@Graham ******

He can work for himself. That's what the retired Aussies I know are doing. It's all bs of course, but you need only produce the business name registration. The DTV is a total cakewalk. I predict within 1-2 years, other than those who need a work permit, every foreigner will be on the DTV - married, retired, students, volunteers

@Tor *****

Keep in mind this infographic is produced by a Facebook group. It is not official. Best to check directly with the immigration office you use. Each has its own idiosyncrasies

@Rok *******

Exactly! Not as cut and dried as that. So many stupid Aussies totally sever their lives in Australia. They get married to a Thai woman, have children, build that cheap palatial home in the middle of a rice field in that Godforsaken place called Isaan, they get all fuzzy over having a pink card, a blue book, yellow book, green book, and enshrine themselves into Thailand and then start bleating because they have to pay tax!! My sole possessions in Thailand are a bank account and a 12-month lease. Oh, and a TEMPORARY extension if stay! I even refuse to get a Thai driver's licence. If push comes to shove, I'm an Aussie through and through

@Rok *******

I don't know about UK, but Australians with a permanent home in Australia are taxable solely in Australia

@Rok *******

People overlook the protection of their home country DTA. If they keep home country tax residency and have a permanent home there, they pay no tax in Thailand on transferred money

@Reidar *********

The stupid ones sold up their lives in their home countries. I've been here 15 years but still qualify as an Australian Tax Resident, so I will not pay tax in Thailand. I'm just here on an extended holiday. My only assets after 15 years are a 12-month lease, a bank account and a temporary extension of stay!

DTV a border bounce will suffice. No need for a visa run as the visa is five years lifespan with multiple entry. Can extend each entry by 180 days at an immigration office

@Graham *****

I think they will. Thailand is hungry for money and this is one way to ship in a stack of foreign funds. If the estimated 36 million tourists this year is repeated next year it will net the Thai government 10.8 billion Baht. Nothing to be sneezed at. Even the UK is bringing this in. Within a few years it'll be a worldwide trend. Most interesting to see if the ETA has an expiry, or whether a new one will be needed each entry. It'll certainly upset the border bouncers!

@Graham *****

The delay in introducing the ETA (which is only required for visa exempt entries) is to align the "tourism tax" payment of 300 baht. The government was having difficulty with implementing the tourism tax as including it as part of the airline ticket meant everyone entering Thailand would be paying it, and this would negate its function which is to tax tourists, not residents. By introducing the ETA for visa exempt entries it means the target group of tourists would be the only category of entrants required to pay it. Yes, they are different initiatives but like many other countries now, they will be combined

@Alex ******

OA is the best way to avoid the 800k lump sum. You enter Thailand, get stamped in for one year. Start the 65k transfers immediately, and once you have 12 x 65k monthly transfers, you leave the country, re-enter on a 60-day exempt and then apply for the 90-day non-O, which you extend for a further year when there's less than 30 days to run on. All the time keep up the 65k transfers. Don't miss a single month or you're done