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TigerandDog

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  1. The rules regarding pensions will depend on whether your home country has a DTA with Thailand. Seeing as practically all the posts on this topic tend to refer to either the UK or US, I repost the information that I've previously posted with regards to the Australian Govt (aged) pension. #1. If you are tax resident in Australia the aged pension is tax free. #2. If you are a non tax resident of Australia and have been continuing to lodge aussie tax returns your aged pension & other income is being taxed at a minimum rate of 32% #3. Under the Oz/Thai DTA if you are a Thai tax resident, ONLY Thailand has the right to legally tax you, and as such you are entitled to claim back ALL tax paid in Oz on your aged pension or any other tax paid for that matter for every year you have been a Thai tax resident. #4. Therefore, unfortunately aussie aged pensions are deemed to be income and tax assessable in Thailand if you are a Thai tax resident. The above information has been confirmed by a tax accountant in Oz that specialises in the Oz/Thai DTA. I did previously post a copy of documentation supporting the above, but I no longer have a copy to repost.
  2. I've installed a call blocker on my smart phone & thus far I've blocked 92 different phone numbers, predominantly with Malaysian country codes. The call blocker has thus far blocked close to 1000 calls from the 92 numbers that I've blocked.
  3. I'm not expressing an opinion as to what actually transpired. I'm stating the facts as they have occurred yesterday and today, so there is no relevance whatsoever to whatever anyone else is stating. CM Immigration gave me the required documents list yesterday. As to how old they are I have no idea. That is what they gave me. Perhaps the reason others in CM are not reporting this issue could be because they are NOT experiencing this with their banks. In other words they have a different bank to me. Oh you obviously couldn't think that logically could you. Also like everyone else you obviously didn't comprehend my post correctly. I started by asking a question about what I experienced and if anyone else had had the same experience. So far not a single comment has actually been posted that applies to the opening question. Just a stack of comments that have no relevance to the question at all.
  4. Same horse different jockey. CM still call it a bank guarantee letter and they REQUIRE that letter to contain the following: Account Name, Account Number, Passport Number, Account balance at date of issue PLUS certify that account has had 800k in it for the seasoning period prior to application. I know other IO's have different requirements but I'm talking specifically about CM's requirements and what my bank are refusing to issue to meet those CM requirements.
  5. How on earth did you become a moderator DrJack? Once again you're sprouting absolute garbage and it's you, in this instance, who does NOT understand the requirements for CM. It is called a bank guarantee letter, NOT a bank letter. Even CM Immigration refer to it as a bank guarantee letter, as did CW when I originally lived in BKK. Go and read the Police Order I attached. It CLEARLY states that the letter must certify (translated for the dummies, that means guarantee) that the 800k has been in the bank for the seasoning period ( 3 months as per the copy of teh Police Order given to me yesterday) prior to the extension application. For the record CM require all 3. Copies of bank book, 12 months statements AND bank guarantee letter certifying 800k has been in the account for the prior seasoning period. You need to cease making incorrect comments with regards to CM's requirements and confusing people with your comments that are only partially correct.
  6. have already started the process. Current bank will not be happy when they see how much I'm going to transfer to the new account. I expect them to come begging me not to do so 55555
  7. you made a general comment, not one specific to your bank account type. That being said, my account is also a fixed term deposit and I'm still able to print my own statements.
  8. I don't need to go through that BS procedure as I print my own 12 month statements the morning I go to the bank for the guarantee letter. Been doing so for the past 10 years. Bank stamps my printouts, no questions asked.
  9. Commenting incorrectly again Dr Jack. Did you read the entire post? I doubt it based on your reply. You're developing a habit of only partially reading posts and then posting comments that are either wrong or irrelevant. I don't need you to refer me to things others have outlined or for you to WRONGLY state "I do not understand the bank letter and other requirements". I've been doing this annually at CM for the past 10 years completely trouble free until my bank started to screw me around due to their lack of knowledge and incompetence. IT IS THE BANK. They have changed their policy and REFUSE to issue bank guarantee letters stating that the 800k has been in the account for the seasoning period prior to the application despite being shown a copy of the Police Order, in Thai and English, CLEARLY stating what is required. I spoke with senior officers at CM Immigration yesterday and again this morning and the bank guarantee letter is required by CM certifying that the 800k has been in the bank for the seasoning period even though I have copies of my passbook for the past year PLUS 12 months of detailed bank statements. For those of you claiming a bank guarantee letter is not required for the seasoning period, please read bullet point 4 in the Police Order hereunder: CM has ALWAYS required this. Imm bank documents.pdf
  10. Has anyone encountered this kind of stupidity from their bank? I'm due for my extension of stay next week. Was at my local bank branch yesterday and enquired, seeing as I had so much trouble with them last year, whether they now understood what was required in the bank guarantee letter, and showed them what was required from a copy of a previous bank guarantee letter, as I didn't want to be spending 2 1/2 hours in the branch again this year, like I did last year because the staff, including the branch manager, had absolutely no idea what a bank guarantee letter was and they had to continually telephone their Head Office for instructions on what to do PLUS I had to sign so many different forms, which had never been previously required, all under the guise of new bank policy. The first thing the staff told me yesterday was that the bank's new policy does not allow them to issue a bank guarantee letter certifying that the funds have been in the bank for the required seasoning period prior to the application, and if they did they would be fired. They gave me a template of what they are supposedly allowed to issue. It was actually a letter certifying funds for a new visa application. I took the template to my local Immigration Office (they only do 90 day reports & TM30's) and they stated that the format was not acceptable as it did not comply with the Police Order requirements. The Senior Officer photographed the template and sent it to CM Immigration via LINE and then telephoned CM. CM confirmed with me that the template letter was not acceptable. The local Imm Office then gave me a printout of the documents required (in Thai & English) which I took back to the bank branch. Even after seeing this they still said they could not issue the required bank guarantee letter, but they would send a copy to their Head Office and call me back. Received the phone call this morning, and despite seeing the content of the required documents as set out in the Police Order, the bank's Head Office advised the branch staff they could NOT issue a bank guarantee letter as required by Immigration. I then telephoned CM Immigration to enquire as to what I could do if the bank continues to refuse to issue the bank guarantee letter with the required mandatory information. The chap I spoke to was quite helpful actually. Although he did state that I must have the bank guarantee letter he was understanding as to the situation and said he would have his supervisor contact BKK Immigration Head Office so they could contact my bank's Head Office and tell them they are required by law to issue the bank guarantee letter and that failure to do so could result in the bank and the employees involved being prosecuted. Although I won't hold my breath waiting for that to happen. I also lodged a lengthy formal written complaint with the bank's Head Office this morning. So will be interesting to see the outcome. They've got until Friday next week to get it sorted.
  11. Don't know about the accuracy of this reporting as Big Joke has been in my District in CM, in an official capacity, for the past couple of days.
  12. don't agree. I've checked into several 5 star hotels throughout Thailand over the years using my pink ID card. Never had an issue. Plus I always have my Thai driver's license with me as backup in case they won't accept the pink ID card.
  13. consulates won't be doing that. The Revenue Dept will obtain the information directly from the banks and we will have to provide bank statements for the calendar year showing the incoming deposits when submitting a tax return.
  14. TigerandDog

