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Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk
Try to understand this - when you close something yet let by far the country that imports BY A HUGE AMOUNT more than any other country it isn't closed. USA(#2 importer) and India(#3) import basically no oil through the strait. Comprende? Yawn... -
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Politics Thaksin Plays Power Card to Keep Paetongtarn in Place
I hope you are right that the mind set of the newer generals is very different to the old guard. But don't forget who the military is beholden to (and I do not mean the people). -
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Iran orders closure of Strait of Hormuz — putting one-fifth of world’s oil supply at risk
What if people from your own country were there fighting against Iran? Would it be OK to bomb them? Are you actively rooting for China and Russia? I just want to make sure there's no confusion when you get the letter in the mail. -
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Men’s Shirts US XL
In my travels I have found my shirt size go from XL to XXL even in Europe, every manufacturer seems to have a different idea of size and online size guides don't help In the end I have to visit the shop to be surprised what my current size is 😔 -
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NZer requesting advice on approach to Non-O visa with wife under 50
I have read at least one story of a way in which someone claimed they worked around such (to obtain an LTR visa), but it required some legal financial management/re-structuring that IMHO might cost more than the Thai Consulate NZ fee. What I recall is they set up a legal company (where such can nominally be setup I think for a few hundred (perhaps more? ) US$. That company's purpose is to provide advise to manage their ETFs, and as an employee (and director/CEO) of that company, every year the company pays them a dividend. The company has to have official minutes every year of the one annual meeting (attended by the one person - you ! ) where the first meeting records in the minutes that a dividend of ~$6,700 US$/month is paid to you. And have that amount every month transferred to your bank account. So the proof of this being a dividend are the minutes of meeting and the bank statement of the monthly deposits. Downsides to this are the company startup/registration costs, the annual cost to keep the company registered, the time taken to get 2 years (?) of dividend deposit records to satisfy Thai BoI, and potential New Zealand taxes if one sets up such a company. However there would be no Thai taxes on the dividends when remitted to Thailand, with an LTR visa. Still - perhaps the Thai Consulate NZ fee is cheaper ? Its unfortunate you don't already have a Thai bank account, and then you could simply enter Thailand visa exempt, and apply for a 90-day type-O visa as soon as you entered Thailand on the 30 or 60-day visa exempt status. As you note - consider an agent. I believe this is legal nominally - and in this case it is bank policy that you are using an agent to help over come. There was a time (and maybe still possible) you could do an EARLY trip to Thailand, and as soon as you arrive see if you can pay an agent to assist you to open a bank account in Thailand. I believe an agent will be massively less expensive than the Thai Consulate NZ fee. The issue (?) with an agent, is I read recently Thailand banks are cracking down on Bank accounts being inappropriately opened and i do not know if that has impacted the agent service for helping one to open an account when Visa exempt. Still you could consider that approach.
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