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I am a retired British Citizen living in Thailand and last year I received a Life Certificate letter and form from the "The Pension Service" which is part of the Department for Work and Pensions dated 8 January 2023  which I had to fill in, get signed and send back.

To date this year I have not received such a letter and form and was wondering if any other UK Citizens retired here have received this?

Many thanks in advance for any help.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

The new one ???  (below - Good from any angle that doesnt capture those lights !!)

Or the outgoing model ??

 

 

 

 

I am only interested in the latest model 

The car I want is a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Premium GT I like the 300+ Horse power in Sport Mode best wishes amd many thanks

Many thanks Richard for your comments and link if I dont get minimum 800 000 I will just keep the car.

I am a retired UK citizen living in Udonthani since 2004 and I want to sell my car as I want to buy an Electric Car:

2019 Nissan X-Trail 4WD, 1 English Owner, Like New, 43000km, Full Accessory Package, Dealer Service

which I am the owner of.

Price absolute minimum 800 000 and hope to get more.

The car looks like new and has only been used by myself and my wife and driven carefully (no kids, dogs ever inside, 5 back seats never used).

I have looked after the car perfectly, never smoked in, food never eaten in the car, never involved in accident, finance free, when parked at home always covered, washed and polished regularly by reputable car wash company, have all service receipts from Nissan.

If interested contact me and we can do live video to show the car or arrange a viewing.

I am a British citizen happily retired and living in Thailand, I receive the bulk of my pension from Norway (about 20% from UK) and am curious as to why the Norwegian Kroner is so weak and has been continuously weakening for a very long time.

When I first moved to Thailand in 2004 I received approximately 6.4 THB for 1 NOK however now it is approx 3.1 and over the years we have lost millions because of this.

Fortunately I can stop or reduce my main Norwegian State pension for another 5 years to get it higher and this helps some what.

My understanding is that Norway is one of the richest countries in the world with vast oil and gas resources and is debt free.

Compared to some other Scandinavian countries the Danish Kroner is considerably stronger than the NOK and gives just over 5 THB for 1 DKK and Sweden is also stronger than the NOK giving approx 3.2 THB for 1 SEK.

I am just amazed as to how the NOK is so weak.

Many thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

Amazing Thailand just wasted a lot of time trying to pay for a monthly subscription of a whopping 25 USD per month as a PayPal Guest using my Bangkok Bank Credit Card however the transaction failed each time.

Tried again with my Eurocard Mastercard linked to my address here in Thailand and it functioned perfectly.

Do any members know why the Bangkok Bank Credit Card can not be used for such purposes?

Many thanks in advance for any help.

On the 20th September I had my 2nd Thai Elite 5 Year PE Visa affixed in my new renewed UK passport at Chang Wattana and evreything went very well.

My appointment was at 9am and I arrived at 8am and there was a very long queue however I fortunately did not need to queue.

I was met by a very pretty nice Thai Elite girl who processed evreything perfectly and after 30 minutes I received my passport back with the new visa sticker.

I needed to provide Thai Elite with my old passport, my new passport, my TM30 screenshot linked to my new passport from the old TM30 System and also my TM30 linked to my new passport in the new TM30 system and thankfully I had both screenshots with me.

My first 5 Year Thai Elite Visa was affixed in my old passport at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Good luck to all other Members who have Thai Elite Visa's.

2 hours ago, Yumthai said:

Those happily married to a Thai national can transfer (in this case from abroad) to their spouse up to THB 20 million in value per calendar year tax free as a gift.

Many thanks for sharing this as it was something I was not aware of, is it possible that you can document this and many thanks in advance.

9 hours ago, thaibreaker said:

Thanks for telling us your situation. But may I ask, as a Norwegian myself, why do you choose to pay taxes in Thailand, since you already do pay taxes from your pension in Norway? I assume this is something you have chosen to do, and filled out all the needed forms for that purpose. Most retirees I know from Norway do not go through this, because it's so much hassle doing so, with all the paperwork before getting your refund. And then you are in best case status quo, or probably minus, with taxes and all the expenses you have had.

 

Now, I do know the 183 days rule, but as far as I know, Thai authorities never ask for this pension to be taxed by Thailand. And since you pay full tax in Norway, most Norwegians just let this be.

 

For me personally, the taxes are much higher in Thailand than Norwegian government deduct from my pension. So I just wonder. Why go through it.

 

But kudos to you anyway, you are doing the right thing. And the right thing, is what scares a lot of people in this thread, to start paying Thai taxes for pension income, and go through all the hassle for a refund. Norway do have the same tax double agreement as 60 other countries, but with some small differences.

Thank you for asking this.

The sole reason for me doing this is because it helps me financially and is actually in my opinion very easy to do and it is also legal.

I only have to print out my bank statements and use a yellow marker pen to mark the International Transfers and then summarise all lf this in a list to be included in my Thai Tax Return.

When this is done I get the Thai Tax Office to help me fill out the Tax Return and help me to apply for a Thai Income Tax Paid Certificate and a Certificate of Residence all free.

When I receive the above documents I send them to my Norwegian Tax Lawyer Office in Thailand and they update my Norwegian Tax Return and send the above documents together with a letter they have drafted to the Tax Authorities in Norway.

The Norwegian Tax Lawyer Office in Thailand can do all of the above to facilitate this however I choose to do as much as possible myself to save money and I only have to pay 5000THB (special agreement and I have used them for many years).

Of course before anybody considers doing the above one must check the potenial benefits and base the decision on this.

In my situation it has saved me a lot of money over the years and it is legal.

