Leonard Kingston Miragliuolo after it has been translated, it has to be taken to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be legalised.

Every entry is judged on it's own circumstances. Although your travel history does not cover the whole year but if it did, it is obvious you are not trying to live in Thailand as it is less than 180 days. Your stays each time are typical of a tourist, especially returning to UK each time.

Although the pattern looks like tourism, every entry is judged on it's own based on previous history and not what you plan to do in the future. Using past history pattern to convince an IO on entry is a risk. Even with a tourist visa, it is still at the discretion of the IO as to whether to allow entry. It does not alter your circumstances regarding intention and past travel history but having a visa issued by a Thai embassy in your own country almost guarantees entry. Support information can always be provided in a visa application that cannot be used at immigration desk at the airport.

Alban Lawson families with young children can use that lane as well. Last year we travelled as a family and our grandson was with us in a pushchair. We were directed to that lane by airport staff.

Graham Seal for the Non-Imm. 'O', should it where you ultimately stay or your first accommodation. I usually stay in Bangkok on arrival and then go up to my wife's home where I would be staying. Or is it the same as normal as a tourist with TM30.

Stephen Croft if they did, what difference would it make to the finances of pensioners living in Thailand.

How does this fit in with domicile status. If you pay UK tax on a private pension because the pension provider cannot pay it gross, can you claim the tax back if you are a tax resident in Thailand.

Due to DTA, it may be advantage to pay UK tax and pay any extra for assessable income in Thailand.

UK state pension and increases on it is a bit unique in not getting the increase if you don't live in certain countries.

As a retiree in Thailand, you are not a permanent resident and go from year to year. It is no different to a long holiday, as far as being away from the country.

If I pay UK income tax, or any tax for that matter, I would be very disappointed to lose the annual increase in state pension.

My daughter's name is spelt differently on her British and Thai passports. I am not sure whether the last passport was her 5th or 6th but it is the first time this has ever happened. Required her original Thai birth certificate and the British birth certificate from registering of the birth at the British embassy. Transliteration causes a lot of problems.