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Money earned a year prior and deposited in Saving accounts is not taxed again in Thailand. With his income, plausible to have savings of a year old, to live on. 
Kind of silly to start about tax evading as well, Thais do it best. Most 'businesses' aren't even officially registered as such, Thais consider it a 'Shop' if small.

Anyway, I would just get the Elite visa for 5 years, to be hassle free and then consider after that again. It is a fair amount of time to see things play out.

My wife has many issues with them, frequently. They also always benefit the consumer during disputes, even she was 100% right. 
Many problems are not being resolved or take weeks. Sometimes have orders stuck that are delivered 1-2 weeks already, causing cashflow to be stuck too.

Also quite annoying to not being allowed doing cross border selling, while Chinese can do so. Not a surprise as its owned by Alibaba too.

From my consumer perspective, I like it but a bit <deleted> of not being allowed to have the wallet and discounts anymore.
Makes me to let my wife purchase in her account or throwing free money away.

Just ask in English, will be fine. The one they sold us in CM didn't do its job and resulted in pregnancy. Just saying.

If you didn't enter 2x via land border this calendar year yet, you are good to go.

18 hours ago, ukrules said:

Good luck checking into your hotel without your passport.

That is super easy, almost never use it to check in. Also tell them to not report me as I else have to go for my house again,
they most times agree, could be on overstay for all that matters. Flying a different story.

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

OP sorry, you seem to be incorrect.

Just checked a popular rental site and there are almost 500 properties for rent at 8k or less in CM.

100's more 8 to 12 k.

I have seen newer 2 bedroom houses for around 10 k and less 20 minutes outside the city of CM. Nice places with yards.

My experience is except lower Sukhumvit in BKK, rents are down in the bigger cities over the past 5 years.

Especially in Pattaya 8 to 10 k very decent places.

Just too many empty properties everywhere.

Got a 2BR house with garden, pool in village, brand new + furnitures complete for 8K monthly and 15 mins out of town. No noise, no dogs, nothing.
Rent is inexpensive in CM, always been, one of the reasons I once moved here too, low monthly overhead for the basic needs.

1 minute ago, sillyfool said:

in the coming months you should be paid to live in CM. 

Hence the lower rates and loads of available properties too (aside of visa nonsense).

What are you talking about? Rents for condos in CM has been decreasing as it is less busy, as well for houses. There is loads of offers too.
Maybe stop dealing with those agents that only tell you about high priced once, they get a month commission, that's why they pretend so.

You can get a 30 sqm ish unit, even with pool, from as little as 4-5K a month already. Newer buildings from 6-7K a month.
If you need me to help you sort out, send me a PM.

6 minutes ago, Samuel Smith said:

He should open a garden restaurant (with his gf as a front ????   )

Actually in progress of opening a food delivery service for reasonable prices, but no inside seating.
No need for a front, will need the staff as I am a terrible cook and my wife is too busy (cooking at home).

13 minutes ago, sillyfool said:

corrupt officials being....corrupt.... the shock and awe i tell you. 

Ok Sherlock, glad you bring us the news. However the issue today is, they do not always take bribes for access anymore too.

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

There's a kebab shop in walking st run by a Turkish guy (probably), no thais anywhere. I guessed he's paid off the police

Well yes, or like Turkish ice cream. I thought there might be some special arrangements, if doing something specifically from your country that is unique and contribute. However, this is not in the well known areas where those paid off things usually happen, this is in CM.

This is also why I am curious about it, as I would have some ideas then too. I really don't mind them doing business, if up to me, everyone can.

3 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

Asians have a little of leniency here in Thailand.... some ancestry/family tree roots maybe?

That is the only thing that I can think off, if legitimate. Though it would be interesting that those all start to show up recently and be exactly the ones with a shop too.

6 minutes ago, fruitman said:

And what about the vodka shops? Or the Russian hookers?

Vodka makes people have insomnia, IO's forget. The Russian girls have their own ways of keeping IO's happy. 

20 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Are you sure they are not from Myanmar, Laos or Cambodia? There are different rules for them.

Hehe no, they are really Korean and Chinese / maybe some Taiwanese. I know indeed it is different for those and that is nothing new under the sun for me.

2 minutes ago, tgw said:

did you ask them if they have a Thai passport?

I asked some if they are Thai or have one, they don't.
Not talk to everyone of course but I doubt they do. They do not speak Thai either and are pretty much new in this country. No Thai wife either.

Lately I have came across various shops ran by Chinese, Koreans and other asians.
They do a business / job that would normally be only for Thais and also do not appear to have 2 or 4 Thai staff at all.

They been doing so since longer times already, sit right in the face of everyone, never get questioned let alone raided.
This while, to my experience, if a Farang would do so, he can expect a raid within days or weeks. 

Are there some special agreements for the 2 mentioned countries that make them being allowed to do so?
I am not a rat, but I just got curious about it as I see it more and more.