I'd email the visa section email address first, explain that you had a twenty day overstay and the reason you were waiting for a new passport to arrive, therefore I presume you couldn't of left anyway. I also presume that you declared your overstay when leaving at the airport, paid the fine and left. In my opinion it would only have a bearing on your application for a DTV if you'd been arrested by police or immigration police. I reckon once you explain in an email, you'll be ok. Better to get confirmation before you apply and pay over £200, which if refused they don't refund for failed applications.

@John *********

John, if as you say inheritance doesn't count as income, that'd I presume because because it's not classed as earned income, if that is correct, then pensions are not classed as earned income. Will be interesting to find out which is correct. Probably won't find out until any expats comment on their dealings with Thai tax dept., or a tax consultant next year.

@John *********

Well maybe your wrong because it states EARNED INCOME, which a state pension is not.

@John *********

It's only EARNED INCOME It has been said on here by several experts. So if that is true that means pensions, well at least State pensions wouldn't qualify for taxation. Thoughts please.?

If I thought I might need to cover everything you ask for, I think I'd just stay in my home country.

@William *****

back to school on my maths 😂

@Erik **********

sorry if you think I'm ignorant. When I used to eat at many street Lockup places, they had numerous dishes on the menus and without getting into the intracasies of Michelin 5* to apply for the DTV visa why would you want to take up years of learning. Just basic Thai dishes is sufficient.

@Graham ******

So, if this is correct, pensions, which aren't classed as earned income are not liable for tax. Only thing that could be liable for tax with regard to pensions, may be interest and considering the low interest rates, unless your very wealthy pensioners nothing to be concerned about I reckon.

There's a lot of paranoia on FB regarding rules & regulations on immigration in Thailand. When I went to Thailand first time, flew in from Hong Kong for a week. Second time flew in from Singapore to Phuket for a couple of weeks. Then moved to Thailand and spent the next ten years entering mainly on visa exempts and leaving periodically to go offshore. Only ever got visas three times. Once from Penang, once from Vientiane and last one from the UK.

@George ********

No big deal in my opinion. You pay for the service. Must be some hard up expats in Thailand if they can't afford around 800 baht a month based on 25,000 baht for a year.