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Sure glad the other immigration divisions/offices around Thailand are mostly corruption free. Divisions/regions 4 & 5 shown below. https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง Immigration Division 4 [10] (Bor.TorMor.4) Directorate technology department Foreign Service Supervision Division Investigation Division provincial immigration Loei Province Immigration Nong Khai Immigration Immigration Bueng Kan Province Immigration Nakhon Phanom Province Immigration, Sakon Nakhon Province Udon Thani Immigration Immigration, Nong Bua Lamphu Province Khon Kaen Immigration Kalasin Province Immigration Immigration, Mukdahan Province Immigration Roi Et Province Immigration, Maha Sarakham Province Immigration, Yasothon Province Immigration, Amnat Charoen Province Ubon Ratchathani Immigration Immigration, Sisaket Province Surin Immigration Buriram Immigration Immigration Nakhon Ratchasima Province Immigration in Chaiyaphum Province Immigration Division 5 [11] (Bor.Tor.Mor.5) Directorate technology department Foreign Service Supervision Division Investigation Division provincial immigration Chiang Rai Immigration Chiang Mai Immigration Immigration, Mae Hong Son Province Immigration, Phayao Province Immigration in Nan Province Phrae Province Immigration Lampang Immigration Lamphun Immigration Tak Immigration Sukhothai Immigration Immigration, Uttaradit Province Immigration, Phitsanulok Province Kamphaeng Phet Immigration Immigration, Phichit Province Phetchabun Immigration Immigration, Uthai Thani Province Nakhon Sawan Immigration

I don't know for sure....but I expect it will mirror the BoI SMART visa one year address reporting that can either be done in person at the BoI immigration at Chamchuri Square OR by mail. And who knows, maybe in the future it will be expanded to allow online reporting....who knows. Hopefully in the near future BoI will expand their LTR website with a lot more info....like the "lot more" info contained in below BoI SMART visa website link....see Paragraph 4.1 regarding methods to accomplish the 1 year address reporting. https://smart-visa.boi.go.th/smart/pages/how-to-manage.html

Nope...he will "not" need a prescription for Amlopine nor most any other type of blood pressure medicine in Thailand.

LOL...yea, I see what you mean. Make that less than Bt3 a tablet vs Bt1. Edit: Here's a snapshot from a receipt where I very recently bought some....Bt133 for fifty 10mg tablets.

Yes, a LTR visa is a long term visa like a Non-immigrant 1 year visa. See below Thailand Dept of Land Transporation website on how to initially get a license or renew an expiring license. https://www.dlt.go.th/en/two-year-license

But unless it's corruption related it will not start in Thailand first.

Yes...Amlopine is very cheap....I buy it here in Bangkok. 10mg tablets cost less than 1 baht a piece. I got five 10 pack 10mg (50 tablets) for Bt135 just last month.

Naw....this is Thailand....more like Bt500 fine and/or 10 days jail term.

Update: Known LTR Visa Approvals as of 21 Feb 2023 "based only on posts in this thread I saw." Added in bold text "Oorinara" who received his High Skilled Professional visa approval mid Jan 2023. See his post above for more details. Congrats!!! Poster & Date Final Approval Notice Rec'd 1. BKKNono - 15 Sep 2022 2. ashkale - 28 Sep 2022 3. ThailandRyan - 28 Sep 2022 4. pepper402 - 29 Sep 2022 5. gajah - 30 Sep 2022 6. Alotoftravel - 4 Oct 2022 7. James7 - 4 Oct 2022 8. & 9. Misty (and family member) - 4 Oct 2022 10. mudcat - 4 Oct 2022 11. & 12. stuarty (and wife) - 4 Oct 2022 13. Boomer6969 - 5 Oct 2022 14. aublumberg - 12 Oct 2022 15. JJJJJJJJ - 8 Nov 2022 16. F Groenen - 22 Nov 2022 17. smic - 28 Nov 2022 18. Paul3456 - 30 Nov 2022 19. anotherexpat4444 - 7 Dec 2022 20. User3847385 - 8 Dec 2022 21. & 22. Zuman - 16 Dec 2022 (and Mrs Zuman on 27 Dec 2022) 23. lextsy - 21 Dec 2022 24. Pib - 23 Dec 2022 25. Saraburi121 - 23 Dec 2022 26. khunjeff - 26 Dec 2022 27. TaiMaiTai - 4 Jan 2023 28. digitalnotmad - mid Jan 2023 29. Oorinara - mid Jan 2023 30. & 31. Ramilf (and family) - 20 Jan 2023 32. OneZero - 17 Feb 2023 33. pablo el sueco - 20 Feb 2023

