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Hi all,

I've been working on curating and researching countries that offer digital nomad visas, and launch Nomad Visa about two months ago.

While many digital nomads travel and work on tourist visas, I wanted to target people who are looking to legally work in countries for a longer duration.

Many of the information surrounding these types of visas is very scattered around, and often doesn't include much information at all. The main things I focused on were; requirements, the application process, and taxes.

While I still have quite a few countries on my list, the feedback I've gotten so far has given me motivation to keep pushing and researching.

If you're a potential digital nomad, is there anything else you would like to see? Any information that you think is missing?

Keen to hear your feedback and thoughts as well.

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gregjor
The Thailand long term visa isn’t for digital nomads. It’s intended to attract wealthy individuals. Thailand grants few of those and they have mostly gone to Chinese and Singaporean nationals starting a business in Thailand. The income, employment, and degree requirements exclude the majority of nomads. I know the LTR visa gets called a digital nomad visa but it’s not.

DNs in Thailand usually stay on tourist visas or maybe retirement visas. Those visas do not allow working at all, even remotely, but enforcement is close to zero for obvious practical reasons.

woutr_be
I know the LTR isn't specifically for digital nomads, but if you qualify, it's another visa to relocate to Thailand, and work legally. Just as many of the other visas, some people will be excluded due to income or degree requirements, so I don't see this as any different.

Many of the - what I consider - digital nomad visas, aren't specifically called that, but I think digital nomads are still a group that qualifies for them.

gregjor
Some countries have visas specifically for digital nomads and remote workers. Those have reasonable requirements that many/most nomads can satisfy.

Other countries, such as Thailand, do not offer long-term visas for typical digital nomads and remote workers. The LTR visa is targeted at a very different demographic. No one plausibly called a digital nomad will get the LTR visa.

The Thailand Elite visa has just one requirement: paying a lot up-front for it. Wealthy nomads get that. Older nomads (50+) can get a retirement visa fairly easily. Neither of those include a work permit, or Thai taxes.

For remote workers and nomads who can’t afford Thailand Elite and don’t qualify for any of the other long-term visas I suggest looking into Iglu.