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Anonymous participant 443 do you have no plan to get residency. I assume it’s temporary and go back home after 5 years yeah…
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I just did it. You have to bring a form, from memory T47 and passport. Is just a checking, then online they said after the first you can register to do it online. At chonburi they have a line you can send it to.
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@Mateusz ******
All laws in Thailand are sketchy. It’s not just tax. The way they treat immigration where if you leave you pay a fine, but if you go to immigration if you overstay and they thrown in jail for months years or even decades without a court hearing is alarming.

Even with the DTV, it was quite clear that internally the offices knew and seemed to have agreed on what was needed but was not then shared publicly.

Thailand is a mine field for laws. One I and others don’t want to touch if possible. The tax is irritating, but the legal structure and how it is implemented, to me, is just absolutely untenable and not something I want anything to do with.

If you do, fine, but do it knowing that you may be thrown in jail or who knows what punishment they decide internally and not share with us for doing it wrong, which changes like the wind.
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Michael Sommer I am referring to the fact that the DTV does not lead to residency.
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@Bob *********
Taiwan does, you need to read some books and stop watching so much news bro.
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And never take business advice from an accountant, just get them to do your taxes, they only know local laws and are incredibly conservative, which is good, but not how you make money.
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@Mateusz ******
The core issue is the DTV doesn’t lead to anything. It’s a bandaid, not a cure.