Not anywhere I'm aware of. Just some occasional stats given during briefings to business/govt groups, news media, etc. But I expect eventually the BoI will start postings stats once they populate the LTR website with a lot more practical visa info like on the related BoI SMART visa program website. For example the LTR SMART visa has a stats area...see below BoI SMART visa webpage/snapshot. https://smart-visa.boi.go.th/smart/pages/statistics.html

Whoops...me make member name typo...instead of Ramif the correct spelling is Ramilf. I will correct on next list update.

Update: Known LTR Visa Approvals as of 20 Feb 2023 "based only on posts in this thread I saw." Added in bold text "Ramif" (and family) received his Work-from-Thailand Visa approval 20 Jan 2023 and "pablo el sueco" who received his Pensioner Visa approval today/20 Feb 2023. See their posts above for more details. Congrats!!! Really good to see more people getting LTR visas. The Pensioner and Work-from-Thailand visa categories appear to be popular. Poster & Date Final Approval Notice Rec'd 1. BKKNono - 15 Sep 2022 2. ashkale - 28 Sep 2022 3. ThailandRyan - 28 Sep 2022 4. pepper402 - 29 Sep 2022 5. gajah - 30 Sep 2022 6. Alotoftravel - 4 Oct 2022 7. James7 - 4 Oct 2022 8. & 9. Misty (and family member) - 4 Oct 2022 10. mudcat - 4 Oct 2022 11. & 12. stuarty (and wife) - 4 Oct 2022 13. Boomer6969 - 5 Oct 2022 14. aublumberg - 12 Oct 2022 15. JJJJJJJJ - 8 Nov 2022 16. F Groenen - 22 Nov 2022 17. smic - 28 Nov 2022 18. Paul3456 - 30 Nov 2022 19. anotherexpat4444 - 7 Dec 2022 20. User3847385 - 8 Dec 2022 21. & 22. Zuman - 16 Dec 2022 (and Mrs Zuman on 27 Dec 2022) 23. lextsy - 21 Dec 2022 24. Pib - 23 Dec 2022 25. Saraburi121 - 23 Dec 2022 26. khunjeff - 26 Dec 2022 27. TaiMaiTai - 4 Jan 2023 28. digitalnotmad - mid Jan 2023 29. & 30. Ramif (and family) - 20 Jan 2023 31. OneZero - 17 Feb 2023 32. pablo el sueco - 20 Feb 2023

How about a FoxNews slogan of: "We Rant, You Believe"

