlets" in Thailand are complete speculation

It's an odd requirement considering some countries no longer do this. For example, this is printed with laser etched security features in some countries. Considering anyone can go to the stamp shop and have them made.

Is content creator a remote job? If they make content in Thailand, is that considered working in Thailand? I'm speaking more generally for all peeps shooting video content in Thailand.

@Amy *****

they asked for residency card or passport and current utility bill or bank account (which requires residency) in other countries that require you to be a resident. They mean a government approved resident, not just present in the country. A VPN does not solve this.

Southeast Asian countries are okay with it. I don't think that works in Europe.

In Greece they wanted my residency card and a recent utility bill or bank statement to prove I lived there. You have to be a citizen or resident in Greece to open a bank account.

A friend was denied in Poland because he didn't have a current utility bill in his name to prove he lived there. He has a Polish passport.