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    Question about Tax status

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

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    16 hours ago, proton said:

    I have a tax number, do we wait until they send a tax return or do we have to request one?

    It's online now; so, they don't send you a tax return form by mail anymore. If you cannot find out to it online, you would normally be able to get help at the local tax revenue office; they might register you, give you a password and do it online for first time. You can download a tax return form in English and prefill, so it's easy for the tax revenue officer. The online tax return is available in English; however, some scroll down options are only shown in Thai language.

     

    Last date for tax return was 31st March.

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    Average cost of a Thai Wedding

    in Marriage and Divorce

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    On 4/20/2024 at 1:43 PM, malct said:

    My Thai wife's son is dating a Thai lady and now she is talking marriage even though she has only known my wife's son for 3 months and my wife is saying that its going to cost half Million in total plus the dowry .

     

    I know when i married my wife in Thailand it was really cheap, apparently you need to buy gold for the Thai Bride , The ceremony and a party plus other stuff.  They are both 30 years old and neither have been married or have children .

     

    The family of the girlfriend have a business, So i guess they are up in the Thai status with both of their other daughters marrying businessmen 

     

    Without really knowing the cost of a Thai Wedding , I just wonder if 500,000 Baht is about right . I believe that any dowry paid will be going back to the married Couple, That's if they do get married 

     

    My wife is paying for wedding , So its nothing out of my pocket, But i don't want her getting ripped off , I question Why the GF hasn't been married before and why the rush, If it was me , I would run a mile  with talk of marriage so early on...   And no babies on the way yet LOL 

     

    I guess if it was the UK , You would be talking a lot of money but Thailand is suppose to be cheap 

    Sin sot and party costs usually reflects the status of the families – including the number of invited guest – so, you wife shall have good knowledge about it.

     

    Average costs really depends on status; so, average cost in which level. A poor couple's wedding might be a very modest reception, where the money guests bring pays for it all and more (I've experienced that). Higher social level weddings might be with a guest list for hundreds – or even a thousand or more (I've also experienced that) – guests; so, we talk about several millions of baht. In that view, 500,000 baht is not out of range.

     

    Dowry is a question of negotiation. Also, if part of the sin sot – or all of it – shall stay with the new married couple.

     

    I'm not sure if "Thailand is cheap", especially not when it's higher social level weddings. I've been invited guest at four weddings in those levels, and they didn't appear cheap at all.

    Internet snail speed to Europe

    in Pattaya

    Posted

    A common problem that sometimes arise. Could be lots of things underway to Europe or US; higher than usual traffic, router down, or broken connection somewhere, so remaining open gates are overloaded. ASEAN NOW seems to have its server in Singapore.

    Wrong visa stamp on arrival

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Liquorice said:

    Already explained on page 1.
    As usual, you jump in late without reading previous posts, repeat, then criticise.

    It's not difficult to understand, but it would cause extensive inconvenience and unexpected extra expenses to go with option 2.

    I'm replying OP on OP's OP; I do't need to read all comments to do that, which is why I quote the opening post, so it's clear what I'm commenting. And you are very welcome not to read my comments, which will save you for of spending time complaining about my posts. And it would be more expensive to fly up to BKK to get entry stamp corrected – money seemed to be a important for OP...😉

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    Passport expiry

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    2 hours ago, soisanuk said:

     

    Here are two Thai Embassy/Consulate sources showing 6 month validity required for obtaining a Visa:

     

    https://cgchicago.thaiembassy.org/en/page/tourist-visa-requirements

     

    Single Entry Tourist Visa

    • Your actual Passport or Travel Document.
    (Passport or Travel Document must not expire within 6 months and contain at least ONE completely empty visa page) - include a copy of "picture-page" of the passport.


    http://www.thaiembassyjakarta.com/en/consular-services/important-information-on-visa-application/

     

    Passport with at least two blank pages left, valid for at least six months from the expected date of arrival in Thailand.

     

    Here is a link to an Aseannow.com thread that comments on less than 6 months is okay for entry into Thailand (it also has several comments saying 6 months required along with comments that that information is incorrect.   
    - https://aseannow.com/topic/1294708-passport-validity-requirements/

     

    IMO the references to the  IATA website requirements, which is used by most airlines to determine eligibility for entry shows that if you have a passport that expires in less than 6 months but later than the period of stay in Thailand, then entry will be permitted, e.g.

