It's funny how some people are complaining that air fares are 10,000 baht more than this time last year, but have no hesitation in handing over more than double that amount for what is essentially a dodgy visa extension
No. Actually it should be from a pension, but as some embassies now will not sign the affidavit which confirms the pension, it is necessary to transfer 65k each month from overseas into a Thai bank account. There are some countries which can still use the affidavit method, so it's not required to transfer the money to Thailand
I don't find it hard at all. It's a case of following a checklist of requirements and spending an hour each year at the immigration office. If people are paying
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baht a year to save getting a few documents together and an hour at immigration they must have a pretty skewed view of "my time is more valuable". No more than two hours "work" for 25,000 baht? That's a pretty useful hourly rate I'm paying myself, tax free. And I'm 100% legal
First priority. Make sure you retain Australian Tax Residency otherwise every single dollar you generate in Australia will be taxed at 32% as you will lose the tax-free threshold. This includes state pension.