Will have to contact directly to see how this Visa relates to Art or music festivals.

Confused by this bit. Participate in so-called “Thai Soft Power Activities.” These activities include:

Muay Thai courses

Cooking courses

Long-term medical treatments

Sport training

Art or music festivals

@James *******

thanks much for the info. Sounds like I need to go for a different Visa if we are wanting to perform at events.

I just finished helping organize a festival here in New Zealand last week. Haven't been to one or helped with one in Thailand yet.

@James *******

thank you. We will be around Chiang Mai for awhile. Am keen to study Thai language and massage/ traditional medicine. Studied at Tao Gardens last year.

@James *******

am not in Thailand right now. I was there last year. And coming again in July. So looking at our options so we arrange the proper documentation.

@Robert ******

thanks much.

@James *******

I am not already working in Thailand. I am not in Thailand currently. And haven't attended any festivals yet. I am only asking as we are invited to perform at a festival. But I need to know the details first. We don't have the DTV yet either. Last year I did training for Thai modalities and will study the language now also. We qualify for the DTV based on what we want to study in Thailand. But also saw the DTV can cover perfomers/ musicians. So am trying to work out how it all works. We haven't violated any laws. And won't.

Thanks all. Mainly looking at the DTV for "soft power" activities, as we study Thai herbalism, massage, and other modalities. And yet, I did see that performers at events and such could get the DTV. So wondering how that goes for work. But Greg Bewick answered my question.

@Frank-Steven **********

I am referring to performing at a festival where many overseas acts are booked. Every country has permits for overseas performers to work. I have been in Thailand and hosted an open mic that no Thai people would host as they didn't want to put up with the tourists. I accepted and asked for no pay, as I don't ever want to take work from locals. And always well supported the local musicians with large tips. But when a festival invites an overseas band to perform, they often pay them. With a permit to, of course. The main reason for applying for DTV for my partner and I is that we study there in massage and other cultural activities. Yet there is also a permission in the DTV for performers. So I wondered how it goes when a festival wants to pay. How do we get permission for that. I will inquire when I apply.