Khun Robert

Nobody know what the decision will be from the Immigration Officer on the desk where you check into Thailand.

You were living in Bangkok for years using the Visa Exempt Entry, tourist Visa and ED visa to allow you to stay.

All your entries, exits and visa's used are in a database of Immigration which shows up on each entry.

Immigration Officer can ask for 3 proofs:

1. Proof of funds, so make sure you always have 20.000 Thb or equivalent in cash with you.

2. Proof of accommodation, so bring rental contract or hotel booking.

3. Proof of onward travel. 

They most of the times denial you under suspicion of working inside Thailand.

So always bring proof of working abroad and money coming into your bank account from abroad.

Good luck.

It is getting more popular indeed.

It is not crowded any more, but still lots of tourist walking around.

The busiest time is half December till March and for sure Songkran period when

lots of Thais and Malay come over for the parties.

• There is no mention of a return ticket on their website: 
• Passport or travel document with a minimum validity of 6 months, and copy
• Visa application form, fully completed
• Recent passport-sized photograph (3.5 x 4.5 cm) of the applicant
• For non-Australian or non-resident applicant, proof of an Australian Electronic Visa
• Copy of an airline ticket indicating the date of arrival to and departure from Thailand
• Evidence of adequate finances (THB 20,000 per person, or THB 40,000 per family)
  • For multiple entries, a certified bank’s letter of balance or official bank statement showing recent balance of no less than THB 200,000
• Confirmed reservation of accommodation in Thailand

Airline ticket indicating the date of arrival to and departure from Thailand, this departure could be to any destination in the world.

It is not a grey area, only made a grey area by people who love to give themselves other job prescriptions.

For Example: a Web designer stays a web designer even living abroad, calling himself a nomad does not change the job.

It is illegal as others already pointed out. 

Problem to catch you is this: Thai Police and Immigration Police are looking around for people working illegal in the country, BUT

they can only arrest you if you really are doing the job.

Sitting behind a computer screen at home or with a laptop on the beach it is very difficult for them to make evidence like pictures that you

are actually working at that moment. So the chance of getting caught is slim.

I can sit in a restaurant/bar every night with a beer talking to other customers about different foods, day tours and even recommend the best one. I can sell it to these customers and Police can do nothing, because I just have a conversation while drinking a beer.

As soon as I write details on a voucher and/or collect money from the other customers they have their prove that I work.

24 minutes ago, boomerangutang said:

 

 

If anyone wants to talk about possibly setting up a reserve to keep the last remaining Thai dugongs from getting killed, feel free to post a message to me.

Contact the National Park in Trang, there is a big area closed for public with Dugongs. The population is growing ,last year over 150 species, News reports about a Dugong in the Andaman Sea are rear, I think because they don't like to leave their protected area.

In several parks there are Turtle programs, where eggs are taken care of and yearly there are release programs with these turtles.

I hope he keep us updated about the next border crossing and outcome.

Would the I/O at the border ignore the recent denial stamp?

a wave is as high as deep, with 8 meter depth it means really big waves.

Bad visibility does not stop a trained rescue diver.

Put a pole is the sand, tie your rope on this pole and circle around in extending circles. 

One arm stretched out in front of you with a fist waving from left to right to find out what is in front of you.

But on the other hand, the last story of Phuket rescue service was a 2 day training and now they are well prepared for their jobs. 

I agree that their are no reports of Digital Nomads arrested for illegal working.

According to the labor act, which is old it is simply not allowed.

Next to this, most of the Digital Nomads use the Tourist Visa to enter and stay in Thailand,

they sign a small box on the form with the text:

"Attention for Tourist and Transit Visa Applicants : I hereby declare that the purpose of my visit to thailand is for pleasure or transit only and that in no case shall I engage myself in any profession or occupation while in the country."

I not understand questions like: "Can I work as Digital Nomad". You sign a paper that your purpose is only for pleasure and

that IN NO CASE shall I engage myself in any profession of occupation.

With signing the form to get the Tourist Visa, you already made the  decision not to work in Thailand.

Meteorological Department issues a warning for small boats,

National Park raises red flags on beaches when wind and waves picking up.

