MrBanks

Hi, you mention that you were charged 2,100 baht this time at Bang Sean, previously charged almost 4,000, can I ask you: 1. Was it exactly the same procedures etc, both times? 2. The time that cost you almost 4k, was it a different hospital? My wife and I use Bangkok Pattaya hospital, mainly because it is the most convenient, but I am interested in keeping an eye on prices, especially as I age and need more servicing! I need an MRI on my knee, so I am just starting to shop around a bit.

What do you sing? I usually do “Catch a falling star”, or if I am particularly happy “What a wonderful world” Thanks for the typo, I don’t know you, but a vision of a mature farang, standing in immigration and singing, gave me a good chuckle! 😂

In my case I have too many “ties” to the UK, my wife and I have no children, the lawyers and accountants worked everything out, the best advice was to start selling up in the UK and putting as much as possible into a QNUPS. Anyway, whatever we have both done, I hope it works out for our families, when it happens we will be gone 😊 I think the long and the short of it is, that this is a subject that the OP needs to take professional advice on, depending on the size of his estate, if it is large enough to invoke IHT, he needs to protect it as much as possible.

If your estate is worth more than £325,000, you need to check the position regarding inheritance tax. UNLESS the situation has changed under Rachel Reeves, a wife (spouse ) who is a UK citizen can inherit tax free, however, a spouse who is NOT a UK citizen will pay 40% inheritance tax on any amount in excess of £325,000. Certainly this was the position last year, when I was sorting this out, however, I don’t know if Rachel Reeves or Starmer have made changes that alter this.

Is the harsh criticism of Starmer fair and justified? There is absolutely no need to itemize the reasons why, they are many and varied, but mostly broken promises, coupled with him and Reeves having no understanding whatsoever regarding the economy and budget. Yes it is fair, yes it is justified, the sooner he is gone, together with his cabinet, the better. I have always advocated the rule of democracy, I have always followed and supported the will of the majority, feeling that if that is what the people want, I will do my best to make it work, but reserve my right to try and change other people’s minds. In this case Starmer only has the support of 36% of the voting public, yet a massive majority in parliament, due to this he can pretty much do what he wants, as we have been witnessing. Time for him to be replaced by someone who will represent the will of the people better. Perhaps, more importantly, it is time for a change to a more representative make up of Parliament, where the amount of votes cast nationwide, equals the amount of seats each party wins in an election.

Unfortunately I have now superglued my spectacles to my head! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Excellent I hope your day gets better. You made mine a happy start, reading this with my morning coffee!

It is my understanding that Mr.Trump is actually talking about illegal immigration. Foreign guest workers are not (generally) illegals, but people who have entered the US with the appropriate visas or permissions.

You say that the lady is your girlfriend, not your wife: It is really very simple, if she is using her own money, on her own body, it’s up to her. If she is asking you to pay and you don’t want to, just say no. As you are not married, there are no joint marital assets, which is why, in this case it is simple. Summary: She wants it, she can pay for it, you have no right to choose what she does with her body. She wants it, but you have to pay, you don’t want to, don’t pay, end of conversation !

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Thank you for your reply. I am in Thailand, so hopefully my application will take less than 6 weeks.

Thank you for this information, it is very helpful, also your follow up comment regarding the agent. Please see my reply to sabaiguy.

Thanks for your reply. I agree with what you say regarding the use of an agent, long story short, this agent offered to do my application free, as a favour to others. I am fast coming to the conclusion, that free is worthless and I will do the process without him.

Hi, does anybody have recent information on how long the process is taking to get a decision on an application for the LTR visa. In the past I have applied for various visas and never used an agent before, but this time, due to being busy, I decided to go with one and he is telling me that I am hearing nothing, due to a huge back log at BOI, caused by too many applications. I am beginning to sniff bull manure, so any up to date information will be appreciated?

Hi, my problem is that I don’t really have the luxury of time, to take a wait and see approach. My thinking is that if the government do change the IHT rules regarding non UK citizen spouses and affords them the same rights as a UK citizen spouse, I can always change the protective moves that I am making. Thank you for your help.

Hi, yes you have got the right impression, thank you for your input.