Being Taxed Out Of Thailand! The Need To Feel Wanted.
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- Daily Vlog# 1688 There have been a lot of get out of Thailand scares from attention seekers on the internet. Not much has changed in seven years and much more or that has improved. If you are always looking for the negative it is easy to find. If it was not for the internet I would never have known most of these get out of Thailand rants. Enjoy life and adapt...
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Chuck, this was golden and very helpful. It is amazing how even when we come to the land of Sabai Sabai because we are exhausted with the western way of life, we still carry the burden of worrying about everything all the time. Changing your geographical location is easy. Changing your mindset and approach to life is challenging. Thanks for pointing the way.
I retired from the US Government and my Job at one time was traveling and working with many Governments in Southeast Asia. One thing I learned is that nothing is written in stone. Not like the US. The people will work with you to make things work even if it's not a policy. Most of the time there was no written policy, just be nice and respectful, things will work out.
Thanks for sharing
I am a retired Australian living in Chum Phae. I have an O marriage visa and only need to show 400k per year income from Australia. If immigration asks for 6 photos give them 8 if they ask for photo copies give them 2. Also don't argue with them just go with the flow.
Everything you say is spot on, Chuck. I have been here a year now (from the UK), and I am very happy. The Visa process is not such a big deal. Be patient, smile and ask questions and you will find your way. Fantastic Country, I love the food, people, beaches and the serenity of living here. Sabai Sabai people, and don't worry too much about things you can't control. Keep the videos coming Chuck. 🙏👍
The best comment 🙏🏾
Absolutely right Chuck - I always feel welcome as soon as soon as I step off the plane at BKK.
This is why I will return in May on a one way ticket .
I'm getting my O - A visa in UK so I can bring what I need when I make the move.
Hi Chuck
A freind of mine told me to look at your channel
I agrree 100% never felt unwelcome anyware in Thailand , my wifes village near Korat everyone is smiles kids run up to me shout Lung rearly farang i always tell them my name Gary ,they always ask questions my wife has to translate🥰
I am always polite and i get same respect back😎
We are starting this year going to live the winter in Thailand i will follow your advice for visa
enjoy your vlog
kind regards
Gary
Thanks for sharing
So well explained Chuck and more importantly so right. Over a 10 year period I never had a problem with immigration they were helpful friendly and happy to explain situations. Most people worry too much because of preconceived ideas. Great vlog for everyone. Bushyboy Oz.
Thanks for sharing
when you are respectful of the people and the country you live in, you are welcome everywhere I think. Thailand is a welcoming country for people who respect it.
Thailand and other countries I've been to I have felt very welcome and treated very good . Made some very good friends,
If you have a bad attitude stay in your own country, so the rest of us can enjoy Thailand ,
No need to apologise Chuck, the drama queens must drive you crazy. Be back there next week, woohoo! 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
Love this video Chuck & Paige ! My husband and I were just wondering about being taxed in Thailand 🇹🇭 So glad that you went over it on this vlog…. Thanks for posting this 😊
This was a very informative and helpful video. You're a good man sir, hopefully most the Americans in Thailand are like yourself. I'm in the research stage right now before I take my trip. Thanks again, sir.
Top of the morning, Chuck ! Well, that just about covers it, period. I would say. That’s what I have always liked about you and your channel, since I’ve started watching you years ago, now. Your open, common sense, logic about just about everything. I know that why I watch you as often as I do and try to stay current because we are on the same page. Thanks Chuck. The pleasure is always mine….:-))
Thanks for listening my friend
Hi Chuck, it's amazing that the pumollo you buy in Thailand is removed and packed so neatly, when I try to do that it's a disaster. Mine looks nothing like what you buy. That is great fruit to eat if you want to loose weight!
sir you are correct on everything IN your comments 👏
My first 90 day check in experience was when we were on one of our Island trips over 2 years ago during covid. Paige helped me translate a couple of things and it was accepted in 15 minutes and an hour later it was approved. Been doing them online ever since. No glitches. However, I'm moving back to Seattle where my property taxes were $1,100 a month, my electricity bill hovered around $200, my water bill was around $70, my natural gas bill in the winter was $250 a month. state sales and county tax was 9.6%, and gas is $5.00 a gallon. (and none of this includes a house payment or rent or food) 🤣🤣🤣 Great Topics and experiences. Thanks Chuck
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Why are you moving back to Seattle? what's wrong with Thailand?
