So no residence permits for nomads in Thailand?

[providenceventurer]

Just don't be a tax resident in Thailand.

What are they going to do about those reports?

The LTR visa helps in not taxing your foreign income in Thailand isnt it?

 

[providenceventurer]

I don’t think it’s possible even if they claim to be able to do it.

Anyways the person supervising the exam will tell you the answers to all questions if you ask him. In the driving test, they let you do it unlimited times until you get it right.

Thai Driving exam seems fun.will try to pick up a chick while in the queue i am sure plenty of thai girls are giving these exams- side benefit of getting a thai driving license you can really drive in.

 

[JustAnotherNomad]

Just don't be a tax resident in Thailand.

It's not (only) about tax.

What are they going to do about those reports?

I guess the fear is that information may get leaked that you are an interesting target. You may get robbed/kidnapped etc.
Not sure how likely this is in Thailand, but I can imagine it's a big problem in e.g. South America.

 

[Why]

After long searching, it seems that Thailand doesn’t give out residence permits?

I am a Russian citizen, with a business abroad, currently living in EU. I want to move to SEA.

Problem is, if I move to SEA, I need residence permit, because my company will prob get closed and no bank will take me.

I don’t have funds to invest, only a bit of regular income.

Any options for Thailand? If not, what else in Asia?

There is no such thing as residence permit. If you mean permanent residency, it’s a different thing and not related to your business. If you have a business already, i would recommend to apply for the 5 year DTV visa for the purpose of remote work.

 

[unth72]

There is something called a 'certificate of residence' which you will require to register a new vehicle in your name (a car for example), a slightly different one for opening a bank account and another one that's required to get a drivers license.

I've done all 3 of the above multiple times over the years - it's always in Thai and simply proves to the bank, car registration people or drivers license people where you live.

Now when it comes to proving your Thai address this is what I did - and it does work.

You open a bank account using one of the above 'certificate of residences' which may or may not be available to you depending on your visa type - I have an Elite visa - had one for about a decade now and am currently on the 20 year membership extension.

If you've been in Thailand for a while they will issue these 'certificate of residence' printouts in Thai but in the past they wanted you to be on a non tourist visa - but I know people who bought cars and houses, etc with minimal documentation so they must have got this document.

It is cheap (should be free). Anyway - my point - open a bank account using one of the above certificates which is just a proof of your address, then tell the bank your address in English.

Then once your address is in English they will print a statement for you - from a legitimate bank like Kasikorn which has your full name and address on it - this can be used for KYC.

I've done it. But the rules are very different in different areas of Thailand - they seem to make them up as they go. I would avoid Bangkok but maybe some agent can help with this. Permanent Residence is not what you're looking for by the sounds of it - you're confused about what is and what isn't viable. PR is not what you want, if you want a tax id number and you're a tax resident who sent some money in then you can get one of those as well - I know for some people getting a tax id may be a priority - for example - if you're Russian and having banking issues you can use this tax id once you have it - even if your tax bill on remitted income is very low or zero.

 

[mat13767]

Have you looked at below options for Thailand?

https://shelter.global

https://www.sponsoredworkpermit.com

is sponsored work permit legit? do you know someone who has been successful by working with them?

 

[mat13767]

If you are interested in a work visa in Thailand through an Employer Of Record I might be able to help you.

I have some contacts here, are you looking for getting a permanent residency or citizenship in the future? Or you want just work visa that can be extended indefinitely.

that would be really helpful to get some contacts for a work visa/permit! thanks!

 

[mat13767]

You can probably forget about the EOR route. The provider takes a cut and then you need a minimum salary of $2k or so, on which you will also be paying 10-15% tax, or something like that.
Maybe try Malaysia? I know many Pakistanis move there, they probably don't have a lot of money.

would you know of some legit EOR services?