@Mark *********

I heard different, apparently they relaxed arriving by air but hardened up on the 2 land entries. At the end of the day no one has a clue and it all depends on the mood of the IO at customs. Nothing is set in stone.

3 visa exemptions within a 6 month period according to the embassy website but like every thing else in Thailand it’s surrounded by vagueness and whatever.

Michael F. Neuhaus not really, I have an actual permanent employment contract with he am established company

The visa requirements are backwards. They don’t care about income they just want to see the 500k in a bank account so theoretically you could be unemployed. It’s a remote worker visa surely evidence of income is all they should need. I’m a remote worker and earn 90k baht per month but because I don’t have 500k just floating there I can’t get the visa. It’s pure bs and penalises a lot of remote workers meaning legit long term visas are STILL out of reach for the majority. And they wonder why people abuse the tourist visas.

@Neil *****

I don’t understand why 6 months of payslips and work contract can’t just suffice. Not many people just have 500k baht sat in their accounts. I earn 90k baht per month which I can prove and would happily pay tax on, but because I don’t have a random 500k baht sat there i don’t qualify for the visa which is pure bs. At my age the only way I can stay long term legally is marriage visa. I can’t do an ED visa because I have to work to earn the said 90k baht per month.

So it’s either a marriage visa or just abuse the tourist visa.

I’m hoping that 500k baht requirement gets reduced or replaced with income evidence.