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Thailand.

The country we live in. The country we move 9 out of 10 CERØ members to. A five-year DTV visa, 0% on foreign income kept outside Thailand, and a desk in Bangkok that meets you off the plane.

0%Tax on foreign income
5yDTV visa length
180dMin. stay per year
9/10Members choose this
01 · Why Thailand

Why we keep
choosing Thailand.

We tested half a dozen jurisdictions before opening the desk in Bangkok. Thailand wins on the things you live every day: a visa that doesn't run out, the light at 6am, the dinners with people who actually showed up. The numbers happen to work too.

01

Five years of staying still

A five-year, multi-entry visa written into Thai law. Apply once, sleep in the same bed for the next five years. No visa runs, no border anxiety, no renewal calendar quietly eating your weekends.

02

Keep what you earn

Foreign income earned and held abroad isn't taxed in Thailand. The same year Europe takes half, you keep all of it. The morning that buys is the morning the rest of your life starts.

03

Your business doesn't move with you

Your clients in Berlin won't know you've moved. Your contracts, your invoices, your operations — all of it runs from a balcony in Bangkok or a co-working in Chiang Mai. Nothing about your business has to break.

04

Healthcare without the wait

Bumrungrad, Bangkok Hospital, Samitivej. International standards, half the European price, zero waiting list. Private cover from €60–120/month — and this time you actually use it.

05

Mornings that line up with Europe

GMT+7 — six hours ahead of London in summer, seven in winter. Your afternoons land right on Europe's morning. The Zoom calendar shifts; it doesn't break. The clients you had in Berlin keep showing up.

06

People who already did this

CERØ runs from Bangkok. The team has already made the move you're about to make. We meet you off the plane, walk you through every embassy queue, and stay around for the renewals — and the dinners after.

02 · The DTV visa

Five years.
One application.

The Destination Thailand Visa is the cleanest residence option Thailand has ever offered remote workers. Here's what it means in practice.

Before · Tourist or ED visa

Renewing every 60 days.

  • 60-day stamps, border runs, hostel queues
  • No legal work status, no formal residency
  • No residence certificate to send your old country
  • Health cover optional. Treated like a tourist.
  • Tax residency unclear. Audit-vulnerable.
After · DTV holder

Five years, written down.

  • 180 days per entry, multi-entry, valid for five years
  • Legal remote-work status, written into law
  • Tax-residency certificate available after 180 days
  • Mandatory €60–120/month cover. Coverage that actually covers you.
  • Clean Thai tax residency, with a paper trail to prove it
03 · Cost of living

Half the cost.
Twice the room.

Bangkok and Chiang Mai, monthly, for one person living well. Not the backpacker version.

€650 1-bed condo · central Bangkok
€350 Same in Chiang Mai
€300 Food, monthly · eating out daily
04 · Where you live

Buildings worth
waking up in.

Seventeen condos we know cold — neighbourhoods, building managers, what the gym is like at 7am. Three to give you the range.

Browse all 17 condos →
Thailand tax calculator

Run the
Thailand number.

A planning-grade estimate of what could land in your pocket after changing tax residency. Gross income, home country, remittances, family and living costs — all in one place.

Typical expat in Bangkok spends €1,200–€2,000/month on rent, food and transport.

A picture of the day

Picture it for
a second.

The morning is yours before anyone in Europe is awake. The work pays for itself. The life around it is the one you'd choose if you were choosing for the first time. This is what you're moving to.

Thai island beach with clear turquoise water
Island · long weekend
Beach in Krabi at sunset
Krabi · long weekend
Rooftop infinity pool with Bangkok skyline
Bangkok · poolside
Thailand evening scene
Thailand · evening light
Thailand wide lifestyle scene
Bangkok · wide awake
Bangkok skyline at golden hour
Bangkok · golden hour
Thailand portrait lifestyle scene
City base · after hours
Thailand daily life scene
Daily rhythm · local pace
Infinity pool at the Mahanakhon
Mahanakhon · poolside
Thailand lifestyle detail
Weekend · out east
Rooftop pool walkway with Bangkok skyline
Rooftop · morning lap
Thailand evening lifestyle scene
After work · late light
Thailand city lifestyle scene
Bangkok · night signal
Bangkok and Lumpini park at sunset
Lumpini · end of day
Thailand neighborhood lifestyle scene
Neighborhood · daily loop
Thailand vertical lifestyle scene
Morning · reset
Thailand vertical city scene
Evening · city tempo
Thailand vertical travel scene
Thailand · keep moving
06 · Thailand FAQ

What people
ask about Thailand.

The five questions that come up on every diagnosis call. Real questions, real answers.

Do I really pay 0% tax on my online income?
On foreign-source income earned and held abroad, yes. Thai-source income — a Thai client, a Thai employer, Thai property — is taxed normally. The 2024 amendment tightened remittance rules but left the territorial principle intact for foreign earnings kept abroad. There are clean ways to structure your remittances without tripping it, and we build the structure with you.

Do I have to spend 180 days a year in Thailand?
For tax residency, yes — 180 days inside Thailand in a calendar year. For the visa itself, no: you can stay in 180-day blocks per entry and reset by exiting and re-entering. Most members choose the 180-day route anyway, because it produces the tax-residency certificate that closes their EU file.

Can I bring my family?
Yes. The DTV covers a spouse and children under 20. International schools in Bangkok and Chiang Mai run €8–25k a year. We have a vetted list and have already placed a dozen families.

What about my EU company?
Three options: keep it and manage withholding properly, wind it down cleanly with our help, or migrate the operating company to a Thai or third-country structure. We pick the one that keeps your client contracts intact and your tax footprint cleanest.

How fast can I be on a plane?
Diagnosis call this week. DTV application kit ready the next. Most members land in Bangkok six to ten weeks after we sign the engagement, with the visa in hand.

Land
in Bangkok.

A 30-minute discovery call. We tell you whether Thailand is the right move — no pressure, no pitch. If it isn't, we'll say so and point you somewhere that fits.

Book the call → Email the team