Peterw42

I suppose you would just ask at the front counter for the person that does the FETs. You could start by opening a foreign currency deposit account. I keep my funds in $AU in a BKK bank foreign currency account, and transfer/exchange it to a baht account as needed, this transaction is a foreign exchange, so in theory should be able to generate an FET. You can move/exchange baht into the foreign currency account. I sold a car and put the baht into $AU (this acct is also my money to show immigration for visa). If nothing else, the money will already be in a foriegn currency if you do need to send it out/in.

You are better off directly contacting the immigration office you will be using, as requirements change. Most will have a handout listing the current requirements.

yes, if you read the OP, they were charged and jailed 28 years ago, and have since been released

Dust doesn't contain nicotine. People chuff down 50 cigs a day for the nicotine, which feels good and is addictive

Yes, a foreign company can hold a right of superficies (สิทธิเหนือพื้นดิน) in Thailand to legally own buildings or structures they construct on land owned by another party, separating building ownership from land ownership. This right is a registered real right, often utilized for long-term commercial projects, and is valid for a maximum of 30 years (renewable) or for the lifetime of the owner/grantor.

ITS NOT LAW !!!! What part of "proposed, unchanged, unpassed, and speculative" dont you understand ? Why do you insist on posting this stuff, that will most likely never happen? Im with @Nemises , this rubbish should be stopped, it just wastes everybody's time

They are accountants trying to scare people into using their services. Actually very unprofessional behavior. Expat pensioners can remain tax residents, saying otherwise is just misinformation.

100% agree.

Clickbait content. The usual misinformation about foreign quota, build quality, developers etc. Thai Condos are not an investment vehicle, they are to live in. Capital gains, yields etc are largely irrelevant. They are cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, renovate. Thailand has one of the highest percentage of home ownership in the world. Condos are largely a residential market, they don't buy them to beat the dow jones

How did you get your yearly extension done without a 90 reports being done. Its one of the first thigs they check.

OP, you may want to get hold of the condominium act, freely available online and in English. The act covers what the juristic can and cant do. Pretty sure there is a whole section on the juristic enforcing rules/fines etc. The Condo block will have a set of bylaws already in place, and probably has a law covering unattended mail, rubbish etc. You may want to ask for a copy of the condo bylaws. https://www.samuiforsale.com/law-texts/new-thailand-condominium-act-2008.html

Most banks issue letters rather than an FET nowadays, But the money still needs to come from abroad. It used to be the case that some banks could arrange a letter/FET by sending funds to one of their international branches. Technically, you can use a record of any money that you have brought into Thailand, to produce an FET. I purchased a Condo years later, using the record of the 800k I originally bought in for a retire visa. If your local branch wont create an fet from old deposits, go and see the main branch in your area.

There is a bit of history to be aware of, in 2020 TCL bought Samsung and LGs LCD screen factories and all the patents. So TCL is now the worlds biggest LCD screen manufacturer, and now makes all of Samsung's (and others) LCD screens, Samsung and LG still makes most of their own O/QLED screens, and even make them for each other.

A big thing to consider nowadays is the operating system and ram/rom memory. TCL etc are usually android OS with playstore , so can load up all the usual streaming apps (can even run email/banking apps), but they can be a little lite on memory so a couple of big apps , apps with big libraries (like Kodi) , and you can start running out of memory with no/limited options for expansion. LG on the other hand, run their WebOS operating system which doesn't have access to playstore and can be very restricted with the apps you can run, and even less options to manage memory. One of the main specs to look for nowadays is plenty of rom/ram, and a decent multicore processor.

And then invade Greenland, Mexico, Canada to cancel the 2028 election. And since its a state of war, all sorts of magical presidential powers open up. Pretty sure if you look up "bleeding obvious" in the dictionary, it states the same.

That's not exactly how it would happen, first it would be fake news, then it would be Obama's fault, then it would never appear on fox, Then he would sack the guy that looks after the whitehouse lawn.

I think you will find a letter is pretty standard nowadays, last condo i purchased was a letter rather than an FET, but best to check what your local land office wants, as they can all have differing requirements. Also, land offices will want to see the funds converted to Baht, not sitting in a FCD account, besides, you cant pay with a foreign currency anyway.

Lets not let the facts get in the way of a perfectly good conspiracy theory.

I directly know of 3-4 people who regret not taking the covid vaccine, "THEY ARE DEAD", from covid. And by an odd coincidence, they also thought the earth is flat, and we never landed on the moon.

If buying from a developer then the money can be sent to them and they generate the FET. Just need to make sure you are clearly listed as the sender of the money, from an account in your name in home country, tagged as money to buy condo etc. Transfer companies like Wise usually don't work as the sender is Wise.

Most expats have a vested interest in US politics, because it directly impacts their lives, currency values, stock markets, world economies etc. Living off investments, share trading, crypto, exchange rates etc, can all change in a heartbeat every time Trump says/does something stupid. That's why we argue about US politics, it directly effects us.

The main argument against bikes in Thailand is its too freaking hot to wear the correct protective gear.

Only Congress can impose tariffs as well, but that doesn't appear to worry trump.

Why cant Trump use the trillions of dollars, he says he has collected in tariffs, to open and fund the Govt. You know, those tariffs that China, not the American importer, paid.

Probably best to ask the agent you rent from.