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Normally you can change the extension of stay to be based on retirement after working in Thailand, without changing the visa that you originally entered on. I'm however, not sure if that will work with an non-ED, it works with non-B. You should check with the local immigration office if they accept it.

Some private clinics and hospitals might vaccinate you; I have an elder retired foreign friend, who just yesterday got vaccinated in a clinic. There are four variants of dengue. You are immune for further infection from to the one you already had. However, you are not immune to the three other variants. You need two vaccinations with Qdenga with three month separation to be covered about 60-80 percent, and around 90 percent for hospitalization.

Where was you in 2004? Exactly same place as I am now, same beach and same sand. What country? Thailand. of course. What was you doing ? Part time holiday, now I'm on full time holiday. How has your life changed since 2004? I decided for early retirement and moved permanently to Thailand. Who were the famous deaths in 2004? I don't care.

In principle yes, in practice you might not need it.

In reply to "So being on a lease with no intended move out date is not ok?"... You cannot stay longer than your permission to stay; i.e., the date stamped in your passport.

The islands Phangan and Samui was originally inhabited by Hainan Chinese – they are still (very) important families on the islands – Chinese New Year is therefore an important event on the islands (my photo is from new year celebration in a China town on Samui)...

No, to my knowledge you can always return to your home country, even with an outdated passport. The 6 month validity is when you visit foreign countries.

As it says, it – health insurance – is only for folks entering on a non-immigrant O-A-visa.

You don't need a lawyer, you can transfer the title deed at the local land office. There will be sales tax, stamps and transfer fee; there is a calculator for all that in the link HERE.

Yes, that's correct – it's a statutory liability insurance – and "third party" is the case here.

I cannot see why a foreign company cannot rent or lease property in Thailand; however, a foreign company needs a special permission – probably from BOI – to operate as a branch in Thailand.

To be safe: Head to the Landtransport Office with your DL, old- and new passport and get it changed. In general. change everywhere your passport number is used, even a loyalty card to for example Central-stores, cannot be used for claiming points, if your present passport number don't fit the registered number in the card – I talk from experience – you need to show ID to claim benefits.

Just so you – and others – know it: The mandatory motorbike insurance in Thailand covers 50,000 baht, which is literally nothing if you have serious injuries and are hospitalized in a private hospital. If there is no insurance, the part might be asked to pay 50,000 baht in compensation. If the other driver has no funds to cover, it doesn't help you. A practise has often been that the party, who can afford it, is guilty; it's not the law, but someone has to pay the bills. This – the financial issue – might be cleared at a meeting with a high police officer, written in a book and signed by both parties. What they do in other countries has no value in Thailand, here it's only about how you do it in Thailand. You really need to have a personal travel- or accident insurance that covers you, especially when riding a motorbike – please note that some insurances covers only scooters with small engines, smaller than normally used in Thailand, and other insurances doesn't cover motorbike ride at all both as driver and passenger – and in general be prepared for that in Thailand's traffic you are financially on your own, or covered only by your own insurance. My information is primary from Samui, where I been living permanently for 18 years – and yes, I have had friends that was involved in traffic accidents. Both the big black book has been used, and financial cover when without guilt, and 50,000 baht from a guilty motorbike driver with outdated insurance.

No. But you can apply for being registered in a Yellow House Book for Aliens after which you'll be eligible for a pink ID-card. The host/master of the house (in the Blue House Book) needs to give permission.

Thanks for your reply. To my knowledge it must come from the bank – together with a signed photocopy of the bank book showing an update same day as applying for extension of stay – but different immigrations offices have slightly different local rules, so might it be different where you stay.

Other immigration offices seems to say the same – I recently have a friends mentioning the same situation – a bit frustrating if the money is in an account used for other purposes. The best thing is to keep any deposit for extension of stay in a separate bank account. If the deposit is for extension based on retirement the 800k baht needs to be in the account two month before application for extension of stay, and three months after extension of stay is granted. Outside this period the deposit can be lowered to not under 400k baht.

The banks will normally know it, when you ask for a bank letter to immigration for retirement extension. Both the banks I use – Bangkok Bank and SCB – have templates in the system. They will also provide the needed account statement. The fee use to be 100 baht for the letter and 100 baht for each account statement ("each" in case you need more than one account to show your 800k baht).

Seems like you prepaid and not with a credit- or debit card. You need to contact support that will give you a reference; you'll need to upload copy of details like bankbook and passport. Little complicated and it takes between one and two weeks to get the refund back in the bank account. I changed to use my debit card, any cancellation has so far been refunded to the card's bank account within circa one week. Same procedure at Shopee.

Makro use to sell vacuum-packed high quality Australian beef, for example Black Angus – I often buy it and in my opinion it's very tender and good taste – while Tops Supermarket also has (very) high quality beef meet, including Japanese (the price is probably as high as the quality, it's more expensive than Australian beef). BigC where I live (Samui), cannot compete with Makro and Tops in beef meat quality.

Thanks for your reply. 1) To my understanding: Correct. 2) I tried to make it simple by stating that all shared banks accounts goes to the other mentioned name (there can only be two names in Thailand), while all other bank-funds shall be divided as... Furthermore I mentioned living cost for a periode to be paid to [name] before any sharing, and together funeral expenses (which is normally mentioned i9n a will). I also mentioned my two Thai equity deposits – they are in two different bank trading platforms – where one goes to my daughter (it's her child savings) and the other to my girlfriend.

Yes, it's my House Book that says that, see earlier post and images. My Thai girlfriend also says that the word means "owner" in English. Alternative translations according to Google can also be householder or master...

The question was: "Why?" My answer was that it's the law. The quite was just to find an external source confirming my statement "it's the law" – no details were asked or mentioned by me – and I of course mentioned the source of the quote...

It will follow the Thai law... (Quotes from the book "Thai Law for Foreigners".)

To my knowledge if the 800k baht is used for extension of stay, the account shall be i your name only and withdrawals cannot be made to anybody else. I your local immigration accepts a shared account it will normally need to be the double amount; i.e., 1.6 million baht. Upon death bank accounts are normally frozen and will be part of the estate. A last will is normally recommended and for both parties. You don't know who might die first. If the is no will the inheritance will follow the Thai law. If you wife dies and there is no will you are eligible to half, 50 percent. The two Thai lawyers that wrote the book "Thai Law for Foreigners" suggest that a foreigner makes two last will, one for any valuables in one's home country – following the rules of the home country – and another for any valuables in Thailand, following the rules here. It will normally be the court in the country with primary residency that handles the estate; i.e., if your primary residency is Thailand it will be a Thai court handling the estate. For your 200k bank account/bank deposit with credit card you can change it to an account in both names – a question of trust – and state in the will that any funds in a shared account or in shared accounts fully shall belong to the other named account holder. I've done that for my shared accounts, so my girlfriend has a chance to withdraw legally. According to the lawyers that wrote above mentioned book, you can write your own will in plain language or use a preprinted form. Always state that this will cancels all earlier made will/wills – eventually name it/them – and sign it and have it registered at the local amphor-office. You don't need a a lwyer for a last will to be legal.

I own a house and only Thai residents are registered in the Blue House Book, while I was registered as house owner/host at the tessa ban-office. I'm the one to allow others to be registered in my house's House Books. When I shortly after applied for a Yellow House Book for aliens my status was as shown, host...