@Wannikea ********

can I transfer the equivalent of 500k baht to my account a few days before I apply for dtv? Because I don't keep that much money in checking or savings accounts. Most of the money is in my investment accounts which I can't use afaik

@Angelo **********

lack of references, no company, just sole prop, working for myself. I can only provide tax returns, 1099s from clients and write a cover letter

@James *******

thanks for the tips. My concern about the "soft power" option is that if do it based on a doctor's appointment or a cooking class, when I leave and go back to Thailand a few months later, they'll ask me at the border why i need to go back if I already finished my treatment or classes. Is that a valid concern compared to getting DTV as a remote worker and still having a legitimate remote source of income months and years later? Do the border patrol officers even know if my visa is based on remote work or "soft power" when i re-enter?