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I heard from a friend that it isn't the best idea to get married legally in Thailand. Is there an upside or downside to this?

My wife (Thai citizen) and I were married and have been living in the U.S. and are now planning on moving to Thailand.

I want to apply for a multiple entry non resident O visa with the extension for marriage from a Thai Embassy here in the states before we move.

My question is will our marriage certificate from the U.S. be valid to promve marriage or is it nessesary to have a certificate from the Thai government, which we don't have?

Thanks for all your help!

Here are the specs on my TV. She is a Sony grand Wega KDF 60WF655 Rear Projection LCD. We have grown quite close over the last year if I have to leave her I just might not survive (*sob*).

I still have a few tears in my eyes after reading some of your replys.

But from what I gather

#1 there are no converters that will make the PAL to NTSC converstion painless. #2 power issues are a problem and

#3 shipping will either be cost prohibitive or destroy the set.

I paid about $3400 for it last Christmas I will be lucky if i can sell it for half that.

Well off to drown my sorrows in some Christmas cheer

Thanks for the info!

I will be moving to Thailand with my Thai wife in a few months.

Will I have a problem bringing some household goods in particular my brand new 60 BEAUTIFUL Wide screen TV ? My job is rotational so I will be coming in on a tourist visa at first and will not be working in thailand

Can anyone give me examples of what a container or possibly even just 1/2 of a container would cost from the states. Any suggestions on which company to use ( i am moving from Alaska).

Also another issue a friend of mine brought up is wheather i will even be able to usae my NTSC tv in thailand or not. I have seen PAL/NTSC converters advertised on Ebay but i have also heard rumors that they do not work worth a darn. What about satelite tv converting to NTSC? I noticed that the price of the same set in Bkk was about $4000 more than i paid here in the US.

Stay out of the states for 330 consecutive days and you are no longer obligated to pay US Federal tax.  If you know you are going to be out that long, initially, have your W-4 form filed stating 'exempt' and tax won't be taken out of your salary.

After you've established Thailand (or anywhere) your new 'tax home' you can return to the states for extended periods and still be exempt from tax.

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You may be able to exempt income but you are still subject to US income tax:

I worked out of the country for one year. Do I have to pay U.S. income tax?

As a U.S. citizen, your worldwide income generally is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you are living. However, you may qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion, foreign housing exclusion or foreign housing deduction, or the foreign tax credit. These tax benefits can reduce or eliminate the U.S. tax you would otherwise have to pay on your foreign income.

References:

Publication 54, Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad

Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for Individuals

Form 2555 (PDF), Foreign Earned Income

Form 2555EZ (PDF), Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

Form 1116 (PDF), Foreign Tax Credit

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Whould this still apply if I work in the US on occation? Lets say more than 30 days a year?

Thanks for the info guys!

One other question (actually a couple)..... When we do move there we are planning on buying a home. Should I try to get my name on the title or just leave it in my wifes name? Do I have to register with the thai govenment with this as my residence? I don't want to come home one day and find the gestopo waiting to take me to a dark cell somewhere!

I have a rotational job (US based) where i will be month in and month out of Thailand. Sometimes I may remain in Thailand for 2 months or more at a time. My wife who is a Thai citizen and myself are planning a move from the US sometime next year. What would be the best course of action concerning a visa I should take. We are planning on living in Thailand for about 5 years then moving back to the states.

Also does anyone have any insites about how i can get out of paying US taxes?

Hello All,

My wife (Thai Citizen) and I are trying to set up a business in Alaska. We are in the process of exporting the items from Thailand to Alaska. She is presently in Thailand trying to sort all the details and she has hit another brick wall. I hope someone can help us. She has been looking for a place to get shipping boxes and so far has not had any luck. She has contacted several box manufactures in BKK but they don't take orders of less than 500. We are just beginning and definitely don't need that many right now.The box length needs to be about 90 cm long for one group of items and this is becoming quite a problem to find.

Also when she returns to Alaska she is planning on bringing alot back with her on the Plane but she is having trouble finding the large boxes that so many people we see traveling use.

Does anyone have any ideas where we could go to find odd sized boxes?

thanks for your help!

Thanks Again! So it sounds like as long as i am not in Thailand for more than 30 days at a time i will have no worrys!

Hello All,

My situation is that i want to live in Thailand with my wife (a thai citizen) who has been living in the USA with me for the past year.

My schedule will be that I work outside of thailand for a month then have a month off which i plan on spending in thailand.

What Visa do i need? Is it legal for me to just obtain the "entry on arrival visa" over say a 2 year period?

Thanks in advance from a newbie!