streetlite

Yes, Lazada is trustworthy. My orders have always arrived complete and on time. The site, however, needs a better English translation for product description.

Interesting. Two years ago at Nakhon Sawan immigration they asked for my wife to come inside and sign a document in reference to my retirement Visa. I paid no attention to it, she signed and we left.. I've had 5 renewals and this was at the 4th renewal. This year there was nothing mentioned.

I have a "dumb" phone that doesn't allow apps. Will be in Bangkok on the 7th. I'll stop in out of curiosity. Thank you.

@streetlite I've been living here for 6 years and never thought about this issue because I use a USA address for all my mail and correspondence. Thank you very much for this post because I like to keep everything in order and in compliance with the law.

My question concerns the form SSA21. I have SS and pension that are direct deposited into my USA bank. I have all taxes taken from the pension and nothing from SS. The tax from the pension covers my tax debt. On the form it states that SS will automatically attach a 25% tax to the monthly payment. Can this be changed to 0% if I send in the address change form?

Thanks

I have a GSB account in my small Village. The bank teller gave me all the necessary papers for opening an internet account but I received an e-mail afterwards stating that it is not available to foreigners. I can transfer money into the account via Bangkok internet banking.

Do not use mobile devices. There is nothing more annoying and rude than being in a group of friends who are "playing" on their mobile devices while your trying to have a conversation with them.

My wife was issued a 10 year Visa (USA) 2 years ago. We went to America and returned 4 months later. If we were to go to America again does she need to go to the US Embassy for a new travel Visa or can we just use her passport with the 10 year stamp at the airport?

I want to use my Thai spouse as an exemption on my 1040 but she needs a TIN. Their is a form that can be downloaded from the IRS site but they also want an original passport sent along with the form to an office in the USA. I am reluctant to send the passport so I haven't done this yet. Anyone successful with this experience?

I just write "Retirement"

No problems. I use it for everything, transfers, bill pay, etc. Firefox.

I saw aluminum baseball bats in Mae Sot last week. In the market on the Thai side of the border.

TaxAct is a great online filing system for USA income tax. It will also do State tax. Very reasonable.

Drove straight through Nakhon Sawan and Tak to Mae Sot on Thursday with no problems. Returned Friday again with no problems.

I have one from Raro. It's inexpensive and great to cook in. He manufactures in Pattaya. Good communication, good delivery. Poor post woman had to lug it up the driveway. It's heavy.

I live in Thailand. I want to put a US number and my Thai number on a business card so that whichever number is called it will route to Thailand. Is this possible with a dual simm phone?

I have the problem of getting the nice crusty brown shell on the rolls and even the pizza dough. I have a large (toaster) oven that goes to 250C. I've used my granite stone (preheated), used a baking sheet and even just the oven racks but I cannot get that golden brown shell. Is it the oven?

I have what you describe. I'm about 70k East of Nakhon Sawan but also 10 East of the main Village. High speed internet from the cable companies do not extend their wiring to my more remote Village so I had to settle on the dish. I've had it for about 3 year and it's a TOT set up. I think I paid a refundable deposit for the equipment but the monthly cost is outrageous. I figured I could hide it in the rear of my small property but TOT actually determines where the best signal comes from, so of course it was in front of the house and if I wanted the best signal I had to settle on this placement. The dish is huge and unsightly but over time it blends into the surrounding (not really but I pretend it does)

The speed if iffy day to day, but much better than an air card or any other gadget that operates from those satellites. It's certainly not high speed internet. I think I get 1 or 2 mg download speed as opposed to 5 or 10 with wired systems from the line poles. You can buy a wireless router from TOT before the setup. They did all the installation and wiring in a few hours.

Monthly internet bill is 3000 Baht as opposed to 600 for real high speed in the town. It's a tortoise as compared to the hare but if I want internet it's what I have to do. Our school has a room full of brand new computers but no internet.

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I never knew what those green "worms" were in the past. They look similar to what we call "tomato worms" in the States. We've been finding these in abundance here in Nakhon Sawan area. We are finding them even inside the house where there are no plants. I've never seen the moth and it's hard to see it in your picture. So what is the solution to get rid of these things other than to squish them when found? How about the moth?

I pay Federal and State taxes from my pesion checks enough to cover my SS and pension income. I transfer my money from my account in the USA to my Thailand bank account every month as a source of my income. If my Thai acount accumulates 300,000 ($10,000) do I then need to declare this as new income even though it's been taxed in the USA?

what do they charge back home?

...and gambling is permitted during the days of the funeral

Does Global carry citronella oil?

I apologize for intruding on this posters subject but I have a question about a Visa. I have a friend who will be visiting for 45 days. He does not have a tourist Visa but will be coming in on a 30 Visa. We are going to visit Vietnam during his stay about 2 weeks into his trip. When he flies back to Thailand from Vietnam will he be issued a new 30 day stamp. Thanks.

I have a friend visiting in October and plans to stay about 45 days. He gets a 30 day upon arrival. If we visit Vietnam during his stay and fly back to Bangkok will he get another 30 day Visa upon this second arrival? Thanks for any help.