• UK Citizen
  • Statutory Residence Test (SRT) passed so that my Tax residency maintains to be in the UK. (Spend 16+ days in the UK in a given tax year where I was a UK tax resident the previous year) (Pass the Third automatic UK test by working during the 16 days in the UK)
  • Continue to pay tax in UK, tax code remains unchanged to employer and use UK bank account to send money to Thailand to withdraw cash.
  • Work from my apartment on a 60 day tourist visa + 30 day extension --> Fly back to UK to meet SRT criteria --> repeat 6 month tourist visa again.
  • Able to rent apartment on tourist visa.
  • Eventually apply for the LTR thai visa (which I meet the requirements for) once working / living like this is proven to work well.

Realistically, how feasible is this plan? Are immigration officers going to turn me away on my second 6 month tourist visa? Will I get people knocking at my door to pay tax in Thailand after the 183 day point?

How is everyone else managing this? or is everyone just hopping to a new country every 2 months?

Any other advice welcome, this is my final choice before I quit my tech job and go down the TEFL route…

  • bluebird355@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    What I would change on your plan is adding some time in neighbours countries such as cambodia and Laos, you can easily stay for a long time in these countries so going back to thailand would be easier

    • Ok-Media-1597@alien.topOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’ll consider this once I’ve exhausted the Education visa option. But ideally at that point I’ll be settled somewhere.