Thailand – Belgium Information letter 21 02 2024
The pension statements for income year 2023 have been sent. You need this form for the tax return for tax year 2024 and income for 2023.
This week I received a letter from BNP (Fortis). Not to warn me that they would close my bank accounts in Belgium. It was stated in detail that the bank is obliged by the Belgian legislator to disclose certain information about each account holder.
Information letter to Belgians 23 09 2023: Tax on Web
I hereby report that the 2022 income declaration is online at www.myminfin.be. This for the income year 2022, tax year 2023. This for Belgian taxpayers not living in Belgium.
Making your own cheese in Thailand (3 slots)
Our 'brew' has now reached a stage where we can already taste it. It will now taste a bit sour because of the yogurt, but now it's time for the actual flavor formation. The brie fungus, which we added in the beginning, will now do its job.
Making your own cheese in Thailand (2): day 4 to 12
After step 1, the first fermentation is almost over. Now it's time to filter. For this you need to show some creativity and use things that you have in your kitchen arsenal. I used a metal colander and a fairly worn kitchen towel as a filter.
Making your own cheese in Thailand (1): day 1 to 3
As a result of a weekly conversation with his Portuguese friend, Lung Addie came up with the idea of making cheese himself. Because goat cheese and goat's milk are hard to find in Thailand, he decided to give cow's milk a try. Although his first experiment failed, the second attempt was successful, leading to the discovery of a good and simple recipe for making Brie.
Info letter for Belgians: registration with a 'TOKEN' at the BELGIAN public services from 31 January 01 no longer possible
As predicted in my Dossier “Unsubscribe for Belgians', the use of a 'TOKEN', one of the oldest registration methods, at the Belgian Public Service, www.mypension, will no longer be possible from 31 January 01. This was already the case at www.myminfin.
Belgian Embassy in Hua Hin
Last year, as registered Belgians living in Thailand, we received an email from the Belgian embassy in Bangkok that the Belgian embassy would come to Hua Hin with their mobile kit in January 2023. The planned date was January 27. Here the biometric data needed for the renewal of an international passport could be taken.
Belgian tax on web
For Belgian users of tax-on-web, for Belgians not living in Belgium: the declaration for the income year 2021, declaration year 2022, is open on the website: www.myminfin.be.
Life in Thailand: A visit to a private hospital
Lung addie has had a pacemaker for 15 years. Regularly, ie. it should be checked annually for operation and the condition of the battery. This is possible here in Bangkok, in the Rajavithi hospital, because that's where my very first pacemaker was placed 15 years ago. However, Lung addie is hesitant to go to Bangkok, especially now, due to the fact that there is only 1 daily flight from Chumphon to Bangkok.
Partying in Thailand
Today January 31, 2022, this should be another normal day in Thailand's national history. Yet it doesn't look like the way Lung Addie, in his so quiet jungle, awoke this morning.
Birdhouses
There has been a wonderful series on 'bird watching in Thailand' for quite some time now. What I am missing, however, is something about 'Birdhouses'. By this Lung addie does not mean what the Flemish among us will know best, not the houses where you can go 'Birding'.
A short trip to Hua Hin
Lung Addie goes to Hua Hin at least twice a year. The main reason is not visiting the sights, the beach, bars…. The reason is to buy food items that he cannot find in his home port, Chumphon, and which can be found in Hua Hin. Hua Hin is barely 250km from his home.
Tour of Thailand cycling race
Quite by accident, I found out, via the path of Pathiu, that an international cycling race would be coming to Pathiu on Thursday, 8/10. The cycling race, Tour of Thailand, although it takes place almost entirely in the South, is officially called “Princes Maha Chakri Sirindon's Cup Tour of Thailand.
Reader's entry: Tax return for deregistered Belgians
Since a few days, the possibility has been opened to file the annual tax return online for Belgians who do not live in Belgium. This year it's a little later than the previous years because of Corona.
A nice border run (final)
As mentioned in part 1, we want to turn this border run into something more than a 'run'. The main goal was already reached in the very early afternoon, so we will now do some sightseeing in Ranong and the surrounding area.
A nice border run (1)
Last week one of my friends was forced to do a border run. Although he used to stay here on an annual extension, it was now temporarily impossible for him to meet the financial requirements as an unmarried pensioner. So, with a Non O Multiple Entries, obtained at the Thai Embassy in The Hague, every 90 days, you are required to leave the country to obtain a new 90-day residence period.