@Steve ******

I think everyone has seen this video by now. Everyone should get it

Before it changes

@Randy *****

yes I saw a Thai cooking school for 4 hours and 1200 baht. The question is what will be accepted. Accepting one year Muay Thai is different that a cooking class. So, has anyone been denied the visa? I read a lot of approvals. A denial with reason would be interesting. Do you risk baht to apply with a 1 day or two week cooking class. The government don’t care because they keep the money. Surprised not some basic guidelines of what acceptable fir classes. As of right now we know a 1 year class accepted. But I could take three vacations to other parts of SEA for cost of Muay Thai. I am still surprised it’s 5 years and not 1 with extension option. I assume changes might happen and the 5 years could be the first thing discussed. Make it like retirement where you have to do an extension with proof again. But for digital nomads it is great. Why they add soft to it instead of changing education visa seems odd. It only been about a month. How things look next year will be interesting.

Ok I just looked again. The price I saw for 3 places ranged from 8000 baht per month to . Maybe he found cheap. But this would be 0 for Muay Thai per year. Interested to see what he paid and if there is cheaper. It says classes are two hours. I assume M-F. One promoted a certificate and graduation so I assume you must go to get this class certificate. Unsure what will immigration do if you pay for class and never go. The Muay Thai don’t care they got 60%. This will be a great business for them. It me seems border bounces are cheaper. But not guaranteed, maybe if you use a service for bounce. But I think if you need one year of proof of class not two weeks then it will be an expensive DTV.

@Alfred ****

one year Muay Thai is expensive

Another posting with no answers or responses 🤔

@Marty ********

85% I don’t remember but you must have other income. I thought, maybe I’m wrong it started at 50%. Also probably depends on amount of SS to. I don’t suggest living on ATM but I know many retired people, not in Thailand that refuse to open a local bank account. They live on credit cards, ATMs and wise or western union. Some been doing it 10 years or more. But I understand each argument

@John *********

if you only had SS and it’s exempt you have to still file a return with no taxes due?

Wow

I’m confused 🫤

@John *********

ok let’s stay you have retirement income and savings. How do they know the difference?

So let use around numbers:

You have $50,000 sitting in usd savings account and every month you get $3000. You don’t use a bank account in Thailand to live. You use atm withdraws for cash, credit cards for groceries and pay rent in cash or transfer. How do they track this? I know you suppose to file but if it says income from overseas would it be $0. The people on retirement using an agent don’t probably use money in a Thai account to live so they are living like I stated above. To me income vs money are two different things. Yes retirement is considered income but in USA I think only 50% is taxable if no offer income maybe less I forget. So, if on social security without other income you probably pay no taxes. How does that work

DTV is sweet if you qualify and no changes

Unless they enforce taxes on stays over 180