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10 hours ago, BarnicaleBob said:

.  The immigration officer was not too pleased when the westerner could not understand him when he spoke to him in Thai.  Considering that General Big Joke, who is known for loving to arrest illegal westerners just took over Immigration, I would be very careful about this.

 

To be fair to that applicant, Thai language courses in Thailand are just too formal and too basic.

 

They don't really teach everyday Thai that real Thai uses at an intermediate level.

 

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9 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said:

What's the correct visa for a digital nomad? 

 

Digital nomads are not supposed to work at all whether it is teaching English online or selling retirement videos/books like this guy.

 

It's just that immigration is not savvy enough to arrest him yet.

 

 

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7 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

Wait for it. Someone will suggest the Thai Elite for a mere baht 500,000.

 

 

 

 

the elite visa for a mere baht 500,000, is the correct visa to get, but would still need to keep under the radar

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One a clear day and on a not so clear day. If you don't like breathing in smoke, you may wish to look elsewhere, just saying, I hear the smoke is pretty bad in Chiang Mai as opposed to other parts of Thailand

chiang_mai_clear_vs_smoke

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On ‎2‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 11:37 AM, ZeVonderBearz said:

Don't worry about having non immigrant visas like some will suggest nor work permit. You'll not be able to get these working as a digital nomad. So if you're long term going to stay you'll have to get an education visa through a Thai language school or a self defense class which are run by the military. Don't worry, you'll barely have to attend and both of these avenues are setup to earn those who run the course cash and as a way to get long stay visas for people such as yourself. Looking at upsards of 30k a year for this visa.

Some have found such advice to be erroneous as they are denied an extension on their Ed visa because they are unable to actually speak Thai at the level they should for the amount of time "learning".

May have been true in the past, but times change.

 

As for the OP, nothing beats staying in an hotel and looking around for oneself before making any decisions. Particularly if one has never been to C M before.

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31 minutes ago, john ianson said:

Can someone please explain  what is a "digital nomad " ?

Um, someone who works in an IT/internet field with their work done online , and therefore is not tied down to a single geographical location would be my guess.

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16 hours ago, lipflipper said:

A digital nomad???? Where do these GenXers/Millenials come up with these terms?? IMO there are way too many of this type here in Chiang Mai already. I wish they would all pack up and move to Goa.

Sent from my CMR-AL19 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

One nomad made the place (overly)popular years ago through his blog...

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I used to drive a 56 Chevy Nomad...analog gauges - not digital.  Glad you youngsters are living the dream! 555

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The only question that the OP asked is what neighborhood would be best for a 22-year-old. Nimmanhaemin and Santitham have been suggested. Personally, if I were 22 I think I'd go with Santitham. There may be other areas that are also appropriate.

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6 hours ago, chingmai331 said:

Taiwan OK, but i think visa holders must leave island every 90 days.  Then return for 90 more days, etc.

You're talking about visa exempt landing stamp, yes it's 90 days then come and go as often as you please, no one gets up your ass about it like they do in Thailand. 2 hours and you're in Hong Kong, can do some shopping, ride a ferry, eat dumplings and then fly back in time for dinner. If you want to be on the safe side leave for a week. I don't know why more people aren't considering Taiwan now that it's clear this place has been going down the crapper for years. 

As for proper working visas for digital nomads - that option is largely nonexistent in most Asian countries, and in any case it's completely irrelevant and unnecessary. There is literally no way for any official to prove that what you're doing on your computer at a coffee shop is actually paid work and not just browsing Facebook. Even in a corrupt country like this where undercover police extort money from foreign restaurant owners for catching them performing forbidden manual labour (carrying crates of potatoes in their own damn kitchen) for an official to prove you're working here remotely from your laptop is an impossible task. 

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On ‎2‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 10:09 AM, BarnicaleBob said:

I don't think it is a good idea to promote ways to break the law in Thailand.  The possibility of being arrested for misusing the education system to circumvent the law is low but it does exist.  I saw a westerner at Thai immigration to renew their Thai language education via once.  The immigration officer was not too pleased when the westerner could not understand him when he spoke to him in Thai.  Considering that General Big Joke, who is known for loving to arrest illegal westerners just took over Immigration, I would be very careful about this.

Sage advise and well worth listening to. 

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A couple of off-topic posts have been removed.

 

I note our OP hasn't returned to respond to any questions despite being logged on to the forum, @andehpandeh how about coming back and expanding on your plans?

 

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On 3/1/2019 at 8:48 AM, DLock said:

You can pretty much ignore all these Crusty posts - these guys hate their life in Thailand and have no money, so seeing a 21yo come to Thailand on no work permit, and enjoying life gets them all riled up....especially when you can up an leave anytime you want...and they can't.

 

As long as you stay legal you can do all the digital nomading you like - what you do in you room or a coffee shop, no one cares. Just don't spray paint a wall, drink beer on the wall and keep your visa correct at all times.

 

You will do just fine.

 

Have fun kid...

Just be careful not to get one of the local ladies pregnant and you'll be fine!

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On 3/1/2019 at 10:08 AM, Genmai said:

 ...the entertainment is grabby old hookers (and one great jazz bar)...

