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I I neither received a 7162 last June/July nor one in November. I didn't received a tax statement for 2023 either. This has never happened before. I copied a form 7162 from that I received last year, filled it out and sent it with a short note, I did it again a week later. I don't know what else to do.

Did you attach an explanation?

Thanks guys great advice. I am presently using a Lenovo Ideapad. I bought it about 6 years ago at Bananas at Pattaya Festival. Lots of little things seem to be going wrong with it.

I need to get a new laptop not too pricy. I don't do much on it except YouTube, emails, google searches and download an occasional torrent or document to print. No graphics or detailed spread sheets etc.

Still haven't received the 7162 form. I made some copies of the 7162 form I received last year before I filled it out and returned it to the USA. I filled out a copy of last years 7162 and sent it with a short explanation. Hope it works. Can't understand why I haven't received the latest 7162form, I seem to get all my other post from the states. Maybe I'll get a form in November. 2 years ago I didn't get the from so I di the same as above. It's very annoying.

Still haven't received the 7162 form. A few years ago it came in November. Last year I got it but very late in July. It is kind of annoying and one wonders why it is so inconsistent. I seldom if ever have problems getting mail from overseas. It get everything I order from Amazon, i-herb, magazine subscriptions, IRS forms and letters.

I sent a message to Wise and they actually called me back. They told me there is an updated verification process that I have to complete before I can make a transfer. They told me that they would email me the procedures. It entails selfies and photos of a drivers license or passport. This was not necessary for my previous transfers. I ask him where my money is now and he said they have it. I actually cancelled the transfer before he called. He told me the money would be sent back to my bank in a few days.

Using Wise, I transferred some money from my bank six days ago.. They assured me it would arrive in a few days. It has yet to arrive. I called my Thai bank and they have yet to receive it. I went onto the Wise website. and it said that my transaction is pending. What changed I wonder. It wasn't pending when I made the initial transaction. I was then told to go to my mobile phone and open an email they sent me. I then had to follow a set of instructions. I followed the instructions and nothing happened. Then a notice appeared stating that they were sorry and having problems and should try again. I wonder where my 5000 is. It's not in my bank in Canada or in Thailand. This is beginning to worry me. Maybe it's unwise to use Wise. A few month back I go my money in about 20 minutes. What has happened.

I checked my status at account membership and this is what it said: "Free trial ends Sep 27, 2023 Cancel membership Payment method Manage in Google Play" I guess my concern is that I haven't been able to get YouTube on my cell phone since this morning. . Nothing to do with my Premier bill since the free trial ends on Sept. 27th.

I signed up for one month subscription for YouTube premium. As far as I remember it was for 150 Baht a month to be paid with AIS. I went to my mobile banking to pay but there is no indication of the transaction. It has been one month and now I don't seem to be able to get YouTube on my Cell phone.

I found the following link very helpful regarding my death and things my Thai wife should be aware of and things she will have to do. https://isaanlawyers.com/death-of-foreigner-in-thailand/

My limited understanding is that, in the event of my death, my Thai wife informs the village headman (we live in a small village upcountry) and someone from the local hospital who exams the body and signs a document confirming the death. Don't know about autopsies unless there are suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. I never heard about the requirement of the body having to be sent to Bangkok. The body is then sent to the local hospital and a death certificate is issued. My Thai wife makes arrangements at the local temple for the cremation. She then takes the death certificate with the will to the courthouse and makes her claim for any assets I have left her. She then gets the death certificate translated into English and goes the the US Embassy with other appropriate documents (which she has) to initiate the transfer of any assets I left to her that are in the States. My wife is my only next of kin in Thailand. I have a few brothers in the States and she would call them and inform them of my death. But apparently, this is all too simple and the procedures outlined by the US embassy have to be followed. I am wondering what would happen if I was unaware of the US Embassy's required procedures and my wife was unaware as well. Would the Thai hospital and police know about the body having to be sent to Bangkok.

I am curious. If a Thai who suffers from bad health, was unable to go the the US embassy in Bangkok to have some documents notarized could she have someone go for her. The documents concern an inheritance she is entitled to. The the American investment company suggested she go to the embassy and have documents signed and stamped (application forms for and transfer of funds, death certificate etc )at the US Embassy. I am wondering if she could get some kind of notary public to approve a friend o r relative to go in her place. From what I guessed from scanning the US Embassy's website, the documents must be signed in the presence of embassy staff.

I went on to the IRS website for formW7. As I scrolled down trying to pick up any relevant information I came across one section that stated that if one's fourth and fifth digit in the ITIN number is 73, (there are other numbers as well that will invalidate an ITIN number) she would need a new ITIN number. Since the fourth and fifth digit of my wife's ITIN is 73, I guess she needs to renew her ITIN number. You can google IRS Form W7 and and find this. But years ago it seems I did get a notification from the IRS informing me that she needed a new ITIN number. Just don't remember clearly. I have been using the same ITIN number for the last four or five years. From the IRS: "Expired ITINs: If your ITIN wasn’t included on a U.S. federal tax return at least once for tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020, your ITIN will expire on December 31, 2021. ITINs with middle digits (the fourth and fifth positions) “70,” “71,” “72,” “73,” “74,” “75,” “76,” “77,” “78,” “79,” “80,” “81,” “82,” “83,” “84,” “85,” “86,” “87,” or “88” have expired. In addition, ITINs with middle digits “90,” “91,” “92,” “94,” “95,” “96,” “97,” “98,” or “99,” IF assigned before 2013, have expired. "

Our local amphur refused our request to make a will at the amphur office.

