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How can a person with "inability to withstand pressure" be a businessman, politician and primeminister...????

It's a question of taste...

That's not the recycling problem, that's when somebody leaves garbage in the wrong places. There are actually a number of recycling machines available that instantly can convert a glass bottle to sand...

My first impression – when reading your OP – is that genius girls don't use dating sites... By the way, have you check how many profiles from us ASEAN NOW-members that state: "I'm a genius"...???? My best advice: Find out which trendy cafes or other places the genius folks from unis and other clever research institutions meet, and begin to hang out at these places and make yourself an interesting subject for a genius lady... An old advice says that equal children plays best together – so, I presume that you also is a genius...????

Yes, I indeed appreciate how lucky I am every day...???????? I even often compare to life-style in my home country and check both properties I can afford, and those beyond my ability, I still don't want to change...

To my knowledge, you just need to change the reason for extensions of stay – your visa has long time expired – but you need a bank deposit of 800k baht matured for two month to do so. Some of the rules might be slightly different from province to province, so ask your local immigration office for the list of their requirements for extension of stay based on retirement. It my impression, that you cannot use the monthly transfer of pension method, when changing from work permit, perhaps others can confirm if that's also a possibility.

You can buy a power of attorney-form in the paper shops (or book shops?), fill it in and sign it with two witnesses. You need signed copies of their ID-cards. Best to get a Thai to help you, many Thais are used to the process, as it's commonly used.

That's what I would do in your case – I brought all my four '60s vintage guitars in the way – duty and import costs can be quite high.

I had before a Lao as domestic help for six years. If nothing has changed, you need first to be eligible for obtaining a work permit for foreign domestic help. It was my Thai girlfriend that became eligible for employing a foreigner. The actual work permit is a bit complicated – lots of paperwork and health check – so using an agent might be worth it. We paid 10,000 baht for the service, and find it was fully worth the money, as the agent made all arrangements with health check and interviews, including transportation to/from. A work permit for domestic help from a neighbouring country is for two years, after which period you need to renew and do the process all over again – so we did it three times.

No, you need to fulfill the rights for SS to be eligible for the voluntary extension.

It's my impression that many have had similar experiences. My first Thai girlfriend was kind of gold-digger girl, luckily (for me) it didn't last that long time – and yes, I knew the risk in advance, and she was a calculated risk. Many – if not most – Thai ladies sees a man/husband as provider; just like a man/husband was in old time in Western countries. Providing can included an extended Thai family. Often one needs to be prepared being a family provider; or state it very, very clearly from the beginning, if one is not prepared to this – in such cases the girl/lady might decide to move on. I've often heard two expression from Thai women, one: »If he cannot provide, why do I need him!« And: »I don't love him, but he can take good care of me!« About the latter, there were two cases, where I knew the one the girl/lady could love, but those two men were not at provider stage. An often said advice, unfortunately is: "Move on". Of course it can be difficult with a long term relationship – especially if there is a child or are children involved – or marriage, but it might often be the only lasting sensible solution. I also believes in that one can find acceptable/good/true relationships not too much based in finance; if accepting the little old-fashioned level, with the man/husband is the provider. The scary part is, when one is falling (deeply) in love – especially when being mainly: A provider.

Be careful about falling in love with a Thai woman – one can unfortunately easily do that...???? – especially if the behave weird. Sometimes the best advice is to move on. There are plenty of alternatives – also young college students – and some of them might even be more attractive...???? To my knowledge, Thai women's behavior is described separately in the extended supplement volume to the book: "How to Understand Women". Sometimes life is so much more easy, when being a single man...

If this is a serious OP, then just be busy with something – or pretend to be busy with something – and not having spare time for the visitor and his beers. At some point, he will most likely get bored and stop visiting you...

For the bank deposit there is no demand for the funds shall come from overseas/abroad – it could be a former foreign worker here that change status to retiree – however, the 800,000 baht shall be seasoned two month in a Thai bank account before application for extension of stay based on retirement. If using the income method, the monthly amounts shall be be foreign transfers.

