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Steve *******
If it was shipped DDP that’s for the shipper to deal with.

If it was cleared as a formal entry, yes but that will be a time consuming and expensive process.

If it was cleared as an informal, not likely. Legally? Yes. In practise ? Nope.
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Non Thai Embassies don’t process Thai visas.

Come to TH on a non O and after arrival start work on the LTR. If possible , avoid agents
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If you can get insurance with no restrictions it is going to be expensive.
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@Brandon ***********
sorry. Forgot about the “1st in person”. You’re right.
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@Frank *********
you can do it online 15 day before the end of the extension
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Yeah. That’s not a 90 stamp. That’s just immigration arrival stamp. You then have to do your 90 day report 15 days before 29 December. You can try online and if that fails off you go to stand around at an immigration office.
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@Christopher ************
yes. That’s why checking if the home country has a DTA and what is says are critical
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All up in the air right now.

Other posters advising to keep money at home country are on point. Bring in what you need ideally just pension money. Make sure your home country is covered by a double taxation agreement.

Best guess is you’ll end up paying something. Your pension will not be taxable. Anything over and above that brought in may be taxable if it wasn’t taxed at origin. However - who knows.

Bottom line- if you can handle paying something tax here you may want to reconsider moving here since undoing that would be a hassle.
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You can own a portion of the house but not the land.

There’s a rare (expensive ) loophole for Americans but it’s very expensive.
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Ah. Is the pink card necessary? I won’t have that until early next year