Schorsch0815

Hi have an LTR WP visa. When I applied for the visa I gave on the BoI form the information on my spouse (Non-Thai and she's not living with me). At the time I didn't request her to be listed as my dependent as she was still working abroad. Question: - I wonder whether she now qualifies as a dependent of mine under the BoI programme? - Do I have to make further steps to have her listed as a LTR-WP dependent and to obtain the equivalent visa status? - As my dependent, would she enjoy the same tax benefits (he has her own pension and income)

Thank you, in particular for the comprehensive compilation of the relevant documents in one place. With regard to my question to BoI on the requirement to submit a tax declaration: I asked the question when I was in BoI office on the day the LTR was issued. You get this minder and she goes through the documents with you and guides you through the different steps on that day. So she had all documents on my financial situation including (no) income in Thailand, foreign pension, assets abroad,.. I explicitly asked her 2 questions for confirmation: a) does the LTR "wealthy pensioner" exempt me from being taxed in Thailand and b) do I have to file a tax declaration. The minder sat down with me and took her time and didn't rush it through. Her answer was on a) a clear "Yes" and on b) a clear "No". With regard to my question on the tax declaration there was no hesitation or constrains in , "like not for this year" or "as long as you don't bring funds into the country,..". That was in March this year. Anyhow, for 2024 I didn't transfer any funds into Thailand and only used local credit cards. So there was/is no foreign income transferred into Thailand in 2024. For the future I planning to only transfer funds that I owned pre-2024 to support my life in Thailand. As most of my assets are investments in stock markets it's a bit of a nuisance to distinguish between assets owned pre-2024 and assets bought from income that I earned later on, in particular if I buy/sell share. If someone has guidance on how to prove/document that money transferred into Thailand comes from "old (pre-2024 assets)" versus "new" income, please let me know.

I have an BOI LTR visa "wealthy pensioners" with no income in Thailand. When I got the visa early this year BOI explicitly informed me that I would not have submit a tax declaration to Thailand MoF for tax years 2024 (or following years). Does that still hold true or has there be a change?

I entered Thailand with a Non-O Retiree visa (60 days I think) two years ago and I have had two annual extension of stay since. It’s my understanding that the extension of stay doesn’t affect the visa. So the visa itself is expired, it is just the basis on which the extension of stay was/is granted. Hence there is no visa that can be cancelled. My LTR got approved today. In the email BOI informs: : If you are currently on a Thai visa category which needs to be cancelled before receiving LTR such as Non-B, Non-IB, Non-F, Smart Visa, Non-O (except for Non-O Retirement visa, Thai Spouse, Guardian), please terminate the current visa while asking the immigration officer to allow extra days of permission to stay after the cancellation or arrange for the visa cancellation on the same day as the appointment date at the immigration office where you got your current visa from. So it’s my understanding that Non-O retirement and / or extension of stay don’t need cancellation. If anyone here has different information please let me know. I would hate to make the trip to Bangkok twice …