@Andi **********

Taipei told me no need to have translations legalized or notarized. Or at least, this is what they implied. They didn't say it directly, but if they required it to be notarized or legalized, they would have made it clear that's a requirement.

You've been away for 40 days so you should be fine.

@Andi **********

Official translation would be from an accredited translation bureau right?

@Graham ******

No. They don't even accept Lao documents in Laos, only English and Thai.

Thai staff at embassies abroad can usually understand only Thai and English, not the language of the country they're located in as they move around a lot, as diplomatic staff do.

While some staff may be able to understand whatever the local language is, or they may hire locals from that country for certain positions, generally the policy is to only accept documents in Thai and English.

@Vlad *****

Geez you are a pedantic one.

The fact is BOTH visa types state "employment prohibited ".

If someone was picked up for working online on a DTV, a not so well informed officer would initially be confused by where it says "employment prohibited" and potentially threaten legal action.

This is no different to those on a tourist visa.

In practice, Thai authorities have relaxed the online working restriction provided you don't work for Thai companies or have Thai clients.

They're not going to go after anyone working online and check their visas.

This would cause numerous issues affecting Thailands reputation

Not everyone needs a DTV. Only those seeking to spend extended periods in Thailand do.

Your average tourist can come to Thailand for 2 weeks and still take phone calls and send emails from their hotel room during their vacation and no one has ever had issues doing this.

Even if there were such stories in the past, there won't be anymore.

@Kaler ******

Vientiane is different. You need to have the 500K banked for at least 3 months before applying there. Same in Savannakhet, where they are reportedly even stricter and may require the funds to be banked for 6 months..

Taipei only needs the funds to be in the account on the day you apply but may request statements for 6 months to show incoming and outgoing transactions.

While they said that 6 months statements should be brought along, the actual balance only needs to be in the account on the day you apply.

@Chris *******

Oh it will happen. You clearly don't understand why its occurring and the agenda that stands behind it. We're talking several months before the trial begins and 9 months before full implementation. Of course the dates may change and it could be delayed somewhat but there's no doubt it will happen.

@Toby ************

It will. I suspect that the December starting date is for the trial, which may become compulsory for select nationalities, but not many just yet. Between December and June 2025, more nationalities will be added, until everyone needs one (except exempt nationalities) come June 2025 but ONLY those without visas.

No.