TigerandDog

"lesser nations". Come on mate, That's a rather derogatory comment to make, especially when Britain aint the empire it used to be anymore. These days Britain is classed as a lesser nation depending on where people are from. So please none of that pommy superiority complex.

don't even need to think about contraception after prostate cancer and having prostate surgically removed 11 years ago.

The Pooyai Ban should be able to witness as well, as they also have an official stamp for when they sign any documents. My pooyai ban ( Mae Luang ) will do for free as she's my wife. On a slightly different tack, but related, Centrelink shouldn't need to obtain proof of life for expats, especially those in Thailand, and I'm guessing the same protocols would apply elsewhere in the world. When an expat passes here in Thailand a couple of extra steps are required. in addition to obtaining an original death certificate, 3 copies must be obtained. The first copy together with the original is taken to the Amphur (District Office) so they can record the death. The 2nd copy is for Immigration so they can update their records and also notify the home country embassy. The home country embassy notifies the relevant govt departments in the home country including Centrelink if an aussie and the pension is stopped once the last valid payment is made. The 3rd copy is for the bank, so the bank account can be closed and the funds transferred to the beneficiary's account as per the expats last will and testament or in accordance with local laws. Also Centrelink would know there was an issue if the final payment they remit to the expats bank account bounces due to account closure. So that raises a minor question if an expat pensioner passes before turning 80 how does Centrelink know to cease their pension payments? Answer, because of the aforementioned procedure, which makes the proof of life process from 80 onwards a complete waste of time and tax payers money.

I believe, and I could be wrong, that the one thing that impacts the taxes is that shipping costs are included when customs duty is calculated and then VAT is calculated on the total cost viz. item value, shipping cost & customs duty. They've gotta earn money for the govt someway. Then the profit margin is added for instore.

that's not unusual. I've been here for 10 years and the quickest time for air mail to be delivered that I've either sent to Oz or received from Oz is 6 weeks from the date of posting. Longest is 12 weeks. Even registered mail takes around 4-5 weeks.

similar with ttb bank, but up to date of request so the statement reflects the transaction for that day. Can get 12 month statement same day as requested for a fee of 100 baht. However, with CM IMM I have always downloaded and printed my own statements for the past 8 years and just ask ttb to stamp them. No issues at the bank with doing it that way and CM have always accepted them.

even the legal eagles at Meidas Touch expect it to be reduced on the basis of EVERY appeal that has gone before the appellant court has been reduced. They're estimating that it will be reduced to within the range of $175m - $300m PLUS the interest.

father - bowel cancer at age 35. mother - old age at age 92. Father's brother leukemia & bowel cancer at age 73, grandfather (dad's side) - bowel cancer at age 61, grandmother (dad's side) - old age at age 93. Me age 74 and still going strong and I'm a prostate cancer survivor, so every day is a blessing. So yes I do pay attention to my health. I'm not even close to being ready to part this world yet. I just checked my direct lineage in my family tree back 7 generations, most passed in their 70's. Apart from my great grandfather who passed at age 91, I'm the next longest living male in that 7 generations.

did you actually read what I wrote " they did say when doing my next annual extension that I could change from O-A to O-X as long as I had the insurance and 3 million in the bank. I'm not entirely convinced that this is correct though." Perhaps it would be a good idea if you read and understood what was written before posting an irrelevant comment.

According to Siam legal it's also what is required for a 5 year O-A visa based on retirement. see this link from Siam legal. 5-Year Retirement Visa Thailand | Thai Immigration. However, after doing some more in depth research it would appear that Siam Legal are incorrect with their post with regards to the O-A based on retirement also being available for 5 years as the Thai Immigration website only makes mention of the O-A for retirement being for 1 year. Although I also telephoned my local IO with regards to this and they did say when doing my next annual extension that I could change from O-A to O-X as long as I had the insurance and 3 million in the bank. I'm not entirely convinced that this is correct though.

I agree that there is already a 5 year Non-Imm O-A visa for retirement in existence. The main differences that I can see between the 5 year visa and the 1 year visa is the funds. The 5 year visa requires 3 million THB in the bank compared to 800kTHB for the 1 year visa OR a monthly income of 100kTHB compared to 65KTHB and the mandatory health insurance is at the 400k/40k level. The question I'd be asking Immigration, if you have the 3 million, is would be possible to transfer from the annual extensions to the 5 year extensions and if so can it be done at the next annual extension?

you've done a Chump with this by deflecting. You can't change the topic midway through. If want people to give negatives about the Dems post in in a separate OP.

I posted a video of the interview with CVV

yes he is but he's also answering most of the questions we have with regards to the various DTA's, e.g. I was advised by my tax accountant in Oz that my aussie aged pension was assessable and subject to taxation here in Thailand. As a result of viewing this video I now know that the advice received from my aussie tax accountant was wrong as Govt pensions from our home countries are assessable in Thailand but they are NOT taxable in Thailand, only private pensions are, and that seems to be the case with the DTA's mentioned in the video, viz USA, UK, Canada.. Australia & New Zealand. Of course there are differences with regards to private pensions, capital gains etc between the various DTA's and some workarounds are also mentioned in the video. At the very least this video has provided far more accurate information than any other video or post that i've seen to date.

check out this interview with an international tax accountant based in Bangkok whose firm specialises in Dual Tax Agreements. I believe this will answer many of your queries.

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nor has the popular vote. The corrupt electoral college decides the winner.

Have to disagree with you Mike about the vis. I did my Open Water and Advanced Open Water on Koh Tao at Crystal Dive Resort. Perhaps when you did your course the vis etc wasn't that great BUT when I did both my courses the vis was exceptional, some days up to 30 metres, but on average around 15-20 metres..

For any golfers who might be interested. Golf About Asia - Chiang Mai Golf Week

CM also requires a new TM30 upon returning to Thailand. Strange thing though when my 90 day report date was recalculated it was not calculated from the date of re-entry but from the date of filing the new TM30.

pot calling the kettle black. You should apply your comment to yourself too.

anybody that takes any notice of what Piers Morgan has to say is as deluded as he is.

and you're a brainwashed member of the orange convicted felons cult.