No. Before I had my bank account (not on DTV) I was paying maybe an extra $20 a month to transfer my rent. While not denying that is a bit steep, realistically you probably can’t afford to live here if your budget is too tight for that.

The “arrival card” is a digital card now and it applies to all foreigners. Tip - there are scam sites asking you to pay that show ahead of the official site in Google. The real site has go.th in the address, and there is no fee.

FarangJaiDee123 A pet isn’t interchangeable, that’s like saying why bother bringing your wife when you can just get another one here.

I’d be inclined to get the multi entry tourist visa. It will give you six months of coming and going to figure out what you want to do, apply for visas in country where available (not an option for every visa though), move belongings back and forth etc. It’s great flexibility for not much more work. If you bring your dog you should probably treat that as a one time thing, ie you bring the dog at the end once you have your long term visa and a place to bring him. I wouldn’t bring him back and forth while you’re working it all out.

Sorry for the hate you’re getting. I’m not a fan of the influencer thing myself, but people wanting to do business here legitimately and integrate beneficially with the local economy should be encouraged (although it is a hard slog). Assuming you have an existing business of this sort and some sort of provable qualifications or expertise, your way forward is an employer of record (EOR) through a company like Multiplier or Deeral. They (through a local partner) can legitimately employ you to work and develop your own business on a work permit - you’re basically paying them to secure your own services to work developing a local branch of your business. It isn’t cheap, budget to lose about a third of your earnings in overheads. And you need to have an existing business to bring here, otherwise it’s more like a sham arrangement (which big legit companies won’t touch). Real arrangements are BOI approved after looking at the existing business you’re hoping to bring here. Good luck.

Just take a quick trip across the border into Malaysia and back before then. You can even do it by train (although that will not be so quick) if you’re short on cash.

Stuart Chiverton I wasn’t offered any other option. I didn’t pay a fee.

The last time I got a residence certificate in Samut Prakan I was told to come back in a week for it.

Is it possible to walk back your resignation? Like is it in the last few days and you left on good terms? You probably qualify for permanent residency if you’re still employed and I think the application window is open for a few more days. You’d want to use an agent to get it through this close to the deadline though.

@Alyssen *******

Before the war fuel cost half as much and there weren’t huge swathes of sky unsafe to fly. Do you really expect that prices won’t go up?