@Justin ****************

Fact: Test and Go has been suspended until further notice.

“Further notice” does not give a time frame. No one knows how long it will be suspended for.

“One should expect” does not imply knowledge of the future.

None of us have a clue what will happen in the future. But we can make educated guesses. Which is all my “one should expect” implied.

And since Omicron is relatively new it is IMO smart to assume that “one should expect” quarantines for the next few months. Since it will be weeks until data shows it to be relatively harmless or months for the waves of it pass in various countries.

I’d personally be shocked if Test and Go is opened again in Jan and there is IMO no chance for the remainder of Dec.

When do you think the temporary suspension will end and what would you consider several months?

Short Answer: Unlikely

Long Answer: Test and Go has just been suspended so going forward one should expect to have to do quarantines for the next several months. Going forward and as I have said for a while now….

Thailand is open but unless you are planning a long (multi-month) stay it likely doesn’t make sense to plan a trip there.

Even with test and go if you or someone near you tested positive it turned your vacation into a nightmare. Sure the positive rate was under 1 in 1,000 for test and go but that’s still pretty high odds your vacation turns into a hospital stay.

@Justin ********

sadly the lawyers I personally know in Thailand are corporate lawyers. Can’t help with real recommendations. But if you are curious about cell phone tower law….

But to be serious

My first thought would be to contact your lawyer (the one who wrote this for you) and ask them if they have a colleague in Thailand they would recommend. That would be the most likely option to make sure all your bases are covered. After all you don’t want it to work perfect in Thailand but not in Australia.

My second would be to ask around the expat community. Try to find someone who actually has done this and been divorced (so you know it held up) if possible.

My third would be to ask the Australian consulate.

But my guess is your lawyer in Australia can find you a lawyer via their network.

I’m going to put this as nicely as I can.

If you have enough money where a prenup makes sense you have enough money to hire a lawyer in Thailand to make sure everything is in order.

Just saw this from Richard Barrow so it appears there is some success at least for teachers.

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Currently Thai authorities say digital nomads are not breaking the law.

But this is a grey area because they could change their interpretation and enforcement of the law at any time.

So

@James *********

you would likely be ok but you have to be aware of the fact that it is interpretation and enforcement that would allow it and that could change with no notice.

The law as written can easily be interpreted that digital nomads are “working” and therefore breaking the law.

You can google search and find various cases of digital nomads being busted only to later be released and told they were not breaking the law.

I have not heard of any digital nomad rather self employed or working for a foreign company being charged and tried for breaking the law. Just a handful of busts of coworking spaces and similar where they were later let go.

I’m curious what jobs are you allowed on this visa?

Christian Daviez and I believe they now have a 20 year (4 x 5 year visas) for 1 million baht.

For those who will spend most of their time in Thailand for the next 20 years it is a fairly good value.

And you never have to leave the country.

Basically a limited residency program.

Cheapest is the overstay but it looks bad on the passport. Personally I would just go do the 1900 baht extension.