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LTR Visa is Now available for Long Term Residency

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On 2/25/2026 at 5:56 PM, SamSpade said:

By getting an NT Tax code you can get the Pensions paid to you tax free in the UK & if you have an LTR (Or don't remit the monies) then you won't pay Tax on them in Thailand either, effectively paying no tax on your pensions anywhere.

From what i read, given the Thai-UK Double tax agreement, you don't qualify for a UK NT Tax code as a tax-resident of Thailand.

Having an LTR-WP will not change that. You will still have to pay UK tax on UK pensions.

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Just now, Yumthai said:

I suspect the wealthy LTR holders will be the first to flee Thailand (or become non resident for tax purpose) if the worldwide income tax is truly implemented.

lol !

Not necessarily.

Royal Decree 743 would first need to be revoked.

Further, many of us are still Thailand tax exempt due to the DTA between Thailand and our income source country. Case in point? All Canadian pensions and similar Canadian remunerations remitted to Thailand. Only Canada can tax those.

Further, for almost all country civil-service/military pensions are not taxable by Thailand.

Further , many of us (myself for example) are living off income brought into Thailand when not a Thai tax resident and such is (and has been for some time) Thai savings.

and further, many of us (myself again for example) have kept our pre-1-Jan-2024 savings outside of Thaliand (we get better returns there) - and we can per Thai RD Ministerial directives paw.161.162 bring that principle (not the profit) into Thailand tax free. More than World wide income tax would be needed to affect that - instead paw.161.162 would need to be revoked.

Also, many of us come from countries with a higher tax rate than Thailand, so Thailand (with its lower tax rate for us) going to world wide income tax will have no effect as DTAs typically ensure one pays tax to only one country on the income ... and if it is Thailand, for some of us the tax would be lower than our income source country.

Further, as opposed to the speculation re: 'world wide income' - the opposite looks more likely in the near term, where the current Thailand government, before the recent election (that they won) was stating they planned to either have a Royal Decree or Ministerial directive announced and implemented so to make any global income, remitted to Thailand in the year of earning, Thailand tax exempt for ALL Thai tax residents. That has not happened yet, but I suspect it has just as much chance of happening (and likely more of a chance) than 'world wide income tax'.

1 hour ago, oldcpu said:

I do not receive UK income, but I have friends who do, so out of curiousity I did previously look at the UK-Thai tax agreement.

To the best of my knowledge, there is no general UK tax rule that exempts a non-resident from UK tax on UK-source pension income.

While non-residents to the UK are generally not taxed on UK bank interest, UK dividends, nor most capital gains (other than UK land and property), from what i read UK pensions are different and remain taxable in the UK under domestic law. Further, from what I read, there is typically no withholding tax on those that requires an NT (No Tax) code.

UK Government service pensions (civil service, armed forces, certain state employment) are taxable only in the UK under the Thailand–UK DTA, so an NT code would not apply to them.

UK State pensions and UK private/company pensions also remain taxable in the UK; the Thailand–UK DTA does not remove the UK’s taxing rights, and Thailand’s LTR-WP visa does not affect UK tax liability. Therefore, an NT (No Tax) code would not normally be applicable simply because someone is non-UK resident and holds an LTR visa

As you say you do not recieve UK Income so don't understand how it works, I do.

But none of the below is of interest to LTR holders (unless maybe if they're from the UK) so please feel free to skip ahead if you're not interested...


1) I do understand the system having been on an NT Tax code whilst working in Singapore where despite working for a UK Bank & being paid in the UK, I didn't pay PAYE (Income) tax on my Salary (More accurately I did pay it but got it refunded) but filed a Tax return in Singapore to pay the tax there (The difference was something like 45% UK tax Vs 12% SG tax at that time).

2) An NT Tax code means you do not pay tax on certain UK Income (Pensions & Salary)... If you'd like to read more the UK Gov site has a wealth of information but the cliff note is... https://www.gov.uk/tax-codes/what-your-tax-code-means

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You’re not paying any tax on this income

3) UK Bank Accounts generally do not withold tax at source but you need to file the income on an SA (Self Assessment) Tax return if it goes over a certain limit, can't remember what this limit is.

4) Not asked for but as we're talking about Tax on UK income, you can file an "NRL1" to get your rental income paid tax free, this income needs to be filed on your SA return.

