SCOTT FITZGERSLD

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

That is different but as far as I know they do not do any reporting unless you have a lot of money in the bank ($150k I think).

Thailand might start reporting soon, and the global standard is to report

any acount with more than 50K USD or with 20K USD addition over a year.

But the main problem is that banks and even bank branches can feel free to

give account holders all sorts of hastles and troubles based on the new regulations.

15 minutes ago, Crossy said:

a FATCA form

FATCA is for americans, the rest of COED countries has similar forms.

all is coming soon to thailand, that will start to report account holders to their

citizenships countries, and even block or refuse sending money from banks.

all perfectly legal under the draconian global new mney laws.

it might create big problems for the unprepared.

25 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The 3 months rental

so how can i show 3 months rental when i only apply for a visa?

obviously i cannot be in the country 3 months prior to the non-O visa application...

Seems like now the immigration require receipts for 3 months rent payments, they even marked this

requirement in RED. does anyone know if this is a new requirement and if they really insist on it?

And at what stage do they want to see it? it cannot be when applying for the 3 months , because than

i did not even stay in the country for three months...common sense say they will demand to see

those rent receipts when applying for the one year extention of the first three months, but since there

is not much sense here, i wanted to confirm it

here is the qoute from the immigration form:

8. Rental Agreement between the Applicant and the Landlord; A copy of house registration. Location map of the houseand a rental receipt Past three months

there is also a new notification on the immigration info page about the notification of residence in accordance with section 38 ...what the heck does this mean???

2. The applicant who comes to contact must show the notification of residence in accordance with Section 38and present the accommodation notification

5 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Banks do not enforce tax payments.  They have nothing to do with it.

yes banks do not enforce tax laws, but they might tell the customer to

show proof the account is declared and taxes paid in his country of residence, otherwise

they will close the account.

in many cases now, banks who suspect  that the money in the

account is not declared, will tell the customer they no longer want him, and here is

your money sir, in the form of a special cheque - not cash - and now go look

for a new bank, because many banks these days will want to see the same things: documents

from accountants and tax authorities that this money was declared and taxed, or

simply just refuse to get your money. heard many stories like that.

5 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

the answer is always the same. just don't tell anyone. 

 

if you are day trading in your home that is a issue for taxation in your home country. 

 

no one will know. 

 

that is not such a good solution, becuase banks around the world these days

want to know WHERE THE MONEY COME FROM and WHERE DO YOU PAY TAXES / resident.

SO IN case you made nice profits on the virtual world, you cannot say NO ONE WILL KNOW

that you made them without WP.

the whole world will know because your banks will know, and you might not be able

to have access to your money without showing tax payments to the country where

you resided while making this money, and you might not be able to pay those

taxes in thailand because, well, you did not have WP when you made them.

22 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

USD 49,000

 

https://kasikornbank.com/en/international-business/global-money-transfer/Pages/international-transferviakplus.aspx

can this app be accesed from abroad, without having to get SMS  to a thai phone no.?

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You do not need a work permit to do trades of stocks and etc for yourself. 

If caught working it could be a fine, possible deportation and blacklisting

 

are you sure about it? times are changing and i just heard a lawyer telling

that active trading requires work permit.

there is a difference between managing investments on line, and between more active trading, also the taxation is different.

this brings the question, in general, what happans to profits that are been made

in banks abroad while working in thailand on line - cometimes those profits can be huge

and banks might demand to pay taxes on them, but lack of WP might cause inability

to poy taxes on those profits, and risking even money laundry charges by a foreign bank.

syphilis blood test? first time i hear about it.

now with the corona they should worry about other tests.

as if there is shortage of STD in thailand.

why syphilis and not HIV or even tubercolosis?

only they will know....propably a requirement from the old days

when the only STD in thailand was syhphilis.

ANYWAY it is an invasion to the person privacy and i am sure that if

the test will come out positive the information will be made public on all

thailand health care system. amazing what people are willing to put up with

just to stay in thailand

Dear all. I would like to ask here two questions that might have been discussed in the past. yet

the ever changing regulations keep it rellevant.

