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Correct. Some work under strict policies of their home countries that they don't provide this service to their citizens. I'm aware of an incident where a farang took his partly completed personal will to his embassy and asked: - The embassy staff to confirm the way he had written the will was legal etc. - The embassy staff to witness the will. Embassy refused totally on both points. He complained to the gov't agency involved in his home country, they refused to listen.

Depends on which embassy. Some keep well away from this subject.

Rubbish, nothing wrong with leftist, many countries have leftist governments and policies and are doing very well.

Possibly more about what the paymaster is trying to demand. And perhaps soon from his jail cell.

The logic on that escapes me. What made me laugh is the original mention of this which focused on the fact the taxi user used an APP. Are we to therefore assume folks who book on apps are likely to get harrassed, groped or whatever? Let's be honest, many many Thai females have been groped or driver has attempted to grope them in normal street roaming taxis.

I've started to write my message in a normal (legitimate ) Word document, then transfer it to an e.mail when finished. I guess this is the same as your LibreOffice approach.

In my case it's the keyboard on my ACER notebook. The 154Baht keyboard was for an old HP PC which my grandkids use for cartoons, school research, homework etc. But not used for gaming, serious graphics etc. Recently upgraded to Windows 10 with more memory. Works fine.

My issue is writing a long e.mail and suddenly what I've written just disappears and I'm back at a blank e.mail page to start again. No, what i've already written doesn't go into 'drafts', it just disappears. Anybody know how to recover the disappeared partly completed mail? Thanks.

Go away, for a vry long time, you're already very boring.

Here's a suggestion; since you're so new, why not just lock your keyboard and read comments for the next 10 years but don't post. Yes there's posts re CL which might seem to conflict but keep in mind Cl administers multiple scenarios therefore different actions. Please take a long long sleep. I blocked the other guy many months ago. Within 2 or 3 minutes you will also be blocked.

Here we go again. What new rules? The profit of doom has certainly got folks all worked up and caused total (repeat total) confusion. There's no evidence of existing policies/regulations or discussion re same about taxing old age pensions regardlessof location. It's been said a million times before, in multiple scenarios, Oz old age pension is not subject to taxation.

"..., isn't it border force that is going to start the audit by telling the ATO and CL about every Aussie outside of Australia for more than 6 months? " Where did that gem come from? Is that the purpose for existence of Oz border force?

Wow, there's an enlighten highly valuable comment. Where will it end? Will we survive? Perhaps we should all move to the US where everything/everybody is balanced and nobody ever tells a lie.

Can someone please close this out of control thread full of rubbish and no real focus.

I heard recently the driver of a green and yellow hailed taxi drank coffee while driving, kept out of the news, and brand of coffee not revealed.

NO, 7 yo granddaughter dropped the old keyboard, it shattered into multiple pieces. Much crying and visit to computer centre, gave her the cash, she paid (she liked the new keyboard because the box has a lot of pink printing.) She safely carried the new keyboard home and plugged it in, proudly showed her daddy 'keyboard now fixed daddy', she's happy because daddy gave her a kiss for 'good job', life goes on.

You mean Thai Immigration give specific order to the bank telling/instructin the bank they have to open an account for you? Maybe you could also ask Immigration to give you a written order to presnet at a restauant ordering the restaurant to give you medium rare steaks. And ...

Even cheaper, bought a new one 1 week ago, keys marked in Thai and English, 154Baht. Works well. If using wired mouse, the cable can be plugged into the keyboard.

The last thing I ever want to see is a drawn gun. They watch too much US TV and news services, which have no credibility whatever.

I wish people would call the call centre of their Thai bank and get correct information and not rely on opinions on this thread from posters. A comment on this thread a few hours ago says a certain Thai bank doesn't know an answer. I called the call cnter same bank got a competely clear answer; 'only required for Thai citizens. Maybe later for foreigners, but many months and waiting for a clear direction from the Bank of Thailand. Also not needed at the moment for any International Funds transfer using this bank, but if international transfer amount amount is over 150,000Baht a bank officer will interupt the online process to complete some further details, then back to the online process.

