@Henry ********

my point still applies. I am certainly not going to go to Thailand and try to get a visa while on a shorter-term stay, and worry about whether I’ll be able to get back in until an actual visa is approved. I’ll do it from next-door.

@Davis *****

In short, I don’t need to if I want to make an observation otherwise.

TBH, I’ve had it with Thailand’s wish-washy ways and lack of consistency from one immigration office to the next. Still on-track with moving, but to Cambodia now, where getting a decent-length visa is more straightforward. I’ll travel to visit Thailand from there to figure out getting a retirement visa for Thailand without all the stress of wondering what could happen next. I will not actually move to Thailand until my visa is settled and set. In the meantime, I’ll have a stress-free (visa-wise, at least) stay in a country I’ve always wanted to visit (Angkor Wat and other, more natural, wonders). And who knows, I may fall in love with Cambodia the same way I fell in love with Thailand. Meh. Life is too short for BS.

All of this to say “know the law.” Not knowing it is taking a chance. Knowing the law and breaking it is also taking a chance. No shade to anyone who takes their chances; we all do it. Just don’t be surprised at the consequences.

@Martyn **********

Martyn Rollinson Nope. There ARE taxes for foreign retirees in Thailand. Really all, but retirees are part of that. But you’re being honest about why you don’t pay them. It isn’t at all about not receiving notice, tho receiving one might change your mind. It’s all about the odds of being caught. Refreshing. We all play the risk/cost-benefit game. Cheers.

@Martyn **********

“None.. Don't listen to the idiots volunteering to pay tax.”

Really means: “If you follow a law that isn’t being enforced and it costs you money, you’re an idiot.” There. I’ve made your statement honest, lol. And the first word (None) was a flat lie.

@Martyn **********

Of course I know how taking advantage of the system works in many countries. I’m not judging you for it. I might even do the same thing. Virtually nobody is a rule- or law-slave. But I won’t represent it as something else, publicize that I’ve done it, or recommend that others do it.

@Martyn **********

Sure it is, but it amounts to the same thing. The difference is just a matter of degrees. You either follow Thai law or you don’t. What you meant when you said “until they make me” was really “until you get caught.” At least say it like it is.

@Martyn **********

Yep. Because I said exactly what you did. Just wondering how far your logic extends.

@Martyn **********

Funny. They won’t make you not rob a bank. Does that mean you’re going to do it?