I have a joint account with my Thai wife, "either/or" as it is referred to on the document we signed. Very convenient. I told my wife that in the event of my death she can go the probate/court route with our will or just empty the account out and put the funds into her own account. But not at one time. I told her that the later is a better option. Actually, I want to ask the bank if we can use their online services with our joint account. Both names but one password. That would be an ideal way to go in the event of one of us dying. Just go online and transfer the money from our joint account to any of our other single accounts. We also have a jointly owned mutual fund with the same bank/company but it is called 'Asset Management' rather than a 'bank'. They deposit the dividend into our joint bank account automatically. I told my wife that, in the event of my death, to transfer 95% of the assets from the mutual fund into our joint account. There is not limit on what you can sell and transfer. All done online. Either one of us can buy or sell shares online . In order to access our account online we recently had to upgrade security and do the google authenticator ID thing. I would like to avoid probate if possible. I don't know anyone who has had to deal with the courts and probate and I have no idea of the cost involved.

Seems like one source of information says I have to report if my foreign assets are over $50,000 and the other if they are over $600,000.

Thanks very much for your info. It is very helpful. It's not as complicated as I thought. I am going to use the embassy. No point in taking the W7 form to the embassy along with the wife's passport is there? I was surprised to see that certification from a Thai passport office will work. There is a Thai passport office right behind where I do my 90 day report at immigration. I might give it a try. Once again thanks for your info.

My Thai wife has an ITIN number and, according to what I could find out by browsing the IRS webpages for ITIN numbers, her ITIN number has expired and should be renewed. This is based on the fourth and fifth digits in her ITIN number (which are 73) I just completed a W7 form for the renewal but not sure what accompanying documents I must include. Apparently, I attach the Form W7 to my 2022 tax return to the IRS. If my memory serves me correctly, about five years ago I received a notice from the IRS saying my wife's ITIN number was no longer valid. All I can remember is taking an IRS document to the American Embassy in Bangkok along with my Thai wife's passport and they stamped and I signed it and I sent it back to the IRS. But I have no recollection of what from I needed from the IRS to get verified. Perhaps I must take a completed W7 along with my wife's passport to the embassy. If I take the W7 form along with my Wife's passport to the embassy Is that all I need I wonder. It seems that I am supposed to include the W7 form along with my 2022 to the IRS along with the verification from the embassy. If anyone has had recent adventures with ITIN renewals in Thailand please share.

This has been my experience with bank staff. They are often not sure of a lot things but will answer questions as if they are. But if you get a chance to talk to the bank manager, you will get a more definitive or valid answer. As an aside, it helps to make frequent trips to your bank together with your spouse, especially if you have a joint account. I sometimes go into the bank to deposit or withdraw money instead of using the ATM machine just to be seen.

I thought one of the reasons for using an agent is that you don't need to have 800,000 Baht in the bank. The the large number of foreigners I know who use and agent use it for that reason. The Immigration officer at where I do my one year visa extension sometimes reminds me not to worry if I don't have enough money in the bank. For 15,000 he can provide a one year visa (retirement).

"1. A person under Thai law may also make a holographic testament, i.e. a testament written wholly by the testator himself, including the date of writing and signature of the testator (section 1657 Civil and Commercial Code)." If done correctly, this seems a reasonable alternative to the two other legal ways of drawing up a will. And you would not have to pay a lawyer's fee. You don't even need witnesses to sign it.

Not sure if this is the correct forum for talking about wills but it concerns money and expats. My Thai wife and I had a lawyer draw up a will. One for me which leaves everything to my Thai wife. And she did the same. A will was drawn up for her with me as the only beneficiary. Not really a lot of assets. Just a few bank accounts, and one joint bank account. But since the lawyer who drew up the will has passed a way I was wondering if that would invalidate the will. I would think that since it is still a valid will his death would not invalidate it. We have the real will in our possession.

Can joint bank account avoid probate? Joint bank accounts also permit money to pass outside a person's Estate to the joint account holder, which avoids the need for those funds to go through the probate process. A bank account passes to directly to the surviving account holder by what is known as a “right of survivorship”.Feb 26, 2561 BE This was sent to me by a friend. Don't know where he got it from, and not sure if it is a Thai or foreign source.

I should know how to do this as I had to do it a few years ago but have completely forgotten. I am applying to open a brokerage/bank account and they want proof of ID which is a color copy of the first page of my passport and other proof of address documents. But now sure how to upload them and get them to the company I am applying to. I did this about four years ago. I took photos of the documents on my cell phone and somehow got them onto my computer and was able to send them. My laptop doesn't seem to have a scanner. My guess is that once I get the documents onto my laptop in the proper format I can send them as an attachment with the application form. I know this is very elementary but since I haven't been working for the last five years my basic computer skills havr seriously faded.