4) For UK Dividends you need to file the income on your SA returns if you're doing one anyway or you're a higher rate Tax payer where you may need to pay additional Tax... I have to file a return but don't have to pay additional tax as being a "Non UK Tax Resident", my Dividend income is treated as "Disregarded Income" (Google is your friend if you'd like to understand this more).

5) Anybody who sells property in the UK are charged Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on "Non-Main Residence" sales (Which in my case includes my main UK home because I've been away so long and have rented it out) but for anything else Non UK Tax Residents are not charged CGT.

6) Tax on private pensions is always withheld (I got my 1st payment days ago, would you like to see the receipt?) unless you have an NT Tax code where HMRC instructs the pension provider to not withhold tax - This is exactly what I'm trying to do but need a Thailand Tax Residency Certificate to do so.

7) It's a myth that UK State Pensions are not taxed, the reality is they are taxed but at the 0% Tax rate as this is the 1st thing that goes into your "Income Tower".

So if you only recieve a State Pension, you pay no tax because the maximum state pension is below your personal allowance, if you recieve a Private pension on top of this you see the tax on your private pension... Give it a couple of years of frozen tax bands coupled with Triple Lock pension increases & without a change to the law, you will see people who only have a State Pension paying tax.

8) UK Government service pensions are always taxable in the UK (having an "NT" tax code would not exempt you from this), I would like to think that every tax agreement the UK Government has would exclude other countries from taxing these & as this covers UK Politician's pensions I expect they do, No Idea what happens with countries where the UK Government doesn't have a tax agreement.

9) The UK Government could not care less where you live or what kind of Visa you are on, the only thing they care about is are you a UK Tax Resident for tax & if not are you a resident elsewhere for Tax (If you're trying to claim an NT Tax Code).

Hopefully this clarifies things & again apologies because none of the above has anything to do with LTR visas...


2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

From what i read, given the Thai-UK Double tax agreement, you don't qualify for a UK NT Tax code as a tax-resident of Thailand.

Having an LTR-WP will not change that. You will still have to pay UK tax on UK pensions.

As per my post above, you do not understand what an NT tax code is or what it means (Hint, the UK:TH DTA has absolutely nothing to do with it, I could be tax resident anywhere on the planet, including countries that do not have a DTA with the UK & still get an NT Tax Code as long as I'm Tax Resident there)...

Maybe stay in your lane...

2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

From what i read, given the Thai-UK Double tax agreement, you don't qualify for a UK NT Tax code as a tax-resident of Thailand.

Having an LTR-WP will not change that. You will still have to pay UK tax on UK pensions.

Again, the UK:TH DTA has absolutely nothing to do with getting an NT Tax code in the UK... I simply need to be Tax resident somewhere other than the UK & be Non-UK Tax Resident.

How hard is that to understand?

2 hours ago, oldcpu said:

As far as UK savings interest is concerned, I read UK banks have paid interest gross since 2016, so there is normally no withholding tax to stop.

Further I read Form R105 is used in limited cases to confirm non-UK residence for certain types of savings income, but for ordinary bank interest it is generally not required.

If tax has been deducted in error, I also read a non-UK resident can usually reclaim it by filing a UK Self Assessment return (including the SA109 residence pages) or, if appropriate, using Form R43. Non-residents are generally not liable to UK income tax on ordinary UK savings interest, so any tax deducted can normally be reclaimed. Hence I struggle to understand why for an LTR you would want a UK NT (No Tax) code.

Granted, I pulled the above from multiple sources, but do I have that incorrect? ... Your wanting a UK NT (No Tax) code puzzles me.

Yet again, you are completely missing the point...

For the final time, if you get an NT Tax code you can receive your Private Pension (and if working your Salary) Tax free... Google is your friend as I'm tired of trying to explain it to you whilst at the same time being accused (Including by you) of taking this thread of topic...

Speak to these guys if you want more information...

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For general enquiries about your tax code or if you believe you have been assigned the wrong one while living abroad, you should contact the HMRC Non-Residents Income Tax team.

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1 hour ago, SamSpade said:

1) I do understand the system having been on an NT Tax code whilst working in Singapore where despite working for a UK Bank & being paid in the UK, I didn't pay PAYE (Income) tax on my Salary (More accurately I did pay it but got it refunded) but filed a Tax return in Singapore to pay the tax there (The difference was something like 45% UK tax Vs 12% SG tax at that time).

