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So how do these critics know that he is not a Thai national?

I've looked through my notifications, and don't see any message warning me of the change. It is of course possible that it came by some other means - Shopee sends so many emails, notifications, and Line messages every day that I tend to ignore them. I'm pretty sure that the notification would have been from the ShopeePay app and not Shopee.

I'm not sure if I remember correctly, but I believe it was a notification in the app.

Actually, they did notify about a month ago that they were going to close all accounts held by foreigners. They also provided instructions on how to get any remaining money transferred out.

Yes, it really is that simple, isn’t it? It’s mind-boggling that so many posters on this forum fail to understand that. For the record, I have previously only remitted non-assessable funds, so I haven’t filed any tax returns (except once, to claim a refund for withheld tax on interest from my Thai bank account - and I only did that to obtain a Thai TIN so I could satisfy my home country bank’s requirements). Now, due to this change, some of the funds I remitted in 2024 are assessable, so I will file a tax return. However, no tax will be payable due to deductions and other factors. As a bonus, I’ll even receive a refund for withheld tax on interest (something I hadn’t bothered with before because the small amount wasn’t worth the hassle).

Having a TIN does not make one a resident for tax purposes; staying in the country for an accumulated 180+ days in a calendar year does.

In addition to paying at 7-Eleven and taking care of utility bills, it also offers a virtual Prepaid Mastercard that can be added to Google Wallet. I find this convenient as it enables me to pay with my watch.

Yes, indeed. Probably quite a lot. I think that's the main reason for the 120-day moratorium.

No. What you will get is a multi-entry visa with a validity of 5 years giving 180 days permission to stay each time you enter the country, with the option, once per entry, to apply for an extension of the permission to stay with a further 180 days.

I originally set up my account while living in Denmark. When I moved to Thailand I changed the address to my Thai address. I don't recall having any issues doing that.

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but why is this an "issue"? Simply use your Thai address.

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Yes, that makes sense. (I'm sorry that I phrased my reply like that. I misinterpreted your statement about not knowing to be a question. I apologise for putting words in your mouth.)

Perhaps your own quote answers your question: I.e., the amount of THB needs to be already in Thailand to cover your transfer and, if not, they will have to delay until they have enough THB locally to put into your account.

Yes, first learn the alphabet and then the tone rules. Otherwise, getting the pronunciation correct will be difficult.

Could be that it just means removal of something like the requirement for police record and doctor's certificate currently needed when applying for an O-A.

This is all true. No argument from me. My comment was in response to a general observation and not specifically to this incident.

Yes, I find that annoying too. Of course, whenever you hear "Cabin crew take your seats!" you know when you should definitely not go to the lavatory.

To each their own; however, I'm quite happy using my watch.

Yes, they do indeed. And the best thing about those (i.e., contactless payment terminals) is that there's even no need for fumbling with a card. I just hold my watch to the terminal and payment is done. I don't think it can be any easier than that.

My guess is that it's because there are too few customers insisting on paying with cash for the vendors to bother with the hassle and expenses of handling cash.

Here is the application form. Once filled out it can be sent by regular e-mail as stated on page 5. I'd also assume that if you have any questions you can send them to the same e-mail address. Ansoegning_folkepension_i_udlandetpdf.pdf

Apparently too few for the vendors to bother.

The answer is that it depends on several factors. You can read about the rules here (official government website in Danish): https://www.borger.dk/pension-og-efterloen/International-pension/Dansk-pension-i-udlandet/International-pension-soege

Yeah, that's certainly unacceptable. I guess I should count myself lucky that I live where I only have to waste one hour total.