45 minutes ago, BrandonJT said:

I'm telling you what dozens, if not hundreds of people have reported being required for a workcation DTV.  A work contact or executive letter that specifically states they are allowed to work remotely, and many embassies require it states not only that they are allowed to work remotely, but that they are allowed to work specifically from Thailand.

Someone who is specifically allowed to work remotely for only 4 weeks per year will not qualify for a workcation DTV.

Why would he ask the boss to write that he is only allowed to work remotely for 4 weeks?

On 9/2/2025 at 1:16 AM, Knight Rider said:

Sure, I will post it here. Why it will be classed as fraudulent? My sister can send me money for any reason. I can also send her back for any reason. When 50% DTV visas are done for generating income by making Thailand videos while being at Thailand which is obviously a fraudulent activity. 

 

bull<deleted> ??

 

" Where my sister send me $1000-$2000 from Dubai every month and I send her back from another account the same amount."

 

You don't think that sounds like cycling money to and from Thailand via Dubai, then? 

4 hours ago, BillyBobzTeeth said:

" Where my sister send me $1000-$2000 from Dubai every month and I send her back from another account the same amount."

 

You don't think that sounds like cycling money to and from Thailand via Dubai, then? 

No, it's in my personal account. She gives me money from her personal account and I return at the end of the month when I withdraw money from my 401(K). Nowhere on earth it is considered illegal. 

1 hour ago, Knight Rider said:

No, it's in my personal account.

Your scheme is nothing new 

Also been foolishly suggested as means around income method.

Funds in/out.

In any event your plan is off topic. 

Do what suits yourself. 

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Your scheme is nothing new 

I never said that it's a new scheme. I only said that no where on earth is considered illegal. 

On 8/30/2025 at 1:50 AM, capin said:

My work contract has no stipulation about working remotely.

Employment contracts do not usually go into great detail about remote working situations, other than how many days one might be allowed to work from home in the new post-COVID style.

The key word in the above sentence is 'home'.  That is where you are typically expected to work if you are not at your employer's premises.  Also, please consider what would happen if you joined a team meeting from Thailand on Monday morning and a colleague asked what you did at the weekend.  Whether you divulge where you are or not, if anyone finds out it risks envy and resentment.  For this reason, you can probably guess what the answer would be if you were to speak to your management and ask permission for remote Thai working before doing it.  However, I suspect getting permission is the only way that you are going to feel comfortable doing it.

BTW, prior to retiring here, I brought my work laptop with me and did attend a few important online meetings whilst on holiday.  My employer obviously knew I was on holiday, and knew that I would not wish to miss out on key meetings for a significant project in my absence.  The key differences with my situation and yours were that I was on holiday and I was open with my employers about my intentions.  For the record, I didn't have a work visa.

I hope this helps.
 

4 hours ago, IsaanT said:

Employment contracts do not usually go into great detail about remote working situations, other than how many days one might be allowed to work from home in the new post-COVID style.

The key word in the above sentence is 'home'.  That is where you are typically expected to work if you are not at your employer's premises.  Also, please consider what would happen if you joined a team meeting from Thailand on Monday morning and a colleague asked what you did at the weekend.  Whether you divulge where you are or not, if anyone finds out it risks envy and resentment.  For this reason, you can probably guess what the answer would be if you were to speak to your management and ask permission for remote Thai working before doing it.  However, I suspect getting permission is the only way that you are going to feel comfortable doing it.

BTW, prior to retiring here, I brought my work laptop with me and did attend a few important online meetings whilst on holiday.  My employer obviously knew I was on holiday, and knew that I would not wish to miss out on key meetings for a significant project in my absence.  The key differences with my situation and yours were that I was on holiday and I was open with my employers about my intentions.  For the record, I didn't have a work visa.

I hope this helps.
 

Agree and disagree.

 

I don’t think all companies require you to work from ‘home’ when working remotely. It may vary by company policy or position / seniority as well as the company’s tax / insurance situation.

 

I own my own company now but used to work for a large employer before that and was in a remote or semi-remote role for about 15 years so long before Covid and DTV but quite often wintered in Thailand or elsewhere.

 

Agree that my contract never mentioned details but had full consent from leadership to work here and knew other people that worked from different places than their home countries.

 

Not sure if HR was consulted but direct boss knew and they used to time my assignments with Japanese, South Korean and Australian companies for when I was here.  Normally saved the company / their department money because they didn’t have to pay long haul flights from UK when I needed to go onsite for a visit.

I really can't see the problem here.

Enter on a 60 days visa exemption. You, OP, will definitely not be taxed, and the Thai authorities couldn't care less if you're working online for your employer overseas for 4 weeks. 

These are the facts in your case. Why make this so hard?

17 hours ago, Chalky0w said:

Agree and disagree.

 

I don’t think all companies require you to work from ‘home’ when working remotely. It may vary by company policy or position / seniority as well as the company’s tax / insurance situation.

 

I own my own company now but used to work for a large employer before that and was in a remote or semi-remote role for about 15 years so long before Covid and DTV but quite often wintered in Thailand or elsewhere.

 

Agree that my contract never mentioned details but had full consent from leadership to work here and knew other people that worked from different places than their home countries.

 

Not sure if HR was consulted but direct boss knew and they used to time my assignments with Japanese, South Korean and Australian companies for when I was here.  Normally saved the company / their department money because they didn’t have to pay long haul flights from UK when I needed to go onsite for a visit.

I worked remotely in several countries during my career but that was for official company business and obviously with full company awareness and support.

The OP stated that he can't anything in his employment contract that says he can't work from a remote country - this isn't the same circumstances.
 

4 hours ago, IsaanT said:

I worked remotely in several countries during my career but that was for official company business and obviously with full company awareness and support.

The OP stated that he can't anything in his employment contract that says he can't work from a remote country - this isn't the same circumstances.
 

Ahh, ok. I can’t comment on the OP’s employment contract and was just talking generally / about my own experience.
 

I think the wording in my contract / job description called me ‘decentralised’ so not office-based or home-based (those did exist at the same company) but I was a bit more of a gypsy and bounced around between different offices, home and other locations.

On 9/3/2025 at 1:55 AM, BrandonJT said:

you must be able to show that your job allows you to work full time from Thailand

Where do you find "full time" in the regulations?

3 hours ago, Lorry said:

Where do you find "full time" in the regulations?

There are no regulations.  Each embassy sets their own requirements.  You need to check with the embassy you'll be applying at for what their specific requirement is.  But based on multiple people's reports, their work contract must that that they are allowed to work remotely either outside of their home country, or more specifically in Thailand.  The contract having a clause that states they're only allowed to do this for a certain amount of time would not pass muster with most embassies that require this clause in a contract.