Thanks to you ! Your page provided a big help in my visa application. Once I get it, I will make a complete guide for the visa elite once i receive it at the end of the month :D this could help future applicants
You're welcome! Actually, we faced the same problem: the major point would be more about how to explain to your thai bank that you're getting money from abroad freelance work... This might rise some questions as they will potentially suspect you from doing a kind of money laundry :P
Yes. When you have to fill up the form from Thai elite visa, they recommend you to tick ''occupation: other'' and then, write down ''freelance''.
This is apparently working for ALL applicants who are getting income from abroad. However, if part of your income comes from Thailand, this is strictly forbidden as again, a working permit is required and you need to declare/register your company :)
All benefits depends on the type of elite visa you select. For the family elite: vip limousine at the airport, special lane at the immigration, concierge, they can also help you to get your driving license or set up a company (even if, again, this elite visa doesn’t give you the right to work in Thailand. However, being investor is allowed)
We also checked the possibility to set up a company with our lawyer. The minimum investment is around 40k USD and you have to justify minimum monthly incomes + hire 2 thaï employees per adult just to apply for the 1 year visa which is not even 100% reliable for extension... in the end, the 10 years elite visa (which costs a little bit more) sometimes appears as a better option even if it does not give you the right to work in Thailand 😉
Well, I don't think you can lol: we requested 3 elite visa and even for our 11 months baby, they told us that we still have to pay 700 000THB which is the same price as for an adult 😂
Thailand Elite certified me that the travel agency who contacted me (Discover Thailand Co.,Ltd) was one of their authorized sellers :D
Actually, these authorized agents can proceed to appliance and collect your original documents but the payment must be done directly to Thailand Elite office.
Tino Hemmingsen Bingo ! She's actually the one who just contacted me by email ! She certified that the travel agency who contacted me was one of their authorized sellers :D
These agents can proceed to appliance but the payment must be done directly to Thailand Elite office.
Denla Amata Yes of course :) but the situation is still confusing: they told me that they are aware that an application was done to the immigration. But they can't tell me if it was done by the travel agency or by their own service.
Again, I didn't know that I was dealing with a travel agency as the agent was using the official thai elite logo and email signature...
The travel agency is now chasing me to send the original documents.
