You can enter on a visa exemption. That will give you 30 days and can be extended 30 days. You can get 2 visa exempt entries in a year. After that, you would need to get a tourist visa in a neighboring country. Your future employer should be able to convert your visa at Chaeng Wattana, but you may need to go to a neighboring country to get a Non-B visa so you can get a work permit. For jobs, teaching is easiest, but you might at some point be able to find a low level job in marketing or office admin to avoid the teaching route.

The staff at the Rayong immigration office are really friendly and helpful, but they are very strict on 90-day reporting and notification of new address. They are motivated by fee generation, and won't hesitate to enrich themselves when they spot a technical violation.

The requirements haven't been fully developed, but it's clear the only foreigners who qualify are investors, venture capitalists, highly skilled workers (accountants, industrial engineers, etc.) and high-level executives of MNCs. Digital nomads like digital marketers, drop shippers, webpage designers and other non-traditional workers will not qualify. I'm not sure why the DMs keep posting about the smart visa like it will be their long-term stay solution.

Same requirement. Sorry if you don't like it. Your employer can apply for a 15-day work permit to expedite the process.

Your prospective employer will need to apply for your work permit approval prior to your arrival. You will then need to apply for a non-B visa from a Thai Royal Embassy in India. I believe there is a requirement for a bond that is posted into your passport when you get the visa. It takes about a week to get the non-B visa in India, and you must apply through VFS.

Depends on your employer's status. If you get your work permit at MOL, or if your employer processes work permits at the One-Stop Service Center but is not BOI/IEAT, then you need a medical certificate for each work permit renewal. For BOI/IEAT companies, no medical certificate is required, even on first application. You can get a medical certificate for 500 THB at most clinics and hospitals.

They only need an invitation letter. A guarantee letter states purpose of trip, where the applicant will stay, dates of trip and guarantees payment of all expenses. It is more applicable for short-term work assignments.

Good to hear that there might be another option. You never know if it is embassy policy or just a lax officer. In HKG, it is the way they have been operating for at least the last 3 years.

I have personally applied for non-B visas 3 times. I last had one of my staff apply in July. HKG is the only neighbor country that does not require a WP-3/letter of approval to issue a non-B. You need to submit an invitation letter, signed by company director and with company stamp, a current certified DBD registration statement, a copy of your passport ID page, 2 passport size photos, a visa application which they give you when you check in at the information counter, and a copy of your HKG entry visa ticket. Most importantly, HKG is interested in your visa fee, which is why it is the best neighbor country embassy. After you get the OK at the information counter, pull a queue ticket. At the application counter, they may question you, asking if you are a HKG resident, but ultimately they just want your money. Apply before noon, and pick up next day before noon. It's a well-organized office without long queues. I know they list a lot of other company documents as requirements on their website, but in 4 times through the process, they have never even accepted them for review.