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Hello Stuart,
As and ex Australian defence member with both  Gold card and class "C" DFRDB disability pension. All the Thai government are interested in is you their visa requirements. Your TPI pension cannot be touched.
As to the 18 kg of coffee, if your friend is shipping it to you do not be surprised if you have to pay import tax on it. Then send your friend a "you owe me this amount" e-mail.

thanks mate,
yes, I am a gold card holder as well on the DFRDB scheme.
That takes a load of my mind mate, cheers.
i understand yeah, they will hit for import duty and my mate said he will cover that cost with a bit extra.

Anyway, may i ask where you served?

Hello Stuart,
I served in the RAN for 27 years, nearly all of my time was in Sydney

ROF1708 wrote:

Hello Stuart,
I served in the RAN for 27 years, nearly all of my time was in Sydney

Hi ROF,

I served in 1RAR and deployed to Somalia in 93, I got out 95 so didnt do a career stint like you mate

salute to your service

Have the coffee sent to your wife with a low value declared,  your wife may pay a small amount of import duty and VAT,  Perhaps zero if the value is low. You have no real cause for concern

Terrymedlicott wrote:

Have the coffee sent to your wife with a low value declared,  your wife may pay a small amount of import duty and VAT,  Perhaps zero if the value is low. You have no real cause for concern

Thanks Terry, good advice for the next shipment as this one is already arrived in Thailand and has been dispatched from customs so we will see the import duty tomorrow i guess

I was on HMAS JERVIS BAY which picked you guys, I remember chatting with some of the guys, a really good bunch of blokes. There was a blond woman got herself into a lot of trouble there.
If I remember we dropped you guys off in Townville if I remember correctly. I have a lot of photos back in Aust. from that trip. It was my first trip on a target, surface ship. As I mostly on submarines before that.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
The ROF stands Retired Old Fart

ROF1708 wrote:

I was on HMAS JERVIS BAY which picked you guys, I remember chatting with some of the guys, a really good bunch of blokes. There was a blond woman got herself into a lot of trouble there.
If I remember we dropped you guys off in Townville if I remember correctly. I have a lot of photos back in Aust. from that trip. It was my first trip on a target, surface ship. As I mostly on submarines before that.
Merry Christmas to you and your family
The ROF stands Retired Old Fart

Retired Old Fart,

If i remember correctly D-Coy 1RAR went over on ship, not sure who came back with you.
I recall some D-Coy blokes got in some trouble at Diego Garcia on the way.
Hmmm, Subs, i could never do that lol
Merry Christmas to you and your family
Stu

Hi Stu,
You might be wasting cash here mate.
Transfer your money to arrive in Baht.
Check out my post on Bank accounts posted tonight.
Tom