Be careful how you approach the DTV for what you are thinking. Each time you enter you run the risk of being asked to prove the medical treatments and appointments and the cooking course. They are checking and will be checking more in the future. If you use a cooking course for say 6 months then what are you doing there next year? No course no 6 month stamp. It will happen.

@Luit ****************

yea residence certificate, did my mums car licence today, arrived 1pm left 2:05pm with the licence.

@Neil *******

I never pay, just wait a week as I plan ahead. Haha

@Neil *******

I’ve seen people fined for not. It’s best to do straight away.

Also consider that DLT might only accept in the 1st 90 days for conversion. And each police and DLT will have to ere own interpretations of the law, same as immigration so things differently in different places.

It’s Thailand that is normal, what works where I am in Samui won’t always work elsewhere.

@Neil *******

be careful with that, many people. Get fined believing that, but the police might not know that, and will fine you anyway, you can’t argue because that is disrespectful and will end up with more issues and bigger fines. 🤪

If you goto immigration with TM30 and copy of your passport you can get residence certificate easily. Apply wait 7 days pick up. And it’s free.

DLT for licence is also simple.

@Chris ********

kids yes, partner no

It’s a catch 22 situation for applications such as this, because you would technically be in breach of your current visa. You can’t work remotely on an ED visa, so starting and running a business while here and not doing anything else won’t be an issue, but moving forward it possibly might and while only a very small chance, the way Thailand works you just never know what they will do.

It’s all good until the course has finished and you get checked by immigration to prove course on reentry. It will happen in the future.

Have a partnership for business, and both apply as the same. But 500k each. Any other way you will have issues I think. Don’t do “soft” for your partner if not legally married as you will struggle in the future.