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@Celcius Thank you for the definitive response. What if your wife, after going to Canada, returned to Thailand to visit sometime in the future after she reached age 55. Could she then go to the SS office and ask for her SS lump payment/refund?

It appears that you have to be age 55 AND have made social security (SS) contributions for at least a year (but less than 15 years) to get a lump sum payment, or refund, of your SS contributions over the years. Any exception for people under age 55 who have been paying SS tax for over a year but will be quitting their job and leaving Thailand for good? Any way to get a SS payment?

I have a similar question. I would have posted here but that thread is locked. Let's say that a person has been working as a teacher here for several years, with a consistent work permit and Non-B visa-extension stamp each year, paying Thai social security (SS) tax each month, but is not yet retirement age (< 55 years old). Now this person plans to leave Thailand for good and return to his or her home country. The person does not plan to ever work in Thailand again. Can he or she still get a full lump payment of all the SS paid over the years? Or should the person just suck up that SS money as loss that he or she will never get back? What if the person leaves Thailand but returns some many many years later as a tourist when they have reached age 55; could they collect the SS payment then?

It looks like Thailand is encouraging people to take July 31st off. "This year’s configuration of public holidays offers an unprecedented and extended break to those who wish to partake. The national Public Relations Department leverages this unique scenario, advising people to take an extra day off on July 31. A full six-day break can be enjoyed with little disruption to the standard working week." https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/extended-thai-public-holidays-offer-rare-six-day-break-amidst-kings-birthday

Is there an alcohol ban on Tuesday August 1, 2023 (Asahna Bucha Day) and Wednesday, August 2, 2023 (Wan Khao Phansa or Buddhist Lent Day) in all of Thailand? If so, I assume this means all bars will be closed on those days. I see it mentioned in The Pattaya News here and on the WalkAbout Sports Bar page here but no where else in the news. Just trying to plan my upcoming holiday.

Is there an alcohol ban on Tuesday August 1, 2023 (Asahna Bucha Day) and Wednesday, August 2, 2023 (Wan Khao Phansa or Buddhist Lent Day) in all of Thailand? If so, I assume this means all bars will be closed on those days. I see it mentioned in The Pattaya News here and on the WalkAbout Sports Bar page here but no where else in the news. Just trying to plan my upcoming holiday.

Great news! My job in Thailand just announced that we can have administrative leave on July 31st! Woohoo, six-day weekend!

This July, it looks like Friday, July 28th, is a holiday. Some people I know have said that their jobs will let them go early on Thursday, July 27th. Then there is the weekend, followed by Tuesday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 2nd which are holidays. Will the Thai government just make Monday, July 31st, a holiday as well to give everyone a long weekend to "boost the economy?"

It IS a loophole if I can get a work permit that says I teach at a university when I am actually teaching grades K-12 at the demonstration school that is part of the university; thus, avoiding the teaching license requirement.

Good information and this confirms what I already assumed. This doesn't scare me. Every time I ask a question on the internet about loopholes and workarounds, everyone should know that I am trying to circumvent some laws. There is always someone that either tries to scare me or dissuade me from breaking the law, which does not work. The odds of getting caught are slim and it is extremely rare for those that do get caught to go to jail, let alone for a whole year. I've been to jail before anyway, in many places, no big deal. Luckily Thailand doesn't check your criminal background in your home and other countries when you get a teaching job! This. Spelling mistakes aside, this is my plan. I will fly under the radar by teaching at a university with no license requirement. Per my response above, so what. Everything in my life is basically a crime. I won't be stopping. Yep. I will do this. I'm not paying Thailand money to take any courses or exams just to get a stupid teaching license when I have experience teaching and know I can do it. The Thailand teaching license is just one of many ways to extract more money from us farang. I'll use the university-teaching-loophole. ????

I am hearing that if you teach at a K-12 Demonstration School that is part of a university, the school can process your employment through the university so that you are a "university employee" on paper and therefore do not need a teaching license. Is this true, or just a loophole that gets exploited? Anyone have a link? A second question I have is what happens when a teacher's three temporary teaching permits (six years) is up and the teacher doesn't want to get a Thailand Teaching license for whatever reason? Can the teacher still teach in Thailand some other way, if not immediately, but in the future? Is that teacher banned from ever teaching in Thailand again without a license?

For the foreigners who live and work in Thailand and have Thai social insurance (SI) cards and work permits, do they still need additional Covid-19 insurance? I was told that they don't need the Covid-19 insurance because the SI will suffice. Any other waivers for foreigners legally working here? Anyone got a reputable source link for this?

If a foreigner lives and works in Thailand and has job, a NIB visa extension of stay stamp for working, work permit, and Thai social insurance card, what are the rules for reentry into Thailand? Does the foreigner still need to show proof of $50K USD or $100K USD Covid-19 health insurance, or is the Thai social insurance card enough? What are the other requirements for reentry? This is another topic that I hear rumors about but cannot find anything official online on Thai government websites.

Thank you, ubonjoe. I was trying to find some online Thai government website, such as the Thailand Education Ministry, that states a police check is needed to teach grades K-12, but could not find it. Do you have the source? This implies that university teachers/professors/lecturers do not need a police check, correct? I did some research and most people I know did not need the police check for their initial 90-day NIB visa, but needed it sometime thereafter during their process of getting an extension stamp, work permit, and/or just teaching at a K-12 school. I just don't remember for which part of the process the police check was explicitly needed.

I am the one who posted the question above, but lost my password for the "guyfromtheweb" account. Is anyone able to answer my question?