On: “Location-Based Pay” – Who are we to complain?

[throw8932894]

Foreigners can not buy or own properties in Thailand. Often this scenario enriches some local after divorce.

[true_religion → throw8932894]

If you live in Thailand and marry a Thai national, its pretty straight forwards to become a citizen.

There's no reason Joe Shmoe developer won't do this.

[Lunatic666 → true_religion]

I wouldn't call living and working in Thailand for 10 years, speaking fluent Thai and passing an interview in Thai for your citizenship straightforward, but YMMV.

edit: typo

[true_religion → Lunatic666]

If you are married to a Thai national the only requirement is that you stay there for 3 years.

[stubish → true_religion]

You can get a marriage visa. Actual citizenship is much more involved, and even for people meeting the difficult criteria I haven't heard of the process succeeding without help from people of influence. One of the criteria is working for a single Thai company continuously for several years, and won't be an option for remote workers. Remote workers can't even get a business visa, and end up in a legal gray area.