Hi Chuck and Paige
Good video and I hope it calms the mass paranoia, I just renewed my non o visa in December and it was a simple process, there was a bit of a queue that day and it took 3 hours waiting but I’m retired and have nothing but time here , the lady who checks the paperwork before they give you a number to see the immigration officer did ask where my money comes from , I told them savings which it does , she marked the box gave my number and waited to be called and it all went very smoothly, my 90 day check in takes under 2 minutes and that’s in korat area which is a busy office, due to the amount of migrant workers in the factories around here , but all in all it’s easy , much easier than the first time but once you’re in the system it seems easy ,
Regards Davy 🏴🇹🇭
Thanks Chuck, your comments about the tax are spot on, and there has been a lot of scare mongering for likes by other vloggers’. But you have put the whole issue into a commonsense perspective and should put some people’s fears to rest. Thank you 🙏
I also used TSL & Associates for my initial visa and annual extension and can confirm for other subscribers it is very much a VIP service and made it so easy!!🙏
Thank you very much for sharing my friend.
Hey, Chuck. As a Thai-born-American, I also overthink about waaay too many things that doesn't improve my daily life. 555 😅 Thanks for the reminder to lean into the sabai sabai mindset a bit more. Belated Happy New Year to you, Paige and the mafia! 🇹🇭 🇺🇸
Thanks for sharing
Best advice is from someone with boots on the ground, like you. Thanks. Happy travels and stay safe. God bless you all👍🏿.
Been in Thailand 🇹🇭 16 years and totally agree about Thail people, feeling like a superstar and everything Chuck was sharing.
Good Talk Chuck, Your Mental Positivity is Wonderful Words of Experience!!
Thank you Chuck. My thai wife and I currently live in Australia and plan to retire in Thailand in two to three years. This video shed some light on what everyone is talking about.
Chuck your mom is lucky she has a great life now there 👍🌵🐾🐾 I love yourself and Page family
Thats the sort of video that helps people the information was blunt and straight to the point, hopefully this will give your comment section a rest.
Great show Chuck. May u and your family stay cool 😎 kind and generous.
Thanks, you too!
We are so grateful to have you and your lovely wife helping us. Stay safe ,healthy and happy. God bless you and your family there.
I agree with what you say. I have lived in That for over 3 years and Falangs are their own worst enemy.
Covid was the best thing for me because they not let me go back and I learnt life.
I'm afraid to go back to America. It has become so dangerous now. I'm happy in Chonburi.
You are spot on Chuck about the fear mongering 👍
I reside between Philippines and California and I get the same negative feedback questioning.
People spend too much time on the “ Indecision “ that they never make a decision.
I pulled the trigger as you did and loving it!!!
Happy Travels
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Chuck great content! And thank you sharing your thoughts!
I appreciate that!
very good, clear, concise and straight forward. Give yourself a pat on the back.
I spent a couple of days at NP immig sorting out a visa last year. It was difficult to put it mildly. They told me the info I was told at Bkk immig before I went up to NP was not how it worked at NP immig. They operate under some different regulations at other immig offices. I had to return to Bkk to sort it out. Was also surprised to find when I went to NP immi, I thought I'd found it in a building at the river. It had all the signs all over the building saying immig, so I went inside wandering around the building. All the relevant signs and offices were inside with no one around. I eventually found a security guard who spoke no english. I showed him my passport and he pointed me down the road. Then I found out it had moved several years earlier, to several hundred metres down the road, but they hadn't bothered to remove all the signage on the old building. Or even put a sign directing people to the new building. Amazing Thailand. 👍
Sounds like you entered the Twilight zone. Immigration office is on the river here in nkp. Maybe you went to a Thai Lao border crossing immigration office for them only....
@@notime2bsad No apparently it was the main immigration office years ago. Google maps even directed me to it, but I think it's been corrected now. I asked at the new immigration office about it, and they said yes it used to be their office years ago. It was an old building so not sure how many years. I asked why they'd not removed all the signage, with no response. It backed onto the river, the new one is on the opposite side of the road a few hundred metres further down.
Thailand is a breath of fresh air after living in NY for 50+ years. i had been accepting people being nasty as baseline normal and never realized what i had been missing from my life! Nok just passed her US citizenship test and i look forward to retiring with her to Thailand before August 2023.
