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My husband paid for 35 yrs max. possible voluntary contributions as he worked outside UK for most of the time. He gets nowhere near 40.000./mts.

It is called cheating.

Have you ever met friendly immigration officers anywhere in the world? Ask yourself why immigration treats people like offenders? Because too many abuse the system. It is no different in other countries. Btw, tourist nos. are low due to low season.

But he paid contributions like everybody else did. Just because he chose to live in TH is no reason to disadvantage him just because he doesn't pay council tax, UK VAT etc.

I paid y'day with my Bangkok Bank debit card for train tickets I booked in Austria. No problem at all. Seller made it clear that safekey or similar OTP system is required.

Left home 60 yrs ago. Spread my time over 10 countries. Best time was in African countries & Cambodia. Yet the longest time I have been in Thailand.

American friend visits yearly. He doesn't have an invitation letter. Last yr he used an agent bc he needed it within 24 hrs. Embassy told him which agent to use.

There is an officially published list. Saw it on X. Not much use if you can't read Thai.

I saw this list on another platform. I can tell you that this shopping mall had a few loose ceiling panels which have long been put back. I use this mall daily. So do 1000nds of others.

This is basically what I was told by tax office I went to. But they don't issue a paper confirming it. I already had a TIN. I never claimed withholding tax but a friend has done it for years.

I went to tax office last week. I only have "income" from funds remitted. Didn't remit any in 2024. Was sent away with "no income", no tax payable". They didn't want me to file a form. I have no idea if this is correct. But obviously can't force them. This was in Bkk, Timesquare Bldg.

Tks. Worth a try. 👍

Isn't basal cell pre-cancerous?

We all have preferences. Bumrungrad Dermatology isn't my fav due to experience. Expensive doesn't automatically good. 15 yrs ago had a quote for biopsy of basal cell. Was 20K Baht. How much will it be now?

No, this isn't the doc I meant. The doc hubby saw is a lady. 😉

My husband had a basal cell on the edge of the ear. They didn't do a biopsy (BNH) but treated with liquid nitrogen. It was clear for 3 yrs till it came back. He saw several specialists in TH & Europe over about 8 yrs & all just continued with freezing when it resurfaced. To surgically remove it would have meant to cut part of the ear off. Ear isn't a good location for surgery. Samitivej Sukhumvit has a doc (Dr. Panitha?) who does a lot of foreigners with basal cell.

I looked at the website in the past but it seemed a daunting procedure for a poor Thai speaker to get treated from booking appointment to finally getting treated. Did you just go to floor 8?

I saw it later on. Apologies for asking.

Was it in a government hospital? No private hospital does it for 40K for both eyes.

Doctor told me to get it done when I feel I can't see comfortably anymore.

But this is stuff for the diplomats. Consular staff deals with citizens problems.

It is never free. You pay monthly contributions.

Resentment is aimed at Israelis & not brcause a person is Jewish.

There is a BIG difference in speaking and in writing. Just google it. While some Israelis may look like Arabs because they are Semitic, language is very different.

You don't seem to understand the difference between Israeli & being just Jewish. I lived in a Jewish neighborhood for many years. No, nobody communicated in Hebrew but in the local language or sometimes Yiddish. You still got a lot to learn.