Update: Known LTR Visa Approvals as of 17 Feb 2023 "based only on posts in this thread I saw." Added in bold text "OneZero" who just received notice of his LTR-Pensioner visa endorsement/approval. He applied 3 Feb 2023 and got BoI approval notice 17 Feb 2023....that's fast!!!! See his post above for details. And for those with Tricare medical coverage (i.e, U.S. govt medical coverage for military retirees and their dependents plus active duty personnel/dependents) please note OneZero met the LTR medical coverage requirement using Tricare and proving the Tricare coverage by providing the Tricare benefit/coverage letter you can get from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) via online account download or by calling which confirms you are enrolled in/covered by Tricare. DMDC will snail mail "or" email the letter (password protected) if you do not have an online account to instantly download the letter. You will have to go thru a identity verification process if calling where they confirm your identity....kinda like what you have to go thru when calling your bank regarding certain bank account issues. See OneZero's posts in this thread and the LTR Tricare thread for more info. Congrats to OneZero!!! Poster & Date Final Approval Notice Rec'd 1. BKKNono - 15 Sep 2022 2. ashkale - 28 Sep 2022 3. ThailandRyan - 28 Sep 2022 4. pepper402 - 29 Sep 2022 5. gajah - 30 Sep 2022 6. Alotoftravel - 4 Oct 2022 7. James7 - 4 Oct 2022 8. & 9. Misty (and family member) - 4 Oct 2022 10. mudcat - 4 Oct 2022 11. & 12. stuarty (and wife) - 4 Oct 2022 13. Boomer6969 - 5 Oct 2022 14. aublumberg - 12 Oct 2022 15. JJJJJJJJ - 8 Nov 2022 16. F Groenen - 22 Nov 2022 17. smic - 28 Nov 2022 18. Paul3456 - 30 Nov 2022 19. anotherexpat4444 - 7 Dec 2022 20. User3847385 - 8 Dec 2022 21. & 22. Zuman - 16 Dec 2022 (and Mrs Zuman on 27 Dec 2022) 23. lextsy - 21 Dec 2022 24. Pib - 23 Dec 2022 25. Saraburi121 - 23 Dec 2022 26. khunjeff - 26 Dec 2022 27. TaiMaiTai - 4 Jan 2023 28. digitalnotmad - mid Jan 2023 29. OneZero - 17 Feb 2023

I'm sure this is just a simple PromptPay mistake.

Insider knowledge can be profitable (until you get caught).

Congrats!!!! If I remember right you submitted your application in late Jan/early Feb and got the endorsement (approval) notice today. That's fast....about two and half weeks!!!! Now you just need to do the final administrative steps of getting the LTR visa inked into your passport....and you now have a Bt50K bill coming due. ???? Regarding the password protected DMDC letter, to remove that password protection once you open it in Adobe Reader you can then use the Print function where you print/save the document to a new "Microsoft Print to PDF" file....then that new PDF document is no longer password protected....opens without a password. If you don't use Windows then I expect whatever operating system you do use (Linux, Apple, etc) has a similar print function. Snapshot when selecting destination/printer to print the new PDF file...select Microsoft Print to PDF....then save/print the new PDF file to the location/folder/directory desired.

Sounds very positive Tricare is now indeed accepted. And hopefully the DMDC letter confirming Tricare enrollment will be satisfactory proof of coverage. You should find out within a few days to a few weeks.

Regarding submission of a tax return, generally submission of your latest tax return with your LTR application is not hardcore mandatory with BoI if the other income docs/proof you provide is rock solid....gives BoI a complete warm-fuzzy. Scanning thru this l...o....n....g thread you'll see some folks got their LTR applications approved without submitting a copy of their tax return while others (like me) had to submit their latest return when the BoI later requested it. It seems to be a case-by-case thing. In my case I got the Request for Add'l Docs (i.e., my latest tax return) in late Nov 2022 and I submitted my 2021 tax return as completion/submission of my 2022 tax return would not occur until early-mid 2023. When I initially submitted my LTR pension application in Oct 2022 I did not want to submit any documents that were not absolutely required due to identity theft/privacy reasons. But since then after reading many posts in this AseanNow forum and Reddit forum, watching Youtube videos, etc., it seems submission of your latest tax return improves your chances of faster application processing/approval, especially for U.S. citizens since the BoI seems to be well versed in U.S. tax returns since U.S. entities/businesses are big investors in Thailand....and a tax return adds strong supporting proof to your other income docs. But I will be the first to admit a tax return could also create confusion if it's a joint return and if some of your pensions/IRAs are fully or partially tax free which will not be reflected on a tax return, but your other income proof like pension letters/statement will show the amounts...this was my case since I have several U.S. govt pension that are fully/partially tax-free and are non-reportable on a tax return or 1099R type docs by U.S. tax law. I'm sure BoI understand situations like this especially if you include a short memo explaining such. If you can get your tax year 2022 return submit soon it would probably be best to submit it versus your 2021 return. HOWEVER, if the BoI is just asking for your "latest" return and since U.S. returns for 2022 are not required to be submitted until 18 Apr 2023 (or later with certain extensions), hopefully the BoI realizes that many U.S. LTR applicants have not submitted a 2022 tax year return yet..not required yet by U.S. law........so, the latest return available would be for tax year 2021. You could always submit your tax year 2021 return to BoI and hopefully keep the application moving to approval.....if BoI is not satisfied with your 2021 return they will just come back and ask for your 2022 return.

