@Pete ******

article 19, section 2 a, is what makes it non assessable i believe. But obviously you cant claim credit on other remitence using the uk tax paid on the gov pension.

@Pete ******

the dta overrides the Thai rule, so its not mentioned in the Thai rules specifically, you have to read it in the DTA. But if you have an hour to spare this is a very informative webinar on the UK DTA with Thailand. Where he mentions why you cant get the relevant tax code in the uk to skip the UK tax on the pensions, and explains about government and state pensions.

The government pension ( from government service or military etc), can only be taxed in the UK. They wont issue a tax code that will exclude it from UK tax. It is not assessable income if remmitted to Thailand. State pension is assessable in income when remmitted to Thailand same as private pensions. For those you can claim tax credit and allowances to reduce the bill to zero (or near). Very good webinar on uk dta if you search for expat thailand tax

@Stuart ********

and i know i shouldn't speculate, but i would expect it only to be available through e-visa, and therefore only available from country of residence.

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@Asim *********

just trying to say they havent delivered yet, and when they eventually do, we only know the headlines so far, not the rules, so its too early to recomend them at the moment, other than wait and see.

@Asim *********

they have proposed, not delivered yet. And at a headline value it reads you could stay for 5 years as long as you leave for at least 1 day a year. I'm pretty sure thats not the government intention, and and they have to work out the rules to prevent that if its not their intention, eg extending the 180 days by 180 days may only be allowed once within the visa life, or you might have wait 180 days between visits, we have to wait and see.

@Richard ******

but did you show it the IO when you gave him your passport?

@Greg **********

if your doing it online, then i would say yes always, as the law says you have to, and i would expect the AI element to flag an issue if your tm30 arrival date is less than your arrival in country date. Doing over the counter the IO can see its the same address and pass it anyway.

@Steve *********

re read them Steve, '2 different statement replies.your first statement was something like 'no, you only pay tax on money earnt in Thailand' that as a global statement is incorrect. The other reply was about you not having to pay tax on your military and social services pension, which is correct ss you are an American.