Can immigration stop me upon re-entry to Thailand after being away for 3 months on a SETV?

@Bart *************

I have to agree with

@Graham *****

here. A visa is sadly not an entrance ticket -it increases your chance a bit if you risk to get denied- but a valid visa doesn’t guarantee that you’ll come in. All it means is if they let you in you’ll get in for the days allotted on that visa type.

The immigration is cracking down on people using tourist solutions for long term stays in Thailand, and if they decide to deny you they’ll do it now matter if you’re trying to enter on a tourist visa or a visa exemption for tourism. The Royal Thai Police Immigration will never accept to be controlled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs foreign service. And your embassy/consulate only have a copy of the id-page in your passport. They don’t necessarily have any insight in your previous (excessive) travel history to Thailand.

@Graeme *****

article 3(a). It's pretty clear, but some people just can't understand plain English 😂

@Graeme *****

Fortunately it won't! Get up to date with the DTAs

@John *********

UK is different. Australia doesn't impose any time limits (although there is a proposal to introduce minimum 45 days every two year period). Unless someone totally severs all ties with Australia it's quite straightforward to retain tax residency, which I've done and now have the certificate which confirms this. The ATO has informed me this will suffice to illustrate to the Thai Tax Office that I am an Australian Tax Resident. I would only need to file a tax return if I receive income in Thailand, which I don't.

@Andy ***********

no, just surprised that it should be so easy. I have a permanent home in the UK but it doesn't count as I rent it out (I don't want it to lie empty) so it's not available to me. I have pretty similar assets to you all in the UK too, continue to be a UK tax payer and yet I'm not a UK tax resident because I don't spend enough time there to be one.

@John *********

Retaining Australian residency is very easy. Yes I have a permanent home in Australia. In Thailand I have a 12-month lease and a bank account. In Australia I have investment properties, sharemarket portfolio, five bank accounts, four credit cards, driver's licence, electoral roll registration. I've also got a certificate of tax residency for Australia issued by the ATO. Look at 3 (c) and tell me my economic ties are closer to Thailand than to Australia! I'm sure you'll try. 👍

@Andy ***********

so you have a home in Australia which you don't let out, you visit it regularly and it's always available to you? Seems an expensive way of doing things. From what I can see retaining Australian tax residency is not as straightforward as many of you make out.

@John *********

I'm dual tax resident, but my only permanent home is in Australia, so I'm deemed to be tax resident SOLELY of Australia. Neat huh?

@Andy ***********

you are aware that the DTA only comes into play if you are a tax resident?

@John *********

Which part of "permanent home" aren't you getting? 😂😂😂

@John *********

Totally relevant. You really believe Thailand can tax a holidaymaker?