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    because like so many others in this forum do, you need to have your stupidity repeatedly pointed out to you until you come to your senses, and STOP signing your name on your comments. We know who you are from your profile. You must be a very insecure individual.
  15. TigerandDog

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    you've NEVER posted a sensible comment. Your comments are ALWAYS stupid or nonsense.
  16. TigerandDog

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    there was no need for your stupid comment in the first place
  17. TigerandDog

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    why is this subject coming up again? There's too many sanctimonious fuddy duddies in this forum who still expect the standards (with regards to tats) that we grew up with to still be applicable today. Those with tats usually get them for legitimate reasons. They no longer have the stigma that was generally applied back in the 50's & 60's, viz a gang member, a criminal etc. In many countries it is cultural to get tattoos. Even Egyptian mummies have been found with tattoos on them. So this bias by some people towards tats is just another example of discrimination. If you want to have tats good on you, if not good on you BUT keep your anti tat biased opinions to yourselves. This OP and ALL future OP's that are anti tattoo should be blocked from comments.
  18. Bob, why do you always sign your name at the end of your posts? That's what people with low self esteem do. We know who you are from your profile
  19. I have 3 that I watch regularly. #1. Scammer Payback #2. Anfield Agenda #3. Jim Venetos Golf.
  20. For the Aussie expats that are Thai tax residents please read the following: Tax Alert: Thailand to tax foreign income - Expat Taxes Australia
  21. I booked my April appointment for CM in January, and was lucky to get that as all the dates and times bar one had already been booked.
  22. When you were a teenager loud speakers like that didn't exist and neither did cars or motor bikes. Khaosan road has been like that for yonks. I was actually watching a video on YouTube last night about Khaosan road that was posted 5 years ago. My first visit to Khaosan road was back in 2006 and it was exactly like that. Your reaction to all the noise just shows that you've become a sad old fart.
  23. the fridge test is to put some EVOO in a small glass (like a shot glass) and leave it in the fridge (NOT the freezer) overnight. Real EVOO will 100% solidify. If there's any liquid still on the surface then it's fake. In other words it has other oils such as canola oil palm oil etc mixed in. If you get 2 layers in the bottle as per your comment, then it is most likely fake.
  24. 3 brands that are definitely NOT fake are Bertolli, Carbonell & Minori. I've done the fridge test on the first 2, so I know they are not fake and I mainly use Carbonell a Spanish EVOO. If Carbonell is not available I use Bertolli. Most of the fake olive oils appear to be Italian.
  25. just put in the fridge, not a chest freezer or freezer of any kind.
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