     

    The talk/question was about domestic possibilities. When doing so-called visa run, you leave Thailand and re-enters. I believe we all know that, that is a possibility...:smile:

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    Passport expiry

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    On 4/20/2024 at 8:39 AM, soisanuk said:

    I believe the rules changed some time ago. Now, upon entry, your passport only needs to be valid for the length of stay (30, 60, & 90 days for Visa Exempt, Tourist, & Non-Immigrant). 

     

    However, if you are applying for a Visa at a Thai Embassy or Consulate, I believe the Ministry of Foreign Affairs still requires you to have 6 months validity.

    Haven't heard that – interesting – do you have a quote-link to the change?

    Inexplicable error message with “90 Days Online”

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    22 hours ago, zenobit said:

    I have been using the option to file the "90-day report" online for over two years and it has always worked perfectly... until now.

     

    When I sent the report at the end of last week, everything initially looked good. As usual, shortly after sending it, I received a confirmation that my report had been received, including a PDF file of my report.

     

    The next day I received a nasty surprise via email with the following content: "Your application for "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" has been rejected. Incorrect entry date upon entry into the kingdom/ Incorrect visa expiration date." 😱
     

    A check of the report I received as a PDF file the day before showed that the information on my report was correct and all the data exactly matched that of the last 25 successful reports.

     

    I then tried a second time to send the "90-day report" at the beginning of this week, with the same result. Since the time until the deadline was now running short, I drove to immigration in Jomtien on Wednesday to clarify the problem on site. However, at the "90-day desk" I was only informed that they couldn't help me and that I would probably have to come back for every report. 🤯

     

    Does anyone have an idea how to solve the problem with the obviously incorrect processing of the data so that I can continue to process "90 days" online?

     

    My first idea was to delete my registration and then register again, but there is no way to delete the entry. I doubt whether a new registration would automatically overwrite the old one. In the worst case scenario, I would be reported there twice and receive duplicate emails. The chaos would then be complete.

     

    I'm grateful for any advice... except the recommendation to go back to reporting to immigration on site from now on. 🙏

    Me too – so, I went to the immigration office and they didn't even wish to se my print of TM47, just my passport, took a few minutes to get a new slip stapled into it with another 90-days...:thumbsup:

    Wrong visa stamp on arrival

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    14 hours ago, miaclarkson03 said:

    Hi please can someone advise me/maybe provide some reassurance. 

    My boyfriend and i arrived in Thailand last Saturday (13th) through Bangkok and got a flight that day straight to Koh Samui. We’re here for 3 weeks then are moving on to some other islands etc.. anyway we both showed our 60 day tourist visa to the immigration officer and they gave my boyfriend the 60 day stamp but gave me only 30 day stamp. I know i should have checked now when leaving but this is our first time and i didnt know. We have only just noticed luckily by our airbnb host and now the immigration office isnt open until monday and i keep reading online they may say i have to go back to bangkok and i am getting very worried. Flights are costing £250 each all of next week and i really don’t want to have to pay that all for a stamp mistake. Do you think they will fix it at the samui immigration office is there anything i can do to make sure? 
     

    Any help would be great please, thanks.

    Best thing to do is to visit Samui Immigration in Maenam soi 1, They either can correct your entry stamp, or you can get a 30-days extension of stay for a 1,900 baht fee.

    Who doesnt tip?

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I'm one the old retirees, and I tip where that is appropriate – for example massage; nightclubs; restaurants; workers that do repair job on my house; and some times the kind delivery man, especially if it a large item – people are happy, and it's worth it, especially if you are a returning customer...:thumbsup:

    TM30 Registration (Sorry)

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    On 4/18/2024 at 7:48 AM, josephbloggs said:

    Hi all,

    I have searched the forums and read many TM30 threads but am stuck.

    I arrived in Thailand on a 90 day non O and plan to do a 12 month extension of stay at CW in a couple of months. I live in Bangkok with my wife and kids in a house in my wife's name. I am trying to register her on here - https://tm30.immigration.go.th/tm30/#/external/security/register/reg-web - so she can file a TM30. I fill it out, I've uploaded her ID and tabien bahn but get an error that says "no data or insufficient data" when I try to register. Maybe it needs more documents as it looks like they expect three but I don't understand exactly what they mean. What should there be? There is no business license or lease agreement as this is our house. Any suggestions?

    Many thanks.

     

    Screenshot 2024-04-18 at 12.45.22.png

    To my knowledge and experience, it needs to be images as jpegs, you cannot use pdf.

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