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To add to dogmatix post: if you want to send gifts to your TGF, at least choose an "occasion" as required by the RC. In farang culture, occasions where gifts are customary are birthday and Christmas. In Thai culture, Jan 1st.

I still have the canceled bank book. I also have bank statement of that account. Obviously, no bank letter from the old bank. Hopefully, that's enough.

"Foreigners" are more than 5% of the population, not a negligible number. But that includes legal and illegal foreign workers from neighboring countries as well as legal and not so legal Chinese. As for "expats", the term you used in your first post, the numbers depend on what you mean. Only farang? Only western farang (i.e. not including Russians)? I guess you know all this.

I put 800,000 into the new bank account when I still had 800,000 in the old account. Then, after a couple of weeks, I canceled the old account. So, for a while I had 800,000 in each account. Both accounts are fixed deposit accounts. Anybody has recent experience what documentation immigration may want to see for visa extension? Thx

This thread sounded too good to be true... I just made an online appointment - now they want it 3 weeks in advance (I thought 2 would be enough, not sure how it was least year). They also changed the link to the appointment system. And even 3 weeks in advance, I got impossible time slots (830 a.m., means get up at 5.30, or 14.00 on a friday, I had that once and was sent home)

Expats are quite a bit more than 0.01% of the population

In one European country it works like this: You order something worth 3 € directly from China. Post office in Europe will figure out taxes and customs. This takes about 3 weeks. During this time, your widget is stored at the post office. Storage isn't free, obviously. They charge you 20€ for these 3 weeks storage. European middlemen were not happy that customers ordered directly from China, the middlemen used to live very well from easy profits of 1000%

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I agree with you and Patong2021 with one caveat: TG's BC flat seats on many aircraft are not long enough for tall people (pitch 183cm, many farang are much taller than this). As to the poor design of the seat controls, I can confirm this. The stewardess tried to help me, but it was just too confusing. All those people complaining about TG's attitude, I recommend KLM or LH if you want rude staff and poor customer service. On TG, only once was staff rude (actually very rude) to me.

That's a really good idea. And the "public" aka the government should, of course, control your sexlife (beware of STDs), your choice of partner (prevent genetic diseases), your movement (don't go to dangerous places), your sleeping habits (go to bed at 10pm to stay healthy), your living quarters (beware of unhealthy pests)...

It's not easier at all to pay 10B parking fee with an app. Neither here nor in my home country. Freedom and democracy don't work by giving the government complete knowledge over its citizens. That's basic, not a conspiracy theory.

I told you, read my post. I repeat it, especially for you: Someone noted, using QR code the vendor's phone will ring once he got the money. This is often not the case (if you pay to staff of the vendor). And anyway, it's after the fact. If the vendor didn't get the money, you know something went wrong - went wrong already.

Much longer. They used coupons before they used cash cards. They wouldn't trust all the staff to handle money. But the food courts' cash cards are not connected to a countrywide surveillance like prompt pay and bank cards are. They are local and anonymous. If you know Taiwan, you might have experienced how efficient big brother there was in 2020.

Read my post above of yours.

Not yet. They are working hard on it. Going cashless is the first necessary step.

Man-in-the-middle attack As with internet banking, possible with QR code. (With normal internet banking, many countries require 2 factor authentication) If you hand over cash, there is no man in the middle. Someone noted, using QR code the vendor's phone will ring once he got the money. This is often not the case (if you pay to staff of the vendor). And anyway, it's after the fact. If the vendor didn't get the money, you know something went wrong - went wrong already.

That's a VERY big disadvantage. It's not only income, its expenses too - your whole economic life you send immediately to "the authorities". And in a capitalist society, there is not much else than economic life. Another disadvantage is, I spend and don't notice how my wallet gets ever more empty. So people will spend a lot more. Of course, businesses and maybe economists see this as an advantage. BTW i had to pay Starbucks with a QR code today, it was much more complicated than just handing over 2 banknotes.

I have been following this thread since the beginning. Initially, I wasn't very worried. Several "layers of protection" (as @stat calls them) would work very well for me. I wouldn't even need a DTA (I always suspected that using a DTA would be incredibly complicated). But in the meantime I have learned from this thread how everything can (and probably will) be twisted by the RD: Nothing (or less than 65000 monthly) remitted? A farang cannot live with that. (mentioned early in the thread) Gifts from abroad? Only gifts inside Thailand may count. (@Etaoin Shrdlu had the most creative idea how to justify this) Savings from before 2023, in totally separated accounts? Sorry, we cannot accept foreign bank statements. (look what a fuss immigration makes about Thai bank statements) Not a tax resident? You have to file anyway, for your remittances in years past. (See @4myr inquiring 1161) 190000 tax allowance if over 65? Oh, this is only for Thais (remember the BTS?) There is no certainty whatsoever. I have started to produce necessary papertrails, it's a PITA. I didn't come to Thailand to enjoy bureaucracy. The only certain way (taken by several members) is not being a tax resident, at least for several years until things are clearer. That's probably what I am going to do, too.

Interested parties might be happy to hear that Mosburger is currently running a promotion for holders of the Priviledge card. 2 hamburgers for the price of one, so if you use this promotion a lot you actually pay not 3.4m, but only 3.399m Of course, you have to convince the staff that your Elite card is just as good as a Priviledge card (of which she has pictures)

That isn't a border withCamodia, though?

Looking to rent 40-50sqm, if possible just one big room, or 2 decent rooms NOT "2 bedrooms, living room, 2 bathrooms , kitchen, balcony" altogether crammed into 45sqm. They offer this kind of doll house all over the place. Any ideas would be appreciated.

People can get addicted to Lyrica, especially people with a history of addiction to any other substance. Addicts often use doses higher than therapeutic doses. As a painkiller, in theory it is good only for neuropathic pain. In practice, it is often given additionally to other painkillers to save on painkillers, for any kind of pain. My personal experience is that it has no effect whatever on me. It doesn't make me tired, it doesn't help against pain, I didn't get addicted, just nothing. I took it for a long time, but relatively low doses.

Many Westerners come as groups, too. And many of these tours bring you to really exciting places ;) But I was also talking about independent travelers.

Sorry, I don't know any agency for this. Whether the "token amount" would work - I don't know. I know one RD office where it didn't work. No tax no TIN.

Very wrong. People go to the destinations pictured in travel brochures and promoted by travel agents (today, both is mostly online, by Google, IG etc). And it must be cheap. BTW many tourist come in groups, they chose a package named "Thailand" or whatever and then they are ferried wherever the tour operator brings them. Or do you think a foreigner sits at home, brooding over a world map and thinking "I really, really want to go to Soi Pattanakarn 20"? They are brought to Pattanakarn 20 by the truckload busload.