Harbor Department is busy at the office

and the tour operator brings the customers out on the sea just because:

We need money, lots of money. But we care our customers, we have seasick pills on board.

And to avoid problems, we named all our boats: BIG, like Big longtail boat and Big speedboat.

Trained and experienced life guards are to expensive. So the boss decide he can organize himself at low cost.

Life is cheap in Thailand.

2 death, 6 saved by beach vendors and the count is on.

But do not worry in December their will be newly trained life guards and “After Oct. 20, the seas will be calm,” Watcharin said. “They won’t be violent like the monsoon transition period.”

Yes, it benefit the business by making it a legal business.

Be aware that the number you get from TAT must by on all the advertisement you make,

every neon sign, poster, flyer, business card etc must have that number.

One of the best rules to run a company: 

You wrote you are on a Tourist Visa, just start paying tax does not solve your problem:

Attention for Tourist and Transit Visas Applicants I hereby declare that the purpose of my visit to Thailand is for pleasure or transit only and that in no case shallI engage myself in any profession or occupation while in the country. Signature _________________ Date __________

This is what you signed to obtain that visa, mining bitcoins in Thailand sounds to me as engaged in any profession, so by doing that you break the Immigration rules.

A Dutch news paper did have almost the same article. 

But the last sentence was that this man lost a court case in absense.

He is sentenced for a killing during a robbery in Turkey.

Would like to know why Turkey put this man on the Interpol list, somehow Interpol and press do not tell.

1 minute ago, gummy said:

Farangs yes,  Thais no

As long as I read daily:

You can rent motorbike in Thailand without License, but drive slowly and carefully,

Stupid Police, they fined me 500 Thb because I had no helmet,

Corrupt Police, they fined me 10.000 Thb for driving under influance,

I disagree.

So the answer of "How would the IO even know the exchange rate" is: They can use the Internet.

Now I'm totally blown away, you really think that a Thai Official is allowed and have access to use Internet and Google for information?

I believed that internet can only be used by tourist in Thailand.

I have never seen a black box, a screen, a key board, mouse and printer all together named a computer system in a Thai office.

I seen many people play with their smart phones, but that must only be games, not Facebook, Line, Whatsapp, Skype, Thai Visa Forum etc etc.

But on the other hand, when entering Thailand the IO swipes the passport trough a small black box and has a screen on his desk showing all the data,

so it looks like they have something what we call computer systems. 

You must love those tourist who still think Thailand is living in the stone age, but using the internet to ask questions.

I found a picture of the second tragedy.

Definitly not the same location, circumstances or same boat.

In my earlier post I was at the rescue from a sunken longtail boat at the entrance of Hat Nopparathara harbor nearby Ao Nang.

This picture is the Pro fun dive boat which went down at Viking Cave Koh Phi Phi.

I just seen on a Thai Facebook page a short video of a Scuba Diving Boat sinking at Viking Cave Koh Phi Phi Ley.

I could not share or download the video, but it looks to me we are dealing with two tragedies at the same time

and stories get mixed up with locations and type of boat and amount of passengers.

As far as I could understand the short video also on the Scuba Dive boat at Koh Phi Phi all are safe.

All boat owners and tour companies are warned that heavy rain storms with big winds and high waves will hit the area for the next few days.

Small boats are not allowed to go out, this was as the captains love to call it a Big Longtailboat.

This company tells: The tickets where sold, we did not want to postpone and we thought the weather would be ok.

You can implement many systems, but as I have seen pictures from Phuket Beach where the whole beach is now blocked with ropes to prevent tourist getting in the water ignoring all the red flags with warning NO SWIMMING, the only way is: Block harbors so boats can go not out. Not with just a rope, captains will cut it.

I'm back from the rescue mission. It was a longtail boat carrying in total 14 people on a snorkeling tour.

All people are saved, some brought to hospital to clean up their wounds the got from climbing up the rocks at the closest by island.

It happened in front of Hat Nopparathara harbor, between the two islands who are the landmark for this harbor.

Picture taken when the last person is brought back to safety.

Now also for the Dutch Embassy. Income statement can be applied for only with proof of income, tax refunds and monthly payments on bank account. Next to that the Embassy can check with the Dutch tax office if your claim is correct before they authorise your statement.