Questions:

1. What are the requirements for «sports activities»?

2. Does a gym membership count?

3. Would the intent of competing in a sport (bodybuilding) count?

4. How to prove it?

5. Proof of finance - does stock / crypto holdings count, or is it strictly bank balance?

6. Can it be substituted for proof of stable high income?

@Greta ****

that's amazing, I arrived at 3pm - seems I need to pay my dues at the immigration office😂

Thank you all for your replies, appreciate the time you took to help!

Big thanks to each and everyone of you who took the time to answer🙏 You've been very helpful! Except the scammers, of course...

As for purpose of visit, when questioned by the e-visa application, I'll be an expat (digital nomad), but as a non-resident obtaining my funds from outside of Thailand, I am exempt from local taxes (from my knowledge).

Do I still apply for a METV (tourism?) VISA, or should I be looking into non-immigrant visas as mentioned here?

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