Very awesome good to see you back in Thailand mom really enjoyed nok and you both
Another informative video, thanks Chuck. It is very interesting about ME visa and TM30. Hope that's true in Chiang Mai. BTW as a fellow American expat, I understand paragraph 20 in the tax treaty with the US, specifically excludes SS payments from being taxed in Thailand.
Thanks for all the great information
I always tell my inquiring friends this: You either like Thailand enough to deal with immigration or you don’t. It’s not the west (thank god) and that’s not why you’re coming, right.
Yes, use an agency for the O visa and yes, the cost of living here outweighs the cost of the O visa with the service. Choak Dee Cup 🙏
I totally agree with you chuck, my Thai wife and I still live here in Austrailia but listening to you talk about these things put my mind at ease, your right all the things I have heard, can really mess with your head, but I know having been there many times 99.9 % of it was untrue, these days even here in Austrailia I have stopped listening and worrying about this stuff, we just live our lives it’s up to them how they live there’s, it is what it is just live your own life, do the best that you can, and life goes on if I don’t like it then I find away to rethink it, Austrailia is still a fantastic place to live my wife loves it here, so until that changes, I’m happy, but I have options I love Thailand, and can live there to, everyone has choices up to them, and me, so thank you for sharing the truth as it is it really isn’t that hard a, cheers 🍻
Hiya. Chuck and Paige.
You always speak sense.
And good advice.
The market was busy. Good to see it buzzing.
Nice walk through the park.
I like all your videos.
Thanks 👍
I have been to Thailand many times.
The last time I stayed there, my wife and I went to the immigration office and sorted out my visa extension.
Also, we enquired about theTM30, and my wife was told that she needs to complete a TM30 within 24 hours of my arrival. Immigration was very helpful, and there were no fines for my wife to pay for failing to register my stay that time.
Per your comment about feeling welcome, I agree 💯%.
I've been places where I'm the only farang and people come up and talk to me. Ask to take a picture.
People here are always friendly and welcoming.
Nothing wrong with speaking common sense long may it continue
Hi Chuck and Paige. I just relocated to Jomeiten in October last year. I renjoy your videos. I find those who gehe more uptight as usually those not in the country. I find the biggest change one needs to make living here is to try to become more Thai-like. Enjoy the culture and the wonder of living here. Don't bring your western expectations. Instead melt into the Thai society. It will take some time but you will be much happier and enjoy your life much more. Sweating the small stuff is just ridiculous. This is not the west. Leave those things back there. It is awesome to have been given the opportunity to retire here. Sometimes I have to pinch myself. Keep up the great travel videos.
Thank you so much for clarifying this issue . I live in Australia and would love to retire in Thailand having visited there 9 times so far . Visa requirements have , quite honestly , put me off until having listened to your advice eg " see an agency " . Thanks again Chuck and Paige
Great video, I agree with you 100%, take care 😊
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video Chuck. My Thai friends here in Singapore also said the same thing. No one is going to come after you to pay tax
Thais always treat me with a great deal of respect. You are right on Chuck and I am with you 100%.
I have been here for nearly 2 years and never had a problem. Work with the system.
Great video but I don’t get the title. Who is being taxed out of Thailand?
Chuck I really enjoy all your videos I found so many places by watching your videos. When I go to Thailand? Me, my wife, enjoy sitting there watching your videos. We're sitting over here in the cold. Wishing we were there. Don't get frustrated, you have great videos. Can't wait to go back to Thailand. Hopefully by September. Keep up the good work truck. Driver Lonnie out here in California.
I agree with your situation. One serious area is bringing over 5-10 million bhat to purchase a house. In that case it could be a concern. For nickels and dimes they could care less. I think that a visa agent can do things without having the 800k bhat Your choice. Thanks for the video.
Good stuff Chuck.Thanks for all the information.
Hello Chuck. Spot on. Once I retired here and adapted to what is true and what is bullshit, my biggest problem was where to go to buy noodles for dinner. I have a multi entry type O also. Easy peasy.
Right on Chuck. 👍
Thanks 👍
One of the things that sets you a part from most is you make sense. As I've discussed with my wife, when we come to thailand its not to sit in a rocking chair and do nothing. Our long term plan is to travel. WE easily can do that without a visa at first and as you say, if we end up spending more time in thailand than outside of thailand then visa it is.
