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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 😉

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 😉