why get a "fake" ticket. just book the cheapest one way real ticket to Cambodia "no checked luggage, etc" which when I did it a few years ago was around $70USD. don't assume Thai immigration can't figure out what's fake and what's not! it's not that difficult.

"passive income" normally means from Investments. i.e. stocks/securities, etc

As previously mentioned US currently doesn't allow dogs to come back. Unclear if this is a leftover covid rule, however be careful about this.

DTV is a 5 yr not 6 months, you just get 6 at a time.

@Todd ********

completely incorrect. The utube attorney discussed that it all depends on your countries DTA agreement and you possibly have to file. I only read the US DTA and these have been in place for decades. Pensions are specifically called out as not taxable, however there are like more than a dozen types of money/income discussed for USA. Thailand is not looking to throw these all away. Unless you've read the one that applies to you, you are very misinformed. These are legal agreements and how many articles/discussions have you seen that thailand abandoned them? Again is quite possible one will have to submit a return and check box saying you are exempt. .these are 2 way agreements as thailand also has their own citizens abroad in many many countries either working laborers or wealthy thais. Thailand can not just disregard these agreements as they are legally binding. It also clearly states if you are taxed in one country you can not be taxed.in the other, and the irs has to allow a write off if taxed in the thailand. Please go and actually read your DTA and then register to that utube and notice exactly what the attorney is saying. Again he said "You may have to file, but any taxes are going to go by your DTA "

@Will ***********

that's not true either. If your country has a DTA with thailand. Under almost all scenarios no tax is going to be due as thailand has a formal signed DTA which is a legal binding document

@Dave ********

did you read your countries dual tax agreement with thailand?? Guessing not. There was a utube lots of people talking about with a thai tax attorney. Seems many didn't pickup that he says many times, well you have to go to your countries dual tax agreement. Thailand had DTAs with almost 90 countries currently. Thailand is pulling all the stops out to get people there. The idea they're going to break 90 DTAs and also create a mass exodus at the same time doesn't even make sense

one has to look at their countries "dual tax agreement" to have any clue to that answer.... and no after 180 days it's not a foregone conclusion you have to pay Thai tax... that's just fake news, many like to repeat saying. you may have some paperwork, but unlikely any Thai taxes are due.

@Todd ********

I've used wide foe years. So ok let's do this again. You walk across the street and get hit by a car or bike. Hospital wants more than you can insta wise via your atm card. Hospital ok we'll wait until you can drag yourself to an atm every day for a few weeks until you have some funds. Get real your 1000s of miles from home and no local bank account..why!! That's just insane.

so you're there living in Thailand, one day for whatever reason, you have an emergency, and need some instant $$. then for whatever reason, you can't get instant funds via Wise, or the amount is over the threshold, where you need to wait 3-4 days to clear, and you're in deep dodo. If someones going to live in Thailand, they really should have a local bank account.