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Home » Reader question » Can you get into trouble in Thailand if you work as a digital nomad?
Dear readers,
I know that in Thailand you need a work permit to work. Now, I am a digital nomad and work all day on my laptop as a programmer. Can I get in trouble with that? I mean, is there any control over the type of work I do? I don't think so because of course I can't check whether I'm online all day for fun or for work.
I like to hear it.
Regards,
Tom
Do not wake sleeping dogs (officers) !!
Of course they can check everything you do on your laptop during the day , you should know that as a programmer , they can just watch along .
but there is a difference if you just work on your laptop for a Dutch company there is no problem, but if you work for a Thai company, you do have a problem.
and don't think they are stupid there, they know a lot.
I understand that as long as you don't work for a Thai company it's no problem. Again, it will apply that you are not allowed to take jobs from Thai citizens.
Working online is not very tangible anyway. Certainly not if you also use a VPN.
You're just messing around with your computer right? I do now too. hahaha
Your criterion 'do not take away work from Thai citizens' is a non-existent criterion.
Officially this kind of work is not allowed, but don't mention it and there is no rooster who will crow about it. But with a longer stay it can lead to visa problems.
You are not allowed to work in Thailand without a work permit. No homework either. So the answer seems clear to me.
It is important to know whether you are in Thailand all year round or only for 3 months, for example.
It is also important what you program and for whom!
There are checks in Thailand because of cyber crime, but then
there must be a reason why someone is being vetted.
Recently a group of Chinese were arrested near me with 29 laptops and 61 I-phones.
You could check with Immigration, but the chance that they can give an answer there is small, and the chance that you will receive a question from them is high. 🙂
I think it depends on a few factors. and whether you do bread robbery.
1 what kind of visa do you have (tourist, retirement, etc) AND
2 who is your Boss or Client.
Do you work for a Thai company (also friends or family) which can also be done by a Thai…. then you have a problem.
If your employer is a foreign company (Google or Me for example) and you are registered / live in NL and your company has you on the payroll in NL or you send your invoices to NL BV, this will not be a problem.
I have the same thing, work a lot digitally (Product Owner) and also spend 5 months a year in Thailand on vacation with my girlfriend, and communicate every day with my team within our company, which is located in NL.
Last year, a Chinese photographer was gapakt who took wedding photos for a Chinese couple in Phuket.
The rule is clear: without a work permit, a foreigner cannot work in Thailand, not for a Thai company or client, not for a foreign company or client, not for himself.
But as with so much in Thailand: rules are not always and not always consistently enforced.
But see the development with the TM30 form. If people really get wind of it and someone wants to tackle the digital nomads, then it will really happen and you will be screwed (I estimate back to the Netherlands and unwanted visitor for the next 5 years). So don't say you didn't know.
Do not wake sleeping dogs.
If you work somewhere out of sight and don't tell anyone what you are doing, there will be no reason to keep an eye on you.
So not in an internet cafe or something on the public road.
Perhaps think in response to the question of what you live on (income)
Tom,
I believe the best thing you can do is just stay in Thailand for 8o or 85 days, then the same period in Vietnam and just repeat this. No hassle with visas and you stay under the radar.
This is certainly allowed! Thailand is the hot spot for digital nomads and especially Chang Mai. Everything here is geared towards digital nomads, co-working spaces on every corner. I don't think it's forbidden