I am still going through your post ... but note the Singapore-UK DTA is very different from the Thailand-UK DTA.

According to the Singapore-UK DTA, if i read it correctly for any UK pension that is not UK civil-service or military, then only Singapore can tax that UK pension. This is VERY different from the Thailand-UK DTA, where the UK can still tax those other pensions.

Do you see the difference? It is significant.

I still need to go through the remainder of your post.

54 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

Again, the UK:TH DTA has absolutely nothing to do with getting an NT Tax code in the UK... I simply need to be Tax resident somewhere other than the UK & be Non-UK Tax Resident.

How hard is that to understand?

I believe you need to pay more attention to exact wording of the relevant Double Tax Agreement.

I could be wrong, on the NT code aspect but your Singapore example is IMHO not a good one.

There is a VAST difference between the Singapore-UK DTA, and the Thailand-UK DTA.

And DTAs are incredibly important here. To dismiss such is in my view not a good approach.

52 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

Speak to these guys if you want more information...

I don't need to contact them. I am only trying to help with regards to pointing out what I believe is an error in your approach.

But if you are happy to proceed with your approach - and if you are confident your research is correct, then by all means, do proceed with your action.

I assume therefore, you have significantly researched this then - but your outright dismissal of Double Tax Agreements gives me pause as to whether you have. Honestly? It makes me think otherwise. I hope - for you- that I am wrong, and that you are right.

So - regardless as to my doubts (as to your view) ... please ...all the very best in your approach.

57 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

For the final time, if you get an NT Tax code you can receive your Private Pension (and if working your Salary) Tax free...

I understand that. My point, is due to content of Thai-UK Double tax agreement, as a Thai- tax resident, you will not qualify for a NT tax code.

5 hours ago, oldcpu said:

So - regardless as to my doubts (as to your view) ... please ...all the very best in your approach.

Below is more about UK Tax than LTR Visas so please skip if it's of no interest to you...


Thanks, I do appreciate your input on this as it's given me cause to do more research & I was wrong to say you can get an NT tax code in a country that doesn't have a DTA with the UK. More from the point that UK Gov has no "Legal Mechanism" to give up the rights to tax the Pension than the content of the individual DTAs.

Other than that, the DTA doesn't impact you getting an NT Tax Code (My UK Accountant has told me I can get one as a Tax Resident in Thailand) it just states how the country you're tax resident in will tax the pension. E.g. if you're Tax Resident in the UAE you can still get an NT Tax code (they have a DTA with the UK) but they don't charge Income Tax so my understanding is your pension will be Tax Free in both countries.

Thailand will not tax me on the income (initially because I will not be remitting it to Thailand then from later this year will (hopefully) have my LTR) so it's my understanding that I won't pay Tax on my Pension in either country. (I do appreciate that I need to be very mindful about remitting income received before getting the LTR).

I also had another thought last night, things might get more complicated as I'm spending this year Non-Tax Resident in Thailand so I can bring over the money to buy a Condo will discuss this with my UK accountant & If it does impact things I'll park the idea of getting an NT Code until 2027/28 when I will be Thai Tax Resident again. Same if I'm unable to get a Thai Tax Resident Certificate because I've never paid any tax here (I have filed returns for the past 4 years but always been owed a refund).

I'll leave it here for now & maybe start a new thread on UK NT Codes once I've discussed it with my UK account (If I do, I will make a short post on here linking to the new thread).

I will update on here my experience of getting/not getting a Thai Tax Resident Certificate, as discussed this may be of interest to LTR holders who need one for any reason but may struggle if there is a requirement to file a return & pay tax... Hoping to speak to Siam Legal about this when I get back in a couple of weeks.

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Thanks again...


6 hours ago, oldcpu said:

I understand that. My point, is due to content of Thai-UK Double tax agreement, as a Thai- tax resident, you will not qualify for a NT tax code.

There must be many UK citizens in receipt of UK pensions in Thailand. Some likely also have an LTR

Hopefully one or more of them will chime in and advise if it was possible for them to get a UK NT tax code as a Thailand tax resident. As noted I would be most happy to have my assessment ( when I researched this ), proven wrong.

