@Matt ******

"extended visa on arrivals from 60 days back to 30"?

What are you talking about? What are extended visa on arrivals?

What has gone back form 60 to 30?

Why should DTV not be around in 6 months?

@Andy ***********

not having to pay taxes is not exactly the same as not having to submit a tax return. I agree with you the second part of what

@Adrià *******

said is far too generic, but the first part is describing the general rules without mentioning DTA which has impact. So in my opinion it is not BS, but just incomplete. To be complete is almost impossible because every DTA is different.

@Steve *******

Do you really think Thai tax office believe a farang lives from 9000 baht a month? Even the average Thai uses more. There is a reason they want non-o retirement have income of 800K a year. So when someone claims to spend less than half of this, it looks suspicious.

@Andy ***********

I think

@Adrià *******

exactly tells what are the rules as long as your country does not have a DTA with Thailand, so what part is BS?

@Steve *******

How realistic will it be to live from 300K a year? Cash might be untraceable, but only living from 300K might be sound as unrealistic to tax office.

@Michael ******

Yes, money earned in 2025 and brought into Thailand in 2027 is taxable. If you have to pay tax depends on the situation and DTA. Why do you think it should not be taxable? I t is up to you to prove you already had this money before 2024.

@Mark ********

nothing optional on it, 180 days or more in a calender year makes you tax resident, period.

@Michael ******

only if it was earned before 2024 it is tax free. If you earned it 2024 or later it is not tax free anymore, so your remark is only partly correct.

The only "rule" wirh 3 months is that applications with an INTENDED date of arrival are cancelled with no refund by most embassies. Intentions can change with or without reasons. The only thing I can think about is that in case of soft power you might get questions why you do not following the training, but even that is highly unlikely.

@Wannikea ********

I thought the baht rule only applies for visa exempt.