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Like most polls, very limited sample demographic and nothing more than a headline. The People’s Party, for example, support base is primarily younger, educated Thais who tend to be employed in cities and larger urban center's. Maybe include them in the poll then come back with the results.

Thanks for the replies. The clearing agent seemed a bit dubious about the Non O year extension and kept insisting that I provide a work permit which obviously I won’t have as I am aiming for a retirement extension. You are right in a way. We have two properties in Thailand that pretty much have everything we need. I have been a expat most of my working life and part of my repatriation package is a 20’ shipping container so we are using that.

My wife ( Thai) and I are retuning to live full time in August after living abroad for many years. To import our personal effects duty free the clearing agent has advised that it is best done in my wife’s name. We have traveled back to Thailand regularly but never stay for more than a few weeks. Since the introduction of the face recognition e-gate my wife has not had any stamps in her passport and the clearing agent has said we need to get a record of entry and exit from immigration to prove to customs that she has been outside the Kingdom.Has anyone any experience of this and can give some advice on the process.

It shouldn't be a problem but the IO may have some questions. Just be sure to have proof of onward travel and a good reason for changing your travel plans. We have just done it. I am an EU national and my wife Thai. I had to travel to Denmark and Netherlands for work at quite short notice and wanted my wife to come along. We applied and received a Schengen visa for her via the Danish consulate however business plans changed and I was only required to go to Netherlands. On arrival in Amsterdam we were prepared for all sorts of questions however IO just stamped her in. Only question was how long are you planning to stay?

“If you ever find yourself in a situation over there, keep your cool, stay quiet, and never, under any circumstances, question their authority.” Although hardly believable and definitely embellished for the Daily Mail readers the quote above from the story could be an indication of how a seemingly innocent blunder could escalate to the level described. I imagine that the apology came much later in the sequence of events and a lot of self righteous, foul mouthed profanity and belligerence preceded it. Insulting or causing a Thai person to loose face will generate an incomprehensible reaction.

Just from experience dealing with my late Mothers estate in both Ireland and Australia. Both witnesses had pre-deceased her and it was quite a chore to get death certificates for them as the probate court required either their current addresses or proof that they were real people who were at one time acquainted with my parents.

Having been an expat for a large portion of my working life I have done quite a lot of research into this subject. Probate and inheritance laws are different in every country and in some cases different jurisdictions within the same country for example Jersey has a different set of laws to the rest of UK. If you asks a lawyer for advice on this subject you are unlikely to get any clear answers. You will be given the options that will make them the most money. In my experience these complex laws are conjured up to keep lawyers in business hence this whole arbitrary set of rules. Following my research my deductions are as follows. If you have assets in multiple countries the ultimate answer is to place them all in an international trust however this can be quite expensive as far as set up and administration costs go. The second option is to have a valid will for each country and jurisdiction in which you hold assets. Whilst cumbersome this is the route I have gone down including a will drawn up by a Thai lawyer, translated and attested. To rationalize things a bit I am in the process of consolidating all of my assets into just two jurisdictions. On a positive note if one’s assets and distribution wishes are not complex western countries mostly have a number of online will drafting services available and generally one only needs to have the will witnessed by two independent witnesses who are not beneficiaries. If you go down this route to save your heirs some serious headaches make sure that the witnesses are likely to be easily located or traced should probate be required. Ideally unless one wants to be a benefactor then the total sum of all assets should be zero on our last day on earth which would nullify this whole process, however seeing that none of us know when that day is it’s quite hard to plan for.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization Didn’t work last time and certainly won’t go down well with the big brother in Beijing. Perhaps the Admiral is not too strong on history or geography. I can see the Philippines going for the idea though.

Cameron is a proud Scottish name. Just put an extra O and you have Cameroon. They could be ex army. Black Watch methinks 🤣