The handful of UK citizens who I know in Thailand never mentioned such as possible in the chats I had with them. I am about to depart that for over a month, but when I return I will make it a point to ask them. Or better yet maybe some of the forum UK expats will chime in and hopefully show me to be wrong.

Best wishes.

On 2/25/2026 at 4:51 PM, JackGats said:

I wonder whether we are required to present proof of health insurance again in cases where the health insurance said "insured for life".

I have Thai insurance and with each renewal I get a health insurance certificate. That is what I submitted last time and what I will submit at the 5 year mark.

On 2/25/2026 at 3:49 PM, Dezmo said:

Maybe they changed it but during the application process for the WP last year (2025) they required 2 years of tax statements from me (2024, 2023)... They also wanted follow-ups with 1099-Rs.

Oddly the PDF document indicated only the year prior but the application wanted the prior 2 years.

After I got my LTR I saw people post experiences like this. That is why I specifically asked them this question. However, it may depend on what time of the year you apply and how far away from your last tax return.

It may also depend on the source of your passive income. My income is one work pension. If you have more complicated passive income sources then they may want to look at more documents.

35 minutes ago, SamSpade said:

Below is more about UK Tax


If you would, please start a new thread on the NT tax code issue when you learn more since it has nothing to do with this thread. There may be many UK forum members who don't follow this LTR thread. I know several UK citizens who live here who told me they don't pay taxes in the UK anymore. Maybe they could tell you how they are doing it.

15 hours ago, Richard007 said:

When I applied in 2024, I had to show two years of 1099s + two years of Form 1040 tax returns. Reviewing the most recent "Required Documents for Qualification Endorsement for LTR Visa Wealthy Pensioners" on the LTR website, it looks like now only one year is required. I would suggest you email BOI to confirm it before spending a lot of time on your application.

I applied and got the LTR WP last year (2025). The instructions (PDF) says they need prior year forms but they later asked me for 2023 1040 and 1099-R also.

Unsure if the requirements content is just not in synch or it depends on who reviews the application :)

I received my LTR-WP visa in July 2024. I submitted 1 year (2023) tax return, my pension verification letter, pension 1099-R form for 2023 & insurance certificate. They also asked me to upload my marriage docs (I don't know why).

3 hours ago, Martyp said:

It may also depend on the source of your passive income. My income is one work pension. If you have more complicated passive income sources then they may want to look at more documents.

I believe you are closest to defining their assessment logic.

Like you, for my proof of passive income I only supplied one source which covered the $80k requirement with a small but reasonable margin (goldilocks zone). It was contained on a single 'official' form of about 5 pages. Like you, nil further questions were asked before I received my approval.

17 hours ago, Karma80 said:

My immediate question - is it only one year of supporting evidence needed before application? - TIA.

I think it varies ... possibly dependent on the BoI 'screener' (reviewer of one's LTR visa submission) and dependent on the BoI screener's relationship with their boss. Also possibly dependent on when in the year one applies for the LTR visa.

I ended up providing 3 taxation years of proof !! in part due to bad timing on my part for applying for my LTR visa.

I applied in January-2023 for the LTR. Since January-2023 was too early for me to submit a 2022 tax return to Thailand, i provided BoI with my year 2020 and year 2021 tax assessment from Canada.

However BoI deemed year 2020 and 2021 too old for a January-2023 LTR application.

So BoI insisted I provide a more recent year-2022 tax assessment, which I note that I could not yet obtain in January-2023, as I still needed to get year 2022 tax receipts from my various foreign income sources for tax year-2022.

So it was some months before i could submit a year-2022 tax return to Canada, to get the year-2022 tax assessment from Canada, that BoI requested. So I ended up providing quantity 3 tax assessments (year-2020, 2021, and 2022).

Ergo - my applying in January-2023 for an LTR-WP was not the smartest timing, on my part.

Hi Guys, promise this isn't about UK Tax Codes or Thai Tax Residency Certs :)

I'd like to apply for the WP-LTR this year but my passive income for 2025 was approx £45,000 (approx. $60,000 USD) so I don't qualify on that alone.

I had planned on buying a condo and going down the investment route but with the changes to tax rules this means spending this year as a Non Thai Tax Resident which I'm currently 6 weeks into & already sick of it if I'm honest so would like to take a different route if possible, even if it that means not buying a Condo.

