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Another big issue is that most owner occupiers in condos don't want tourists coming in and out, and many have passed rules in their condo committees to not allow AirBnB in their buildings. So unless you like ruffling the feathers of your neighbours or building committee it would be wise to check first.

Should be no problem, all you need is the blue slip from the land office to show you paid the taxes and the proof of sale and you can send the amount you sold it for.

On 1/26/2022 at 11:31 PM, MeaMaximaCulpa said:

I was asked by my home country bank to supply the TIN for Thailand, which they will pass on to the tax authority there (according to FATCA & CRS).

I have a pink ID card, and at the Jomtien revenue office they said my tax ID number is the same as my pink ID card number. I just left it at that and sent it to my home country bank.

 

Now I have never bothered to reclaim the tax on interest before (yes such a lazy, rich sad old <deleted> I am ????), but I guess I will start, since interest rates will probably go up going forward.

 

Can I go back in time to previous years (say up to 10 years back) to claim back interest, or is it just for the current tax year? Going back I can find some worthwhile amounts, before rates nosedived.

 

Since I have the pink ID card, do I still need a separate tax ID card for this? I have no other income in Thailand, except bank interest (@BBL, savings and FC accts.)

I would go and get a real tax ID card (it's actually a small slip of paper) from them to confirm your Tax ID is the same as the Pink ID card. Mine are not the same.

You can only claim back 2 years I think, you have to pay a 200 baht late filing fee if you do.

Any Thai debit card should work for online purchases.

Also get the DTAC Call app. It allows you to receive the SMS codes (and calls) on another phone.  So you don't need to use roaming or keep your DTAC sim in another phone.

Can the $50,000 insurance be bought in Thailand?  Are they going to check all the foreign insurance contracts in multiple languages?

Anybody have a rough idea of what that type of coverage would cost? and how long must it be for (I assume the length of your intended stay) if for example you are on a re-entry permit.

I have no special knowledge but I doubt they will check your age when re-issuing an existing card.

It is probably an automated process. They don't for example check that you are still employed on cards that require proof of employment to initially obtain.

Yes, staff definitely outnumber travelers. weird feeling. Still wouldn't let us in to the THAI lounge though, because we weren't flying on THAI, (who are not flying anywhere) doh!

Went through 3 weeks ago. Almost everything is boarded up, except 1 or 2 duty free, and a kiosk or 2 selling drinks and snacks.  So don't expect any choices.

Pack it in a suitcase.  nobody will even look at it.

I think all the banks stopped issuing pure ATM cards a couple of years ago.

You can however get the debit card and set its spending limits to zero.

You could try making a statutory declaration at your embassy. You write it, they witness it and confirm that you swear it's true. 

All the Thai Banks have a wide selection of credit cards. There is no "best" one. It just depends what you want, eg. No fee, points, cash back, air miles. Try checking their websites.

That being said, the best one for you will be the one that you can get.

LINE Pay only requires a passport and maybe a driving license too. I did it yesterday.

My condo doesn't even allow you to eat in the common areas.  Understandable, as people will leave a mess.

Cooking food in the common area is probably against the rules of most condos, unless they have a designated area for it.  You can't just choose your own part of the common area and decide you'll have a cook up.

As someone said, this is a buy vs. rent question. Not really about crypto.  If you had the 15 million sitting in a bank or in the stock market would you buy the house?  If you could get a mortgage for most of the value would you buy the house?

It's about opportunity cost.  Spend the money up front and lose the ability to invest it, but gain the security of owning your own place. Or, invest the money and use the profits to rent and gain more flexibility.

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I've got the QR and added them as a friend, are you supposed to call them or do they call you?

 

I've been waiting for an appointment time for 4 days (they say 3 business days) ???? 

I just used LINE chat to them and said I'm ready to do verification, and they replied after a few minutes.

An update in case anyone still wants to do the verification.  They have now added English options to the voice menu on 1240.  After calling they'll send you an email with a link to a QR code for LINE.

After adding them on LINE you can do a video chat and show them your docs. When it's complete they'll tell you to never use LINE to contact them again! 

Then you will be informed that you now have the ability to send money to friends and family in Myanmar or Cambodia.  Yep, they've gone inter.

If you don't complete verification by 31st August you will be blocked (or restricted?)

Go to your bank and tell them you want to send money to Australia. They should help you do it.

In that case you can file all your returns yourself.  It's not hard after you've done it once. You can do it online with help from a Thai reader or google translate, or you can just go to your local tax office with the documents and they'll do it for you.

So give her your BoA details and tell her to go to her bank and transfer the money there.

Apple Pay is not available in Thailand.

Also note that the new Red Line has a "Chatuchak station", which is completely different and not at all close to the blue line "Chatuchak Park Station".  I can see that causing some confusion.