7 minutes ago, tai4de2 said:

Here's what this looks like for me. There's nothing in the Address box at all; I can't type anything in it. I've now tried Safari, Firefox, Edge, and Chrome... what am I misunderstanding?

 

 

Click on Profile and then click on the + Button to put the address in and when finished click Save

47 minutes ago, vibration said:

Well I sincerely hope all other members have better success than my wife had this afternoon.

 

First the positive successfully registered with the new system and up and running.

 

After this my wife successfully entered our address and this was accepted by the system before logging out, however after logging out and logging in again the address that was in the system has mysteriously dissappeared.

 

So frustrating.

47 minutes ago, vibration said:

A positive update the address has now been registered maybe this was caused by my wife not seeing the Save Button which she had to scroll down to see.

 

She also managed to register a new TM30 linked to my new passport this was also registered in the old system. 

 

Good Luck to all members with your TM30 applications.

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47 minutes ago, vibration said:

 

Well I sincerely hope all other members have better success than my wife had this afternoon.

First the positive successfully registered with the new system and up and running.

After this my wife successfully entered our address and this was accepted by the system before logging out, however after logging out and logging in again the address that was in the system has mysteriously dissappeared.

So frustrating.

I forgot to mention when I recently went to my local immigration office to get my last entry stamp from 2019 (Suvarnabhumi Airport) and my latest Visa Extension (done at my local Immigration office) in my old cancelled passport into my new passport they said sorry we cannot do this as Thai Elite have to do this.

However fortunately after my calling Thai Elite and the staff explaining to my local Immigration office they did transfer the stamps without any problems.

My new online TM30 is linked to my new passport on the day I received it and also my latest 90 day report (done at my local immigration office), my TM6 is linked to my old passport.

I  stay in Thailand on Thai Elite 5 Year PE Visa's and this serves my needs very well.

Later this month I will be going to Chang Wattana Immigration together with Thai Elite personnel to get my 2nd Thai Elite 5 Year PE Visa affixed in my recently renewed UK Passport.

My first Thai Elite 5 Year PE Visa was affixed in my old now cancelled UK passport at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

If there are any members here who have had there Thai Elite Visa's affixed in there renewed passports could you kindly share your experiences here as to how it went and what documents you had to provide.

I have been requested to provide:

1. Both passport (old & new) 

2. TM.6 (The departure card)    

3. The receipt for Notification of Residence (TM. 30)

4. The receipt of notification of 90-days reporting

5.  The arrival stamp in new passport once he moved it at the immigration

Many thanks in advance.

So glad I was guided to get a 15 year Thai Elite Membership extension early this year for 500000THB until end 2039.

The last time I used the online TM30 Application (registered in my wife name and at our home address in Udonthani) was in in 2019 when I arrived back in Thailand at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

I have been informed that as I will be getting my new renewed Passport on 15th August that I will need to do a new online TM30 that links to my new renewed Passport.

I have some questions related to the required information in the TM30 Application and hope that some members can provide correct information:

1. Check-out Date (see screenshot attached).........What date should I use?
2. TM6 No. (see screenshot attached)............ I only have my old TM6 from 2019 which refers to my old Passport; do I use this one or can I leave this blank?
3. Date of Arrival (see screenshot attached)..........What date should I use?
4. Port of Entry (see screenshot attached)........... This is all in Thai and the first entry is Immigration at Suvarnabhumi Airport where I last arrived in 2019 should I use this?
5. Relation (see screenshot attached).........As the TM30 Application is registered in my wifes name should she write my Husband in Thai here?

 Many thanks in advance for any help.

I stay in Thailand on a Thai Elite 5 Year Visa and this type of Visa serves my needs perfectly.

I have recently renewed my British Passport and this will be collected at VFS in Bangkok on the 15th August and I am planning to get my latest Visa Extension Stamp in my old Passport transfered to my New Passport on the 29th August at Udonthani Immigration.

On the 20th September I have booked an appointment at Chang Wattana through Thai Elite to get my new Thai Elite 5 Year Visa put in my New Passport as my local Immigration Office is unable to do this.

My next 90 Day Report is due 16 September and my question is when you get a New Passport does the 90 Day Report from the old Passport also follow the New Passport; or will I get a new 90 Day Report when I get my latest Visa Extension Stamp in my old Passport transfered to my New Passport on the 29th August at Udonthani Immigration.

Many thanks in advance for any help.

This is no longer required by Immigration please see attachment.

Information_Note_Visa_transfer_to_new_passport.pdf

Fully agree; however we made the most of it by having a short holiday in Bangkok in our favourite Hotel.

53 minutes ago, G Rex said:

I have a Thai Elite visa.  I am living in Thailand. I am married to a Thai, but I chose not to have "Marriage Visa" - so I don't have to worry about all of the extension palaver with photos, bank balances etc.   I have a full 5 year Thai Car and a 5 year Motorcycle License.  I have bank accounts with 2 Thai banks.

I am not sure where you have gotten your information from - but I respectfully say that you are wrong.

The only thing I cannot do is work here.  No problem for me.

53 minutes ago, G Rex said:

I am in the same situation as G.Rex and chose for the same reasons first the 5 year Thai Elite PE Visa that I paid 500 000 THB for and have just recently got a 15.5 year Thai Elite Membership Extension until end 2039 that I paid 500 000 THB and in my opinion worth every THB. 

8 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

UK also stopped

I am now planning to get my UK passport renewed after my last extension on 20 June at Udonthani Immigration has been stamped in my passport.

Just wondering do you know if the UK Passport Office puts a stamp in the new passport like as mentioned here that some other countries do?

Many thanks in advance for any help.