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@Pete *****
CA noticed that I stopped paying taxes in 2019 and sent me a letter in 2023 saying they thought I owed them $6,000 in taxes. I sent them copies of my Thai drivers license, Thai ID, and a copy of my passport. They replied that they no longer considered me a tax resident. If you don’t live there you don’t owe taxes.
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@Pete *****
CA has criteria they use to determine if you are a tax resident. Google the same for your state. Of course a tax lawyer will know.
Marty *********
I am from California. My retirement savings are in Fidelity. When I changed my address to my Thai address there were no CA tax withholding on all of my withdrawals. I stopped paying taxes in CA two years after moving to Thailand. CA has acknowledged that I am no longer a tax resident. I am not a tax resident in any state.
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@Roberto ********
What is dodgy about the 800,000฿ deposit method? Put the money in and leave it there.
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Yes. I had one Thai bank account. I kept the 800,000฿ + 400,000฿ buffer and added living expenses on top of that. There was never any danger of falling below 800k฿. Never a problem with Bangkok immigration examining my yearlong bank statements for my yearly extensions.

I had an OA visa for 6 years.
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This is how Thai visa controversy starts. Someone heard something, posts it online, then every expats thinks it is passed into law and published in the Royal Gazette.
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Yes. I got my pensioner LTR in 2023. I got a new passport in 2024. They transferred all the stamps to the new passport at the BOI/Immigration office in Bangkok.
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I would think the website is approximate examples. Real prices are going to depend on age, coverage amount, and deductible. There may be exclusions too.

I have Pacific Cross.
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@Pete ******
OK, so everything I said applies to the UK