Do not attempt to travel here to Thailand without travel insurance for the duration of your trip, unless of course you have unlimited credit available on your credit card. Any reputable UK insurance company should be able to provide you with cover, BUT make sure that you understand exactly what is covered in the contract.

@Mark *********

and you don’t need an agent

NB means Note Well, DO NOT LEND Money to anyone under circumstances!

If someone wants money from you tell them to borrow it from a bank or a finance company .

@Frank-Steven **********

Many thanks for your response and for clarifying my point 4.

Although I have a Thai tax ID, which has been dormant for 10 years, I am hopeful that I will not receive,or have to complete further tax returns as my situation

remains the same.

Thanks again.

It would be appreciated if anyone has a view or could comment on my own personal tax situation.

1: I have lived here more than 20 years, and am retired.

2: I am married to a Thai woman

and have a marriage extension of stay.

3: By filing a tax return some ten years ago in order to reclaim the withholding tax from dividends received from trading in Thai companies on the SET, I was allocated a tax ID number.

This was the only tax return that I have ever filed and I have not received any more since then.

At the same time I sold all my holdings.

4: I have an offshore bank account in the UK, from where I remit my savings into my Thai bank savings account; and as

you are already aware any interest

generated on these Thai savings accounts is taxed at 15% and automatically deducted.

I would also be grateful if anyone could confirm the personal income threshold to me; I also understand that in the event that I would have to file a tax return certain allowances are available and tax deductible such as payments to my Thai wife and Thai health insurance premiums.

I look forward to your views.

Thanks.

@James ********

In case you didn’t know it’s suggested that individuals DYOR , which is similar to you saying “figure out the important shit”.

A Pharmacist as a witness has been acceptable in the past for me, as long as they have a stamp with the name of the pharmacy and the branch address to accompany their signature.

Quality immigrant for sure!

First you need to learn to spell

Nationality!!!!!

@John *******

Yep, play by their rules and regulations.

It’s just like a football match, whether we are living here or simply just visiting we are playing away from home.