Can I open a Thai bank account with the help of my girlfriend on a tourist visa?

@Sue *********

hope so

@Rfael ***********

There is no Thai law which prevents a tourist from opening a bank account and taking his girlfriend as I see it is to help with communication. A bank account in her name is useless to him in terms of Immigration requirements/needs.

@Graham *****

the original poster stated that he is in Thailand on Tourist Visa/Extensions 6 months at a time. In Thailand, Tourists are not permitted to open a bank account.

@Rfael ***********

Yes they are, it is bank policies which prevent this not Thai law.

@Graham *****

Not in 2024 anymore.

@Rfael ***********

That is not Thai law I'm sorry, it's a policy.

@Graham *****

Bank policies are often the law itself, by extension and fiduciary responsibility. It's not my intent nor desire to get into long discussions about this. My intent was to offer sound advise to the original poster as to the risks of opening straw accounts and leaving his money in the name and control of a GF. We all know how those often can end up. I suppose its up to him to decide what he wants and is free to do. I also tried to answer your original question. If you are not convinced of the risks I was trying to point out, that is prefectly ok. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Have a wonderful day.

@Graham ******

In Thailand. New law from a few weeks ago

@Stephen *******

Lol. There's only one visa that allows you to avoid tax on overseas income and the criteria to meet it is out of reach of the majority

@Stephen *******

can you show me the reference?

@Graham ******

I have the same here in Greece thanks to Stupid Sunak mate

@Stephen *******

what do you have?

@Graham ******

Bangkok post website

@Stephen *******

can u give me the link? I think you should stick with snooker!

@Graham ******

I have done

@Stephen *******

where is the actual link not say there is a link?

@Graham ******

on the website as I said earlier

@Graham ******

If i am on a tourist visas, and i stay for 210 days -how, where and when would i be expected to file a tax return?

@Ian ********

you need to go to the revenue department and get a TIN then between January and March the following year you file a tax return with the revenue department

@Graham ******

mr "clever dick" are you even paying taxes? i do

@Manuel ********

No, I am spending money I earned before 1st Jan. Next year I will have wealthy pensioner LTR! Hence legally and smart financial planning I will continue as I have done most of my adult working life not paying taxes anywhere and legally because I am not a clever dick, I read the rules instead. 😎

@Graham ******

so you've always been a rich freeloader. Got it.

@Brian *******

proud of it, even never went into politics to achieve it.

@Graham ******

proud of living off the backs of tax paying folks when you can more easily afford to pay taxes. That speaks volumes about your character.

@Brian *******

ru American military?

@Graham ******

veteran. Did 12 years in the US Navy.

@Brian *******

and for that you did you get SS, it's you who's the scrounger, whopped in Vietnam, Afghanistan and you expect a pension? Worthless lay about, presidential sucker and loser.

@Graham ******

I don't get a pension or SS. I do get railroad retirement and a pension from the refinery I worked at. You probably need to stop making stupid assumptions about people you don't even know. But hey, I paid my taxes and didn't pass that burden onto the poorer folks in my life because I'm not a selfish ass who brags about skipping out on what it takes to be a contributing citizen, to pay for the roads I've driven and ridden on, to pay for EMS service, fire service and all the other things that are needed for a functional modern society. Entitled folks like you who don't share the tax burden are exactly what is wrong with society today.

@Graham ******

I agree, but that picture has nothing at all to do with you being a self serving freeloader.

@Graham ******

then your are not a clever dick your just a dick dick that don’t contribute to the country your living in they come for you don’t worry 😉

@John *********

more then 180 days so he’s taxable on the 181 day.

@Manuel ********

you need to read the rules more carefully.