Sell all your possessions and send the money to your loyal Thai girlfriend to invest in high-growth Asian opportunities on your behalf.

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

wouldn’t think about it until you get to July and then you’ll need to talk to a Thai tax specialist about any liability you may have under the new regs. You won’t get anything specific and actionable to your personal situation by watching videos and all discussions are conjecture at the moment. You’ll be in the same situation as many others so there will be a new industry dealing with foreign tax returns if required.

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

what you bring into the country to live on. Google is your friend here. The changes here are very widely discussed online already. Including this thread.

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

Tax residency in the UK is very complex and designed to make citizens tax resident if you have ties like close family or assets in the country. That’s a nice and useful chart for the UK. This thread is about Thailand and the new rules around paying tax for foreigners. Tax residency tests are completely different in Thailand compared to the UK. Basically, spend over half the nights in any given calendar year and you’re tax resident.

@Norman *********

The label says Produce of Australia not New Zealand.

Can do what I did when my OA was expiring. I got a new cheap qualifying Axa health insurance and did a day trip to Penang on Air Asia to get stamped back in for a year. Then got the multi entry on my next exit. No financial requirements. Can come and go until August next year now. A

Did you try downloading the app and creating an account? This will answer more questions than asking strangers on the internet. Wise does currency exchange and transfer. If that’s what you want to do then give it a go.

@Tammy *************

You need to lobby the Canadian government or your local politicians then. This is about reciprocity. If Canada grants Thais easy visa-free entry then Thailand will grant the same to Canadians.

The dog is not relevant to your visa. You can bring one as a visa exempt tourist. You need to engage with the pet people at Bangkok Airport directly to get an import permit in advance. You will need to prove rabies vaccination and rabies titre (antibody) test as well as regular vaccinations and a dog health check with your vet just before you leave. The authorities at the airport speak good English and communicate by email. Google them. It’s very straightforward. We brought our cat in as tourists.

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