3 hours ago, Hish said:

You jump to conclusions.

As of now, I am still a tax resident.

Nothing has changed.

This whole point about what has changed was answering your friend @Yumthai who succeded in derailing the thread.🤮

It showed the RD does care and does ask questions.

OP was: how to prove an exit date.

Because I might need this in the near future. I may not be a tax resident much longer. So, the proof would be important.

The posters answering before the usual suspects jumped in to destroy the thread (like they have destroyed so many tax threads before), those posters gave ver y good answers. Thanks to them again

Hang on, let's get this straight.

If you are(were) a Thai tax resident for calendar year 2025, why are the TRD then "giving you 4 days" to provide your passport stamps, to prove that you were NOT a tax resident?

Have you already filed a return for 2025 and this enquiry from the TRD relates to that return?

Do they want proof you are, or are not, a tax resident?

Instead of being defensive, why don't you provide some clarity around your actual situation, right now, you're not making much sense.

11 minutes ago, anrcaccount said:

Hang on, let's get this straight.

If you are(were) a Thai tax resident for calendar year 2025, why are the TRD then "giving you 4 days" to provide your passport stamps, to prove that you were NOT a tax resident?

Have you already filed a return for 2025 and this enquiry from the TRD relates to that return?

Do they want proof you are, or are not, a tax resident?

Instead of being defensive, why don't you provide some clarity around your actual situation, right now, you're not making much sense.

I registered for Tax three years ago after having a Retirement Extn for over 10 years. Zero to pay any year, the Taxman did it for me in 10 minutes.

Edited May 23May 23 by wil iam not

Another ingredient to add to the paranoid nothing burger tax thing that just will not die off as a topic.

Immigration tracks you - stamp or no stamp. This real-time traveler info is shared internationally between countries as far as I understand. But anyway, many are speculating on the tax residency issue - no one knows yet how it will work. And who would ask you anyway? Immigration? They can easily count number of days in Thailand. Will they share that info and your address with RD on 31 Dec? Maybe. That would be most sensible. But don't know.

On 5/22/2026 at 12:06 PM, Hish said:

They sent a letter, snail mail, to my address, and gave me 4 days to show my paasport stamps.

Not winding you up here, but how do you know this is not a scam? Like others said above, never heard of this behaviour before.

On 5/20/2026 at 10:29 PM, Hish said:

No.

Right now, they are asking me to send them copies of the passport stamps.

Why would authorities want to see passport stamps while knowing you can now leave the country without having your passport stamped? Immigration could want to see the stamps from other countries (for instance in order to ascertain whether you were not expelled from some other country, or to check whether you spend much time in an "enemy" country like Cambodia). But the TRD? Doesn't make much sense.

Maybe TRD simply want to see what kind of visa you are on. In vague English, visas are also "stamps".

Edited May 23May 23 by JackGats

6 hours ago, Spider5511 said:

OP however still not answered concrete why they contacted him

Because i don't know

They didnt tell me

4 hours ago, anrcaccount said:

Hang on, let's get this straight.

If you are(were) a Thai tax resident for calendar year 2025, why are the TRD then "giving you 4 days" to provide your passport stamps, to prove that you were NOT a tax resident?

Have you already filed a return for 2025 and this enquiry from the TRD relates to that return?

Do they want proof you are, or are not, a tax resident?

Instead of being defensive, why don't you provide some clarity around your actual situation, right now, you're not making much sense.

Ask them.

Don't ask me.

1 hour ago, ronnie50 said:

Immigration tracks you - stamp or no stamp. This real-time traveler info is shared internationally between countries as far as I understand. But anyway, many are speculating on the tax residency issue - no one knows yet how it will work. And who would ask you anyway? Immigration? They can easily count number of days in Thailand. Will they share that info and your address with RD on 31 Dec? Maybe. That would be most sensible. But don't know.

No, they don't

But RD can ask them

1 hour ago, ronnie50 said:

Not winding you up here, but how do you know this is not a scam? Like others said above, never heard of this behaviour before.

I know because I went there on the last day of the 4 days they gave me.

Nobody knew why I was supposed to bring my passport stamps.

But they recognized the letter - I showed it - came from them.

43 minutes ago, JackGats said:

Why would authorities want to see passport stamps while knowing you can now leave the country without having your passport stamped? Immigration could want to see the stamps from other countries (for instance in order to ascertain whether you were not expelled from some other country, or to check whether you spend much time in an "enemy" country like Cambodia). But the TRD? Doesn't make much sense.

Maybe TRD simply want to see what kind of visa you are on. In vague English, visas are also "stamps".

