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Applied May 2nd, got the call that my passport had arrived yesterday. 2.5 months wait

I had heard that Thai schools rarely if ever make phone calls to check your degree certificate is real, if they even ask to see it. Buying a degree certificate on Khao San road is also something of a running joke.

Not that I'm advocating that practice in general, but just in answer to the question in OP, some good teachers without a degree are likely considering that. If they didn't already. I wouldn't look down on a genuine, excellent teacher bending the rules in a country like Thailand.

Well obv OP didn't know, if he asked.

 

Yes you can of course only do those jobbs that are allowed.

 

Well duh. Thanks for adding nothing to the thread that hasn't been discussed 3 times already. A thread about being an online freelancer.

 

If you have the Elite card. They will help you getting a WP. There have been threads about it here

 

But not to work online, which this thread is about.

 

Glad you have the information straight from the Elite card offices rather than the mis-informed posters here.  Did they make any suggestion how you could resolve your situation?

 

I don't have a situation, I was just pointing out the Elite card isn't a solution to working online legally, which is what the thread is about, when I saw posters referencing the Elite card in said thread.  

 

Perhaps a call to the Elite card offices would clarify that much better than the mis-informed opinions here

 

Rhetorical question, if you didn't realise. I'm well aware that the Elite card can't get me a work permit for working online. As other posters wrote, it doesn't get me a work permit either, just hastens the paperwork.

 

 

The Thai Elite card doesn't permit one to work, right? It's a solution to stay long term with no questions asked, but not a solution to work online legally. 

 

You are allowed to play golf.

 

 

Perhaps a scan of the actual conditions of the Elite card would show that they actually assist you to get a work permit, if you need one.

 

A work permit for an online freelancer, the subject of this thread?

I'm taking no particular joy from this clampdown, but can it just be said one more time (I'm assuming it has been stated somewhere in this thread already)...

Whether one is under 50 or over 50, rich or poor, law-abiding or corrupt, speak Thai or don't, eat in local establishments or only eat American fastfood: one just can't live wherever they want according to their idea of fairness. Even if it's true that they're just an independently-wealthy, fun-loving tourist.

Period, end of story.

'cept for Thailand, prior to this clampdown, and Thailand in a few months when it blows over.

One doesn't simply receive a work permit on day 1 of being a teacher, it can take months for the schools to finish the paperwork for you to receive one. For agencies even longer. It's not uncommon to for schools to take on teachers while on tourist visas. If the teacher is questioned (but why would they be, it's a high status job here and doesn't take jobs from Thais) the school simply explains to authorities that the paperwork is on the way.

The Thai Elite card doesn't permit one to work, right? It's a solution to stay long term with no questions asked, but not a solution to work online legally. 

Just noticed this thread and skim-read the start and end. So basically there was some 'crackdown' 7 months ago but nothing has really changed and the new forms not enforced yet? That's about the cliffnotes?

Was there any criteria set for what they don't like to read in your 2 year visa history (e.g. what if I was on tourist visas for 2 years but still can prove offshore income for that period)?

The problem is there are just 5 people doing it this way...the hordes of others are just getting by and taking up seats on SRT trains and intra-city busses, taking stools at food vendor carts, and pushing up the cost of one-room rentals all around Bangkok.

If anyone on TV actually has stats for the expat population % and their income I'd be happy to hear it. TV's minor poll had >90% of us on 30k/mo or more. Double a Thai wage - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/734082-poll-what-is-your-spending-as-an-expat/

I don't know any farang that use intra-city buses other than maybe English teachers who obviously are here legally and contributing to society. Food stalls, lol they're everywhere. Thais live in 2000 baht apartments, don't know any farang in those either.

You're not really contributing in the way you think. The tourist industry is one thing but when you live there and are

on a different pay scale you take resources away from Thai people. If they allowed it, it wouldn't be just you doing this it

would be thousands of others like you. Me too. I left Thailand several years ago only because my Visa ran out.

With respect this is just your opinion. I'm sure you can come up with valid arguments, and I could construct an argument otherwise - many high end condominiums in Thailand are half empty. A digital nomad on an ed visa living there isn't taking away living space from Thais. Then say he/she lives on 30- 60k baht/month instead of a Thai amount, eats at Western restaurants instead of streetfood, takes expensive Muay Thai lessons (aimed at farang), buys VIP cinema tickets, uses taxis instead of riding a bike (Taxis struggle and openly complain when farang numbers decline, e.g. during the Bangkok riots), joins a Crossfit gym (aimed at westerners), takes weekend trips and stays in hotels that mostly cater to tourists, hires a jet-ski, runs up a way higher air con bill at home than Thais using a fan, gets occasionally overcharged wherever he goes, tips more than Thais tip, etc. the list goes on.

He/she hardly takes resources away from Thai people. Just my opinion though.

Unfortunate timing for UK citizens that applied for passport renewal by post, with the passport crisis back home. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-27813438

By the time the backlog is cleared I could be on >90 days overstay but I don't suppose Thai immigration will make any exceptions. Will just make my exit when my rent contract is up and appeal the blacklist from Phillipines/Vietnam

If they do refer to themselves, they'll more commonly use their nickname, in place of ผม or ชั่น. That's one of the fun things about Thai, referring to yourself in the 3rd person. 'James is going to the pub'.

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Hmm, I'd like to see an answer from a Bangkok source, rather than Phuket. Plus a bit more detail to make it clear they understood the question, e.g. 'we define any passive income generated offshore, such as rent from a property, interest on a bank account, or website advertising revenue, to be working, and a barrier to entry to Thailand without a business visa'. As it stand it's still ambiguous to me, and unenforceable. Based on that link all I 'think' is that they will define work however they like, when it comes to arrest someone.

If you don't update it here? Residual income.

So if you have an adsense website, you should deactivate it before landing at Swampy?

Ed visa

There is the Thailand Elite program, for 500,000 Baht you can get a 5 year visa and stay for a full year on each entry.

I was surprised to hear this is still running but it is.

This 'Elite' program appears to be the solution for people aged under 50 who have plenty of money and don't work.

Didn't the last incarnation of that company go out of business and steal everyone's funds?

There's still fine print on the webpages 'subject to immigration officer's approval' or something to that effect, was linked in one the now closed threads.