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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 😉

Thank you Mike for posting this! I found it so useful I put it in a PDF Thanks again

I am more hopeful that this next species watches already from a distance. But if we threaten the universe with nuclear rubbish hopefully they step in & take the warmongering kids toys away from them. Tell them..."You have gone too far...Again.... so again we are stepping in & send you back to the caves from where you came" 😅

Sad but true in some form. The reality is Biden is a shell of a drugged up old man but, those around him who feed him xxx are the ones responsible

Good Night this topic is 7 hours old & there are two posters with over a hundred posts 56&53 between them 🙄 Amazing ...Talk about no life 😅 Go outside look around kiss a girl or whatever you want 😉

I don't think so but you never know. The way I have heard it described is it is a multi entry visa meaning two entries over a 5 year duration of visa validity. So that is only one year in country over five years duration.

Actually way back when this taxing was first mentioned I pretty much thought it was all about Thai's & closing a loophole many of them use to work abroad & hold their savings there a year then sending it all home tax free. When you consider all the farm workers abroad & other lines of work it made sense.

Actually when you think about the need to live in Thailand >180 days the year of funds imported to be considered a tax resident that does in a sense create another loophole for someone like you mentioned. Meaning many times a person makes trips to Thailand fall in love with it as a retirement destination & while not living there yet starts to get ready to do so. Meaning setup bank accounts, buy a condo etc & yet is still often is not a tax resident. They will be going back & forth a few times before the big move. So I wonder in that situation since they are not a tax resident...at least not yet. Then move the next year all good? Again just wondering as we will eventually see the answers to all these speculative questions

I would hopefully guess it is the same as elsewhere in the world when it comes to filing requirements. No country tax department wants to be buried with Zero due tax returns so some say there is no need to file if nothing owed. BUT...of course if ever questioned it is on you to prove the point (source of any income) or transfers into Thailand in this case In any case I guess we are all hopeful it is a storm in a teacup once finally seen firsthand.

Thank you Mike The Pre 2024 savings would be a hard one for anyone to determine though. I mean in my case at this time I do not use all of my SS so savings builds monthly/yearly. But I imagine at the end of the day taxes in Thailand may be the same as elsewhere meaning it is left to the individual to file. But, if ever questioned we could answer where those funds originated from.

Well I guess it could be looked at that way but initially just knowing if transferring in SS or savings is taxable would end the need to know anything more 😉

Question...So at the end of the day if all monies I bring into Thailand to live on are from US Social Security payments & savings in the USA I need not file anything?

I wonder then if the old TR visa will now be 90 day visa like the old Non Imm O ? Or will they do away all together with the TR Lately the Non Imm O has gotten quite confusing with there being two types... One to visit Thai & one to visit Non Thai The visit Thai needs the 15k USD & non Thai only 1k USD in bank...Odd https://thaiconsulatela.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/non-immigrant-type-o-visiting-family

I think it is pretty obvious he meant US consulate

That could be because as we often say Thailand really likes tourist aka: come spend money & get out but.......... That would be very shortsighted because they can view tourists as customers that come to restaurant Thailand...spend & leave. But there are many restaurants in the world, Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Spain, Italy etc. etc. Customers have choices But when you look at a retiree they are the long term customers that stay at your restaurant spending day after day... year after year. I know which one I would welcome more of

Actually I think the financial amount is fine as is & although I know many side step it with agents it is a good emergency fund for the many without insurance. That aside what I am really hoping for is that they just make a longer term extension to visa's available for retirees & for those that are married. Especially long for those who have been married say 10+ years? Maybe a 5-10 year extension? That would be a nice change 😉 Well that & abolish the silly 90 day checks 🤞 I know, I know but I can dream 😉

Funny when I read that I had the opposite thought that hopefully they were going to ease it as every other thing they mentioned was easier than previously. I guess we will know soon enough 😉

It is funny how different people see healthy/sturdy differently I look at him & do not see healthy at all. His face alone has no shape except round. You cannot see his cheek bones at all. His chin just merges into his neck & soon if not already he will have a second chin. Other things too but just IMO he does not look healthy at all. I would guess high triglycerides & lipids. Hopefully he takes note & shapes up. SVT is not that big a deal & easily managed with better diet/exercise & if need be something like flecainide