@Todd ********

small world - I am in Cowichan Bay! While Van Isle is absolutely beautiful - it’s suffocating me after 26 years being here.

The LTR won’t work for me unfortunately as I don’t qualify for the “work-from-Thailand-professional” category and the others won’t allow me to work legally (which is very important to me).

My husband can tag along on my non-b visa.

Do you have to be in Mexico every year to be considered a tax resident there? I’ve been looking a (teeny tiny!!) bit into the options of having tax residency in a low tax country but with all that’s going on right now as we prepare to move in November - I just don’t have the capacity and bandwidth 🤷🏽‍♀️

@Todd ********

we already own a house in Thailand and I will continue to work in my existing online business (I will have a work permit). Some of my work is being taxed through an employer of record but the other money we are bringing in (husbands pension and my income from my business) is what we are currently researching. We will be non residents of Canada, my husbands pension will be taxed in Canada so with the tax treaty he shouldn’t be taxed in Thailand again. As I am operating as a sole prop I will not have to pay taxes in Canada but maybe in Thailand. That’s what I am researching right now 😮‍💨 and it’s giving me a nose bleed lol 🤯

So worth it 🙂

Thanks for sharing Jim! A timely post for us as we are preparing to move to Thailand and trying to get our ducks in a row and figuring out how it all works. This is helpful! 😊

@Brandon ***********

I am doing specific work for a specific company - my company. I really do not want to work illegally and feel much better with this option :)

@Brandon ***********

I am doing it for the work permit - I could come on a retirement visa no problem, but that wouldn't solve the work permit issue.

@Simon ********

I am going down that route because even tho my work is completely remote, I do want to work legally while in Thailand. We are moving to Thailand in November and while my husband is retired, I still want to run my own business and continue to work and I do not want to do that illegally. Through Shelter I will have a visa that allows me to stay as long as I wish and a work permit that allows me to work legally and my husband will get the Non-O attached to my Non-B. It's the only way I could find that allows me to stay AND work in the Kingdom.

I will be using a company called 'Shelter Global' as an EOR and getting a Non Imm B visa with work permit. Just started the process so it's not been approved by immigration yet, but I know people that use them with no issues. Comes with a cost but check them out and see if that would maybe work for you :)

@Keith ***********

Yep - lots to figure out yet....and it makes my head hurt! My understanding is that the tax treaty states that the income is taxed in Canada and not taxed in Thailand - I mean, that's what the treaty is for right? But like I said - haven't figured that part out yet...

@Keith ***********

I wasn't sure if the 360 days is a one time (in 5 years) occurrence? Kinda reads like this but then it also doesn't. Or maybe just wishful thinking on my part lol....