Is The Visa Oke?

[tijnebijn]

Hi everybody,

I am writing this topic to ask about 2 things what is still not clear to me.I've asked for advise in an earlier post,but still not got it.

Well the question is not for myself but for my mother,who arrived in Thailand feb 4 2006 on a multiple non-o visa.The visa is in the 15th month period now(the last extra 3 months),my mom is planning to fly in mid may back to homecountry,and wants to come back to thailand the month after.She is just falling short for the 65k(got 60k),if for pensionvisa,and at the moment not have any savings(but about 100k in foreign account).Is it allright for her to apply for another mult non-O?I ask this cause my second question makes me think she stays on the wrong visa,or if it is fine ,the worries will go.

The second question arrived after I read some posts about persons staying over 180 days in a year having to pay taxes over their income,which my mom has.But I have no information about if she do have to pay?She not transfers money into here,she takes her from the atm,and wonder if she falls in the law of taxpayment.

If she does,wat to do??cause I think that when she got a pension visa,which I am not sure if she can get,do they automatically send a message to you to go to the revenuedepart...(if she has tp pay any)

maybe my post is a bit confusing,but I am about this,I do not want my mom do something wrong and not knowing it,please some advise from people who know what they are talking about,so I know not to worrie about or and what to do,thanks for any reply guys.

[lopburi3]

She should obtain another single or multi entry non immigrant O visa and return with that. Now (if you want to use only single entry visa) or once she returns (may require a multi enter and visa run to meet three month requirement) you should help her set up a local bank account so that she can later extend her stay for retirement and not have to make visa runs (the amount required on deposit will be the difference between 65k and the amount she has as retirement pension that her Embassy can certify). That amount should be on deposit for a least three months prior to application for retirement extension of stay. It would also be advisable to arrange SWIFT transfer ability with her bank while home in case she wants to use that in place of ATM card (with current exchange rate it is probably less expensive to send foreign currency to Thailand for exchange even if paying a high fee per transfer as you can transfer less often but higher amounts).

She should not worry about tax payments. That would normally only apply to current income received in Thailand during year earned and those retired are assumed to be bringing in savings. Also there are often tax treaties that would prevent tax on tax.

[tijnebijn]

She should obtain another single or multi entry non immigrant O visa and return with that. Now (if you want to use only single entry visa) or once she returns (may require a multi enter and visa run to meet three month requirement) you should help her set up a local bank account so that she can later extend her stay for retirement and not have to make visa runs (the amount required on deposit will be the difference between 65k and the amount she has as retirement pension that her Embassy can certify). That amount should be on deposit for a least three months prior to application for retirement extension of stay. It would also be advisable to arrange SWIFT transfer ability with her bank while home in case she wants to use that in place of ATM card (with current exchange rate it is probably less expensive to send foreign currency to Thailand for exchange even if paying a high fee per transfer as you can transfer less often but higher amounts).

She should not worry about tax payments. That would normally only apply to current income received in Thailand during year earned and those retired are assumed to be bringing in savings. Also there are often tax treaties that would prevent tax on tax.

Thank you so much Lopburi,quitly I was allready hoping that you would respond,cause you always give so clear answers about for us complicated subjects.Now you gave me the answer I was looking for,good job,I own you.

I am from the Netherlands and we do have a treatie with thailand,so what you talked about is, it will be no problem if she used tranfers from her Dutch bank to a new thaibank?And not have to pay any taxes give me now a very clear relief for my family here,now I know we not do something wrong what we not knew about.

I will arrange a bank for her and will try to make the visa change happen,thanks so many.

greetings Tijnebijn.