“The TRUTH About Retirement in Thailand”

[@dissent807]

Much appreciate your insight and guidance. Happy Holidays!

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Thanks mate, enjoy the holidays too 🇹🇭👍

[@gerrardrooney7980]

Great content as always keep it up

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Thanks, will do!

[@agentsmith2798]

Correction. At 1.35 you said that for retirement visa a person needs to deposit 800,000 THB in a bank account and have 65,000 THB income per month. It’s not both, either one or the other is satisfactory. Most go for the deposit option as it’s the easiest administratively. A further requirement is that you must have health insurance to a certain level of coverage including outpatient coverage. For some reason the marriage visa only requires 400,000 THB deposit and no health insurance.

[@pashiki5480]

Thanks for that. Both would have been an issue for me

[@shabbos-goy9407]

Just get an agent. Give then 4 passport photos and your passport. They'll take you to Bangkok Bank and in about 3 weeks you get your 15 month retirement visa. It's about 28000baht for first retirement visa and 14000baht to renew ongoing.

[@susannesuffoletta]

Thank you for the information.

[@mangostickyrice555]

Thumbs up 👍 George

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Thanks 🙏

[@bilbo2016]

Currently retired..age 70...spend 6 months in Thailand & other 6 in the States. Having a Thai wife married for 30+ years we plan to stay here year round once I am no longer willing to spend 20+ hours in transit... lol..😂

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Nice one mate sounds like a plan thanks for sharing 🇹🇭👍

[@janpierzchala2004]

Here?

[@scotniver7180]

How about both ? I have condos in Pattaya and charity in Buriram. Prakhon Chai moo Ban Sai.. Drive up once per month supplies and baht. 12 years already.. Train muay every other day while In Pattaya.. Drive to Bangkok Mek Fah muay near Lumpini. Clean sober 34 years.. Retired 65.. Love Thailand 🇹🇭 Having the Best Life.

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Awesome mate to have that option to live in two areas 🇹🇭👍

[@scotniver7180]

@georgenewmaninthailand2495 Since I don't drink or go to Bars , I have extra Baht. Muay thai gym great place to meet new friends. My charity has been my greatest reward. Taught myself to read and write thai to help children learning. I know their teachers and parents. No falongs except me. Pattaya stuff for sale .. and other online shopping, I can buy bicycles and clothes etc. Bring them up north. When I croak, the condos will go to the kids. Happy ending for all.

[@dissent807]

Thank you for another informative video. I like your advice on the financial aspect of retiring in Thailand, which I think is most crucial to consider when planning to move. My main concern is about easy access to doctors and hospitals. You say those are available in the urban areas. I guess it is the same in Thailand as in the West. I was wondering if my budget of Baht 85000 per month would be sufficient for single living. Will this amount be adequate to cover rent for a house (not condo), groceries, internet, TV cable, occasional eat out, and a couple of massages a week? I did not include transportation. Your thoughts? Thanks again.

[@gordonduncan8892]

Easily

[@dissent807]

@@gordonduncan8892 Thank you for your prompt response. How much you think may be an estimated monthly rent for a modern 3 bedroom house in Hua Hin? Not more than a mile or two from the water.

[@gordonduncan8892]

@@dissent807 Just look it up on Google. It would be B10-15k

[@avainvestmentanalytics]

You should read my comment regarding medical care in Thailand.

[@avainvestmentanalytics]

@@dissent807 Around $600 for a 3BR house if you scout around carefully and depending on your preferences. Otherwise, you'll probably pay a bit more. Your budget of 85K baht/month is fine, but I suggest #1 getting global medical insurance (a really good plan will run around $2,000/yr) so you can head to USA, Europe, Japan, Singapore or Taiwan if you need an invasive procedure. I also suggest you try to save money each month for unforeseen issues.

[@badbadgerretiredinthailand]

800,000 and 65,000 a month, it's either one or the other, 2 options

[@denismojzer6901]

actually not life expectancy go down from covid time look statistics a lot o people die a lot soner and yeah i expect that to continue becase of cancer and strokes that are crazy more common now.. mybe have some to do with the thing that people called a medicine that 75% of people took to save them.

[@daveinchina]

Great video. Would you say China is a good place for a UK citizen to retire too? If not, why not?

[@winnerwinnerchickendinner8809]

China is perfect but compared the costs to southeast Asian. China offered more in term of cleanliness

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

CHina for work Thailand for Retirement mate in my opinion but everyone is different 🇹🇭👍

[@daveinchina]

@@georgenewmaninthailand2495 Thanks. I know you lived and worked in China George...why not China for retirement in your opinion?

[@francoiswilliams]

​@georgenewmaninthailand2495 korrek

[@francoiswilliams]

​@@daveinchinaVisa as bad as Thailand...

[@aaronpenn3587]

I think it's ridiculous that you need £1700 a month coming in to retire in a country where the cost of living is almost half of what it is in the UK. I only earn that much now take home and as a single bloke i can live a quite comfortable life here in the UK.

[@sid35gb]

Well in the U.K. a work visa requires you to have a minimum salary of £38,700 a year and for other long stay visas to get get you over the minimum threshold without a lot of questions interviews and other obstacles £120 a day for every day of your stay. This all stems from populist politics blaming others for political failure. It’s no different in the U.K. as it is in Thailand or America or anywhere else where there’s an opportunity for a better life regardless of what form it takes.

[@keithrobinson686]

Are you taxed at the bank with 800k as a income

[@yogawithandy]

Personally, I don’t understand this idea of “retiring” in a foreign country unless you are married to a local. I mean, how exactly are you making this country a better place for the people who live there? Is it simply because it’s cheap there? If that is the case, why not just live in a tent in your own country? I seriously don’t think that the locals like the idea of “well-off” foreigners living in their country sitting around getting daily massages and telling everyone how it’s great and cheap there while they are struggling to make ends meet.

[@poetic.voyage]

I just rolled my eyes so much they fell out of my head. Get over yourself.

[@yogawithandy]

@ You have it wrong way around. I don’t need to retire in a country that I know nothing about - the people and their culture. Do you have any clue about the political risks that are waiting to bite you on your arse! And good luck learning Thai! Oh wait, you are not going to bother with that, right?

[@paulhara3239]

Look at the avarage healthy age. From uk it's 64.2 !!!

[@dazSav]

Get the right agent, and the $800k bht just magically turns up in your account lads,

[@dsrrellgriffith1161]

yes,,,i heard some agents deposit the money for u,,,

[@shabbos-goy9407]

yep!!

[@DoctorSpock358]

They'll default on the pensions soon so look out

[@alex15031998]

Please explain, thanks.

[@KnightlyHouse]

yawn!

[@ancientsoul4563]

I'm planning to retire in Thailand early. I just can't live in America, I think I will have shorter life span if I don't move away from America. The water we consume has high fluoride and I keep having headaches. When I was vacationing 30 days in Thailand, I rarely get headache. What do ya'll think? You just feel the difference living aboard. Thai does not use chemicals for drinking water. I mainly drink a lot of coconut juices I think it's good for my health. I can't wait to retire!!!!! I'm looking at a land to buy 1 rai for 300,000 baht about 30mins to airport. That's my goal.

[@georgenewmaninthailand2495]

Sounds like a plan retirement in Thailand is a great option for some people. Eating health, exercise and what we put in our bodies has a massive impact on your health and in turn your life so yes I agree just think what we put in to our bodies especially as we age 🇹🇭🙏👍

[@WHERESDrManhattan]

Rambling, not really informative.

[@nala3038]

You’re clueless

[@sid35gb]

I think you’re commenting on the wrong video.