"Since you have already submitted your application" I DO NOT recommend you upload anything else at this time "unless" BoI asks for Additional Docs because maybe the income proof you have provided to date has satisfied BoI. Uploading your tax return now might "rock the boat"....cause a delay in evaluation of your application. Uploading a tax return is generally not mandatory....it's only optional as it can help provide additional proof of income to support other income docs you initially provided. HOWEVER, if BoI does requests a tax return then basically the BoI has made it mandatory "in your case." Edit: From rereading your earlier post I see BoI has asked you for your 2022 return...so, unless you can convince them you will not be filing your 2022 tax year return until like 18 April 2023 (or later) as allowed by U.S. tax law and the income proof docs you have already provided should be good enough, then you are pretty much between a rock and hard place. I basically submitted the 2 page 1040 plus Schedule B return. I use desktop tax software to file and I've been currently using HR Block software for the last 3 years or so. It offers several ways to print a copy of your return....from the basic/official return to a return including all worksheets....or whatever you want to select in-between. Below is a snapshot of HR Block print control screen I used to print-out my return which was the PDF version I submitted with my LTR application. In my case it was basically the 1040, Schedule B form, Interest Summary, and a coversheet giving filing instructions/E-filing info. The return consisted of only 6 pages single-sided when printed out. I didn't have any income other than pensions, interest, and dividends so I my return didn't have forms related to mutual funds/stocks sales which uses a Schedule D, oddball income normally reported on Sch 1, 2, or 3 forms, etc. No other forms like Worksheets, 1099INT, 1099R, 1099DIV, W2, etc., a person might have to attach if "mailing-in" a return.

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Above is true, but I expect the majority of people do not have an IRS online acct to immediately get a transcript....and calling for one could mean a month or two before it shows up in snail mail. I thought about submitting an IRS transcript since I have an IRS online acct, but I thought it would be more confusing to a BoI rep since it's not laid out in layman's format or language....laid out mostly in IRS geek talk and strange formatting....more like computer coding. So, I provided my basic tax return....the PDF version generated by my tax software when efiling....with key parts like the SSNs redacted. This PDF doc also included the tax software generated page showing it was e-filed and IRS accepted on a certain date.

Yea...but all tax software is not that slick...and I expect a good amount of people still file paper returns with no software assistance.

As Dr Jack54 stated above. Below is a partial snapshot of the immigration rule. Note: where it shows THB 400,00 for the lowest amount during the extension year that is a typo....it's missing a zero.....suppose to say 400,000

I have a LTR-Pension visa...submitted in late Oct...approved in late Dec 2022. In my application I originally uploaded pension letters/statements from my various U.S. govt pensions. However, appox 30 days later the BoI requested additional income docs.....see below the BoI Screener request. I then uploaded my 2021 U.S. fed tax return which made them happy but I'm here to tell you since I file a joint return with the wife the pension/IRA amounts on that return varied significantly from my pension letters since the return was reflecting pensions/IRA/etc., payment for both of us versus just me....Plus, most of my pensions are either "fully or partially non-taxable/non reportable on my tax return" like my VA pension which is 100% non taxable/non reportable---does not appear anywhere on a tax return as authorized by U.S. law. But that VA pension was reflected in the benefits letters/statements I uploaded. Additionally, based on the Screener 3 request maybe they only wanted some document(s) to support the couple thousand dollars of "passive", repeat, passive income I put on the application without any supporting docs....and maybe they were totally happy with the pension income docs I provided. Penson/IRA income is generally "not" considered passive income. I think the request for tax returns is geared just to give "additional support/proof" a person really does have certain/x-amount of pension/passive income and the BoI knows the pension/IRA amounts on the tax return (especially a joint) return could vary very significantly from pension/IRA letters uploaded. Plus maybe it also shows you are a law abiding, tax paying person.