Griffo63

Thank you all for your feedback. Very helpful

I'm ready to apply for a LTR Wealthy Pensioner Visa and have been in contact with several agencies to support me with the application. It's a bit of a minefield with fees ranging from 85,000 baht to 42,000 baht (most common around 50,000 baht): from BOI certified agencies to big legal firms to individuals running companies. Everyone says "we have a 100% success rate" because "we only submit applications we've fully vetted and which believe will succeed." No-one wants to work on a success only basis though. So, I'm looking for solid recommendations about firms you've used to successfully apply for an LTR - Wealthy Pensioner Visa. If you're so minded a brief description of your experience and if possible the fees would be welcomed Many thanks in advance

The OP asks "Does anyone live in the On Nut Sukhumvit 81 area? Is there a lot of stuff to do in the area? Especially at night?" I tried to describe the "stuff" in the "area" not just the Soi. I hope the OP found if helpful

Whlist Sukhumvit 81 is quite a scruffy and narrow soi - made worse by the fact its also a cut through from Soi 77 to Sukhumvit I think a lot will depend on which end the soi you live. The Sukhumvit end is quite lively with lots of restaurants and a cinema in the Century Plaza, some lively bars and eating places just a short walk down Soi 50 (Beacon Place), a great Italian restaurant in Soi 79 which also boasts several massage places. There is a good gym in the Phyll - soi 54 and of course a very big Lotus's adjacent to On Nut BTS station - which has a good service to downtown - 5 stops to Phrom Phong/ 6 stops to Asoke and 7 stops to Nana. Not all gloom and doom if you choose the right end of the Soi

My aorta aneurysm was first detected at a routine full health check at Thainakiran Hospital in BKK using ultra sound in 2018. It was monitored annually (ultrasound) and the this year a CT scan as it was reaching danger levels. I had a stent fitted via EVAR surgery (via groin) just recently.Very expensive

We use talcum powder. Place along the ants trails. Disappear completely within 4 hours.

The OP might want to check this from HMRC Inheritance Tax Manual. In simple terms a non-domicile spouse gets a £325k exemption and a further £325k nil band allowance - so £650k in total is free of IHT without having to make any election to be domiciled in the UK. If the election is completed then all of the assets are exempt from IHT but have ongoing conditions attached https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/inheritance-tax-manual/ihtm13047

I think you need to get some very specialist advice. Getting £1,000,000 per annum interest equates to capital over £18,000,000. If that is really the case of course!!

This not correct. It’s progressive tax and there are allowances to take into account too

Southern Ireland is also a good choice. Although it’s in the EU it’s not in Schengen. Provided you enter from the UK you won’t need any visa for your GF. Friendly people, same language, lots of interesting places and not to expensive to fly there or possibly go by ferry.

Away from Thailand and looking at the bigger picture then this offers all those millions of expats with ‘frozen’ pensions a chance to build a much bigger collective voice.

With that being remitted every month you’ll be into 30% tax from next year

No TM30 or rental agreement was requested or provided. I have lived at the same address for 8 years now and the address on the forms was the same as registered at my 90 day report. I assume that someway down the line I must have completed at TM30, if that is normally required.

I MAINTAIN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR MY VISA EXTENSION AND GET IT UPDATED EVERY 3 MONTHS WHEN THE INTEREST IS ADDED SO THERE ARE VERY FEW ENTRIES OVER A YEAR - NO CONSOLIDATION

Thanks for report. I assume you were given a ticket because you went to document check chicks first. No need to attend main desk on entry. You should also have a print out of your confirmation email. THE TICKET WAS ISSUED WHEN I BOOKED THE APPOINTMENT ONLINE AND WAS IN EFFECT WAS THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENT CHECK WHICH DID SURPRISE ME. TM47 has been added to required docs. I ALWAYS TAKE TM47 - JUST IN CASE Note that you did not provide Bank Statements and io accepted copies of bankbook pages. Not always the case. I MAINTAIN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR MY VISA EXTENSION AND GET IT UPDATED EVERY 3 MONTHS WHEN THE INTEREST IS ADDED SO THERE ARE VERY FEW ENTRIES OVER A YEAR. You did not receive priority for 70+. IN THE RE-ENTRY AREA PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN AND SENIORS With appointment you are seen on time and sometimes early.

Booked an appointment online to extend my retirement visa for 2.00 pm today. The online system issues a "ticket" confirming the appointment (I did this a few weeks ago). The visa area (L1) at CW was absolutely packed out when I got there (1.45pm) with very few free seats. My ticket number - which was in a different sequence to other ticket numbers being called forward - was called at spot on 2.00 pm and I was seen by a friendly officer. I presented: A completed form with photo My passport, Copies of the main passport page, my original visa, my last extension, and the stamp of my latest entry into Thailand; My bank book (I used the money in the bank method) and copies of every page in the bank book. My bank letter A copy of my most recent 90 day report A hand drawn map of my home location I had to sign every page I presented The officer got my to sign 3 other documents, took my photo, and collected 1900 baht fee. She asked me to take everything then to a senior colleague in the next door office. After 5 minutes my passport and bank book was returned to me all stamped up (time now 2.20pm) I collected a re-rentry permit ticket from the main ticket area and went down stairs to get a copy of my visa extension. Upon returning to the C2 area my ticket number was called almost immediately I presented, A completed form with photo My passport, Copies of the main passport page, my original visa, my last extension, and the stamp of my latest entry into Thailand and a copy of the new extension Paid the 3800 baht and waited outside for my passport to be stamped up and returned. This return process was going really slowly overall, and many people were getting quite frustrated, but my passport was returned very quickly - well in advance of other numbers being called - so I assumed this was because I'm over 70 and this group get priority service - either way everything done and dusted by 2.55 pm which I think is an excellent service. I really recommend booking an appointment, if you can, as I hate to thinks how long some people will have had to wait today as the office was so busy.

I recently used Isaan Lawyers. A fairly simple will for 6000 baht and excellent service

Working OK for me now. Managed to book an appointment using the App on Friday

Thanks. I’ll try again tomorrow

Using : https://gov.immigration1.queueonline.net/appointment/login.html?v27

Thanks for getting back to me. I'm in Thailand and using a Thai Sim card OK. There is no option to show phone number only email address. I'm already registered with Immigration with that email address as I've used it for 90 day reporting and getting appointments in the past. I also reinstalled the App but again the same problem - enter email address ok, submit and wait for OTP. OTP never arrives

I'm trying to make an appointment online to extend my retirement visa at CW office. Accessing the system is OK but I can't progress beyond inserting my email address as I don't then receive a OTP. Does anyone know if this is a short-term glitch, a regular occurence or a semi permanent problem? Thanks in advance

I’ve got both and they work perfectly well. Downloaded from Apple though not Google Play. Don’t need to be in UK or use VPN

This article is worth a read - quite complicated though https://taxscape.deloitte.com/insights/article/inheritance-tax--non-uk-domiciled-spouses.aspx#:~:text=The UK domiciled individual can give or leave assets worth,civil partner free of IHT.

Help!! I'm trying to watch Part 1 of the online training video in order to re-new my Thai Driving Licence. Everything goes OK until 14 minutes in, when I get a message - "Please confirm within 3 minutes to continue to watch the video". I click "Confirm" at which point the video is paused so I press "Play" - and then the problem starts as I'm taken back to the beginning of the video again. I've done this 3 times now with the same result. Any-one else have this experience and can any-one recommend a solution please