A visit to immigration for a visa renewal also restarts the clock

the start date of the 60 day visa exemption 🙂

That’s ok then, maybe you can check with the tax office on h

Where did you hear nothing has been decided ? my accountant confirmed that I will be tax resident this year (180 day rule) and as such, am now obliged to submit a tax return in January 2025 under the new rules. I can of course ignore it but as we know potential tax liabilities dont go away ( two certainties in life death and taxes) one should treat it no differently to our home country or other countries where we may have been a tax resident

A tax return is still required to be submitted even though , with the UK DTA it’s unlikely any tax will be payable, provided you have evidence that tax is paid in UK - some will choose to ignore the requirement , which could lead to serious problems down the line , as we know tax authorities can go back years and impose penalties. Seek professional advise and get a tax number , the worry is if immig ask in the future for tax clearance cert before renewing a retirement visa. Could result in a rise in overstayers who can’t normalise their affairs.

It’s not going to be an issue unless you have to visit immig for an extension for example, or you end up in Hospital and they can’t track down where you are staying to contact relatives or friends…..

@Leo *****

can do dependent/trailing spouse, or have separate visas , so yes you can keep one 800k amount

It’s not discretionary - the system flags it during check in if you are on a one way ticket why take the risk of being bumped get an onward flight to be safe, you can always cancel it

Perhaps you shouldn’t have run over the dog it’s called Thai Karma………

they use a points system to determine eligibility, very hard for single Thais to get visas for AU visit