10000Baht

This doesn't make it easier and better!

A single Re-Entry is only 1.000.- THB, so it comes with the 1 year extension only to 2.900.- THB!

Even foreigners with residency permit need a re-entry permit!

Only for information: The MFA Office in Pattaya offers also walk-in, if you come early no need to make an appointment in advance! I came for legalization of passport translation after lunch and was still fine without appointment.

I agree, but in the Area Revenue Office I have been twice, I didn't see one single foreigner. This is what you think, without any evidence for it. I think saying "This is Thailand" is far not the same as calling every employee in a Revenue Office "Somchai" No, of course not! And I didn't say this! I said in my case it was different!

You can disagree, but in your sentences everybody can read how arrogant you talk about Thai people and generalize everybody. I didn't talk in general. I talked about my case and these questions I've been exactly asked, proofed and answered. But I am still not happy and his name was not Somchai

I will, if I will get no answer (what I expect) until 31st March or respectively 9th April You are right, but this would be only a question of the tax refund form. But I also know they will not change only because of foreigners! You are right again, as long as nobody asks in the future about my income, why I did not file yearly tax refunds and have to bring evidences for the past years!

Yes, more than 1 Yes Yes I know, I think they would do.

First of all I would like to tell you that what you wrote here is disrespectful to Thai people. Only my opinion! Not in my case, because I really have no assessable income. My income is exclusively from a state pension. I know that and the tax authorities in my area revenue office know that too. In a 15 minute personal talk in his office the lawyer there also showed me the relevant legal text in the DTA, which I already knew. So in my case it is not a lack of knowledge about their tax rules. I think it's more the lack of guidelines for my specific case. I am not happy with: "Keep records and wait and see"! My attempt to get his name and something in writing was answered by saying that I should ask to the area revenue office in writing. We did this in Thai language a few days later. After 3 months and several inquiries about the status, I received a written reply from the regional revenue office. Unfortunately, this did not help me either, because on a whole page only my personal details were repeated and it was confirmed that especially my income is exempt from tax in Thailand. My main question was, if I can get a TIN and have to file a tax return even though I have no assessable income. I didn't get an written answer to that question, but my area revenue office refused to give me a TIN because I have no assessable income. After I got this letter from the regional revenue office in August 2024, I wrote an email (attached my correspondence with the regional revenue office) to the Revenue Department Bangkok, to get an answer to my main question. No answer. To date I wrote 4 emails at regular intervals, but have not received a single reply!

And what are you doing (like in my case) when your responsible Local Revenue Office told you: Your to Thailand remitted money from your State Pension is in relation to the DTA non assessable income! You don't need a TIN and you don't get a TIN! Bye bye, have a nice day!

She was with me (just in case), but they didn't check anything (name or ID) from her!

Last year I went to a AIS Shop in our Town! After telling my phone number they made a photo of my passport with a tablet and in less than 1 minute everything was done. Now my SIM is in my name!

I would change it! Can be a problem in the future!

Maybe this is the scam!

Every Thai citizen (also your wife) has a Thai TIN, because it's their ID number!