I am working on my first 1 year visa at the present. I understand after 3 consecutive years holding a non-immigrant O then I can apply for PR. If I work outside of Thailand, would I still qualify for PR? Would I have to pay tax on my income earned overseas if I did become a PR?

1. If you remain in Thailand for more than 180 days in any calendar year

then you are liable for tax on the money you remit to Thailand.

2. Being a regular tax payer is one of the requirements before PR will be granted.

So PR isnt offered to retirees or early retirees then ??

So PR isnt offered to retirees or early retirees then ??

First it is not one year visas but 3 years continuous stay on 1 year visa extensions. Also they removed the retirement class from PR a couple of years ago.

Edited September 17, 200619 yr by tywais

So PR only ever fits married, supporting a child, or working.

EDIT or investors.. Only person I know who has PR put 40m in a bank account for x number of years.. Also ha the immigration guys round for drinks often etc... Speaks no Thai.. But there ya go.

Edited September 17, 200619 yr by LivinLOS

So PR only ever fits married, supporting a child, or working.

EDIT or investors.. Only person I know who has PR put 40m in a bank account for x number of years.. Also ha the immigration guys round for drinks often etc... Speaks no Thai.. But there ya go.

And expert (academic) which is the category I'm applying under. I believe 10M is all that is necessary to apply also, but then you need to speak Thai.

Edited September 17, 200619 yr by tywais

1. If you remain in Thailand for more than 180 days in any calendar year

then you are liable for tax on the money you remit to Thailand.

2. Being a regular tax payer is one of the requirements before PR will be granted.

As to (1) this is an oversimplification I think. If you are resident in Thailand more than 180 days and are in receipt of a pension paid overseas and your country has a Double Taxation Agreement with Thailand, then your remittances are not liable to Thai tax (on the assumption tax has already been paid on your pension in your home country).The other point to make is that I believe tax is liable on inward remittances of income not on investment (ie saved) capital.

The current operative tax requirement for those living in Thailand with income earned outside is that if it is brought into Thailand in the year it is earned it is subject to Thai tax (if not exempt per a treaty). If it is savings/not current income it is not taxed. The law itself could cover just about anything (from my limited reading) but the above is the procedure that seems have have been in place for many years now.