SpaceKadet

Didn't know international law allowed killing of children. Like these incidents: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-army-kills-teen-girl-west-bank-raid-palestinians-say-rcna61299 And here: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230303-israeli-forces-kill-teenager-in-west-bank-says-palestinian-ministry There are many, many more. There is even video of a teenage girl being taken to school by her father, targeted and killed by Israeli checkpoint soldiers.... But some will say they only defend themselves. From 14 year old girls.... huh!

What does that make Israelis then? They have been targeting civilians, including children and news reporters for years.

Stated clearly in my post. Prachuap Khiri Khan, Dan Singkhon office. Apart from the passport, no additional paperwork needed.

So you say that you have to fill in that TM47 form. It takes 2 minutes from the time I walk in. There are only 2 IO in that particular office sometimes only one. We chat for 10-20 seconds too. And sometimes they have a stack of 30 Myanmar passports to process. They just slot me in. It takes 1 minute to print out, sign, and staple. CM huh? Wasn't that the place you had to que up at 3am just to get the appointment number? It might happen again... Never been, never seen, and don't care much about anything north. To cold and to far from the beach for my taste.

For the past 8 years, I have just submitted my passport, told the IO "90 day" and walked away 2 minutes later with the new stamp. This is in PKK Dan Singkhon. They never needed a form. They do know how to use the computer.

Is WU the same as WD? In this case I can say that I junked all my WD drives, both NAS and PC, years ago. Same goes for Hitachi, used to be excellent HDD until WD bought up the company. Seagate are the only drives I use now.

What is an MBP? Never heard it....

There are plenty. Just look here: https://www.invadeit.co.th/category/enclosure-box/2-5-enclosure/

I would be very suspicious of a 2TB SSD drive for 600 baht. Such items are just not possible. Probably just a quarter capacity Chinese scam drive with tweaked firmware.

Ok, understand, thanks. So it's minimum 180 days in a tax year.

How do the Tax Resident rules work? If I, say after 170 days in Thailand leave abroad and come back a month later, am I no longer tax resident?

For backups, I too prefer HDD's. Like this one. https://www.invadeit.co.th/product/portable-hard-drives/seagate/2tb-backup-plus-ultra-touch-portable-drive-black-sthh2000400-p059049/

The latest and greatest from Samsung. Other capacities and colors also available. https://www.invadeit.co.th/product/portable-hard-drives/samsung/portable-ssd-t7-usb-3-2-1tb-titan-gray-mu-pc1t0t-ww-p052249/

This is coming in more and more countries. The next step will be cashless economy, and then everybody, but mostly expats will be royally F.C.U.K ed.

I am using Hua Hin Immigration office.

You do no argue with the Immigration Police.... Can be detrimental to your health, or future extensions. It was the same last time I renewed my passport and had to transfer visas. 500 baht, no receipt.

And how would you know that, please pray tell. You don't know anything about me. Who I am, where I come from, or what I have accomplished.... While the reply was made in jest, it's not necessarily untrue. Th thing I know for sure is that Thaksin is not a member.... he would not qualify.

That is my experience too. 2 or 3 years ago, when I was still on married extension, I was sent back for some additional stupid requirement (probably extra photos). I said it's a 2.5 hour drive, but she said that the bank letter was valid for 7 days. This is HH office.

Yes, indeed. I extended just a month ago. I updated the Fixed Account passbook on the day of application. The bank code was B/F. I was a bit worried, since I got a new passport this year, so the bank insisted to give me a new book when I asked for the statement letter. But it was all accepted by the IO, no questions asked. In and out in 15 minutes (had an appointment). However, the immigration charged me 500 baht for visa transfer to the new passport when I did it a month prior to the extension. No receipt, supposed to be FOC.

Mensa member... you?

No, they removed one brain cell, now he's only one left.....

I wouldn't know, I'm not a Hindu. Some Hindu friends were telling me this story, and were convinced that it was true.

I suppose not much changes over the years. Apparently, Taj Mahal (Islamic tomb, for the lack of better denomination), is build on top of an ancient Hindu temple, or so the Hindus say.

I was thinking all religions....

And imagine that Arabs and Jews were living quite peacefully in that area for centuries. And then the Crusaders came and screw it all up. All because some stupid religion.