@Paul *******

I see with PEA that they invoice us and their QR code only becomes valid after 2 or 3 days.

I am just curious to know how you intend to request the extension with 30 days left on your non-O.

Thailand is very bureaucratic in each and every way and opening a bank account to deposit your money is already a challenge.

Easiest way: Book a hotel for three weeks or something. Ask the hotel for the TM30, then go to Immigration for a residence certificate for opening an account (not a permit). Finally go to a bank to open an account.

Expect this procedure to take anything between two days and two weeks.

Then deposit your money, find the place where you want to stay with your wife and start preparing for the visa extension.

During all that time two things are important:

1) Enjoy the time and enjoy what you’re doing. You’re in Thailand!

2) TIT! This Is Thailand. Everything works out differently than planned. Get used to it. Relax, stay calm and respectful. The people you’re dealing with can’t help it that their government didn’t give them sufficient training.

@Joseph ******

Which is why he wrote “talk to her” and “many people”… I’m sure you can read that. 😉

@Janin *****

It will be a nice daytime job trying to find new health insurance at that age…

@Graham ******

by the boogeyman 😳

@Nick ***********

Only for people with foreign investments.

It’s not about incoming cash - It’s about generating more investments in Thailand rather than foreign.

So first they created tax ruling to impose better taxation on results from foreign investments. Then they figured the ruling had an adverse effect because investors would simply keep their money abroad rather than investing it in Thailand.

So now they relax the same ruling, but only for foreign investments, so it seems. Unfortunately leaving (some) expats like us in the middle.

@Paul **********

… because Santa said so… 🤣

@Tony ********

Maximum transfer to Thai banks is 2mln baht for Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn. SCB takes max 1.5 mln.

The other max 50,000 baht per transaction.

@Will *****

emotional nonsense. what youtube video have you been watching?

@Poul *********

Withholding tax can, under circumstances, be reclaimed when filing annual income tax, provided you are tax resident.

Obviously that depends on the tax rate threshold that would apply to you.