Refreshing to have someone to make a positive video to counter all the scare mongering. Also good advice about the Visa's. The same approach I took (with an agent) and it was soooo quick and easy.
There would be no scaremongering if there was more clarity. The Thai Tax code clearly states ''all'' foreign income repatriated to TL will be assessed for tax purposes.
The drama queens, trolls and haters is why I couldn't do youtube. After 25 years of being a cop and dealing with bullshit I have no time for it. Keep up the great work Chuck, love your channel. Cheers!
Thanks for posting this..... I am soooo sick of hearing about this tax issue. EVEN if they could somehow manage to sideline the issue of not being double taxed - this is a country that couldn't even implement the 300baht tourist tax (not to mention all the other things that never come into fruition) - how the hell could they manage to tax what we bring into the country - the whole thing is just so silly..... Never felt unwanted❤🇹🇭😊
thanks, good video. like they say,"On the days I keep my expectations lower than my gratitude I have some really good days."
Very informative Chuck Getting ready to do my non -O extension for 5th time . One thing I may add IF your passport expires within the year extension they will only extend the extension for the life of your passport . My passport expires in July 2025 and I like to do my extension the same time every year in mid January , so when I get my extension I’m going to apply for a new passport immediately so that next year I’ll be able to extend the same time as always. After getting the new passport , go to immigration and get your yearly stamp transferred in new passport
My wife and I have been doing our extension with Korat immigration since 2014. Great people, friendly and helpful. We visit the week before to check if there have been any changes in regulations. Do the application, yep, lots of paper and copies but no issues. Return the next month to pick up the visa. 1,900 baht for the extension and 300 baht for the bank statement letter (has to be the same day as the visa application day so we go there first). Once a year. The 90 day is a quick visit, in and out. Never had any luck with the online, but I gave up and never revisited it in recent years. Its an opportunity to recharge my motorcycle battery or a MacroMarket day if my wife wants to shop. Works for me.
The new tax law states ''all foreign income" that includes pensions, it may not be 35%, it might just be 5%, but it's still a tax. In due time one's Thai bank could be legislated to deduct this tax on foreign deposit remittances. That's not scare mongering, that's fact. That system already exists in many countries with deposit interest retention tax, or DIRT as it sometimes referred to. So it's not complicated to implement this in the Thai banking system, should it be the case.
I see, so you believe that a private bank is going to charge its customers 5% + tax and then hand that money over to the government. So you think the banks will agree to that, and be able to determine what is for an income and what is not. Yea okay....
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Hi Chuck, I don't believe anything until it happens but surely you must agree that there is much ambiguity surrounding the terminology of these new tax laws? As you are aware, if you are a resident for longer than 180 days in TL you are considered to be a Tax Resident regardless of your Visa status (LTR exempt) and legally are obliged to submit an annual tax return.
Example (A) Mick sells a property in his country of origin, and he then transfers $145,000 US or part of these proceeds to his Thai bank account to supposedly purchase a Condo in TL. Under the Thai Tax Code, as we currently understand it, these are assessable funds and liable to tax on remittance to Thailand.
Example (B) Joe sustains himself on his foreign property rental income which is remitted to Thailand. This is considered to be assessable income and is taxable in TL. Many other examples include Pensions but basically if [Mick or Joe] have an assessable income of over 120,000 baht per year, they must file an annual tax return.
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Retention and automatic deduction of deposit interest tax by banks on behalf of Gove revenue departments is nothing new, in fact, it's common practice in my country of residence. And btw, for example, Siam Commercial Bank could hardly be described as a private bank.
@@jdshemp
Does it override the legal necessity of a tax resident to file an annual return?
@@alexandros4703 I can attest that this is a fact as I have such a foreign bank account in a different country. It is a burden on the resident to later prove what is income (or what is not) and reclaim the tax withheld, when year end tax is filed. Filing is mandatory, else you lose all the amount withheld in case a refund is due. Thanks.
Great episode Chuck.
I absolutely agree. I am from "my country" ...I am most welcome in Thailand than in my country..
My passport gets check so many times when exiting airport in my country and one or two times when entering Thailand airport.
Apparently, like the US, you need a TIN (Tax Identifiication Number) to be in the Thai tax system.
I'll wait until they tell me I need one.
In the US who actually don't you can do self-employment with social security number only.
Thanks, this is an interesting video!
