well, mainly because other extensions aren’t. Proof of funds, letters from Thai banks, updated bank books, seasoning of funds. These are all requirements for other extensions.
DTV are mainly obtained with funds shown in foreign bank accounts. Issued by embassies and consulates. Immigration aren’t likely to accept foreign account statements.
People are reporting difficulties opening bank accounts.
These things lead me to believe it won’t be simple.
probably because the extension is unlikely to be ‘simple’.
Going shopping for the day in Kuala Lumpur, for example, is quite straightforward.
Obviously that’s location specific, if you’re in Nakhon Nowhere surrounded by chickens and dogs, and a good slog from a land border, then an extension may be more attractive.
You will, hopefully, soon learn that there is no one ‘it always works in this way’ in Thailand. That goes for individuals, businesses (like banks), government departments, and immigration offices/officers.
The ‘bunch of stuff’ that any landlord might want from you will differ from person to person.
You take the uk marriage certificate and register it in thailand. They then provide you with what’s called a Kor Ror 22 คร..22 (get your wife to search for that term)
That is the Thai version of your foreign marriage certificate.
Here’s a video she can watch so she understands how to do it
it’s not a ‘work around’ when you stay somewhere, that’s where you are, that’s your address, and you have proof of being there. Like your hotel or AirbnB reservation.
ok. What I probably wasn’t clear about was that you can find different levels of amenities in the same city. So, many places in Bangkok have great services and many don’t. Sane in Phuket or anywhere else. You’ll need to do a bit of a deep dive into specific areas to get a more objective idea of what you can expect 😊
I think there are many people on ED visas who do work remotely. This is one of the reasons the DTV was brought in. It’s been a great area for a number of years. Very difficult previously to find a legal way of working remotely where your clients and business is outside of Thailand. I mean, it’s clear what you need to do to work IN Thailand, for a Thai company but previously there were few options for remote working.
So you probably could quietly work remotely on an ED visa but it presents its own challenges and now the DTV exists, if you don’t have to get an ED visa I’m not sure why you would. As for legal advice from a US immigration lawyer. That would be a pointless waste of money. Either visa you’re considering can be obtained without the help of professionals.
Where you want to relocate to, now that’s a whole other kettle of fish.
Internet speeds are important to me; I was in a nice apartment in Bangkok and the speed was 30mg up at best.
In Phuket now and it’s 500
That doesn’t mean it’s like that all over those places. It’s building specific so I think your location would best be a completely different research project for you and is outside the scope of this group. There are groups from pretty much every major city in Thailand though so you’ll have no shortage of options once you’re ready.
Once you've cancelled your work permit and both the extensions, might be worth considering a flight to Kuala Lumpur and back. There's a morning flight from Phuket (8am ish I believe? And one that returns at around 18:00, Have a day in KL then fly back to Phuket. It's going to be a similar price to the land border run but, in my opinion anyway, better than sitting in a van all day.
