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And no stupid 90 day reports! Quick access through airports. Just keep earnings offshore for 12 months (I get 6% on these deposits) and bring in the following year “TAX FREE”. All the way with LTR!

Like Pib I got my LTR P at the end of 2022. However Immigration at Chamchuri Square were able to cancel my Visa (Expiring Elite) and then stamp the LTR. I don’t know if things have changed but my was a one stop and done and dusted in an hour. Sorry I can’t give further advice but maybe you can advise your current visa etc and a wiser head than mine can lend a hand. Good luck.

A lot of Ganja stores around Nana. Maybe the big fellas first time seeing Puff the Magic Dragon.

I have never been asked by Immigration about my Health Insurance and I have been in and out over a dozen times using my LTR P. I’m sorry I can’t advise you mate but really Immigration should not question your Insurance situation.

If you are going to quote me cobber don't take the half arsed approach and do it selectively - I said "Some" at the beginning of my sentence - intimating that "some" not "all" Thais are waiting for that lottery win as my old man says "they wouldn't work in an iron lung". But then that's unique and is also the case back in Oz.

Some of the Thais I know don’t want to work because they believe they will win the lottery soon and get rich the easy way. They just need another loan to get the next lot of lucky numbers.

I have told my bank (ANZ Australia) that as I have an LTR I am not required to have a TIN. So far so good. Australian Banks seem to understand that some jurisdictions don’t require a TIN. But every three months or so I get a call from one of their Due Diligence teams.

Further LTR Visa (excluding those earning a Thai income) have been advised there is no need to lodge a Tax Return and therefore no need for a TIN, but as Mike says circumstances will differ and best read the Guide.

I’m getting 6% back home in Australia. I will only bring in pre January 1 savings into Thailand when needed.

Landed at BKK last evening. Place was packed and big queues at Immigration. Went to the Fast Lane and the Security Guard asked my reason for using this lane. I replied “BOI”. He then pointed at a sign that said I needed some sort of BOI letter. I then quickly added “ LTR Visa” and the guard let me pass without further question. In an out in 10 minutes - longest wait for my luggage.

I have a mate who built a house inland at Cha Am through a Company and Thai partner. Go there quite regularly with him. Rama II is terrible - especially on a Friday, end of a holiday, raining etc. It’s congested and dangerous. I read somewhere that around 36 workers had lost their lives so far building the thing. Not to mention motorists who are at mercy of pile ups and falling construction equipment.

Or play the Lottery - official and unofficial. Then ask relatives for some cash to get by.

When I applied I showed one month of my pension pay slips and a letter from my Pension Fund outlining my yearly income (it was in $AUD but met the $USD threshold). I also own property here which put me well over the $80k level. I didn’t have show my Australian Tax return. Fortunately I found the whole process very easy and the BOI quite flexible. But that’s my two bobs worth.

Just ask the BOI they are very friendly.

Great update and much appreciated.

Hope this helps. I only showed one Australian Tax Return. $US80k before tax. My pension money is deposited outside Thailand in Australia. This checked 5 years after the initial issuance of the Visa so that you can get another 5 years. I would imagine a yearly payment of $US 80k is ok. The team at the LTR BOI are great and I would suggest you email them or if in BKK pay them at visit at Chamchuri Square.

Here was I thinking that there would be no firecrackers this year given the spate of unfortunate events that have surrounded their manufacture as of late.

Thannks DrJack54 and Sjoerd for the information. I shall celebrate my aging and then renew my licence!!!

My licence expires on my birthday. Question- how long after your birthday can you go an renew? So I can get the longer period of time on it? Any guidance appreciated.

My lot all think they are going to win the Lottery. They borrow money left right and centre to buy tickets. Some are hard workers but always need coin for lottery - the other half couldn’t work in an iron lung.

Just tell the guard at the front of the Fast Track line they are your family. I’ve never had problem with us all going in together.

I don’t think so. When I fly domestic is usually use my Thai Drivers Licence. But I’ve never seen a special queue for LTR Visa.

That’s just a “nipper” (baby). My Grandad used to trap them live in Oz mainly for zoos. Dad has a photo of him when he was a kid next a 21 foot (6.4 metre) specimen that Grandad snared and sent to the Townsville Zoo. Queensland has protected Crocodiles since 1974 - being the last jurisdiction in Australia to do so. It’s illegal to hunt them now unless permits are granted - usually for man eaters. Troublesome ones are caught live and relocated or sent to zoos. When I was a kid you could hardly spot them - now they are quite abundant in my old home town so caution is required. Some want hunting re-introduced. I for one disagree. It’s their habitat and man must respect that. Be like shooting all the Tigers because they pose a danger here.

Yes for arrivals just go to the “Fast Track” section which is after the main immigration area. Next to where the Chinese used to get their Visa On Arrival. There is a sign from memory that is in blue and white that says Fast Track. Show your LTR Visa to the guard in front and you are in. No need for any voucher. There is the odd guard who still doesn’t know what and LTR Visa is but you can point to it on the blue and white letter board. Thailand Elite also use this point. For departures look for Fast Track again after you check in. Don’t go up the escalators. They are on the check in floor (I think there are two). Show the guards your LTR - again no need for a voucher. Hope this helps and safe travels.

Sathu.