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This has been one of the best threads posted. Thanks guys.

The US allows up to 125000USD not to be taxed. After that it is taxed here in US and in Japan.

Is a VA pension taxable?

I think you for your kind reply. For me a 50 year ... well, ok, again I thank you.

Thai Air Asia is OK in the middle of May

We will live in Thailand.

The law of the Universe shall disagree with you. 555

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All my papers are in Japanese. I will try Express Translations. Is this the one I should go to... https://www.expresstranslationservice.co.th/cms.php?id_cms=6&id_lang=1

If you think that is bad, here in Japan one must have Japanese proficiency ( starting in 2027 ) to get permanent residency. Now that is a tough one. Get ready to see an increase of language schools now. By the way Chulalongkorn ( https://www.chula.ac.th/en/ ) with ChulaMOOC offers a free Thai language course.

After marriage, should she apply for Social Security card and how does the "Green Card" come into place? Thanks.

Thanks, I'll check it out.

A little back ground I live in Japan (permanent resident ) My income is Social Security Thai lady Government retired worker real estate owner Will get married in Thailand. Location is near DMK airport

Oh, and by the way, I have the Thai driver license for car and motorcycle. That was one of the first things she helped me with. Thinking of the future "thinking of the future together, I guess we can call that".

Not married yet. Going on 3 year Japan to Thailand relationship with her. She's happy, but ... she did keep the telephone number I gave her for the city office when that day arrives. We "always" eat out every day. Not cheap either, but what the heck and we try new places to eat. Most are worth a re-visit in the future. We both love to hop in the car and go 3 hour one way distances just to see places she hasn't been to. For me, my free time I'm a cyclist so I bum around town while she stays home and watches Netflix. I'm not a TV fan at all. I've met all her closes friends over the past 2 years. That is a good sign. Thai women don't do that unless... ( you guys know what I mean ). She understands that we both are retired and we get pension. We get by on it. But reality, one needs about 65000 baht a month to live the way we currently do. Somehow I manage with my small pension. My rent for an apartment is 2000 baht or $68 a month. The landlord reduced the rent for me this time around also. Why... I pay on time, whether I'm in Japan or Thailand. Since I also rent in Japan ( university student size apt. ) it is very low cost. I do want to see if I can actually stay in Thailand, but I understand health insurance for me is very high cost. In Japan we have National Health Insurance with "NO" deductible and very affordable. Since we both have what each other want in our lives, the compatibility is working. Her parents live with her and I have adapted to her family situation. ( Strict Buddhist upbringing ) So we go to the Buddhist Temple north of Bangkok and bring water for the Monks and sit down and chat with the people in the Temple. We also bring candies from Japan to the children orphanages in Bangkok and near Jomtien. To sum it up. Life is a challenge, but that is what makes the day in our lives "always on the go". Thank you for reading.