falang07

My opinion is this: online work can be legalized using an offshore company anywhere in the world so in case Thailand makes it quite problematic, let the other countries get the tax and Thailand gets nothing. They must realize this. I would not hire 4 Thais just for the papers. If I do not need them, I do not hire them. This is a country where no one follows the rules, especially Thais, so what. If they offer me a good value to open a business in here, I will do it. So far, this is not the case.

And did you open a foreign currency account? In what currency? I really doubt it.

That is why I say do not bother and do as everyone else is doing, just ignore the work permit in cases like this. The requirement to hire 4 Thais is just silly, and who can prove you work on your computer anyway? No one, I would not even allow anyone to check the data in my PC, just encrypt everything (e.g. using TrueCrypt).

I have just read a very interesting article about the cost of health care - if anyone is interested, you can read it in here: http://www.caseyresearch.com/cdd/how-health-care-can-cost-so-much-despite-technology

This is very interesting, so it might be quite useful to work at least for a year before retiring in here.

What if I export services? Can I own 100%? What about the requirement to have a minimum of 3 shareholders, how can you own 100% then?

But in case that US-based company starts hiring Thais or making any business with Thailand, this could be a serious problem for you if caught...

Income not related in any way with Thailand is not subject to income tax in Thailand so why bother. In the past, I have read an interview with the head of some Thai revenue office and he was saying that they were not interested in such "workers", only in people who really work in Thailand.Edited: grammar error

I doubt it, exporting cash out of Thailand is not that easy as bringing it in.

I would buy 99.9% gold, bring it with me to UK and sell there

British retailers wont touch Thai gold with a barge pole.

I suppose there is non-Thai gold sold in Thailand, too (not the 23 carat one, but the pure 24 carat (99,99%) gold). And gold is always gold, Thai or British.

I have used it many times, no problem at all and you even do not have to wait in the queue as the other people waiting for a visa on arrival.

I would buy 99.9% gold, bring it with me to UK and sell there

So it is much better to be young and healthy than old and sick, especially in Thailand.

It must be a very good business to operate a hospital, or anything health-related and farang-oriented, time to get a medical degree

I understand, thanks for the clarification. Address reporting would be no problem since it is free and takes only little time (I suppose).

OK, I think I understand it now: the best way is to try to get a one year multiple entry ED visa from the embassy in my country and then I do not have to extend it every 3 months for 1900 baht, just report my current address (which is free). Am I right?

Please accept my apologies Falang 07. I've just started a new post in the Health Forum with your last posting.

http://www.thaivisa....ment-hospitals/

It will probably generate more replies there - and it's something I am very interested in (a medical self insurer to be).

Good idea, thanks!

Actually, it would be very interesting (at least for me) to hear about experiences expats might have with using these government hospitals for some more serious health problems. I am almost sure that if you are a paying customer with a good health insurance, there will be no queue to wait in, and it would be definitely much cheaper than those 5-star hospitals which might just concentrate too much on the luxury to justify the Hilton-like prices but the actual treatment might be the same, or who knows, even worse.

Does the multi entry visa, which is valid for one year, really require leaving Thailand every 3 months? Is not it sufficient to report at the immigration every 90 days (for free)?

I am sure they can make any attendance record they want otherwise there would not be so many farangs extending the ED visa for a few years already but not able to say many words in Thai

You really should improve your reading comprehension. My condo is owned in my name. The maintenance fee is ten baht per square meter per month. It is a one bedroom and sixty square meters. The fee is actually 600 baht per month.

OK, but living in 60 square meters is not my goal either You could build a very nice house for the price you paid for that small room.

And we could discuss like this forever, now I understand why is it so hard to come to a conclusion in the politics.

OK, so can I be married and own the property (no, not some condo where you pay the rent till you die and do not have any privacy, I need a house) together with my wife?

I agree with you, though, that being old and sick, it is perhaps better to die already

$20 per month in a condo? You live in a 15 square meters room? I have seen a few old condos where I would not like to live and still none of them was less than 20 baht per square meter.

If you drive too fast, you deserve a hefty fine, they teach you in the school that driving fast is dangerous. Or do you think they limit the speed just for fun? We should differentiate between what is appropriate and what is not. Many people die in Thailand just because speeding fines are so cheap in here and many drivers think they are on a racing track.

If you are old and sick 400k or 800k in the bank is peanuts, not enough to keep you alive in here.

like you can not buy the property you live in and it will be in her name