Thanks for cutting two the simple "Boots on the ground" take Chuck. Everyone online is making the Tax and Visa deals WAY too complicated and this was like a breath of fresh air.
Great stuff as usual.....WHen you come back from traveling you don't do a tm-30? it was my understanding i had to when i returned from a trip to my home in issan from somewhere like a hotel that automatically submits your tm-30 information..?
I would have second thoughts about living here on a retirement visa and traveling here if I had to go to immigration 2 times a week to tell them I have arrived home now. If they had an actual record of where I have travelled I would be surprised. I would think it would be a topic with the officer sense our time here is spent traveling. I would just pay the 1600 baht penalty if that Ever happens. Up to you.
I am married to a Thai so I only have to keep 400,000 baht in Bangkok Bank for the first year. Now I can spend it as long as I have the same equivalent amount coming into the bank as a monthly deposit. At least that is what immigration says in Sisaket, Thailand tells me and I only renew there. I too paid a little extra for the in and out stamp in my passport. We built a 2 bedroom house in rural Sisaket and paid fully so our home expenses are basically $60 for electric (we have three AC units) and about one dollar for water. I am retired from the USA and a totally disabled Veteran. I still keep a car in the USA in my daughter’s garage and a small RV in a storage yard there for my USA visits. I love Thailand. I know about the research of Thailand and yes, you cannot believe everything you read, and Thailand is always changing the rules. I am not worried about the silly crap some Utubers say about taxes. I have no work permit but I can get one but I do not need to work so not an issue.
Much appreciated work brotha
No double tax but probably more paperwork and hassle proving you already paid tax in the US or wherever.
I am curious how you would do that. Usually if you are transferring money from your country and it is coming from your bank how would you even get tax free money here. If you are making money in most western countries you have to pay tax on that money. I think that is not going to happen. I am going tomorrow to extend my visa l will share on a video. If I had to guess there's not going to be a problem but we'll see. No double tax in USA.
Great talk chuck
Spot on Chuck
I've been going to Thailand since 1969
😂😂 up to you
I feel so welcome here more than i do at home every thing you said was very true
Good video Chuck, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for the info, it's just really scary for me jumping the pond without a life vest. Doing this move this year is keeps me up some days all night mentally checking if I did something wrong. Selling everything, putting all of your life in 3 suitcases and 1 backpack, moving and trying to find a house to rent, trying to make sure you have all of the legal stuff ready for immigration and entry. Right now its just the calm before the storm, come August I will be bouncing against the walls.
Natural
Chuck, I feel more welcome here than I do in the US.
well I enjoyed this video, it was very interesting and informative ,
Glad you enjoyed it
Landing in Jomtien on the 16th to live. Jan 17th, 9am with visa agent for Non O, bank account and transfer of international drivers license. Canada has double tax with Thailand. If they want a copy of my taxes for income, then no big deal. Just a bunch of pensions. Nice fruit, however my morning coffee does my flushing. Thanks for the great vids. Always look forward to them.
Thanks for sharing.
good morning 🙏🏻 chuck and paige great 👍 video thanks for sharing 👍 your mom Kara and her cat Bella 🐈 😻 🐈⬛️ 😀 ❤️ is always a beautiful part of your family life ❤️ videos so as mafia cooking 🍳 and your beautiful wife paige and cowgum that gorgeous dog 🐕 ❤️
Good morning!
@notime2bsad Chuck you paige kara mafia ♥️ love her smiles 😃 your in-laws family 👪 your father in law ❤️ quite often never say much are such beautiful real welcoming 🙏🏻 I saw how they welcomed gift joe ❤️ mich & dow beautiful 😍 Fah just very very welcoming 🙏🏻 ❤️ 💙 I love that ❤️
Ok...one of the take aways I got from this was aboot our money. Are you suggesting maybe "bring" my money into a Thai bank rather than, say having a bond account or something that would generate monthly revenue outside of Thailand ?
Hi, chuck, we met once in udon thani, just a quick question please, if I get an O visa do I get it in my own country? & have you any good advice for medical insurance when I get there, ? Regards lee.
The O visa is obtained here in Thailand. Sorry I have no advice on insurance.
Check the website of the Thai consulate you are using. I think some countries offer an O visa in the home country. However, you can get the O visa inside Thailand as Chuck suggests.