What is the name of the great jazz bar?

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Hello, 

My friend and I are moving to Chiang Mai as we have heard it is a good place for digital freelancers to live and I'm curious to hear your opinions on what neighborhood we should be looking at? We want to be in a suburban area as we'd like to have some quiet when working, but still have access to the social part of Chiang Mai. We hope to spend under 10k baht per month on rent. 

Thanks for reading

What sounds more romantic to you, to move to a developing country in your 20's and to live on subsistence wages until you die, or to put your skills to work somewhere where "crushing it" doesn't mean living on $500/month, to build a nest egg, and then retir eto Thailand when you're about 50. If it's the former, then move to Chiang Mai immediately.

 

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On ‎3‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 7:08 AM, Genmai said:

dSorry, I have to disagree with you here because these crusties have a point. I'm in my 20s and have enough money to live comfortably, but if I had known just a fraction of what I know now about living in Thailand I would never have moved here. CM in particular is exceptionally bad value for money and I'm currently working towards liquidating my investments and cutting as many losses as I can to get out this year. I'm sorry to say this but CM simply is not an amiable place to be in for any length of time, especially not for a young single guy. At least in Pattaya he would have the option of getting tanked and his berries dingledangled by men in skirts. Up here he can enjoy what exactly? Northern food and a view of the mountains when they're not obscured by smoke? The food is laced with toxins, the driving is insane, the public transport is nonexistent, the locals are so farang-fatigued they don't even wanna look at you and would rather learn Chinese than English at this point, police exist only to extort money from you, the expat community is either old farts on a bar stool or new wave East-Asian hippies, the entertainment is grabby old hookers (and one great jazz bar) and everything closes at 12 by which point you're sitting on the concrete bench with a crap overpriced Thai beer by a filthy stagnant waterway counting rats and wondering how the hell you got here? No thank you.

 

That's not even mentioning the biggest elephant in the room which is air quality, which for half of the year is mildly dirty and for the other half downright dangerous. If you think the government has any ambition of improving that particular situation you should consider that they (or somebody) arranged for 42 air monitoring stations across Chiang Mai to go out like clockwork just before the song and dance that is the supposed "Burning Ban", presumably to cook the data and keep people like yourself from making informed decisions.

 

OP, your best options in Asia are Vietnam & Taiwan. Forget this place, it's a bad joke.

Sorry to say, I agree with you. Thailand is completely different from when I first came and it was very easy to stay long time- back to back visa exempt indefinitely no problem.

As for C M, if I were a young fella, nothing would have persuaded me to stay there. The night life sucks bigly, as you point out, so why on earth would a young lusty guy even think of staying in C M? However, for an old fella not interested in bargirls any more, it's quite cheap.

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On ‎2‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 5:37 AM, ZeVonderBearz said:

Don't worry about having non immigrant visas like some will suggest nor work permit. You'll not be able to get these working as a digital nomad. So if you're long term going to stay you'll have to get an education visa through a Thai language school or a self defense class which are run by the military. Don't worry, you'll barely have to attend and both of these avenues are setup to earn those who run the course cash and as a way to get long stay visas for people such as yourself. Looking at upsards of 30k a year for this visa.

Do not pay any attention to that completely misleading post.

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On 3/3/2019 at 12:47 PM, suzannegoh said:

What sounds more romantic to you, to move to a developing country in your 20's and to live on subsistence wages until you die, or to put your skills to work somewhere where "crushing it" doesn't mean living on $500/month, to build a nest egg, and then retir eto Thailand when you're about 50. If it's the former, then move to Chiang Mai immediately.

 

Personally I think going and seeing new parts of the world when you're young is much more appealing than waiting until you are old and stale which is what most people on TV seem to have done. If you are young there is a possibility that you will enjoy life rather than being a miserable old fart.

 

Also if he is a true digital nomad with proper skills it does not mean that he will be getting the standard wages here.

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Personally I think going and seeing new parts of the world when you're young is much more appealing than waiting until you are old and stale which is what most people on TV seem to have done. If you are young there is a possibility that you will enjoy life rather than being a miserable old fart.
 
Also if he is a true digital nomad with proper skills it does not mean that he will be getting the standard wages here.
Fair point, but working in the West and traveling are not mutually exclusive.
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4 hours ago, Throatwobbler said:

Personally I think going and seeing new parts of the world when you're young is much more appealing than waiting until you are old and stale which is what most people on TV seem to have done. If you are young there is a possibility that you will enjoy life rather than being a miserable old fart.

 

Also if he is a true digital nomad with proper skills it does not mean that he will be getting the standard wages here.

When I was young I was constantly skint. Traveling abroad wasnt an option. Work and work. The bank of mummy and daddy didn’t exist. Eventually uni, still skint. Good job and moved on, packed that industry, done hee haw for a while then went offshore. Long hard slog. Now I can do what I want. And I’m not 22 anymore.

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You dont need a work permit. And to answer your Q, the best areas to stay are kinda off the table if u want to spend less than 10k per month.
Check out greenhillplace, smith residence, noble place, airport greenery, there are so many.
Just google cm apartment under 10k

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