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Yes that has always been true & I did i fact have enough FET's to support what I was withdrawing but, again it seemed to prove what others told me that if transfer out of Thailand was kept under 50k USD nothing was not asked for except reason "to put on transfer" But that aside I always thought it a good idea to get them when transferring in a good amount by any means. After transferred in & within the next month I would go to Bangkok Bank & ask for a copy of that Trans /FET & they never questioned it or charged for the paper.

Well that was terribly painful to watch. Is it too much to ask the Dems to let this man retire with a shred of dignity?

I have also thought so for a long time. It does not even seem outrageous at all for a country the size of Thailand to not be willing to support all who retire there should a medical crisis occur & thus would eventually require medical coverage for anyone getting a long term visa extension But the problem is many are retirees & many with preexisting conditions so insurance may or may not even be available. I guess one thing they could do is put a full time freeze on your 800k & have you sign an agreement that in an emergency your 800k would be used by the hospital for emergency treatment should you be unable to leave Thailand for treatment in your home country. About grandfathering in this case of medical insurance I do not think so. They would be shooting themselves in the foot but..... If for instance they raise the visa funds requirement from 800k to 1 million etc then yes that I could see being grandfathered as it has in the past

But then how will the military industrial complex continue to bill $841 billion a year?

Actually I did years ago But in my case it made me a profit as I used it to reclaim interest banks were taking out of my savings when interest exceeded 30k a year They gave it all back which was nice of them 😉 But I will say it was not easy to initially get the TIN...First I was sent to wrong office where they worked on it for an hour before realizing I needed to go elsewhere 😅 Once there it took another 30minutes or so

We moved those amounts out a few years ago via Bangkok Bank back to USA no problems but we did it in a few transfers. Do not know how true it is but we were told by others that if we kept transfers under 50k USD no questions or proofs would be needed & that is what we did They asked for a reason on the trans sheet & I just said repatriation. Funnily enough it was the one time in years that my Thai wife had an albeit small problem & I did not. (because we were both doing separate transfers to speed it up) They asked her to prove her dual citizenship by showing her US Passport which of course she does not carry so had to go get it 😉 So yes we moved those amounts in a few transfers usually averaging 1.3 million baht at a time over a week or two. It would have been cheaper transfer wise to do a larger one I guess? But as told it went easily this way

I also never considered myself special & more deserving but....I will say over the years I have wondered why when a Thai man marries a Foreign bride she gets many benefits both visa & even citizenship if desired Yet if a Thai woman marries a Foreign man no such benefits.. I know... I know TIT but I still just wonder at times

That is really the most insane sentence in the story He saw him fall but couldn't see him so ran him over? 🙄

One thing I will also say is in that regard just look at Thai Coffee Cafe's. They have come so far so fast & IMO now surpass many coffee culture States in the US. The quality of the espresso & espresso based + the presentation is far better. If they were allowed to tinker with craft beer I believe the result would be similar. Same happened with Baking years ago Thailand had no real bakeries. Look now

I know this is about beer for our Thai homes but........ Just went to Portland Oregon which has a killer Craft beer scene My goodness they had a beer from Epic Brewery called Big Bad Baptist It was an incredibly delicious Stout ! There were others but that one really took the cake. Close 2nd would be Fort George Brewery MATRYOSHKA 2024

RIP but, trust me that is no Wave 125 😉

Actually it is a Constitutional Republic but that aside... Timing wise this comment is pretty funny considering what has been going on in the USA recently

All these "currencies" all will fail ...all fiat currencies have failed eventually. Problem is we no longer realize the difference between fiat currencies (IOU's) & money

Or Muammar Gaddafi Both he & Saddam said they would leave the petrol dollars & sell in Euros we know the rest

Steve Forbes thinks Joe will drop out completely

That is 60k Baht not USD right? If so that is $1633 USD....I need to horde much more 😉

Hear Hear !

That is kind of two separate things isn't it? I mean yes he supported the C-19 vaccines & saw to it that the USA would have an abundance of them available. But that does not mean the same things as making them mandatory. That is what the article sounds like to me & although I had the J&J Vac & my wife the Pfizer I believe these things should be left to the individual to decide not a govt

Those recommending a Non Imm Type O might not have checked recently but now even if applying outside of Thailand & planning to just use the 90 day portion you still need to show the 400/800k in bank Here is the LA Consulate Note the type O for even visiting Thai Family which is what we always used for our 90 day trips based on marriage to Thai is now needing 15k USD/400k TBH in account to process Same for Type O with retirement in mind...It use to be 90 day & just show 1k usd but now show 800k THB before you even go. This is not OA either just plain O visa's which use to be the basic 90 day visa & for some is staying they would then season money 2 months in Thailand & get extension etc Now it seems if you want just a 90 day the only option (at this time) is a TR visa 60 days & ext 30 days. If you want 90 days If you want 180 days then of course the multi but yes you need to leave/re-enter

Ted, played by Ben Stiller in "Something About Mary" had no problems with weak ejaculation 😅

I don't use the service but always have read for years Bangkok Bank required SS recipient to show up in person each month before moving that months SS check amount

Just curious but do you have a Thai drivers license? I moved & only visit three months a year now but before they always asked for passport & when shown my Thai license accepted that as PP# is on it

I think a big part of why Wise has taken so much longer these days "for some" Has to do with whether or not your bank that your pulling from is connected or PLAID integrated. Mine is not so my transfers that use to take seconds now take quite a few days Kind of a hassle because if your bank is not part of that you need a work around The only thing I can do to make things faster is transfer ahead of time to my Wise account Then when I want to trans to Thailand it is instantly Lastly IMHO PLAID should not be required & is why many banks do not have PLAID as it is yet another possible data breach. Another app with access to your data between your bank & Wise

You must not know many Thai's as it is pretty popular of course in a Buddhist country. The Thai Vegetarian festival, locally known as the Jae Festival, is a nine-day vegetarian food festival celebrated all over Thailand. Not to mention all the Jae restaurants everywhere (the ones with the Yellow Logo) That aside many upcountry Thai's may eat meats but usually sparingly in a Nam Prik form. Not in Slabs like most westerners

555 I cannot presume to know all that the universe entails. Nor do I know what every form of life is.... 😉 But yeah if enough folks think that nukes don't have...that much?...impact .....then I guess we get what we deserve 😉