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With the exception of those working for a Thai company with a work permit and an extension of stay. When they apply for their annual extension of stay they have to provide their previous year's tax return.

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As the British Embassy does not offer advice on tax matters I'm going to move this topic to the Home Country forum.

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The situation with the British passport office is that they do not agree with one person having passports from different countries with different names. They won't move from this position. You need to either 1. Get a new passport from the Thai embassy in London, or 2. Go to Thailand to get a new passport. The choice is yours. Perhaps your next step might be visiting the Thai embassy. In terms of taking your passport, the British government view it a different way. Passports are the property of the government, not the property of the individual citizen. A passport can be retained or even cancelled should the government believe it has a good reason to do so.

It's OK for a member to give a genuine recommendation to another member, after all this forum is about members helping other members. It's also OK to include contact details. What isn't allowed is self-promotion/commercial advertising (usually posted by the business themselves). Every case is different, but it's usually easy for the staff to tell a helpful recommendation from an unpaid advert.

When you say domicile, do you mean in reference to UK taxation?

You cannot change your name on your birth certificate. If you cannot go to Thailand, or going to Thailand is not convenient for you then contact the Thai embassy in your current country to get a new Thai passport. The embassy will register your change of name first then arrange a passport for you next. Your Thai ID card is going to be a little bit more problematic because you need to change your name in your Thai house book first, which can take time if you are not in Thailand.

Moved to the Bangkok Forum.

If you are employed by a Thai company then a criminal record check is not normally necessary (teachers working with children have different criteria). Ask exactly what your employer requires. If a check is required you might be able to use a UK basic check, which you can apply for online.

When applying for a Non-B extension for the purpose of working for a Thai company you have to submit your previous years PND91 to prove income tax has been paid.

Thank you for the detailed and informative update. Much appreciated.

You (or your nominee) will need to apply to a District Office in Thailand a for a duplicate copy.

What does the power adapter have written on it? A photo of the text on the adapter would help.

Will this exemption last or will it be amended in time? How would it appear to (wealthy) Thai citizens that they are being taxed globally, but certain foreigners get a much better deal than they do?

That's not quite correct. https://www.gov.uk/tax-foreign-income#:~:text=Whether you need to pay,tax on your foreign income.

If foreigners working in Thailand with high skills and incomes are taxed globally then it's going to be next to impossible to recruit these types of people to work in Thailand. Quite often multinational companies with operations in Thailand have key management staff from the company's home country working in Thailand. The biggest demographic I can think of would be the Japanese, who as a country massively Foreign Direct Invest in Thailand. Can you imagine taxing the CEO of Toyota (Thailand) on his income in Japan?

Legitimate expat employees in Thailand pay tax. The government benefits gained are: 1. Entry into the social fund system so they can receive state provided medical care, a small pension if they pay in for enough years, etc. 2. The ability to apply for permanent residency after 3 years and later on citizenship (assuming they can meet all required criteria). If pensioners, etc. pay similar levels of tax then will they receive the same benefits?

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Not really. Their presence on the day of sale is more a matter of them securing their commission.

In Thailand an agent is someone who provides a buyer.

3 per cent, however in the case of an expensive property a fixed fee is often arranged.

I have already demonstrated that all work done by non-Thai citizens (apart from that done by diplomats, etc.) requires a work permit, and that it is at the discretion of the Ministry of Labour what actives are excepted. There is no list of activities that require a work permit and there never has been. I have given you the facts and quoted the relevant sections of law so others can make their own decisions, however please do not misrepresent what I said. Organising an event and attending an event are not the same activity, and organising an event is not an excepted activity as notified by the Council of State. I'm not the slightest bit concerned what others do or do not do, but I am concerned that the correct information is available for those seeking it.

This derives from Section 4(6) of the Foreign Employment Act in Thailand (1978). Section 4 of the Act deals with people the Thai government gives special concessions to, such as diplomats, members of the EU Commission, Interpol, etc. The key takeaway with Section 4 is that it is something expressly granted to you by the Thai government, and not something someone can bestow upon themselves. Such a guest would probably hold a Courtesy (CY) Visa.