Originally Posted by
amw3000
My job allows me to work remotely and the time difference is a plus for the company. I'd really like to book a month or two working remotely and enjoy the nice weather.
There seems to be a lot of mixed information floating around. If I work for a Thai company, a work visa is a MUST. However, If I'm working on the "internet", a tourist visa is OK. Can anyone point me in the right direction or give me some advice based on your experience?
Echoing other opinions expressed here, you are required to have a work permit if you are working, regardless of whether you are being compensated, and regardless of whether your employer has any presence at all in Thailand. That said, the chances of being caught or reported while you are working online in your hotel room are infinitesimal. Not zero, but extremely small.
Most people who carry laptops "work" in their hotel rooms, checking their work email and the like. I just don't see the authorities starting to crack down on this, absent other circumstances which might attract their attention.