Phuket Retirement

Philippines due to a lack of properly understanding the English language or a other language like French or German. This is simply because almost any health publication today is done in the before mentioned languages and not in Thai language. The knowledge of English among most Thai doctor is quite rudimentary, of course they all tell you they understand everything, but this is not the true. They want to make money with you and to achieve this goal they tell you anything they think you want to hear.

There are people who visit Thailand and Bangkok plus Phuket just for doing some medical treatments since medical facilities cost much less here but this is only valid on standard issues.

One o the great assets of Thailand and especially Phuket and vicinity is the beautiful scenery which will make your retiring time a endless vacation plus the positive thinking Thai Girls or Thai Ladies who make your life pleasant in exchange of some materialist ideas like money and there is absolute nothing negative on that, only misguided, frustrated or mentally sick people have a problem with this. 

Thailand is for sure one of the safest vacation and retirement destinations, but don’t be fooled, every paradise has its snakes and as a result every year several foreigners are killed for some reason. Personal safety is very important for people on retiring schedule and you quickly will find out how to handle your personal safety in Thailand. In comparison to other countries the probability that something happen to you is very slim.

Another real asset in Thailand and Phuket is an exquisite cuisine you will enjoy. Its not only to learn how to enjoy Thai food in excellent restaurants at Phuket and elsewhere, there are restaurants offering many different food from the 5 continents and if you still have a problem with it plenty of shopping malls and supermarkets offer you all the stuff you like to do it on your own.

There is no other country like Thailand and in particular Phuket Island on the global horizon that comes will all this positive features for retired people. If your retirement is around the corner or looking for a secondary place of residence to settle, Thailand is a good choice. You can also open a foreign currency account within minutes in Bangkok and park any amount of money without anyone will ever find it out, and the Thai wont tax this. So ? retire in Thailand, tomorrow. If you have further concrete questions use the contact link.

There are no real retirement communities in Thailand as it is in the US or Spain, it is rather decentralized.

If you are over 50 years of age you could apply for a Thailand retirement visa. If you don't you have to do a visa run every month if you do it by an airline or every 2 weeks if you use a local land border crossing. You also could go to a Thai embassy to apply for a Thai tourist visa for 2 month and have this extended for another month at a local immigration office and do it again, again ….Actually this has been done to support the local airline industry where several airline bosses have good connections to the Thai politics.

For a retirement visa the Thai government is asking for a permanent deposit of over 800.000 baht into a Thai bank, that’s more than 25.000 dollars at present exchange rate an you have to show this to the immigration every 90 days.

Overstaying the visa is not a real problem as long as you are capable to pay Baht 500,- for every day with a maximum of 20,000 Baht. If the Thai authority catches you for some reason on overstaying you have a good chance to escape by paying the fine. In general Thais are not trying to make it nasty to you; they enforce the law like in other country and are helpful if you have a problem, actually they are more helpful than most other countries, just show respect.

Forget any constructions on this matter with Thai ladies or Thai girls, you will fall pray to those, no matter what has been said and assured before. It is very common that you will get cheated when you pass money or materials or whatever since a foreigner in Thailand is mainly considered, there are exemptions, as a slow turtle waiting to be pulled over.