@Jim *******

my initial reply mentioned it depends on how many days he is in the country has a bearing on whether he would be liable for tax, was in response to one of the comments who said he was liable for up to 30% tax

@Markie *****

I don’t think no difference at all, always you must exit the country on the same passport you entered on

@SJ ******

probably not if he entered thailand on his Aus passport

@Jim *******

so what you’re effectively saying is that anyone with funds brought into thailand regardless of whether they have stayed in thailand for less than 180 days in the tax year will be required to file a tax return ?

@Jim *******

yes tax on bank interest made I’d imagine ? I don’t know the ins and outs of that, I’ve no probs with tax on interest in a Thai bank account, but was referring to the tax on the money brought into the country, as in my situation been here 16 years but always stay less than 180 days per year due to my work commitments, and always follow the rule of not bringing in funds earned in same year just to be sure.

@Tony *******

he didn’t say anything about a work permit only a non O, so I gather he isn’t planning on working in thailand unless I’ve missed something

@Tony *******

regardless whether he’s extending a non O, as I understand it depends how many days he’s in the country before he’s liable for tax

A trip to Penang might be worthwhile,

@Joel *********

on your rotations I think you’d be fine just as you’re doing currently, I’m sure the odd visa exempt entry in between would be ok also,

those yearly visas are only relevant if you’re over 50 or married to a Thai or have Thai children then can apply for non imm o type visa

there is the wealthy approach I think can get 5 year or 10 year visa for that if you qualify financially, but I think it’s a bit pricy and certainly no benefit to me.

You can pull up the latest info from the Thai embassy website of the country you’re applying in, see if anything is relevant to your situation.

My opinion was that I thought the DTV would have worked since I do all my offshore training and medicals in thailand and less than 180 days in the year in thailand, so I thought that would qualify me, but some expats better versed in the DTV requirements advised that I wouldn’t qualify