jayhon73

Several people in the post have said that remote workers are living on 20k thb a month or they are dropout losers.

I've lived in different parts of Asia for 6 years, and quite a bit was in Thailand. My online work was generating around $6,000 USD, and I was not living cheap while there. Also kept full health insurance, etc.

My guess is there are plenty of people earning that, and now after the pandemic, even more. Like full salaries of $85,000 or more, that are willing to live abroad.

So, I do think Thailand providing some type of 'Nomad' visa could be a good thing.

Gotcha all, thanks. I'll just contact the embassy here. Again, nothing I read about this says you need 500,000 in SAVINGS...just in BANK DEPOSITS over the past 6 months.

@farang51OK great, thanks. That link for STV doesn't mention the 500,000 which is confusing. So I thought this was something more direct & simple.

Thank You @jackdd I did read that thread. However the 'new' news seems to read in ADDITION to the STV long term Visa, there was a potential for 'short term' as the Bangkok Post said, if you can prove you have 500,000 in deposits in the past 6 months. 

The STV is for 90 days minimum, but this new reporting says 30 or 60 days stays, with proof of bank deposits equaling 500k, which is simply $15,000 or so in the past 6 months....

This is my first post, and I apologize if it's been discussed. I searched the forums and can't find it.

But, I've seen this wording several places over the past few days....

Tourists seeking to visit Thailand for both short and long terms may also enter. Foreigners wanting to stay for 60 days may seek a 30-day extension, but like the businessmen group, they must have copies of bank statements showing deposits over the past six months of not less than 500,000 baht, or the equivalent.  

And, I can't find details. <removed> - It's written once here.

Does anyone know what this means?

Thank you in advance!

I got a great response from the hotel QIU on this list with all of the relevant details.