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Go by the squirrels, if the hole is small - not ripe, if half eaten then they are ripe. I know the problem, bit difficult to tell when they are 15 foot in the air. Wife gets annoyed when I pick them too soon but I like to get there before the squirrels, they soften up in a few days.

That has nothing to do with alcohol, purely coincidental. High wine prices are in place to protect domestic producers, many imports suffer in a similar way.

Not my problem, I know where it is.

There will be variations with each. I didn't need to have a UK address when starting, I didn't pay VAT as an overseas user for several years, but think it is now only overseas business accounts that escape the VAT.

No such river, there is Loch Ness and the River Ness, which runs between Loch Dochfour and Inverness.

I also use Ukpostbox and have done so for over 12 years. I started with my son but he kept putting letters to one side and then forgetting. I have found the service quite useful, I took BA to court while in Thailand which would be a bit difficult under any other arrangement. They initially send you a copy of the enevelope and you have the option for each item on what to do with it. With the basic service you get an ID number which you use in conjunction with their address. If you go for the Street address you choose an address from the list, mail is then just sorted on the name. They will also send out letters for you, upload the letter and they will envelope it and post in UK, far quicker than any other method. It is all about considering the pros and cons and deciding what suits best. One downside, which probably applies to all the services, post that requires a signature from addressee is not accepted.

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Just a heads up for those using the Sri Ratcha office that from 23 Dec 2024 it will be moving to a new location. It is to the north of Sri Ratcha on the left towards the sea, shortly after the new Central building. When we passed the turning on Thursday there were no signs up as yet. Link will probably show as restaurant, Google not aware yet. https://maps.app.goo.gl/fUr4Vf9nMKVVr3vg8

If the payment is processed via Bahtnet, it can only be done when Bahtnet is online, think the time is 08.30 till 5.30pm Mon - Fri. BAHTNET (Bank of Thailand Automated High-value Transfer Network) is a financial infrastructure serving for Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) of large value funds transfer between financial institutions or other organizations maintaining deposit accounts at the Bank of Thailand (BOT) https://www.bot.or.th/th/our-roles/payment-systems/Payment-systems.html

I have been transferring with HSBC for about 20 years, early doors it was £25 to do it in branch and £17 online. About 2012 the online fee dropped to £4. When Wise came along I crossed checked every transfer I made against Wise for over 6 months and found little difference so just stuck with HSBC, although they have now pushed the fee up to £5. I usually do the transfer in the afternoon here and funds in account by mid day following day.

I have made payments to Canada regularly for several years and they have always taken 3 days, maybe Thai banks, rather than Wise, are changing their ways.

OK , I missed that bit and please accept what I said previously.

You asked the question - "What province was that? " I don't know the ins and outs but there seems to be a consensus that online reports are dealt with by your local office. Last April I did an online report and had approval in 2 minutes, had to be automated, far too fast for human intervention. At the same time others were complaining about waiting days on end, go figure.

The OP could return on a new SE visa which would take him into March and then do a 12 month extension. Not much difference between new extension and renewal. With a new visa, re-entry would be a moot point.

"as a non-UK resident for tax" An assuption, as far as I can see he never said that, only that he didn't pay tax, a different matter. As a UK national he would be UK tax resident by default and remain so unless steps were taken to change that. Becoming tax resident in Thailand does not automatically remove tax residency in another jurisdiction. You have my apology if I missed something.

Not really, the majority will have put their NI into workplace/private pensions and be relatively well off. Very few that are subject to the full force of the UK government discrimination will consider moving.

Your words, in response to the OP and which are presumptious. "Strictly speaking as a non-UK resident for tax you should not declare you are in order to open a new account"

You can be tax resident in more than one jurisdiction.

The query is because you are asking for a savings account. You can say you are UK tax resident, many UK tax residents do not pay any tax. If the amount of interest earned reaches a certain level the bank will be obliged to inform HMRC, who will in turn then ask you to pay the tax. They may well decline the application for other tax residencies. I had the same with HSBC, only confirmation was required not numbers or anything.

The map is required for the driver doing the home visit, so would be from immigration to your residence. Different offices, different requirements, even on different days. Ours started to accept a google print but then went back to hand drawn, nearest main road to the house. Wife just did it there and then.

There is nothing to be lost in making an application. There could be issues that arise that cannot be addressed in the timeframe. I do not have children but do not really see that they would be required for a marriage based extension. The grey area is income, I have only done income from outside the country and that required a 12 month statement showing monthly income so I would imagine something similar supported by evidence from employer. Bank documents need to be obtained day of going to immigration. Other sticking points can be KR2 and witnesses. The KR 2 should be recent and can be obtained at any amphur and does not take very long. You should check with immigration regarding witnesses. I am in Chonburi and all we need do is take copies of ID and housebook for 2 people but you may be required to have them go in person. You need to bear in mind the extension is not granted immediately, there is a 30 day waiting period during which you will most likely have a home visit which will require both you and your wife, and possibly the children. If you cannot get the extension in the timeframe you should ask immigration if it is possible to convert visa exempt to Non O using Thai income, I do not see why not but others will say it cannot be done. That may determine Plan B, you may well have to get another SE Non O visa outside the country.

Not the point - Thread title is taken from the OP "Bemjamin Hart, naturalized Thai citizen and managing director of Integrity Legal, claims in a new video that typical expats will not be impacted by the Thai Revenue Department’s recent announcements." For some reason many on this thread want to redefine "typical expat" in their own image. Bottom line is he right or not in respect of "typical expats", which would exclude anyone trading or engaged in any other financial activity. What non- typical expats are required to do doesn't come into it. Of course people are free to believe that he was in fact referring to those with some form of financial activity to be "typical".

I don't think that is entirely true. I have been with Midland/HSBC over 30 years, issue only arose when I asked for a particular type of account and they knew I was in Thailand. Bit the same with Wise other than not being with them very long, only came up when I opened a particular type of account.

Thanks, but no real problem. I know it is easily done but don't know why.

So in your opinion the point made by the OP can be distorted if one chooses to do so.