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On 5/20/2019 at 4:39 AM, Sheryl said:
Yes once covered by SS for 13 months you can continue the health cover for life. You have to arrange within 6 months of stopping work. Can do at any SS office but some may refuse or wrongly say you can't, necessitating a call to the head office. See post above.
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Sheryl I had read that the minimum 13 months working period had to start before 60 yrs of age, to be able to confirm the 438 Baht SS, but I believe I also read about a couple of years ago that this age had been moved to 65. Do you know if this is true? Thanks
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On 5/16/2021 at 10:41 AM, Tapster said:
Thank you.
In short, you think they should cut their losses and leave the country?
But, the son cannot fly. What can they do about that? The posts here about taking a camel back to Blighty are funny but not helpful.
Even if they left the country, they could not re-enter because of being blacklisted.
They have nowhere to live in the UK, and the son can't fly out of Thailand. I think that's enough to make them stay here; at least the immigration boss has said they can leave whenever they like. They just have to keep their heads down and their noses clean.
Is there nothing else they can do? Is there no appeal to a higher immigration authority?
The word or the immigration boss I presume is not in writing (just as the words of the officer before him) i would not take that as being able to stay around indefinitively without being proactive to resolve the issue.
The longer this goes on without addressing a solution the worse it gets and the bigger the risks.
There is an emergency embassy number, i would try that, also an agent, basically anyone who will listen. Charities? And keep a record of all that has been attempted to resolve it. Good luck
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10 hours ago, Shackleton123 said:
Our rent is 30,000 per month, I'd love to find a suitable place to rent for less. But she is 34, years old and so is sixteen years from retirement age. As was so astutely pointed out here is all expats are visitors only, and at the mercy of the Immigration Service. I do see what people are saying about buying, and I tend to agree. When I croak, she would have to sell, and that could take eons.
Or she could live here for part of the year and spend the rest elsewhere, maybe Vietnam, or her home country
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22 hours ago, gearbox said:
Airasia branded CC with Bangkok Bank. Had to deposit the equivalent of the credit limit as a term deposit. I wanted some of the Airasia perks, which are of little or no use in the current environment.
Thanks.
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On 4/25/2021 at 3:04 PM, gearbox said:
Apparently it is legal to get Thai Driving licence if you stay in the country more than 30 days, and tourist visa is OK:
https://itsbetterinthailand.com/how-to-get-a-driving-licence-in-thailand/
Previous thread about Certificate of Residence with tourist visa:
As mentioned, the most difficult part would be to get a certificate of residence, and this could be hit and miss, as there are a number of immigration offices and seems that each one (and each IO within them) interprets the law their own way. I would say it is the same with the Dept of Land Transportation - I have a full Australian NSW car licence, and on paper it would have been more or less formality to get a Thai one....however I had to do the whole lot, sit the computer test and do the driving test too. Other people with overseas DL had to do much less. Go figure.
With the bank account the usual routine is to go to the branches and ask, until you find more friendly or experienced staff. It may help a lot if you have a Thai wife or gf who banks in any of these branches. I was here before on O-A visa and every branch I visited knocked me back, until I got my gf with me, so I have now 2 bank accounts and even a Thai credit card.
May I ask which bank did you get the credit card ? And would that be the prepaid one?
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The link below, under exemptions, confirms the need for registration of the owner at the address for the exemption
https://www.mahanakornpartners.com/overview-of-the-thailand-land-and-building-tax-act-b-e-2562/
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1 hour ago, BangkokAlan said:
This year owners had to pay property tax in Thailand for units they own and should have received the notice which showed the government valuation. For my unit even though i may have paid 3m the governments assessment was 20-30% below this on all my units. You can get an assessment from local tax office where your condo is based. Alternatively when you bought it you had to transfer funds from overseas and required a document from the bank called Tor Tor 3 to be able to transfer the property into your name. This shows that you transferred money into Thailand for the purpose of buying property and shows the amount in original currency, the exchange rate and Thai baht equivalent value.
Perhaps the TT3 could be used, alternatively get a property tax assessment from your tax office a property agent may help you get this for a small fee.
I have read that there are exemptions for properties valued less than 10m, and residential properties.
Tax exemptions
Property owners can be exempted from the land and building tax if they fall under the following categories:
- Agricultural land worth up to 50 million baht (US$1.5 million);
- Land or building used for residential purposes and is worth up to 50 million baht (US$1.5 million) (the owner’s name should be on the deed of the property);
- The building is used for residential purposes and is worth up to 10 million baht (US$318,000) (the owner’s name should be on the deed of the property); and
- Individual owners of agricultural properties – they will be exempt from land and property tax for the tax period 2020-2023.
Does anyone have different info?
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16 hours ago, timendres said:
Do you get a tax bill for the condo? If so, then it would seem that the tax bill would state the valuation that the tax is based on. Barring that, I assume your original purchase price was lower than the 3M you look to demonstrate?
Is tax due only on when receiving income from rentals?
