@David *****

As soon as you bring it in in any way it is taxable, no difference in spending immediately or keeping it in your wallet as cash or putting it on a Thai bank account.

If you want to prevent money you bring in as taxable you can choose to bring it in in a year you are not tax resident and use it later.

@Pete ******

You are just wrong, DTV holders are not something different for tax law. For money you bring which you did not already have at 1-1-2024 it does not make any difference if you put it in a savings account before you transfer this. How do you think Thailand will make any difference in money you keep outside Thailand? Savings is just money that was income before, and as long as it was income after 1-1-2024 they see it as taxable, regardless in which year you bring it in.

@Pete ******

savings from before 1-1-2024 are indeed not taxable, savings you got after 1-1-2024 are taxable, this to prevent rich Thai earning money abroad to leave that money for some time abroad and then get it in tax-free.

But they already want to change this law to make it attractive to get that money in the country.

But for now it means that all money you bring in, regardless what kind of money, is taxable unless you can prove you did already have that money before 1-1-2024.

@Jen *******

a lot of embassies just don't accept screenprints and want the pdf you get from the bank.

@Eric *******

I don't think Thailand would really regret such a small loss. 555

@Alan ***

When you did not have to pay the fee again, your application was not rejected, they only asked for additioanal info, once rejected means application ended and you have to do new application.

@Jen *******

With only a screenshot you are lucky it got accepted.

IDP itself depending on type is valid from 1 till 3 years, but that doed not mean you can use it that long in all countries.

It is only meant for temporary visitors, and many countries have a maximum of 90 days use.

For Thailand opinions about this period vary.

Als an IDP without presenting the national drivers licence you used to get the IDP is not valid.

So there are all kind of reasons why you can be fined even with IDP.

@Glenn *********

When you have issues when questioned, because something is wrong, I perfectly can understand you tell such a story anonymous,

People worrying about being questioned, most likely do not comply with visa rules or have to hide something else, otherwise questioning just is no issue at all.

The fact you are not questioned will not reassure them because there always is a chance to get questioned.