Those that don't have saved up to retirement, might have "saved up in children and grandchildren", who will take of them, when they get old; some financial, other physical. There is a small government retirement pension available from a few hundred baht per month, increasing with age up to almost 1,000 baht per month. A higher government retirement pension has been an issue in the parliament election campaign earlier this year, and is one of the subject the yesterday elected new prime minister Srettha Thavisin has on his agenda.

To my knowledge, you can have your foreign health insurance approved by the embassy, when applying for a non-OA visa. You can with a non-OA visa in my home country... Proof of Thai health insurance that covers the whole duration of stay in Thailand. The health insurance policy must have coverage not less than 100,000.- USD (3,000,000.- THB) per policy. Applications can submit either the copy of the health insurance policy or the original one (if available) and Print out this Foreign Insurance Certificate to be filled and signed by the insurance company. Buy Thai Insurance here Foreign Insurance Certificate – the form can be downloaded here Source link HERE.

There might be other unwritten acceptable rules for Thais, than for foreigners. It's not well-seen dress code, especially in town or city areas, while it's accepted in beachfront tourist destinations by the beach area that foreign men walks with naked breasts.

Your parents need a ticket out of Thailand within 30 days after their planned arrival date, to be let onboard an airplane to Thailand, as they have no visa or permitted stay that ciovers their return ticket. Your parent can just buy a cheap online budget air ticket to a neighboring country, for example from southern part of Thailand to Malaysia, which is a short distance and therefore affordable; budget air tickers out of Thailand can often be found for around 1,500 baht or less. Your idea #1 might be the easiest to work with, but both are Okay to my knowledge.

Don't worry, Facebook will soon be shot down by in Thailand...

Yes, each entry on an O-A visa gives your a permitted stay of one year. In principle you can get almost two years stay from an O-A visa, by doing an exit and re-entry a few days before the original visa expires.

No, but your extension of stay will never be longer than for the validity of your passport; i.e., in your example an extension for one year, when applying in January 2024, your permitted stay will be for one year to a January-date in 2025. If you re-apply for an extension in January 2025 with the same passport, you will only be permitted a stay until June 2025.

If you mean the multiple entry non-O visa with one year duration and 90-days permitted stay at each entry, I've never heard about having such one issued domestically. It's normally a visa that you shall apply for in your home country or abroad. For retirement you might be asked to apply for the non O-A visa instead, which also is a multiple entry visa valid for one year, but it gives you one year permitted stay at each entry. The non-O you can apply for domestically gives you 90 days permitted stay from your original entry date. When applying you need to fulfill the financial requirements, for example having 800,000 baht in deposit in a Thai bank account, if you reason is retirement. Later you can apply for extension of stay for a one year period, two weeks before your permitted 90-days stay expires. By that time your bank deposit needs to have matured by two months, which thereby mean, that you shall apply for change of visa from visa-exempt to a non-O two weeks before your initial 30-days entry expires. You can at the same time as applying for extension of stay also apply for multiple re-entry permission. At Samui Immigration, the lady that hands you application documents normally includes a re-entry application. If not, just ask for it, it will be handled together with you extension of stay.

Some are – or one is – more equal than others...

I got a tax-ID as well on a non-O with retirement extension. It's easy to get a tax-ID if you have any income to declare. In principle you are fully taxable to Thailand, if you stay in the country for 180+ days within a calendar year. Income from abroad is also taxable in Thailand – depending on Double Taxation Agreement – if the income is transferred within the same calendar year as it's earned. In some cases it can be a benefit to pay a lower Thai income tax instead of the full tax in a foreign country.

Yes, both options are possible, but your selling price is lower than the shop's listed gold price. Best gold to buy for investment is bars; I think they are available from 1 baht (baht weight, 15.3 gram) value.