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Yeahhe already claims to have found several hundred millions to kids 6-9 years of age and says they should be able save there - not knowons SS, those kids loss a bread winner through death who had paid his ss so his kids now collect. How about the education department - the govt talked of closing it entirely so now the head of that department says they are willing to cut employees by 50% - does that mean the other 50% weren't actually earning their pay? who has any idea what the ELON team really consists of and how far Trump is will to let them go,.

You can contact expattaxesthailand.com and since you just have a basic question, they advertise a 15-minute free consultation and also say that they have an online self check on assessability of incomes. Not sure if that will work, but it will only cost you a couple of minutes and no money.

There are specifics laws on that kind of case. Instead of possibly making an error judgement here I suggestg you wait for someone totally aware but unless you are married at least, I don't think you have much standing as her family members if living (children, parents siblings) would probably have some say in the future ownership. Like me, I am married to a Thai, If she were to die, fortunately our daughter will inherit, if not then I would probably have about a year to sell the house and share with her parents - if she has a will and it goes to our daughter or to me then something else may occur. Right now unless you are legally attached to her, I recommend you fully research where you stand if she were to die or disappear,.

well if one is counting costs, 10 years of a retirement visa plus the return cost if leaving the county which many also do, the cos then comes about to be about the same except then one doesn't have to pay ANY taxes on foreign income remitted, no 90-day reports, not bank letters, etc nor no funds being in an acct. I just did my first 1-year report (as I didn't leave the country and if I had then the 1-year anniversary would have switched to the date of my arrival back in country. All I was reqired to provide either in person or an agent or spouse or whatever, was a filled in form 95 available from the BOI or immigration offices, my passport showing the TM6 (if available) 15 days prior to the anniversary date or 7 days after that date. I spent at most 12 minutes at the BOI/Immigration office and on my own did bring my TM30 for my BKK stay which hadn't been mentioned by the BIO but I had a copy just in case it might be needed. No copies of any other letters, or visits to any other office - had to be free of any costs and only 12 minutes in the buiding! I am a retired US Govt civil servent, by no means wealthy except by the BOI Standard and if one doesn't have even close to my annuity, I would be worried about the next 4 years for sure.

Today 12 March 2568, I was within 15 days of my 1st 1-year visit on my LTR. I went to the BOI at Chamchuri but prior to the visit I emailed and asked if an appointment was necessary - they immediately sent me note saying no. The card provided in my Passport when I recieved the LTR, informed me that on the anniversary date I could come to the BOI 15 days prior to that date or 7 days after that date. I showed up this morning at 10 AM showed the BOI desk the filled in Form 95 and they then said to go to the Immigration Information window across the hall, did so and received a queue ticket 3318 and told to go to window 19 - different immigration window from the year before but asked and was directed to the "90-dar report window" down behind and down he hall from the information desk. Sitting in that big hall where I met the IO who stamped my passport last year, I saw over a hundred folks and thought that it might not be as easy as the visa. But then I didn't see window #19 and was told it was behind the information desk down the hall so walked down there, saw the room saying 90-day reports, 3 guys sitting in chairs in front of three empty windows with IO's waiting. Then all three were of those waiting were called and by the time I sat down, my number was called. I gave the IO the form 95 and my passport. She said for me to sit down and wait. When I was sitting there I noticed her going through the passport several times. I had not been asked about the TM30 bringing me to Bangkok last year but having a lot of experience in immmigration over the years realized she was looking for something else that I had also prepared even though no mention was made about it - my TM30 when I camed to Bangkok as the previous year, they had stamped by TM30 from Chiang Mai just before I came down to Bangkok for this visa. When I showed her the TM30 for my BKK residence, she smiled and said I am surprised you have it already here. She took it and stamped the form 95 receipt for my next appointment next year March 11 2526 and gave it back to me. I asked and she said that the Immigration Office there was moving on 17 March (next week) to 1 Bangkok together with the BOI office move. I indicated that I was returning to CM in 4 months so would be doing the next 1-year report there. All in all less than 15 minutes for everything to be RiabRoiLew Khrap!. Easiest 1-year extension of long stay I encountered. No taxes on the foreign money remitted last year and, NO 90-day reports. BTW, the receipt is for a 90-day report with the 90-day marked off and 1-year hand written over that. Like I have mentioned several times LTR to me and for me is the BEST visa for sure!

Funny, when I had my new passport, I went to CM immigration. Forms all filled outside under the tent, IO said run around to the TM30 office first (they open 15 minutes prior to immigration, then I returned, my queue number was called but at the window, the IO said oh, just walk around to the 90-day drive in window and do your 90-day report first, then come back, no waiting just walk up to the window and hand me your passport which I did, and then I was sent in to the IO for transfer of stamps . But like we have learned, each immigration is a power unto themselves only.

