@Alexandr ****

When you are on non-o based on marriage you can get a 60 day extension before you apply for the 1 year extension.

I suggest you make sure you get your 400,000 baht in the bank asap and then request a 60 day extension. That should give you the 60 day seasoning of the money in the bank.

If you don’t have a bank account yet: GET ONE!! Tomorrow!

Do you at least have a tm30?

@Andy ***********

🤣🤣🤣

@Andy ***********

That’s great, but still irrelevant because you can’t put money in a bank account when you don’t have one. The whole 65k per month discussion is completely irrelevant.

@Andy ***********

Sure, but he doesn’t, so it’s irrelevant.

@Declan *********

Yep. I too often see that in the tax group as well. When someone asks a question about paying tax in Thailand lots of people jump in with irrelevant answers based on their own situation. It causes much energy to correct that and disclose the assumptions which people made.

I’m not sure what your traveling plans will be but chances are you’ll lose your retirement visa too soon. Not due to money, but due to not being in the country at renewal time.

Anyway, the income method won’t work for you as it must come into your Thai bank, which (I assume) you don’t have. The US embassy won’t give you a statement of your income.

Why don’t you just come on other visa like DTV or something?

@Declan *********

He keeps answering always from his own perspective and always forgets that different people have different situations.

His answer “yes” is correct, provided you are in the same circumstances as he is (which he omitted to add).

Just be prepared for such questions if you are using another bank. No reason to panic.

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@Andy ***********

Expat retirees are taxed in Thailand unless their income is excluded by a dta! Get that into your thick skull!

@John *******

I am 100% sure my Thai tax liability for 2024 is zero. If you want we can place a good bet.