@Chris ********************

ok, then he only has to deal with the German laws regarding the will and inheritance tax, Thai laws are as good as irrelevant.

I'm not familiar with the details of these laws. But as in so many countries a handwritten will is legal in Germany if it conforms to certain specifications : handwritten and signed by the testator. The full name, the date it is written.

Inheritance tax depends on who inherits. For his wife it's tax-free for the first half million euros. No idea if his marriage is registered in Germany, and what steps to take if not.

If I were him, I would quickly write a will to have already something in case of emergency. And then contact a notary/lawyer to get all the details sorted out.

Sure he can make one himself, but since he is dying I would make sure every angle is covered by involving a notary.

Depends also if there are other siblings who might later contest whether he was sound of mind in case he writes it himself.

Assets in Germany, in Thailand, or both ?

Is he still able to write himself ?

In his case I would start with contacting a local lawyer anyway, though he could also do everything himself.

City center BKK at a main road you can still hail a taxi cruising looking for passengers as a back-up plan if your booked taxi doesn't show up.

Just allow some extra time to be sure.

I have never even booked a taxi and always used a random taxi passing by for my middle in the night flights.

@Stuart ********

Not sure what you mean by "each to their own"

1) that happened. That's not an interpretation. The officer asked for an updated bank book and needed to see it the next day for stamps to be moved to the new passport.

2) It doesn't prove that during that whole period everything was done correctly. But it would be easily possible to catch SOME cases. Just 1 print below the threshold is all what is needed. The same as a quick look in a car or luggage : IF they find something, then it is proof. If they don't find anything, than it just proves they didn't find anything - nothing else.

It's an extremely low effort way to check.

But the logic doesn't even matter. All that matters is that now at least 1 or more officials have began to check it. Anyone who then has a bank book which doesn't meet the requirements will be in trouble.

@Stuart ********

yet it happened. 00%

Sure it can't prove that during the whole period the money was there, but in some cases it can prove it wasn't there.

Just like a swab at the airport doesn't prove there wasn't drugs, but it can prove there was.

@Stuart ********

Also : since he's on a year extension retirement, they MIGHT want to check the bankbook to see if he didn't violate the fund conditions. Update it the day itself and keep it ready just in case. This might save another trip the next day.

This HAS happened before at immigration Bangkok.

@Otto ********

Large bills are easily accepted, makes no difference. 100 to 500 can get a 0.05 baht/euro extra at money exchangers.

@Steve ******

No, banks give worse rates than super rich and some other exchangers. Can check the rates on their websites.

@М. ***

100 - 500 bills can get a slightly better rate than 5-50 bills

@Matt ******

first of all, that's the website from immigration itself, where you can make an appointment directly with immigration to do your extensions and other things. This is the website that cou tless peolle use to make an appointment.

Second : I have never paid anything else than 1900 baht during all those years for a yearly extension. You are completely new, don't know anything about it which is why you needed an agent to assist you.

1900 is the same price for a 30 day extension on tourist visa or on visa exempt. So you believe that (which is correct), so why you don't believe that other extensions are also 1900 baht ? That's the standard price for so many different types of extensions.

That is NOT an agent price, but the official fee.

I have been doing it for years directly, countless retirees have, countless mareied to a Thai national have... why are you denying the sun ? Everybody knows this is the price, except you. Have you been inhaling too much pm2.5 ? No wonder you need an agent if you are so clueless.

Since you know everything : tell me what the official fee is for a yearly extension. Just tell us, and where you get that from.