Note that you do not need medical insurance if you are extending an O visa. If you still want insurance that is a separate topic from getting a visa. There are Thai insurance companies and companies outside Thailand that will cover you here. There are too many variables to recommend to someone. You just have to do the research yourself.
Thanks chuck & marty.
Pacific Cross Insurance Co, offices in Thailand. Google them for a quote.
I visit Udon immigration 1 time a year. Best in Thailand
Great video as always.
Great 👍
Thanks for explaining all the BS that's out there about taxation. Looking forward to seeing where you end up next.
Keep’m straight Chuck !
I got married to a Thai woman in Thailand and because my wife didn't have the proper papers we had to wait and hire a second lawyer to get her papers right and now in Sept 2022 we finally did get married. Now we are dealing with American Immigration and it is much more difficult to deal with than Thailand was. We have hired a law firm in Bangkok to help us with the paperwork. We plan to spend time in America and also plan to spend time in Thailand. But we have always been treated fairly in Thailand. We watch your videos to learn more about Thailand and the places we might travel too. Good luck to you and Page,,,,,,,,,,,,,
So maybe living in a third world country like I do may be beneficial to me,because on my side they not that sticky.i plan on relocating in 4 four years time to Thailand with my Thai wife and two kids.early pension,I will only score 2 to 1 in currency.i will not invest money in the country,I will just do a year to year.it pisses me off that my wife is a citizen of my country,however I will never become a permanent citizen of Thailand.its a complete family break up.
I've learned a lot from watching your videos, I've been seeing a lot of unrealistic people panicing. Keep up the good work.
Smart thinking don't worry about things until it happens thanks chuck
It's already happened as of 1 Jan 2024.
Do you file your federal income tax yourself or do you hire an accountant in the U.S. or Thailand? Just curious as to which is easier. Thank you.
people don't understand cost of doing business.
I am Thinking Ross from Brisbane . Australia .
I love your video . Full of info .
I have always felt welcome. I will always be farang, but I am. The doubters and moaners will always doubt or moan and they will always get you annoyed seemingly. Thanks for your content, I never realised it actually cost you.
It doesn't, only the internet connection.
Cheers guys
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The rules for living in Thailand are pretty much the same as living any place. Bad things can happen to anyone but it seems that people carry their drama with them wherever they go. They simply refuse to take responsibility for their attitudes and actions.
There’s an old French saying. Only a moron gives advice to a horses ass. Keep up the good work and go fishing more. Aloha.
Thx for the tax info Chuck. I recently extended my tourist visa another 30 days and was the only time I needed a TM30.
Hope you got it worked out. The only place I know that is doing that is in jomtien. Is that where your are?
The only thing about coming on a passport for the 30 days, its not enough time for the bank account to mature for the 2 months they say is needed as well as finding a bank that will open an account for you without a visa. But like you said some offices arent going to care as long as the money is there.
There are many expats that live in thailand. A large percentage of them got their visa here on their own without an agent when you come here go to immigration and tell them you want to apply for a non-ovisa. It will give you a 90-day visa which can be extended for a year. Your first deposit needs to be within 60 days of that visas exporation. They don't expect you to come here on a tourist visa and automatically have the money..... If that seems to be too complicated just spend $1,000+ and have somebody do it for you. I established my account on my 3 month visa and got it extended from there. Joe did same. Getting an account is not an easy thing in itself.....
Thanks for the info. That's what I will be doing then. Looking forward to going back and making it for the long haul. We tried the US thing and it didn't work out as it's just too expensive here anymore. Getting the son's root canal did it for me $1895 I was like well that's it I'm over this haha. Anyway love the videos and the info you get out there for everyone. Don't sweat the small things and haters. Thanks again
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It's much easier if you put a ring on the finger of the Thai lady you're cohabitating with. It's called a marriage Visa.
Good Morning Chuck and Paige, the drama queens they will never change. People are too lazy to look into stuff on their own. I find immigration easy to deal with. Just have your paper work in order. Everything you said was spot on. Thanks for sharing
You are right, it's not that hard,different yes but I'm far happy here in CM than Australia and so much cheaper to live.I think people need to remember we are guest here.
I just renewed my 30 days in Ayuttaya admittedly I had my Thai GF with me we were in and out in 30 minutes . I have to say I was shitting it but it was so easy and the staff were so helpful. Maybe my experience would have been different in bangkok or pattaya
Good morning ☕ Chuck from Pattaya everything will be okay 👌
always......