Report Confusion Plagues Thailand's New Digital Nomad Visa, Leaving Applicants Stranded

[NorthernRyland]

46 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

Are these what used to be called backpackers? And are now called digital nomads? I don't know which is worse?

 

Yup. They just put a laptop in their backpacks now.

[Magictoad]

On 6/9/2025 at 5:04 PM, Artisi said:

Typical, the Thai brains trust couldn't arrange a drunks party in a brewery. 

But Thai brains have grown the tourist industry enormously 

[Jabberwocky]

15 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

This visa is a disgrace, and should never have been introduced. It's a magnet for criminals. 

No criminal needs that visa. The criminals have paid agents for decades.

[Magictoad]

15 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

This visa is a disgrace, and should never have been introduced. It's a magnet for criminals. 

 

With my own eyes i'm seeing bad eye visitors staying here for a long time, who just simply set about on rampant crime here in Thailand, anti social behaviour, drug dealers, all are on this visa. 

 

It's been slyly slipped in there with factions who wants to push in as many immigrants as they can, without anyone catching on. The backdoor open door immigration policy - done by the same people who gave visa free to most of the world. 

 

The disgraceful non balance of checks to get this is ridiculously easy.

 

One of the questions that should have been requested was a criminal record check (even countries like India have relevent checks for this), which is not requested, especially when you are essentially allowing someone to move here. No wonder the country has seen a raft of criminality. Vietnam request this on all long term visas. 

 

Then you have people openly saying on social media how they can bend the rules to get it. It's a mockery of any visa system. 

 

An absolute travesty. I blame this visa for the troubles we are getting. 

 

Most on this visa are then illegally trying to fund and work in Thailand. Go look at those selling tours illegally, they're all on this visa. If you want to stay in Thailand, these cheapos then try and work here. 

 

If they want this kind of visa, it needs to be more stringent, more stronger to stop abuse. 

 

It's not attracting digital nomads - it's attracting criminals. 

 

Who on earth wants digital nomads anyways ? A digital nomad is just a backpacker with a laptop. Let's be honest none of these 

Have you thought this through?

[DonniePeverley]

3 hours ago, Jabberwocky said:

No criminal needs that visa. The criminals have paid agents for decades.

 

But now you can have council estate Benidorm Brits get it. 

[thai006]

when you have 500K in the bank , you can stay in another asean country for more than 15 days really 

[kingstonkid]

14 hours ago, Magictoad said:

or weed out the flakes

😂 Them too

[Pompeygeezer]

On 6/10/2025 at 3:36 AM, riverhigh said:

 

 

There is always a first time! Most of  the Asean News forum community are on the same page. No one is getting fooled that a lot of these so-called highly skilled nomads are lying on their visas. Embasies are getting flooded with applicants seeing this visa as an easy way to work in Thailand illegally.  

Yes, If they got a lot of cash and work as what exactly? 

[Jedi888]

On 6/9/2025 at 7:45 PM, NoDisplayName said:

 

 

 

What's the problem?  So what if they need to spend an extra week or three in one country waiting?

 

 

If they truly are "digital nomads" then they should be earning a living regardless of location.

 

Seems more like the DTV is gonna be used by unlicensed dive instructors and illicit tour guides.

Oh no, not the bad man tour guides... so evil. Stop them at once! Only a 20 year old with <deleted>ty engrish kaaa can splain thailannnnn ting!!

[Jedi888]

On 6/10/2025 at 10:54 AM, BritManToo said:

Thais have a history of prostitution and overstays, so their ability to travel is restricted by western governments.

Don't think the citizens of most western countries have that reputation.

Try being a good looking young Thai girl entering Hong Kong.. quite a few get deported. A girl I know said she read this on a fb forum. I also saw thai hookers on the Tantan app with HK men pimps. It is going on yes. These girls say they are in HK for work for 2 weeks, bingo you know what that means! They just get these date app profiles and click yes on every guy. They doing the same crap in Taipei, Tokyo looking for thirsty douchbags. The hoe tour. Same like the hoes which tour Phuket, Hua Hin, BKK, Pattaya as travel hoes. Met them in Phuket back in the day. 

[gearbox]

21 hours ago, JackGats said:

Really? I'd have thought it was just a magnet for expats fed-up with the retirement visa hassle as well as for those who fell short of qualifying for the LTR.

Depends on the circumstances. My retirement visa just expired, and DTV would be ideal as I don't plan to be more than 6 months per year here, at least for a few years. Hopefully the processing in Sydney is faster.

[JackGats]

On 6/10/2025 at 4:54 AM, BritManToo said:

Thais have a history of prostitution and overstays, so their ability to travel is restricted by western governments.

Don't think the citizens of most western countries have that reputation.

Alas, immigration policies in the West are 100% under fem sexual trade-union control. Young personable females likely to attract Western men's attention are unwelcome. Geezers of all descriptions are welcome, especially Coran-retards who can cater to the fems' crypto-rape fantasies.