@Stephen ********

I'm Australian and I visit Australia twice a year so no big deal for me. I'm switching to DTV later this year so I'll be doing that from Australia as well

@Nelly *****

You don't need those for a non-O. You're thinking of an OA visa

@Nelly *****

Mine was Australia. Sent the forms and passport and got the visa after about a week. Nothing complicated at all

@Paul **********

Direct from the ATO

@Paul **********

Depends on the "untaxed income". All income I earn in Australia is already subject to taxation, with the exception of pension which is exempt tax in Thailand. I have to declare any income earned in other countries on my Australian Tax return. However, if this is already taxed in another country, I am allowed credits against Australian Tax. I used to own an apartment in Germany on which I paid tax in Germany. I declared the income on my Australian Tax return, which made it "liable" to tax in Australia, but as I'd already paid in Germany, this offset anything I would have had to pay in Australia.

@Paul **********

Doesn't quite work that way in all situations. Because of my situation, although I'm a dual tax resident, I am deemed to be tax resident solely of Australia. In this case Australia is my taxation authority, and Thailand is out of the loop, except as I say for money earned in Thailand

@Colin *******

They always seem to have the shits about something whenever I go on there. I won't be weeping too much for the loss of their corruption money

@Andy *********

The accounts are fake and the bank books held by the agent. That's why agents are now panicking because they can no longer set up the bogus accounts

@Nelly *****

I managed it. Far from "super complicated"!