I did sell some shares & made capital gains (that I've calculated using in a LIFO, Last In First Out approach, UK uses average costs but I can't calculate this for reasons below*) which would put me well over the $80K limit alone but I believe Thailand uses a FIFO (First In First Out) approach (which would actually make my gains even higher).

* I've had some of the shares for > 35 years and worked for the company so some are from Profit sharing, Performance Bonuses, Exec Share Options, Scrip dividends etc... and there has been at least 1 stock split that I can remember.

I could maybe work out the CGT based on FIFO for approx £19,000 (approx $25K) of the gains on Stocks that I've only owned since 2018 but I've been an active trader in these so even this would be lot of work to do trawling though 8 years of Contract notes.

If anybody has used Capital Gains to support their LTR application, can I ask which methodology (FIFO, LIFO, Avg Cost etc...) did you use to calculate it & what proof you used to show BOI the Gains (I don't pay CGT on share sales so cannot use my UK Tax Return).

Many Thanks

Sam

Edit: I appreciate we can't make Capital Gains every year but my pension started this month so next year this added to my passive income should keep me above the $80K income limit for visa renewals etc... I do also have the neccesary health insurance in place already.

2 hours ago, SamSpade said:

If anybody has used Capital Gains to support their LTR application, can I ask which methodology (FIFO, LIFO, Avg Cost etc...) did you use to calculate it & what proof you used to show BOI the Gains (I don't pay CGT on share sales so cannot use my UK Tax Return).

Normally, one would use their official 2025 tax return and brokerage firm's tax forms to show their capital gains. But, as you said, you are not going to report any capital gains on your UK tax return, and it doesn't sound like your brokerage firm will be issuing any tax forms either. You are in a unique situation of trying to prove your unreported capital gains without any official documentation. You could consult with one of LTR's approved visa firms about your situation. Or, you could email BOI directly on what types of documentation they would accept. Good luck...

All the relevant trade confirmation documents should be on the broker / platform , it's just a matter of finding them 😑 , then uploading or printing them out to show the cost price and the net receipts and so the capital gains. Not something I would fancy doing. Depends on the platform, with some it's easy to find all the trades associated with a particular share , with others, more difficult, but all the records will be there....somewhere 😃.

10 minutes ago, persimmon said:

All the relevant trade confirmation documents should be on the broker / platform , it's just a matter of finding them 😑 , then uploading or printing them out to show the cost price and the net receipts and so the capital gains. Not something I would fancy doing. Depends on the platform, with some it's easy to find all the trades associated with a particular share , with others, more difficult, but all the records will be there....somewhere 😃.

Unfortunately, UK brokers only need to keep records for 5 years & have Data Protection obligations (plus an incentive to save on storage costs) to delete data after 7 years.

I've checked & the stock I mentioned that I've only been trading in since 2018, am only able to download Contract notes from 2020.

Will see what contract notes I may have saved on my 2013 MacBook Pro (which I used up untill 2023, wish me luck getting it to boot!) but as I'm border line on meeting the 80K requirement with this it's not looking too good.

No worries, if I do decide that I don't want to spend any more time outside of Thailand after my upcoming 7-week trip to the UK, I'll park applying for the WP-LTR until next year when I should hopefully be able to meet the income requirements without needing the Investment.

And if I do decide to persevere then I'll be 1/2 way there after the UK Trip & buy a Condo so I can apply for the WP-LTR using $40K income & $250K Investment.

Curious as to what other Investments guys have used outside of purchasing a Condo to meet the WP- LTR requirements and what proof did they show to the BOI for these.

On 2/26/2026 at 8:27 PM, John207 said:

Am I interpreting [my bold part] correctly by saying that, should worldwide income taxation be introduced, LTR visa holders will still be exempt from that as well?

Yes, the questioner was quite specific, using that as a possible future scenario, and the answer from the Revenue gentleman was clear. In such a scenario, the taxation benefits of LTR visa holders would not be affected.

That is what he said anyway.

19 hours ago, SamSpade said:

Curious as to what other Investments guys have used outside of purchasing a Condo to meet the WP- LTR requirements and what proof did they show to the BOI for these.

My foreign freehold condo unit purchase (back in year 2016) was in both my name and my Thai wife's name, so I could only use 50% of the purchase price of my condo. The purchase price was proven by providing a copy of the OrChor-16 .