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Should it be necessary, I have read of companies that sell just the flight bookings, just the booking not the flight. They are used apparently for who needs an itinerary for a visa.
I've googled a couple of names, getitinerary.com and flightreservationforvisa.com. but there are more. They seem inexpensive, maybe wise to keep in in your pocket and pull out in case of necessity.
Good luck
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5 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:
After all that bashing I did not want to post this , but just 4 u :
Yes you can apply for this in the country . if you already got a non - O Visa , immigration will change that to O-X .
Post # 36 gives the correct info . Even on a tourist Visa , you should be able to get the O-X at Immigration .
Ubonjoe was wrong .
But you need to have the 3m already for a year in a fixed account before you can apply for the O-X .
Thanks and did they tell you if the sum needs to be maintained in full for the entire 5yrs?
If the answer is that it can be accessed, how much and when can you access it?
Also, when the following 5yr extension is applied for what sum needs to be on the account?
Edit ; the link https://www.legal.co.th/resources/visa-immigration-law/thailand-immigration-law/o-x-visa-long-term-retirement-thailand/ says that 1.5m in the second year, do you have confirmation of this?
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16 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:
Would be interesting to know how many foreigners are trapped outside Thailand and can't come back to their 'great investments' due to the closed borders.
And if a renter is trapped outside Thailand? The rent has to be paid on their place anyway.
You always have to have a roof over your head, with ownership eventually it's paid for, instead who rents will always have to pay the rent.
Pro and cons, a renter can walk away. Or for others security is priceless.
An owner more often than not, over a period of time, can make a profit if they sell (or through increase in value or the difference in the exchange rate).
Each to their own.
I personally want to know that in my old age I have a roof over my head.
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4 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:
Thais usually see things black and white so I would not think they care wether a Italian is from the north or south, just that you are Italian.
Found this ;
Seems to say the quarantine is advised, not enforced.
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Hi, anyone have any first hand knowledge of arrivals from Italy (not the north corona virus hit areas)
This link was as of the 6th march https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/06/world/asia/06reuters-health-coronavirus-thailand.html
You would have your temperature measured and allowed in, no quarantine, if not coming from the Italian red zone.
As of today,
http://www.viaggiaresicuri.it/country/THA says passengers from Italy must auto quarantine at home or in hotel, and especially those from the red zone areas ( north of Italy) have to fill in a form so they may be contacted.
The first part sounds like all italians but this last bit about those from the north having to fill in contact form, which if every Italian had to auto quarantine they would have these details. This makes me wonder if Italians from the south are exempt from the quarantine.
Anyone know anything for sure?
Thanks ( and yes I know that things can change)
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On 8/22/2019 at 5:26 AM, triffid said:
i shall be leaving 3-4 months before current extension date, so prior extension is not possible.
what is setv?
i am willing to get the 30-day airport visa and go to immigration for conversion to retirement etc if that's would pose no problems or uncertainty.
I would go in 3 or 4 months before you leave, tell them that you have an urgent family problem and if the cannot renew your extensio so far in advance, keeling tje same expiry date, that you would be happy to accept a renewal from the date of request for 12 months. It would bring forward your annual renewal date, I don.t know if that would be a problem for you.
I have found that as long as you are not asking effectively for more than 12 months they don t mind doing this.
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7 hours ago, 007 RED said:
If he has been transported from Phuket up to IDC in Bangkok, then the moment he was booked into IDC his mobile phone will have been taken away. It will be returned when he eventually boards his flight out of the Kingdom. So for now he can only communicate with the outside world via payphones which are available within IDC.
His first, and highest, priority will be to arrange, and pay, for a flight back to his home country - it is extremely unlikely that Immigration will allow him to fly to anywhere else e.g. a neighbouring country.
As @mtls2005 has indicated above, there are no direct flights from Bangkok to Athens and this will necessitate the IDC assigned 'travel agent' negotiating with two (or more) airlines to accept the OP for transportation.
Hopefully he will provide some feedback when he get back home.
007 RED, if you cannot access your phone on IDC, how does it work? Can you only phone telephone numbers you know by heart, or can you access your phone to copy the number down? If you need a lawyer can you access the internet to search for a lawyer?
Or are you entirely dependent on remembering the number of a person that is clever enough to find you all the help you need?
Same with money, if you have money on an online account but you cannot transfer that to the jail account?
All depends on your memory of telephone numbers? And that the person you call answers you seeing an unknown thai telephone number.
Who would you call at 1am with little battery when you,ve fell off a cliff?..https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3971370/amp/Man-clung-branch-two-hours-falling-80ft-cliff-managed-call-friends-help-SECONDS-phone-ran-battery.html
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9 hours ago, Peterw42 said:
Depends on the office you go to. Most would probably want to see originals. The main thing most offices will want is an official translation of your name.
It,s on the back of the certificate I believe.
So if I got a translation of my name I should make sure it,s the same one they put on certificate.
