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3 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Irrelevant to the discussion...you seem to have some form of mental illness... have a nice life.... can you even attempt to dispute what I said.

What form of mental illness, gaslighter? Crummy troll. You claim everything here is BS. So I say, go back to your own country. Why are you here?

1 hour ago, sambum said:

 

I have lived here for 20 years and have been married to a Thai wife for 6 of those, so do I qualify for citizenship, how do I apply, how much would it cost me, and would I then qualify for free medical care and be allowed to vote? Also how would it affect my pension from the UK as I would no longer be a British citizen?

I suggest you ask around those who've done it, and/or ask a lawyer. You'd still be a UK citizen as a dual national, so it wouldn't affect your pension. I don't think there's free medical care here. I have dual nationality. Not Thai. But it's never ever been an issue.

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

I've been thinking about that too.  How did you find somewhere in Phils, do you rent 6 months a year and come back to same building or rent the whole year?

Ah, yes, that's the catch. I've been here just 2 months. My understanding, and I haven't verified it, is the half yearly splits don't need to be done in one block. 6 months in Philippines I'm not really geared up for. I own a property here but believe me, I'd rather have a wooden leg. So I rent as I'm trying to sell my house. It's not cheap. I'd say easily double Thai condo rental prices. I've rented twice in different locations. 30k PHP pm for a decent studio, swimming pool etc. To convert PHP to THB, divide by 5 and multiply by 3. So 18k THB. It's quite insane. So for me it's work in progress on that front. And I'm not talking Manila prices.

I looked at renting longer but I'm not sure it makes much difference. I've quite a few ex pat neighbours who come and go. My nearest Aussie nice guy neighbour is off to Pattaya for 2 months tomorrow! I'm coming back in a week or so. Needs a bit of fine tuning.

8 minutes ago, john donson said:

 

it is not that you get benefits like FREE HOTEL, FREE TRAVEL, FREE FOOD, POCKET MONEY, FREE HEALTHCARE over here as illegal, compared to EUROPE and the now cry baby USA

Please, take this outside. I'll meet you on the beach, anytime, anywhere.

3 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

At some point in the future, there are a few transactions I want to do and will ensure I am not tax resident that year.  One of those transactions will be selling a few BTC on BitKub. 

 

 

And remember to count arrival and departure days as being here.

I'm in Philippines right now. My cunning plan as a UK pensioner was approx 186 days in Philippines so I get the annual pension increase, and 179 in Thailand so as to avoid getting taxed. HMRC and DWP are ok with it, it seems. Also, having an acceptable Philippines proof of address, as Wise requires, means I can send PHP to my Wise accounts from my Philippines bank.

I've found Bitkub easy to use. I'm rubbish at crypto though, so have never made any serious money. More like laughable!

7 minutes ago, itsari said:

Thailand does not officially recognise refugee status. 

Recently there has been an influx of displaced people from Myanmar that Thailand considers them irregular migrants under Thai law and may be detained.

Many western migrants are married raising children . Not so easy for them to pack up and leave and of course they can not be compared to the stateless people living in Thailand.

However they are contributing to the Thai economy with very little hope of becoming a Thai citizen.

 

The recent influx of migrants from Myanmar are not the people this act refers to. The people in question have mostly been here for decades. Those foreigners with families and jobs can apply for Thai citizenship. But there are requirements, naturally.

3 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

For males the pathway is very restrictive, for females, married ti a Thai, much much easier

Your sources? The accounts I've read were from western males. I know 2 western women married to Thai men, both with several kids. I don't think they've considered applying for Thai nationality. It doesn't seem to be an issue. I was married to a Thai woman decades ago. I would never have matched the requirements to apply for Thai citizenship. I'm ok with being a perpetual foreigner. It doesn't impact on my happiness. She has UK citizenship now. She remarried after we divorced. She's lived in the UK for almost 30 years. She prefers it there to her home country, but that could change. Our daughter has dual nationality.

1 minute ago, Aussie999 said:

I don't think this should surprise anyone, Thailand does not want farang citizens,  we remember their BS, we discuss their BS, we do not believe most things they say,  we would not vote the way the power brokers/military wants us to.... we bring our western idea of democracy,  that Thailand certainly does not accept.

So why the heck are you here if your society is so vastly superior in every way? Could it be because although you actually like living in Thailand, you still consider Thais ridiculous and backward? A truly colonialist take.

7 minutes ago, BaslerBebbi said:

I don’t understand why “Farangs” which are married with a Thai don’t have the possibility after several years to become Thai citizens. 
In many countries it is normal and family friendly. 

They do.

59 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Vacation?

I guess that goes without saying. They're not on a business trip presumably.

Why would they come to Thailand to celebrate Diwali and Halloween?

On 10/25/2024 at 5:28 PM, Capt23 said:

You only have to pay tax if you are a tax resident I.e. spend 183 days or more in Thailand during a calendar year.

 

I want to transfer money there this year and move next year. From what I understand this is completely legal.

 

I have a Thai bank account from living there 2 years ago but obviously don't have a valid long term visa so I can't set up accounts with binance.th (from what I understand).

 

I wanted to find out if anyone knows an exchange which doesn't require residency documents to set up an account so I can trf money into my Thai account.

Bitkub? You can deal in THB. The KYC was a pain though. Can't remember what was required.

5 hours ago, smedly said:

maybe you do, are you part of an ethnic minority 

Is that a criterion?

6 minutes ago, James9999 said:

We have a case that happened over the week end in the UK. By one of our great, honest, decent members of parliament. Apparently he felt threatened so viciously beat a member of the public. Funny how the aggressor always blames the victim. https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/labour-mp-mike-amesbury-punch-video-cheshire-b2636907.html

Probably a fake Russian video.

12 hours ago, smedly said:

well as courageous as it is, I have lived here a very long time - spent a lot of money, maybe they need to expand that a little and consider those that have contributed  to Thailand  for many many years 

You don't qualify then? How come?

This article appeared in the BP but again with no mention of what the cabinet split was. Which parties lined up with which? What were the objections ?Nobody's saying. Maybe in the Thai press.

4 hours ago, Kwausie said:

Shocking out come they weren’t even his steps and what decent man kicks a woman, angry men like him don’t deserve to live here!

There's been a retrial? I thought he got off!

1 hour ago, Peterphuket said:

It reminds me of the tomatoes in this country.

What a horrible mess they are, they look like apples, they are so hard,a ripe tomato should be soft and I don't understand it, there is enough sun, isn't there?

Why are there no decent tomatos in this country?

Edit: and yes I try to growing this by myself, but so far I have not succeeded.

I buy beef tomatoes on the vine. I know it sounds poncey but they look attractive and the flesh is juicy and soft. Er, sorry, wrong thread....

Whatever you call it, it's just hocus pocus. Here in Philippines, nutty religion epicentre of the world, it's a half holiday today and a full holiday tomorrow. On your knees sinners and pray for all the other sinners in purgatory. Such is Christian twaddle. There is no hell, no heaven nor any other form of afterlife. People just can't face up to the finality of death. That's it. Times up. Lights out. Gone.

Just now, NoshowJones said:

No airline compares with KLM where bad service is concerned. I paid extra for a seat with extra legroom, I was told to vacate it just before the plane took off. I refused, then one of the cabin crew started getting a bit nasty, so not wanting to cause any trouble I let them move me to another seat.

If you want to change seats, just wet the one you've been allocated and loudly suggest it's pee.