Only being allowed to use 50% of the condo purchase price, left me just over 1-million baht short to reach the prerequisite $250k US equivalent investment in Thailand. Note , one can't use the current investment value (as my place is now worth 50% more than what i paid for in 2016 - but unfortunately I was not allowed to use current price of my condo).

So via Bangkok Bank I purchased 2-million THB in Thai government bonds (7 years term) (ie about equivalent of ~$64K US$) so to reach the $250k US$ equivalent investment. Bangkok Bank would only issue a Bond Book (and not a Bond certificate), so to satisfy BoI, I ended up having Bangkok Bank put an extra entry on the last page of the bond book that indicated the bond expiry date, and indicated the bond interest (plus provided from BKK bank to BoI a letter confirming I was owner of the bonds).

My Thai government bond purchase + 50% of my condo purchase price, exceeded the $250k US$ equivalent investment in Thailand.

For my renewal at the 5-year re-proof of finances (which is in two years), i plan to switch to the $80k US equivalent income method (and not renew my Thai government bond purchase), as this year my Canadian RIF income (at age-72) kicks in which pushes me above the $80k US$ equivalent yearly Income.

I plan to use my Canadian tax return assessment, as proof of my income .. plus various official government pension tax slips and such to back up the tax return assessment confirmation of income.

On 2/28/2026 at 2:29 PM, wordchild said:

Yes, the questioner was quite specific, using that as a possible future scenario, and the answer from the Revenue gentleman was clear. In such a scenario, the taxation benefits of LTR visa holders would not be affected.

That is what he said anyway.


Excellent! As far as I'm concerned, that's the best bit of news to come out of the meeting. Thanks for bringing it to light! Having to remit funds earned in a different year is a far smaller obstacle to overcome in comparison. Of course, it's all theoretical for now, but it's a positive starting point

On 2/26/2026 at 8:34 PM, Peter Crow said:

RD743 exempts income remitted to Thailand. I let you decide what will happen to unremitted worldwide income. To me it looks almost as if the whole thing had be planned, maybe just sketched out, ahead.

I like the idea of seeing a plan, or even just a sketch, behind the creation of RD743, and how it could connect with a potential worldwide income WWI taxation exemption. It’s definitely an interesting take! On the other hand, one could also see RD743 as a strategy to attract wealthy individuals, along with their income and business, to Thailand. But after a few years, the government might look to expand its tax base and implement WWI taxation across the board, which could make RD743 redundant.

That said, what Wordchild shared about LTR visa holders still being exempt even under WWI taxation, makes your hypothesis seem more realistic, which is definitely good news!

27 minutes ago, John207 said:

But after a few years, the government might look to expand its tax base and implement WWI taxation across the board, which could make RD743 redundant.

There is a big 'what if' there .. where 'what if' applies to many things in life and not just visas. One never really knows what the future will unfold.

I think also, many of us, on an LTR visa, did not get this visa for the Financial (tax exemption) aspect. In my case, in the most part, DTA with the country(s) of my income source protect me from being double taxed by Thailand, for the income I remit to Thailand.

I went for the LTR visa for a matter of convenience. Tax exemption was a distant second item.

One need to read no further than read the unpleasant experiences of some renewing their non-immigrant type-O/OA visas every year (where some immigration offices are, dare I say, more difficult to deal with in regards to paperwork). With the LTR - only at the 5 year point need one again reprove finances. That was a BIG benefit from my biased (?) perspective.

I seriously doubt Thailand will be able to throw-out / change every Double Tax Agreement (DTA) they have in such a 'what if' global taxation scenario. The Thai Royal Decree RD743, the Thai Ministerial directives PAW-161/162, and the various (many) DTAs, massively complicate any such 'what if'.

For now, I think the tax exemption, with its tax exemption status confirmed by statements of both Thai BoI and Thai RD (main office) officials supports the assessment of the LTR-WP/WGC providing Thai tax exemption for remitted income.

27 minutes ago, John207 said:

That said, what Wordchild shared about LTR visa holders still being exempt even under WWI taxation, makes your hypothesis seem more realistic, which is definitely good news!

Yes. Agreed.

Where is the tax presentation of the 19 February 2026 event? I thought the BOI wanted to publish it on its website

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