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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

So if upon seeing this excessive beating going down say 3 foreigners drinking nearby jumped in & pounded those guards with excessive force would they also get off with a Wai & a sorry?

I never saw it any different anyway....meaning every marriage visa renewal was basically the whole ordeal again...same papers...same map to my house...same pics of us... Marriage Certificate, Marriage Registry entry, Wife's Tabbien Baan and ID Card, home visit (usually) yada yada yada

I do not know but when I got it I asked if I need to renew & they told me it was good for life. But TIT right? 😉 So anything could be possible.

I actually have a tax ID but only because years ago when Thai banks were giving 4% on savings I got taxed & was then allowed to reclaim it at the end of year. (Which was quite easy) But this new deal we have a wait & watch attitude. We are retired but if we sell property elsewhere in the world there is a snowballs chance in hell that we would agree to pay taxes on that in Thailand just because we brought money in to use IN THAILAND. That in itself is a benefit to Thailand & if they don't see it that way then of course we do not have to bring it in & spend it. We surely wouldn't give them 15-30% off the top of it! That would be Nuts 😉 They have no rights to monies we receive in other countries thru years of investment

Wonder how the USA would react if say Hawaii or Alaska declared they were a sovereign entity & say Russia or China provided them with defensive means?

Thank you Sheryl for your updated info much appreciated. This is tough to take as my wife & I have been considering moving back to Thailand as we left in 2017 I am 67 & 68 this year. I know better than to be uninsured even though I am in good health/shape But yes seeing these prices does make us pause. I of course prefer International policy given the track record of Thai insurers. Now seeing your prices I have given them a second look on https://checkdi.com/th/health/main?lg=en I wonder about AXA, Pacific Cross & LMG policies. But again bad track records for Thai insurers when push comes to shove 🙄

Hopefully your conscious when they do ask for it 😉

This is why Casino's make you buy chips.....If you had to keep reaching for another $20 you wouldn't keep betting. But little colored chips? No Problem 😉

Hopefully more info on this.. But I'm sure anything is possible with weather

True at this time better rates in other countries. But 2012-2014 Thai banks were quite good. Especially Bank of Ayudhya Mee Tae Dai savings accounts. But yeah right now money needs to be elsewhere 😉 Capital One is 4.25% which is about what Ayudhya was back then

Personally I hope all of this is a storm in a teacup & the tax law is only to close the loophole that Thai's working abroad was using to bring home older than 1 year pay tax free but................ As for the benefit that many mention of giving X amount to a Thai wife & it not being taxed I wonder would that not be considered goodwill & therefore subject to taxation under wife's name as income? Or did you mean a married couple have better taxation rates? Above Quoted from this article https://www.aseanbriefing.com/news/taxation-of-foreign-sourced-income-in-thailand-begins-in-2024/ I do agree idea #3 should be fine 🤔

Sorry no idea about price in Thailand but these days it is unlikely to be a 24hr monitor. Instead they now use these mini monitors that you leave on even to shower & they like to gather 14 days of data Which is really much better as often a 24 hour may not even show a problem. Not to mention the old holters were big bulky affairs This new type is nice as it monitors the whole time & also has a button on it so if you detect an event yourself you can press it & it marks that time frame for those who later review the whole recording In the USA when I had the long 14 day monitoring version (I have had both types 😉 ) the report is generated by Boston Scientific & is quite interesting to pour over. Of course they send it to your cardiologist first 😉 I'm sure Thailand has something similar.....Good Luck https://www.cdx.bostonscientific.com/us/en/patients/cardiac-monitor.html

Actually you would just need proof of the 12 incoming transfers of at least 40k baht. You do not need to keep the funds in the bank until you have 12 month evidence...(If that is what your saying?) AFAIK it has not requirements to be held like the 400k for X amount of time.... just that you transfer in each month for living

Maybe right off the bat stop all the handouts of billions per year to other countries Like Ukraine & Israel in weaponry & financial aid at the expense of taxpayers. Let the USA support those that have paid all their life first...Their citizens https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/countries-that-receive-the-most-foreign-aid-from-the-u-s

Translation.....Silver Van driver called police first with an offer

This Youtuber "Greeny" just did a couple on parts of VN I never knew about...quite nice actually

Since 400k is mentioned I am imagining he was asking "based on marriage"? In any case it is the same in USA this year I always get the Type O non Imm/ 90 days to visit/stay with Thai Family based on marriage 3 months every year with my wife. Usually have to show just $750/$1000 in bank statement This year they asked for 400k equal in USD I explained I was not looking for 1 year extension just 90 days always for years to travel with my wife....to which they replied new requirement So only option is 60 day tourist visa then extend 30 more in Thailand if you want 90 days...as always TIT 🙄

I think this is a misprint as the top of the line Maybach cost is around 12million baht (+ of course any import taxes)