@Jim *******

I do not doubt the legislation. I was talking about a wholly different topic. you should READ more carefully what I wrote. I wrote that we have no clue, yet, how Immigration will be involved in the process. Because they are the only institution that knows if you have spent more than 180 days inside Thailand in one calendar year. We have no clue if and how they are going implement a mandatory tax declaration into our yearly applications for extensions of stay. Maybe you wonb't be able to extend, if you can't prove that you had a TIN number and did your tax declaration until May 30 by next year

@Jim *******

"There is nothing in Thai tax laws to say that savings can be taxed." . . . . . . . . ???? What do you mean? There has nothing yet been published that says that the Thais will tax your savings and funds, that you already held before 2024. The directive they published mentioned "income from abroad" even when it has been sent to Thailand in the following year. It didn't even mention "pensions". We shall see what will happen in the first quarter of 2025, and how far will Immigration be involved. Who knows when an expat has spent more than 180 days in Thailand in the year 2024? Immigration is the only institution that knows. And we, at this moment, have absolutely no clue what they are going to do

@Lena ******

some embassies and Immigrations are willing to give your spouse a Non-Imm-O trailing spouse visa, if you as the main holder, has a 1-year Non-Imm-O/A visa. You must ask the embassy involved, and the Immigration involved. Only THEY decide

@Lena ******

yes it got dumped. I told you

@Graham *****

It's almost impossible to do this now.

Most embassies have stopped offering the non-O dependent based on marriage for retirement and it's impossible to do inside Thailand. For the most part now, both must qualify for their own.

Some embassies are willing to offer the Non-Imm-O Dependant visa, if the primary has a Non-Imm-O/A visa, though.”

@Craig *******

it depends. Most countries got double taxation policies established with Thailand. If you can prove that the 1.6 million THB are funds that already were taxed in your country, they will be classified "existing savings" and not a monthly "income", so Thailand got no right to taxate them und you might be able to bring them in tax free. We do not know any details how the Thai government will handle this matter. However we are aware that ""income" and "savings" are two different pairs of shoes

@Heather ******

it appears that no more embassy or consulate is willing to issue a "trailing spouse" visa, if the main applicant has a Non-Imm-O visa. Some embassies are willing to do it, if the main applicant has been issued a 365-days Non-Imm-O/A longstay visa, though

@Biff **************************

if you don't like my explanation, why Vietnam asks for pre-arranged visa for U.S. citizens, then you'd better stay clear of South East Asia, and join the great force of stvpid uninformed Americans. Do you want to know why you are not welcomed in Laos? Because Americans dropped more tons of bomb load onto Laos than they dropped onto Germany in WWII. USA killed tens of thousands of innocent people. in Laos. And sprayed large areas with illegal cluster bombs, which are still unexploded ordnance, and still cause injuries and deaths until today. Does America take responsibility? No, they don't. So you better just accept what people in these places think of you

@James ********

correct. And ya know why? Vietcong are still looking for war criminals. Can't blame 'em for doing a check on Yankees before they let 'em in

@Glen ******

you need to buy a visa-on-arrival for Cambodia, costs 40.- USD. You don't need that for the 30-days visa exempt entering Thailand. And Vietnam is another story