Hoping for payback for the return of the Muslims! IMHO anyway. Outgoing and incoming traffic in China totally controlled by the govt. IMO

Yeah and he is rushing things as he knows he has little time to destroy all those that snubbed him

seemed like the US made it then lost the leaders and will of the people to continue IMHO of course but since WWII/Korea each generation was spoiled and afraid until we now have the woke, several genders of people all religions seem to be fading too except for ISLAM and too many of that are radicalized so peace will become rarer and rarer. At the same time weather definitely seems to be changing around the world and not sure how bad it will become. The future to me anyway is almost nonexistent but for my kids I worry as they too are spoiled and ignorant of what is to come.

actually, I noticed even among my generation, the men replacing me in VN circa 1968 were more like the generation after mine. Even when I returned to the US, I found the same among those that avoided the draft by going to college or heel spurs. Now, I still belong on FB with my high school folks - most of them stay in the same general area since we graduated in 1964 - those that went elsewhere for college eventually moved back to the little town and they seemed to stop growing mentally. Or maybe it is just me.

yeah depending on one's belief in humankind, if the Sumerian " those fallen from the sky" used various animals with gene therapy to "develop" thier worker bees. Must have used some really wild Chimps, gorillas or monkeys. Yeah I note today's news, NC I blv used the firing squad to put a criminal to death! That should upset some folks but with the Trump antics, it is difficult to find anything else newsworthy.

As I have mentioned many times, Harris is as unqualified for that seat at Trump and yessir who knows what her advisers may have been plus th4 Dem policies just might have destroyed us even quicker IMHO.

Yeah I guess that is the definition of OPINION, we all have one, very few if any are 100% in agreement nor will they ever be since our opinions are based on OUR own life experiences. Best of luck though for the next few years!

Once Russia began earlier in Georgia, that cemented Europe and the other bordering Russia countrires that Russia was not to be trusted. It is losing game for sure, all need to sit down and redraw the lines but we know that will never happen. Just like now Trump supposedly sent a letter to Iran wanting to set up a new anti nuke agreement. But, Trump being Trump also negotiated the trade agreements with Mexico and Canada which he wants to tear up and negotiate again I guess so we can see what he wants to give up.

Well moving closer and closer was a two part game - Europe wanting to put up more buffer areas while those closer to Russia wanting some kind of back up to fight Russia from invading them. Russia is crap iMHO, wanting to garner whatever the neighboring country can provide, be it fertile land, minerals, sea access year round. Does anyone really think that there is any European country that wants to invade Russia to steal what from them?

Well I too am a vet with ten years deeply involved in the VN fiasco. The big problem with these incursions by communists is that we have weak leaders. Once one stands by and lets someone like Putin blatantly violate the agreements he has signed then the precedent is set and subsequent leaders also being weak try their damnest to avoid any conflict except ones in which the US has a vested monetary/minerals/oil interest. The UN is so weak, it is a total wasted time and money to get them to really do anything against countries violating international laws. Leaders of some countries are supposedly charged with violations by the international courts but even if one is tried, he will probably be offered asylum in another S&%thole country. Sanctions on violating countries are a big joke IMHO as groups of bad guys hang together and our govt still allows violations to continue. Oncve O and Co. didn't stop Russia taking the Crimea, spelled the eventual doom for the Ukraine; but, that was preceded by Ruissia and Georgia. Seems only Russia is worried about bordering western countries but which of them does anyone really believe has any interest in invading Russia? Same with communists in Asia, XI or his successor will welcome Taiwan back into Chinese rule and we can easily see that China has already taken over Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and it sure seems to me that others here want to join that BRICS group, the east against the west. Trump of course threatens TARIFFs on them too what a joke he is, a bad one for the world though IMHO again.

Definitely difficult to counter any of your observations! This is exactly as I felt PRIOR to the election, not knowing who would win but realizing that both are total idiots IMHO and are not even close to being qualified to sit in the presidency. Surprising a tad is how weak the Congress has been in allowing the unqualified cabinet members to take over the advisers' role since the presient in normal times cannot keep up with all going on not only in the US but in the whole world. This is really a scary situation for the world. Putin and his AXIS buddies must be popping the champagne bottles every couple of hours as Trump doesn't seem to be slowing down any.

Putin's marionette me thinks! Trump has been a loser his whole life faking much of the riches and lifestyle and he now realizes that he is near the end of his life so wants to destroy all those folks who aren't losers IMHO. Former President Hoover is a wellknown TARIFF man which brought about the Great Depression. Maybe Trump is trying to out do Hoover by causing the next Great Depression.

Totally agree, anyone can see that the things that people like so far since the election that Trump has signed a decree on include two genders only but have also read that some folks don't agree that men should only compete in men only sports, no men competing in women's sports. INMHO, I believe that any female team losing to a team against male participants in which some girls are injured and migjt never be able to compete again in that sport should sue the officials that still allow men born as men to compete with women in any sport.

if yu read the blurb about the sending them back to China, the Thai Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs expressed concerns about the potential repercussions from China might affect Thailand's economy. This all happening after the PM met with Xi in China. No other way to put it, the Thai's ignored world opinion and offers so as to please the Chinese.

TOO late since 2008!

Oh, BTW how do you think the American veterans and those still suffering from not only the agent orange in VN but the burn pits too feel about his promises before and since he election, where he promised not to touch Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and then yesterday he sends ELON after the Veterans Affairs agency - which cares for veterans and their families and Trump says that they will cut thousands of jobs there - 30% of which are veterans. That should make all the military line up to support Trump where ever...(NOT)

Yeah I guess Georgia too just didn't settle nicely with the Russians...seems funny to me that so many in the world agree with Putin and the Russians that NATA is just chomping at the bit to attack Russia - but for some reason, I sure can't figure out why. Must be great women or minerals there that can't be found elsewhere....oh and Russia would like the fertile fields of Ukraine and any minerals there too.

But he did say that Thailand didnot want to upset the Chinese so how can you state your position here?

Yessir so he promised that if the border states would give up the nukes he wouldn't invade them...that worked out well...ask the border states about it.