First, is it neccasary to have a work permit in case of trading stocks / managing investments on line?

say my bank is outside thailand, and i buy and sell there shares on regular basis while i am

a resident of thailand and stay in thailand - will that be considered WORK by the thai authorities, and

will require work permit?

second, what are the penalties for someone who got caught working in thailand without work permit?

will it be just deportation or also confiscation of his assets and profits made or presumed earned

while working without the work permit? say someone is making money online while staying in thailand

with visa but without the work permit - are the profits he earn while working in thailand without

work permit can be considered illegal, hence can be blocked or confiscated by the thai government

or even the foreign bank?

Those are great news. Vaccination is indeed the way to go.

but it must be done right, fast. even 60% will get herd imunity and will

end the pandemic completely.

look at israel. on january it had one of the worst outbreaks that placed

it at one of the worst places for covid. than within a month (!!) 60% of the

population got vaccinated (pfizer) and the pandemic is gone !!

zero !! nada !!

12 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

60 day covid 19 extension that can be applied for more than one time.

is this still possible? 60 day based on covid situation?

21 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

Unfortunately it's not so easy

 

you should look at what happens in the Seychelles:

 

''The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it would review coronavirus data from the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, after the health ministry said more than a third of people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the week to May 8 had been fully vaccinated.''

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/13/seychelles-most-vaccinated-nation-on-earth-but-covid-19-has-surged.html

i know what happaned in the seychelles - the idiots who manage the covid exams there got it all wrong and marked as positives many people who were acctually negative, forcing many tourists who wanted to leave those islands back into qurantine in expensive hotels.

it is quite easy now really. you should look at what is happaning NOW in advanced countries like israel and parts of the U.S. the pandemic is gone. vanished. zero infected and zero sick, within few weeks....all thanks to the vaccines !!! amazing !!!

the vaccines do work, with good efficient vaccines, the corona pandemic literally

disapears within a matter of weeks.

so yes, if thailand will start vaccinations on june and will do it fast and right, than yes,

the pandemic will be over and  borders can be open again.

I THINK THAT a U.S. person does not have to pay taxes on earning outside the U.S. is the amount is less than around 115000 USD.

otherwise, tax authorities usually are not interested in cross border investigations of

small amount. usually they will inquire only about amounts larger than 200K USD.

Problem are some banks who play the global police and inquire about

each and every fart in your account, sometimes even blocking the whole account

for stupid reasons.

SINCE end of te month will come in less than two weeks, my advice to you

is to just wait it out.

there is no legal way to resolve this within two weeks.

maybe you can ask the sellet in a friendly manner to sign a commitment to

leave within two weeks.

it really is not a big deal.

what is the punishment for repeating offenders? excercises on a gogo bar dancing pole?

SEEMS like you are horribly confused between all kinds of visas, and hard to blame

you.

U.K. passport does mot need the STV. you can get into thailand on the visa waiver 45 days. than extend it to another 30 days or even one year on the non-O retirement visa.

52 minutes ago, scammed said:

as far as i know it is in his province, he wanted me to come over but the whole quarantine thing ended the idea

WELL, sir, there is no quarantine yet for travellers within thailand

On 5/9/2021 at 5:26 PM, scammed said:

a friend of mine wants to go to bkk for cancer surgery,

but the demand on 14 days of quarantine in bkk

before he can go to the hospital at the cost of over 100k

has made him postpone the surgery

is there 14 day quarantine for anyone coming from pattaya?

get under the bed and wait few hours. this will also pass

I gave up coming to thailand after the embassy did not answer my COE request.

i asked them what is going on, and they asked me what was your application no.

i said i did not know i have to remember my application no; and they said than send it again.

at that stage i gave up.

On 4/11/2021 at 8:51 AM, Mango Bob said:

Its very simple.  Just close all the bars and clubs in the country for 6 months

INDEED this is what is going to happan soon. and sooner the better.