I went back to Oz to submit my OAP application as reqired. I'd been living outside of Oz for nearly 30 years. I flew into Sydney, next day I went to the local big C'link office to get a CRN number and to prove my identity. All easy and plesant. The pleasant / polite C.link lady had noticed I had put a thck pile of papers with a clip on the side of her desk. She asked "Is that your OAP application and Asset and Income statements?" I replied "YES" She continued "Is it completed?" I replied "Yes, I think it's ready to submit." She continued "Would you like me to scan your application to be sure it's ready?" I responded "yes please". She looked carefully at each question on the OAP application form then looked at the box I had ticked, then the next question. She got to the section where the OAP applicant has to enter their personl ATO number and she said politely "Do you understand why the application form asks for your tax personal tax file number?" I responed "NO". She continued: - "To be eligible for the OAP you have to have at some time in the past paid Australian personal Tax*. When / how long you paid, total paid is not relevant." "Quoting your Tax file number (no other detail) is seen as proof that you have sometime in the past paid personal Australian tax". (* She also mentioned there are a few exceptions to this policy but very rarely accepted.). She continued "When you submit your application it goes direct, online to C.link HO in Canberra and It's processed by computer, your application is not processed at a local C.link office." She continued, when the receiving computer in Canberra sees your personal tax file number the computer automatically: - Ticks a box that you have fulfilled the requirement that you have at some time in the past paid Australian tax. - Then deletes your personal tax file number from the C'link records. The C.link lady continued, "C'link doesn't actively work with the ATO and gov't policy is that ATO records are totally private." Can things change? Yes of course, change is part of life. Further... when the 2 years back in Oz almot completed I called the 132 300 Older Australians Line. I said to the C'link officer "i'm not sure i understand what 'portability' means. She looked at her screen then said: - in 10 days time you will be entitled to 'portability', which means you are entitled to receive the standard OAP payments and supplement for the rest of your life anywhere in the world. And If you wish to live abroad C.link will change you to the 4 weekly payments cycle and transfer your 4 weekly payments to any bank you nominate anywhere in the world, it can be an account in your own name or a joint savings account. - She continued 'If you need more advice or help to make this happen please call again. She cntinued "You will need to submit a new form quoting all your bank details abroad, and as she was talking she had e.mailed the blank form to me. She continued, "please don't forget to complete the details then take the form to your bank abroad and get them to sign the form and add their bank stamp". She continued "I have added the secure C.link e.mail address where you need to return the completed banking form. I asked " do i have to get permission to depart OZ?" She responded: - The C.link policy is that you should advise C'link of your ravel plans but it's not compulsory. - Within 48 hrs of e.mailing the completed new banking details form I got a call from C'link, the poliye young man said "This call is just to be sure there's no errors in reading your new bank account number" he continued "I willl say 2 numbers the stop and can you please cnfirm I ave said the correct number, then 2 more and 2 more numbers until it's all completed". Then he asked me to do the same process in reverse. Then he mentioned 'It will take a few weeks to get you fully into the 4 weekly cycle, the he quoted and repeated dates and amounts. The payments arrived into K bank as he had quoted.

Hoping for some comments / confirmation on my post immediately above.

Just wondering if there's 2 different circumstances within these threads: 1. An Oz citizen who gained the OAP some time ago whilst resident in Oz, and hasn't ever lived abroad, but takes holidays / longer hols maybe 6 , 8 etc., weeks then returns to Oz. Seems that in this circumstance away over 6 weekd invokes some reductions in overall pension, but when this person returns full pension is restored. 2. An OZ citizen who has been outside of OZ a long time, returns and immediately lodges an application for the OAP. Then after 2 years back in Oz qualifies for 'portability' and gets moved to the 4 weekly payment cycle, funds sent abroad. But the pension amount is reduced by only one item, no longer entitled to the 'energy allowance'. Any 'Six weeks away' clauses not in the overall picture / circumstances that I can see. I'm in 'Type 2' just above, achieved portability (several years ago), now back in LOS and never received any correspondence from C'link or the ATO. (Yes I do check myGov often enough to see if there any correspondence needing attention.)

Remebering that border force knows you departed Oz and the date/time but they don't know where you are going.

Yes, I signin every few months, for several years, did it just last week. No outstanding messages. I've never had any messages/letters etc., from C'link asking me whether i'm coming back etc., except for about 5 years back when I returned and applied for the OAP. About 4 or 5 days later I got a letter on myGov asking if I had any plans for o'seas travel in the near future. I replied NO. As said that's about 5 years back, never heard from them ever again.