@Andrew *******

From the horse's mouth 🙂



"ARTICLE 20

Pensions and Social Security Payments

1. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 21 (Government Service), pensions and other

similar remuneration paid to a resident of a Contracting State in consideration of past employment shall

be taxable only in that State.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, social security benefits and other similar public

pensions paid by a Contracting State to a resident of the other Contracting State or a citizen of the

United States shall be taxable only in the first-mentioned State. "

@Andrew *******

OR from any State government.

@Pete *****

Not NYS related, but just fyi, Social Security and (state) Pensions can't be taxed by Thailand due to a double-tax treaty between the US and Thailand:

@Pete *****

this is a very good list of items that can help establish that you're no longer a NYS resident for tax purposes, while it only speaks of moving to other states, it's equally applicable to moving overseas:

@Pete *****

If you become a full-time resident of Thailand, you're no longer a resident of NYS and do NOT have to pay NYS tax (you may eventually be asked to prove that you live in Thailand, but as long as you can have bills/statements in your name sent to you, and provide a copy of your passport stamps and Visa/renewals, you will be fine).

Evidence of using a Thai bank account, and using a credit card within Thailand is also good evidence of being a resident of Thailand, as well as receipts from medical appointments, etc.

And yes, I still keep a mailing address in NYS (with a relative).

You can also still be registered to vote in NY, but don't vote in any local (city/state) elections, or that will be considered as evidence towards residence in NYS.

Jad same issue with Amazon, UPS declared an item as a "Toy" which apparently also needs a license to import 🙄

Just contacted Amazon, told them the situation, and they immediately offered a full refund.

We used this place in NYC, and shipped a ton of boxed stuff (went by boat, very slow, but reliable and didn't lose anything)

@Burton *******

Some policies will cover you overseas, but even if they do, you will have to pay up front in Thailand, and then apply for reimbursement from the insurance company.

You can get a Non-O visa, and then get married in Thailand, and when you apply for your first extension apply for an extension based on marriage

(as several have noted below, you do need a reason for the Non-O in the first place, and can only change to marriage after the first extension)

@William ******

If most of your income is from investments that's true, but if the majority is from Social Security or a government pension, the DTA excludes those from being taxed by Thailand, and considering that you get a credit for the total US taxes paid, many people would wind up not owing any Thai taxes.