The Cyclist

Having no income in Thailand is a red herring, and your friend doesn't get to decide his tax residency. Staying in Thailand for 180 days or more in a tax year makes him a tax resident. Whether he needs a TIN, and file tax returns, will depend on the income he remits to Thailand during any years that he is a tax resident of Thailand.

Jesus wept Do you understand the above quote ? People who.... No mention of Race, creed, colour, religion, ethnic minority or immigration status You managed to extrapolate the above quote to immigration, that is your mentalism to deal with.

You can still see from the comments above. too many people have no idea where or why this is coming, or where it is being driven from.

Not my issue to deal with, if you and someone else interpreted the following as referring to all immgrants, Illegal or otherwise. I named very specific people in the above quote. Perhaps it would be more pertinant, for you to explain your mentalism as to how you came to that interpretation.

Kudos for coming back with your update. Hopefully it will be beneficial for some who are still confused over filing limits and limits where you start to pay tax. They, as I understood, are 2 very different things. On this I have no idea. I took steps in November 2023 to limit remittances in 2024 to my Government Pension. No tax, no filing, easy life"

People that........... Targetted at Individuals All these People....... All encompassing. Not difficult to understand, especially as I was referring to an Individual who has been arrested and is suspected of being a serial killer.

I dont know anything about Aussie Pensions or the Aussie - Thai DTA. I do remember asking a specific question in that thread, which was something to do with Aus Mil Pension and the OAP Pension, Something to do with if you had the Mil Pension you didn't get the OAP Pension, or something like that. Yes, I think so.

Can you send me some of whatever you are smoking ? Pretyy sure the thread is about the arrest of a suspected serial killer. Although if you wish to highlight your ignorance even further, perhaps you could take the time to explain what part of ' Immigration Policies ' apply to people who have illegally arrived in a Country ? Failing that Phone the Samaritans

Don't panic. The Tottenham Turnip will ensure peace and harmony between the US and UK It is also interesting to note that the man tipped to be the next British Ambassador to the US, one Peter Mandleson, is recommending that Labour take up Nigel Farage's offer https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/peter-mandelson-keir-starmer-nigel-farage-trump-musk-b2649891.html They would do well to remember that Musk probably has access to information that would crush most of the Labour Party 😀😀😀

I think I specifically said That also goes for home grown people. Nowhere did I say or suggest anything that was all encompassing.

People who smash someone else's skull with a paving stone, commits multiple rapes, goes on stabbing sprees, drives vehicles into crowds, and whatever else they get up to. Do not deserve basic humanity. They deserve a fast-track to hell.

You would need to ask the Immigration Office you use. As Upnotover says, TM47 and passport at CW My Office only requires Passport, never handed in a TM47 from before the Wu-Flu struck. I might even be correct in saying that the only TM47 I handed in was when I first moved here

Not really Inter- Governmental Treaties will always favour Government workers. The other point to remember, is that when the UK - Thai DTA was signed off in the early 80''s. Very few people had Occupational Pensions and the UK State Pension was worth about £30 a month. Welfare / benefits is a different kettle of fish. The State Pension only became a ' Benefit ' around 2014, when the Pensions Act was amended and updated. Others are free to think why this was done. My own opinion is that is was done to make it easier to ' Means Test ' it, probably in the not too distant future. Agreed 100%. The UK State Pension and other forms of Pensions are all potentially taxable in Thailand. What happens in reality, remains to be seen.

Neither can the DWP https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844g4kpjxdo The claimants had never set foot in the UK, and it was a Bulgarian Policeman, who started asking questions as to where all the money was coming from, that the fraud came to light. It might be fair to say that the DWP have had a massive rocket fired up their **** and told to get a grip of fraud.

No worries, life would be rather crap if we all had the same experiences. Sometimes a source of confusion, depending on your age and previous experience, or how someone puts it across to someone else. Retired Military - Someone who could have retired at 40 with a Government Pension. Retired Police Officer - Someone who retired after ( I think ) 25 years with a Government Pension. Same with Firemen and a whole load of others. All retired, in receipt of a Government Pension, and not old enough to qualify for a retirement visa / extension in Thailand.