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So this is my itinerary

June 1st to Aug 31st 2016 - Stay in Thailand

Sept 1st to Oct 1st 2016 - Return to my country to visit Family

Oct 2nd - Jan 15th 2017 - Stay in Thailand

Jan 16th to Feb 17 2017 - Return to my country to visit Family

Feb 18th to June 1st 2017 - Stay in Thailand

Please let me know what are the best options for me to stay for long term in thailand

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lkv
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Ok here are your options: Option 1. You apply for a METV in India (don't know the processing time for your visa center), but the issue date of the METV should be as close to Jun 1 as possible. You do

Thaidude
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I am 25 years old and a digital nomad (I work online)

lkv
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You forgot a few. 4. You apply for SETV's or you use visa exempt entries or a combination of them as long as you can satisfy the authorities that you don't need to work in Thailand and are self suffi

sunnyjim5 Gold Member

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"Please let me know what are the best options for me to stay for long term in thailand"

What is meant by "long term" ?

How old are you and what is your Trade or Profession ?

If you can respond to the questions members will have the information necessary to give you good advice.

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I am 25 years old and a digital nomad (I work online)

There is no legal means of you staying long term in Thailand unless

  1. You find legal employment ---OR
  2. A course of approved education is paid for and undertaken---OR
  3. You legally marry a Thai National.
Thaidude Senior Member

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I am aware about the METV but I just wanted to know how do i use this visa to get around for this 1 year. You can ignore about my business as I am not looking to settle there for work purposes. I just want to live there and enjoy

lkv Gold Member

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I am 25 years old and a digital nomad (I work online)

There is no legal means of you staying long term in Thailand unless

  1. You find legal employment ---OR
  2. A course of approved education is paid for and undertaken---OR
  3. You legally marry a Thai National.

You forgot a few.

4. You apply for SETV's or you use visa exempt entries or a combination of them as long as you can satisfy the authorities that you don't need to work in Thailand and are self sufficient moneywise.

5. You apply for an METV, which used "correctly" you will stretch for 9 months.

6. You apply for a Thai Elite visa @ 500K baht. For this type of visa, there is no incorrect usage.

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BritTim Diamond Member

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If you really want to spend the bulk of your time in Thailand, being free to come and go, the expensive Thailand Elite program is the way to go (if you can afford it).

While others will claim otherwise, there is nothing in Thai law that absolutely forbids being an online nomad in Thailand if your customers and earnings are 100% outside Thailand. It is, however, a grey area. At least, if not allowed, it is tolerated.

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jspill Gold Member

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I am 25 years old and a digital nomad (I work online)

There is no legal means of you staying long term in Thailand unless

  1. You find legal employment ---OR
  2. A course of approved education is paid for and undertaken---OR
  3. You legally marry a Thai National.

There's no law against staying long term on consecutive tourist visas. Just a bit of a hassle, if it gets too hard though then there's the Elite card for an easier but more expensive option.

No law against being a digital nomad either, as said above it's neither legal nor illegal, just currently in an unrecognised grey area.

sunnyjim5 Gold Member

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I am 25 years old and a digital nomad (I work online)

There is no legal means of you staying long term in Thailand unless

  1. You find legal employment ---OR
  2. A course of approved education is paid for and undertaken---OR
  3. You legally marry a Thai National.

What? It's not illegal to stay long term on consecutive tourist visas, or the Thai Elite card.

If the OP is able, as a 25 yr old DN, to afford an Elite card/Visa he is welcome to purchase one. I will even provide the link

http://www.thailandelite.com/glimpse.php

I look forward to the OP buying the visa and thanking me for providing the link.

Nothing "illegal" about staying on tourist visas but they are not the solution to a "long term stay in Thailand" which is what the OP asked about.

jspill Gold Member

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June 1st to Aug 31st 2016


Oct 2nd - Jan 15th 2017


Feb 18th to June 1st 2017



That's hardly long term stay anyway, that's 3 months, then 3.5 months, then 3.5 months again, with long breaks to go home.



Visa exemptions (flying in without any visa) are good for 30 days stay, extendable to 60, and you can do around 6 a year without issue. Single entry tourist visas (applied for at a consulate outside Thailand, e.g. your home country or Laos) are good for 60 days stay, extendable to 90.



So you should be able to do it with a mix of visa exemptions and SETVs. With the long breaks to go home you fit the pattern of a tourist so won't be asked any questions at borders.


lkv Gold Member

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OP, you're asking for advice on a customized scheme.

I understand revealing nationality is something that you probably are not happy to do, but it has relevance in regards to how strict your home Embassy is, how many days you would get at a border cross or in an airport with a visa exempt etc.

Some nationalities don't even get a visa exempt.

Even with an METV, the maximum stay would be 60 days + 30 days, your second and third stay are over 90 days, so they require an exit from the country before that.

Thaidude Senior Member

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OP, you're asking for advice on a customized scheme.

I understand revealing nationality is something that you probably are not happy to do, but it has relevance in regards to how strict your home Embassy is, how many days you would get at a border cross or in an airport with a visa exempt etc.

Some nationalities don't even get a visa exempt.

Even with an METV, the maximum stay would be 60 days + 30 days, your second and third stay are over 90 days, so they require an exit from the country before that.

Hey, I don't mind revealing my nationality obviously(I am from India).

