You can apply now for a DL at the DLT .

Many have successfully and some have been rejected. Embassy specific, you will have to ask.

Banks will not now open accounts for people on ED visas.

A scam

@Luit ****************

Savings are funds in the bank prior to the 1st January in the year you become tax resident. I have already stated this, can you not read? Savings are not income, only income is subject to income tax.

@Luit ****************

The date /2024 is irrelevant to anyone who was not already tax resident. The relevant date for those not tax resident at the time of the announcement is the 1st of Jan in the year they become tax resident. Your failure to understand this simple concept leads you to make false statements. Unless a DTV holder was already a tax resident the date /2024 is irrelevant as the DTV was not available prior to 15th July 2024 meaning no holder would have been tax resident in 2024 and would not therefore have been required required to file taxes.

@Luit ****************

just nonsense. To repeat, savings are NOT income and are NOT taxable on remittance to Thailand. The date /2024 is irrelevant to DTV holders. The important date is the 1st of January in the year they become tax resident. Income earned before that date are classed as savings. Your definition of savings is incorrect. Your understanding of the Dutch DTA is also incorrect. Nowhere in the DTA does it refer to tax on savings. Savings are NOT income, only income is subject to income tax (clue in the name). Savings is NOT money you already paid tax on. Savings is money in the bank prior to the 1st Jan in the year you become tax resident.

@Todd ********

your intellect is demonstrated by your comments. Please show where any tax treaty allows the taxation of savings. You are just spouting nonsense.

@Todd ********

so, no evidence, no facts and no data supporting your position. Your statements prove you are simply clueless when it comes to Thai tax law. Thailand does not tax remitted savings. Fact. Personal Income Tax (clue is in the name) is charged to income, NOT savings. Savings are NOT income. This really is basic stuff.

@Todd ********

a nonsensical statement. Savings are not taxed on remittance to Thailand. That is just fact. Please prove me wrong with evidence. You can’t because guess what, savings are not taxable on remittance.