If you’re trying to get citizenship, better be able to pony up 500,000 baht no problem. For that you’ll need a non immigrant business visa, maintain a job and work permit + visa for 3 years to get permanent residence. Then it’s 5 years further to get citizenship and you usually make a donation of 500k to 1 million baht. You need to maintain income and post taxes. Citizenship here is not easy.

The DTV is ok but won’t help you on any type of eventual permanent residence and you’ll have trouble renewing it in country, needing to do a border bounce every 180 days. Not awful but just something to know.

ED visa have been scrutinized as well so I’ve avoided them. I live here in a privilege visa, it was honestly the cleanest and easiest option for me. Dtv will work for fine for 5 years but don’t count in it to be there when you’re done and don’t count on being treated like a resident on one, your can not open a bank account and aren’t seen as living here on a long term visa. 👍

@John *********

I emailed Thai privilege member services and was told as long as I am not receiving a Thai salary ands working for a Thai company, I am clear to work remotely for my American company. I do not need a work permit. I am allowed to work remotely and receive my foreign salary under the PE visa, no taxes owed here either on that salary and if there was, I also have a tax treaty between USA and Thailand. 🤷‍♂️ That’s the OFFICIAL word. Do I need to screen shot it for you? 😂

@John *********

they’re talking and working for a Thai company in Thailand. But I emailed member services and I’ll paste their reply here when I get it. 🤷‍♂️

@John *********

The reason you can not on a retirement visa is because it says explicitly that you can not. That is because you’re supposed to be… retired. 😂👍

@John *********

oh really? You have an elite visa? I do and yes you can.

How many sources do you need too accept you’re wrong? I’ll provide as many as you’d like. 😂🤷‍♂️

@John *********

you can work remotely for your home country company/yourself on an elite visa. 👍

@Christopher **********

well apparently that tiny amount of savings comes with some complications. As it usually does when gaming the system…

@David *****

my wife and I found good insurance here for us both for $2200 USD a year, with everything I need covered. Insurance here is much more affordable than the USA, as well as treatment without insurance.

🥳

@Donald *********

after it crashed out in the 90s, it’s been propped up by manipulation basically. The Tom yum kung saw the baht completely fall apart until intervention. I was interesting to read about.

The USA is purposely devaluing the dollar to make more money and manipulation as well. If you bought Nvidia in April you could’ve double your money lol people are making insane moves and eventually they’ll try to bring value back to the dollar, but they want a lot more of them first 😂

@TL ******

if i couldn’t walk great and wanted a more relaxed vibe, Hua Hin is great.