This is what i had planned so far. Let me know if it will work or not

First visit - SETV(60+30 days). I will apply for this in my country. Just so you know I have visited Thailand before on this visa for around 2 weeks last year

Not sure if its allowed to keep applying for SETV's like that? Let me know please as I am confused what to do after Oct

I was thinking about METV which is of 6 months but then I will be wasting a month or so by traveling to my home country isnt it

jspill Gold Member

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You can keep applying for SETVs but if you do it at the same place then after about 3 in a row they might say this is your last one. At that point though you can apply elsewhere. No official limits.

If you get the METV and enter Thailand 1 day before the 6 months is up, you then get 90 days (60 + 30), so it's actually valid for up to almost 9 months, effectively.

Thaidude Senior Member

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Check the links !

Indian nationals must obtain visas in their own country and cannot access the "visa exempt scheme"

http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/files/services-20150909-173935-504463.pdf

http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/files/services-20130621-133635-368746.pdf

As previously said there are no "easy options" available to the OP for a "long term stay " in Thailand.

I see, so does that mean I can't even cross the border and come back to thailand for extension? I was considering doing border run to Laos

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You can keep applying for SETVs but if you do it at the same place then after about 3 in a row they might say this is your last one. At that point though you can apply elsewhere. No official limits.

If you get the METV and enter Thailand 1 day before the 6 months is up, you then get 90 days (60 + 30), so it's actually valid for up to almost 9 months, effectively.

The OP as an Indian citizen can only obtain visas in India !

An METV would be wasted in terms of the OP's stated itinerary

lkv Gold Member

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This is a tough one.

First of all, Royal Thai Consulate-General in Mumbai no longer accepts visa applications directly at the Consulate except for Diplomatic and Official Passports only.

Visa applications are handled by Cox & Kings Global Services. More information here. www.th.ckgs.in

Secondly, according to portions in their website, they appear to state:

Period of stay denotes the amount of time the traveller can stay in Thailand there is no Tourist Multiple Entry visa Indian/Foreign nationals can request more than a single entry Tourist Visa. There is double entry which can be given if the confirmed ticket shows the necessary number of entries. For double entry Tourist Visa, the validity of Visa is 6 months

Will need to research a little bit more. Will try to come back with further advice.

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Thaidude Senior Member

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This is a tough one.

First of all, Royal Thai Consulate-General in Mumbai no longer accepts visa applications directly at the Consulate except for Diplomatic and Official Passports only.

Visa applications are handled by Cox & Kings Global Services. More information here. www.th.ckgs.in

Secondly, according to portions in their website, they appear to state:

Period of stay denotes the amount of time the traveller can stay in Thailand there is no Tourist Multiple Entry visa Indian/Foreign nationals can request more than a single entry Tourist Visa. There is double entry which can be given if the confirmed ticket shows the necessary number of entries.

Will need to research a little bit more. Will try to come back with further advice.

They do have it listed here.

http://www.vfs-thailand.co.in/Delhi/tourist.html

I am from Delhi

sunnyjim5 Gold Member

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Check the links !

Indian nationals must obtain visas in their own country and cannot access the "visa exempt scheme"

http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/files/services-20150909-173935-504463.pdf

http://www.thaiembassy.org/kualalumpur/contents/files/services-20130621-133635-368746.pdf

As previously said there are no "easy options" available to the OP for a "long term stay " in Thailand.

I see, so does that mean I can't even cross the border and come back to thailand for extension? I was considering doing border run to Laos

I do not know what the requirements of neighboring countries are in relation to Indian citizens but assuming you can gain entry to another country you can return to Thailand if you have a valid visa.

Extensions of stay are obtained from Thai immigration offices. If you have a tourist visa entry it can be extended by 30 days.

Thaidude Senior Member

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You can keep applying for SETVs but if you do it at the same place then after about 3 in a row they might say this is your last one. At that point though you can apply elsewhere. No official limits.

If you get the METV and enter Thailand 1 day before the 6 months is up, you then get 90 days (60 + 30), so it's actually valid for up to almost 9 months, effectively.

The OP as an Indian citizen can only obtain visas in India !

An METV would be wasted in terms of the OP's stated itinerary

Your first statement is correct, the OP can only apply in India.

Your second statement is incorrect, an METV would not be a waste of time in the sense that the OP could cross any border and come back already having a valid visa. So he would not have to travel back to India every time.

However, according to CKGS, I'm not totally sure if METV is valid for Indian nationals or only a special double entry valid for 6 months.

Its mentioned on the website that METV is available http://prntscr.com/a9yhrv

jspill Gold Member

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As previously said there are no "easy options" available to the OP for a "long term stay " in Thailand.

You said that before we knew he was Indian.

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You can keep applying for SETVs but if you do it at the same place then after about 3 in a row they might say this is your last one. At that point though you can apply elsewhere. No official limits.

If you get the METV and enter Thailand 1 day before the 6 months is up, you then get 90 days (60 + 30), so it's actually valid for up to almost 9 months, effectively.

The OP as an Indian citizen can only obtain visas in India !

An METV would be wasted in terms of the OP's stated itinerary

Your first statement is correct, the OP can only apply in India.

Your second statement is incorrect, an METV would not be a waste of time in the sense that the OP could cross any border and come back already having a valid visa. So he would not have to travel back to India every time.

However, according to CKGS, I'm not totally sure if METV is valid for Indian nationals or only a special double entry valid for 6 months.

Its mentioned on the website that METV is available http://prntscr.com/a9yhrv

OP rest assured the METV is available to Indian citizens but it is you who has to determine if it meets the needs of your stated/intended itinerary

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