also thailand just altered its tax law demanding taxes on global income after 160 days. that’s pretty intense already don’t they think?

@Greg *******

those are some wild suggestions haha. minimum spend?! that sounds crazy. also the dtv is a non-working visa so why would an individual applicants country give thais a working visa in exchange?

@Jeff *****

hm. while concerns about rising costs are valid, the thai government can address most of those concerns through policies that ensure locals benefit:

- improving public services with increased tax revenue

- investing in affordable housing

- ensuring the owning class doesn’t spike prices unethically (savage capitalism behavior)

- creating safety net policies that can help thais increase their wages without turning kicking all costs to consumers.

it’s the wrong perspective to look at the local thai population as a monolith, or as 100% burdened by growth in foreign population. in fact, most thais welcome foreign dollars. the condos we rent, the bikes we drive, the food we eat, it’s mostly going to thai landlords, thai restaurant owners, thai business owners. hopefully, increases in business’ prices results in an increase in thai wages.

but at the end of the day, most of this is out of the hands of foreigners and mostly regulated by capitalism and government policies and protections. content that paints foreigners are the problem is bad logic. the thai government has to ensure that not only the middle and upper class benefits from globalizations efforts.

the best thing foreigners can do is invest properly, be of generous spirit and respect your place in the ecosystem.

economics is a big convo. not to be summed up in one or two facebook posts or a click bate youtube video. don’t quote me but from my research it seems a large group of the new dtv holders are just people switching over from other visas at this time so there isn’t any influx of wealthy people. those ppl are here and have always had fluid visa options. but digital nomads are seasonal, usually younger and less financially independent but still meaningful contributors to the economy.

all in all, there much good in increased tourism. just look at thailands many programs to attract more chinese tourists investment; russian migration, etc etc. but moralizing capitalism which is inherently immoral is already dooming the convo. wrong perspective buddy

can’t believe these foreign creators are making such damaging content just for clickbait. how do you profit from trying to dismantle a visa that’s only been available 4 months 🙄

@Toni *******

my visa pdf on my phone was fine for immigration officers on the two entrees since getting the visa.

@Michael *********

bro chill out

@Aung ************

17 days for them to respond to me. 20 total from submission to approval

@Greta ****

happened to me at the dc embassy also. I can’t believe I applied twice to it but the second time, knowing what to look for, I combed through my application and felt semi-comfortable submitting again and eventually got approved. 800 visa… sigh still worth it but definitely wouldn’t have recommend DC to anyone new

@Stephen ****

it’s all in one account but I would be fucked if they ask for more than 1 or 2 statements cause I only recently put it all together. but if you presented just one statement, I could be in the clear

@Stephen ****

but it initially was just one bank statement and they never asked for more than one?