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21 hours ago, Eibot said:
I'm registered as a Freelancer in the Netherlands (No BV) and that is the country where my clients are. I don't have to pay tax there because I live in the UK. In the UK i'm registered as a Sole trader (No LTD), but in 12 months will not have to pay tax there since I will not live there(Checked this yesterday with HRMC). I will keep an International EU bank account where I will invoice from, and will sent the funds over from there through Transferwise to Thailand. In Thailand I (seemingly) cannot pay tax because I don't meet the requirements for a WP.
Nobody wants my tax ????
Since I'm both registered as freelancers in The Netherlands and UK, I guess my business is "considered" outside of Thailand? However, I'm not liable for tax because I don't live there.
I would continue to pay tax to the uk. Carry on as if nothing had changed.
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When you apply for the yellow house book, do you have to take in the originals of the property's paperwork? Or would photocopies be accepted?
And I presume you have to have any visa/extension other than a tourist visa.
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On 12/20/2019 at 4:48 AM, Martyp said:
The comparison between the UK and the US is very different. We do not have a National Health Service. It’s a private insurance market. It’s a “good” price because it it less than my US insurance was and I am happy with the terms of the policy.
Everyone’s circumstances are different. I live full time as a retiree in Thailand. I was able to suspend my US insurance. I can return to it in the future if I need it. I still pay for my dental and eye insurance In the US because one is cheap and the other is no charge. I make those doctor visits during my annual visits to the US though I am very happy with dental care in a Thailand. I took out travel insurance during my last trip to the US though I’m not sure I needed to. I have to check my Thai policy about coverage during a short trip to the US.
The suspension is only available at the end of the year?
Anyway of sospending mid year to carry on the following year?
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On 12/20/2019 at 5:02 AM, heretostay said:
Sorry if I missed the older posts about the pink card getting easier.
As for the yellow house book, that was also no problem at my district office in Bangkok, armed with passport, deed (chanote), the Land Office transfer form, and a Thai witness with ID card. (The house registration office, at the time, had advised me NOT to get the the pink ID card... but the actual ID card department was quite happy to issue one to me!)
Do you need the originale of the chanote, or is a photocopy sufficient?
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If you can,t get through to them by phone, do you have a friend that can go to your branch and pass you on the phone to the bank manager?
Their customer care has an email [email protected]
wouldn.t hurt to send an email too.
And I agree with the previous poster to say you don.t know where it was lost.
https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Locate-Us this link gives branch telephone numbers.
Good luck
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I.d get a multi entry before, just in case, and have a carefree cruise.
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3 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:
The OP of this topic is Rexall, not 4MyEgo, but it's not essential.
Of course it is for you because you persist in your deny then every diversion
possible is welcome. but I am not going to try to explain you anymore what is corruption
and what is not, obviously you are not able to understand (Or you don't want and
the result is the same) the difference. Nevermind and have a nice day\night (Depend where you are)
You are indeed right the OP is Rexall. My bad.
Your quote was of 4MyEgo post num 4 page 1.
And my post stands the same, why accuse someone of not reading understanding by deliberately omitting the phrase that proves the opposite? It's curious.
For me the question of our different views of what corruption effectively consists of is not important.
But I do wonder if there is a word for someone who knowingly baits by using a total falsity.
I wish you a pleasant evening too.
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7 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:
You should read\understand better
1/ it's not the OP who forgot the photo
2/ offered was not imposed, but was not free
''it was a Friday, and I was told that I could send new ones in to the I/O on his LINE profile, he would download and print them off and put them with the application, i.e. if I would like to donate something to their Xmas fund, of which I did as it would have been a 3 hour return trip, money spent on fuel and my time etc etc, wife didn't want too....lol, so the 500 baht was worth it IMO, in other words he did me a favor as opposed to me returning on Monday.''
i understand you should have accepted too, but if you don't see any problem
you don't know the definition of corruption (You can form a club with Matzzon who doesn't seem to understand it also) because it's not a random guys offering a random service. he is a public agent solliciting a bribe to do something in direct relation with his public job. Normaly if the IO want to be correct he should give to the user the internet local office link to send the photos FOR FREE.
You get it now or not yet?
Your post
"You should read\understand better
1/ it's not the OP who forgot the photo
2/ offered was not imposed, but was not free"
Then you followed by quoting the op, all bar the phrase proceeding the quote published in the above.
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And that phrase is....
"there was once that I forgot to take photos when I submitted my extension based on marriage to a Thai,"
Why? Just out of curiosity.
I take it that also that you have first hand experience of that particular IM office, as I'm not sure all would provide this service of receiving documents and attaching them to the files as part of their offices duties. I have normally found that they had to be brought in by hand.
In this scenario that OP has explained, in the complete post, that I read and understood, the IM making this offer to ForMyEgo (or I) would have been perceived welcomely, whereas you would have perceived it as as corruption and insisted that he receive the documents internet, alternatively you would have returned with the said forgotton photos.
Working outside Thailand with expired work permit
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Is it possible for a Thai company to employ a foreigner to work abroad as an employee (not self employed), and that does not enter/work in Thailand, therefore does not need a visa nor work permit?