They asked for exit and entry stamps.

7 minutes ago, Hish said:

Ask them.

Don't ask me.

OK- I'll try again.

Did you already file your thai tax return for 2025?

20 hours ago, Hish said:

I have been a tax resident (and filed null-returns) for the last 10 years or so.

Nothing in my situation has changed.

This makes sense not, if you are/have been a tax resident for 10 years, filing null returns, including for last year.

Why would a tax resident who has already filed a return need to provide passport stamps to prove he's NOT a tax resident?

10 hours ago, Hish said:

OP was: how to prove an exit date.

Because I might need this in the near future. I may not be a tax resident much longer. So, the proof would be important.

So this is all hypothetical?

Edited May 23May 23 by NoDisplayName

You are mixing 2 things.

1. OP was: how to prove i exited so i am not tax resident.

This is preparation, I am exiting soon and maybe i dont come back this year.

So, its not hypothetical, i really want to know. And i got good answers, thx.

2. Mentioning my current tax residency has nothing to do with OP. It was a reaction on silly questions from some posters. I should have ignored them. I learned my lesson.

12 hours ago, Hish said:

You are mixing 2 things.

1. OP was: how to prove i exited so i am not tax resident.

This is preparation, I am exiting soon and maybe i dont come back this year.

So, its not hypothetical, i really want to know. And i got good answers, thx.

2. Mentioning my current tax residency has nothing to do with OP. It was a reaction on silly questions from some posters. I should have ignored them. I learned my lesson.

But...

On 5/20/2026 at 10:29 PM, Hish said:

No.

Right now, they are asking me to send them copies of the passport stamps.

On 5/22/2026 at 1:36 AM, Hish said:

I didn't tell them.

They asked me anyway.

They asked for my passport stamps

On 5/22/2026 at 12:06 PM, Hish said:

They sent a letter, snail mail, to my address, and gave me 4 days to show my paasport stamps.

Who is asking for your passport stamps now, and why?

If one is a long term resident; long enough to have been registered as a tax payer and requiring a Work Permit; wouldn't one have some sort of long stay visa and as such need a reentry permit when leaving. Do they only stamp that when you return?

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Do they only stamp that when you return?

Yes.

^ So one has been gone but one cannot prove for how long unless the next country stamps one in.

On 5/20/2026 at 4:41 PM, Hish said:

They dont stamp anymore when you leave

They dont???

8 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

But...

Who is asking for your passport stamps now, and why?

Dont ask me, ask the RD

I said that before

23 hours ago, Kandinski said:

They dont???

Could be interesting to learn why the thumps down when stamp clearly shows they still stamp (some PP) on exit. Nothing extraordinary about the exit,regular fast track and slam, a nice stamp to prove OP statment is wrong🤗

On 5/20/2026 at 4:41 PM, Hish said:

They dont stamp anymore when you leave

7 minutes ago, Kandinski said:

Could be interesting to learn why the thumps down when stamp clearly shows they still stamp (some PP) on exit. Nothing extraordinary about the exit,regular fast track and slam, a nice stamp to prove OP statment is wrong🤗

It wasn't me (the thumbs down) but in general there is no stamp now. I got one recently when the auto gate didn't work but I wouldn't be so pedantic as to bring it up in response to the OPs general comment.

Just a side note but when you ask how to prove you exited.....The rule is how long you stayed not when you exited yes?

Anything over 180 days in Thailand total per year = Tax resident yes?

Edited May 28May 28 by mania

28 minutes ago, mania said:

Just a side note but when you ask how to prove you exited.....The rule is how long you stayed not when you exited yes?

Anything over 180 days in Thailand total per year = Tax resident yes?

Yes, but afaik everybody gets an entry stamp

On 5/20/2026 at 8:27 AM, Hish said:

How can i prove what's in their computer?

My plan is less than half-life in Thailand and more elsewhere

They still use entry stamps

Save your exit flights boarding passes

Save printouts of your TDAC and TM30 submissions

Keep photocopies of your passport pages and document the days you spend outside Thailand

I will leave permanently before I pay income tax as a "Non-O" second class visitor regarded lower than a 2 week tourist with no public benefits other than being allowed to use public roads, city parks and spend already taxed monies.

Edited June 1Jun 1 by Asean Tiger

1 hour ago, Asean Tiger said:

I will leave permanently before I pay income tax as a "Non-O" second class visitor regarded lower than a 2 week tourist with no public benefits other than being allowed to use public roads, city parks and spend already taxed monies.

Buh bye. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Edited June 1Jun 1 by gargamon

3 hours ago, gargamon said:

Buh bye. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

What a jErK leftist