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Comforting words from Hailey about foreigners and Thai income tax

A new YouTube video posted by accomplished speaker Hailey Hicks, director of HH Premium Visa Consulting and based at San Diego State University in...

Thailand’s popularity as a retirement destination nearing crunch point

The tweak in the Thai Revenue rules, affecting both Thai and foreign tax residents, means that income derived from assessable foreign sources is to...

UK government revises family visa income hike

In an unexpected move, British home secretary James Cleverly has partially climbed down over his plan to raise the minimum annual salary level of...

Automatic medical insurance likely not necessary after all

The tourism and sports minister Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol has diluted the prime minister's promise that all foreign tourists would be covered for injuries and death...

Yet another plan to cover tourists with medical insurance breaks the...

Worried about negative international publicity, Thailand’s tourism and sports ministry is dusting off plans to insure overseas tourists with 500,000 baht (US$14,000) per person...

Pattaya Brits join the campaign against new British visa regulations

PATTAYA, Thailand - A group of Brits, currently in Pattaya, have written to UK premier Rishi Sunak to complain about the latest family visa...

Myanmar junta demands expats pay income tax on their overseas earnings

The cash-strapped military government of Myanmar is demanding that its overseas workers remit part of their monthly wages, no matter how meager, to a...

Visa-free Indians are flocking to Thailand including Pattaya

The experiment to cancel visas for Indian nationals is bearing more fruit than the similar relaxation for Chinese citizens. Whereas the Chinese seem concerned...

Thai income tax worries spark interest in 10 year visa

Concerns about the Thai Revenue’s intention to tax foreign income from January 2024 has created a new market for Thailand’s Long Term Resident visa....

New Thai health insurance policy for foreigners in border regions only

Press reports that a new registration scheme will help boost access to healthcare for foreign nationals and the stateless is creating confusion in expat...

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