TigerandDog

because you asked a question which I answered.

Technically the juristic girl is correct. I knew a farang several years ago who was painting the boundary fence to his property who was arrested and deported for working without a permit. Even after being able to prove to the police that it was his residence it made no difference. He was also given the taking work off a Thai explanation as well as the no work permit line. Now I do know that he was not popular with the Thais in his neighborhood because of his superiority attitude towards them, and it's a certainty one of the locals reported him. So I would suggest you be on your very best behavior instead of your what appears to be usual attitude towards Thais otherwise you might find yourself in the same position. I would also agree with others on here that your post is just another one of your delusional troll posts.

I don't know where you're getting your information. I've been using CM Imm Office since moving to CM province in 2016 from BKK and based on MY experience with CM and that of my 2 friends experience when they returned from overseas earlier this year, and the question I asked when I did my annual extension last week, CM do NOT require a new TM30 when you return to the same permanent address. Also TM30 does not have provision for an end date on it. The same applies when you travel domestically. My TM30 is dated 2016, and I've travelled out of province domestically regularly since my TM30 was issued and NEVER been asked for a new one. Apparently this used to be a CM requirement for both international & domestic travel, but one that I've never been asked to provide. However, as I now have a new passport, hence a different passport number, I will get a new TM30 in August when I return from Vietnam so my current passport number is reflected on it, and that is the ONLY reason I will be doing so.

Don't agree re CM on this. I've got friends who have been in Thailand for around 10 years who had recently returned from holidays to their home countries (USA & Canada) who upon their return went to CM to have TM30's lodged and told not necessary as they returned to their same permanent address. I will be travelling to Vietnam later this year and whilst I was at CM Imm Office last week doing my extension I asked whether I needed to do a TM30 on my return. I was told that if I was returning to the same permanent address that it would NOT be necessary. So CM are NOT a rogue office with everything, just some things.

"No paint will last as long as it's advertised in this extreme condition. I can't agree with that statement. I've found Dulux Weather Shield to be better than any other brand available in Thailand. It's been well and truly tested in the harshest Australian conditions (searing heat & humidity, tropical rain, & extreme cold), and it lasts the advertised 15 years when applied without watering down at all and as per the manufacturer's directions. My grandparents and my parents painted their houses with Dulux and the colours only started to fade around 14.5 years after first being applied. Both house were repainted with Dulux and they were in very different regions, so different weather conditions. I've used Dulux here in Thailand, as I previously posted the only section that has peeled away, in less than 18 months, is the section that was painted when I wasn't present to oversee, and the Thai subby, contracted by the builder, watered the paint down by almost 50%. When asked why he watered the paint down after being given specific instructions not to, he said it was too hard to apply the paint. It went on easier when watered down. The ONLY way paint will last for the advertised period, is for no water to be added.

I agree 100% about not adding water. I had a mate in OZ who worked in the paint industry his entire work life and he advised me to make sure that no water was added to the paint, especially if I was using Dulux. Thais insist on watering down paint so it goes on easier, but it also significantly reduces the lifespan of the paint. The one small section of our house that I wasn't available to oversee the painting, the paint was significantly watered down and it started peeling off after only 18 months. Dulux Weathershield is supposed to last 15 years, and that is the brand of paint I would recommend for exterior painting.

I don't believe the air quality readings for CM stated in the OP. They are understated. The reading I got for yesterday at 1.00 p.m. was 225 & Sunday at 11.30 a.m. was 296 for CM. This morning at 8.30 a.m. in Fang it is 188, so by lunch time, unless it either rains or the wind gets up, it will surpass 200 easily.

haven't seen you post any explanations as to why you're back, but I'm pretty sure that was all BS too, just like everything else you post..

so your post about being at the airport and leaving Thailand forever and requesting administrators to close your profile was just more of your usual BS.

For any aussies reading this OP, here's how the Aust/Thai DTA currently works. Under the Aussie/Thailand DTA if you are a tax resident of Australia, Thailand cannot tax you on money brought into Thailand. However, if you are a tax resident of Thailand, your pension and all other funds, other than proven savings before 31 Dec 2023, brought into Thailand after 1 January 2024 are ONLY subject to Thai income tax. Australia cannot legally tax a Thai tax resident under our DTA. In the majority of cases those aussies who only have their OAP coming into Thailand will be required to submit a tax return, but after taking into account the deductions that have previously been itemised by Mike Lister in other posts on this topic, most should have their assessable income fall into the non-taxable income bracket.

Perhaps you should have read the article that had the link below posted BEFORE making such a comment. I'm posting it again so you can read it and educate yourself. Dowry in Thailand | ThaiEmbassy.com

dowry is the english for sin sod which is traditionally paid to the brides parents.

I don't know how accurate this is, but I've heard that Re-entry permits at Central Festival CM have to be done before 11.00 a.m. I'm still to check this out, but will be asking the question at CM Immigration on Friday when I do my extension.

did you read the link that was posted about sin sod. I was replying about the article in the link

so Bob, after stating you were leaving Thailand and having your profile shut down on Asean Now and never posting in here again, you've returned and proven yourself to be a person who cannot keep his word, just as so many others said would happen.

Returning the dowry is only a recent trend. Traditionally the dowry is for the parents to keep and spend as they please.

not yet. He was in Ban Song Khwai, Fang District, Chiang Mai yesterday on official duty with local high ranking police officers accompanying him. So the cops knew exactly where he was and could have arrested him there and then if this was a genuine story rather than another attempt to tarnish his reputation.

I've seen plenty of Thais doing exactly the same thing late at night, not just in Bangla road, and the netizens don't say anything about that. Just more foreigner bashing, but it isn't exactly a pleasant site to see or smell later on.

I don't agree with your calculation Mike. According to my tax accountant the calculation should be as follows: Pension - 460,000 baht ( but I believe this figure is grossly understated) as I receive the same pension & the total with the increases every March & Sept will be more in the range of 615k - 620K for 2024) Personal deduction - 60,000 50% pension deduction - 100,000 (max that can be claimed) So that makes assessable income of 300,000 baht 0-190k (for over 65) = 0 190,000 - 300,000 at 5% = 300k - 190k = 110k x 5% = 5,500 baht tax payable. I also note that scorecard makes no mention of a wife or if he pays health insurance in Thailand. If he has a wife that's another personal deduction of 60k he can claim, and if he pays health insurance in Thailand he can claim up to 25k as a deduction. Should scorecard have a Thai wife and pay health insurance here his calculation would be as follows: Pension - 460,000 baht ( but I believe this figure is grossly understated) as I receive the same pension & the total with the increases every March & Sept will be more in the range of 615k - 620K for 2024) Personal deduction - 60,000 50% pension deduction - 100,000 (max that can be claimed) Personal deduction for wife - 60,000 Health Insurance premium deduction - 25.000 So that makes assessable income of 215,000 baht 0-190k (for over 65) = 0 190,000 - 300,000 at 5% = 215k - 190k = 25k x 5% = 1,250.00 baht tax payable.

that's one way to do it provided you still have an aussie account, but once you start transferring those pension funds to Thailand they become taxable. Those aussies that no longer have any connection to Oz and have their pensions paid directly to their Thai account then come under the scenarios I outlined.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.