You need a notarized copy of your passport. $50 at the US embassy, make an appointment online.

@Danny ******

ok yes, they are the same in terms of the taxation. But I can send any amount of bitcoin to any other human on the planet instantly without any government, central bank, or other 3rd party being able to stop me.

@Danny ******

If you think there is no difference between bitcoin and equities then you really have not spent much time studying what bitcoin is.

@Danny ******

I am not willing to sell any Bitcoin at all. That's the absolutely worst thing you can do with Bitcoin is to sell it in 2023. People who advocate "crypto" or using it to pay expenses don't know what they're doing. I am talking about buying Bitcoin, and then holding it long into the future. I am not talking about "crypto" and I am not talking about buying burgers.

@Danny ******

Yes, if you buy bitcoin and later sell it you incur either short or long term capital gains taxes, depending on how long you held it.

But why do you need to buy McDonalds with your Bitcoin? If you really want to, you just have to account for the sale of the bitcoin. But that would be dumb. If you really want to liquidate some, you sell a chunk, account for the gains on it, and then buy however much burgers you want.

It's no different than gold in that respect. But it's better than gold in almost every other way.

@Danny ******

it's taxed as capital gains just like any asset or commodity. There is nothing special about tax filing on bitcoin. Also please note I said Bitcoin, not crypto.

I don't think border run was the mistake. Pretty sure your choice of transportation was the problem

@Christopher ************

There should be an island somewhere that people who wine about it can go and avoid the smoke. Maybe have a boat that brings the people to and from it so they have a place to all wine and cry together. Problem solved

@Stelar ******

Try getting an elite visa with a volunteer visa in your passport. Let me know how that goes.

@Jorge ****

Because most are agents operating for foreigners who do not actually volunteer or do any work for the people of Thailand but just want an easy and cheap visa to live here.

You cannot, for example, get an Elite visa after a volunteer visa. They will almost certainly deny your elite application.

Take Alan's advice and spend some time here and in neighboring countries before making any long-term moves.