Hi everyone,

I'm currently in the process of selling up (UK) and moving to Thailand on either an ed visa for a year or a retirement Non O.

Would i be able to study Thai on a retirement visa?

Also on Bank/savings accounts. Most of the banks offer ex pat accounts, do i go for one of those? (which one?) or move all my funds to a online or thai account? I'm looking to stick a large lump into a compound interest account to keep me going till my pension kicks in.

Any advice welcome, especially similar personal experiences.

Many thanks in advance.

Kop khun mak krap.

Hi All ,

Looking for some sound advise , Currently live in Aust with my thai partner and young son. Both who have thai passports.

Looking at retirement in Thailand buriram soon , what is the best type of Visa to apply for and is it best to source in the Thai embassy in Australia before leaving. Also the best and safest way to transfer funds to look at building a house.

I would appreciate some strong suggestions please

I found the process an absolute doddle and had my DTV processed quickly. I'm not seeing much in the way of what people are doing regarding Thai tax laws, however. Are people just getting their 180 day stamp each time they enter and not worrying about it? Or are most people residing elsewhere for part of the year too?

Just intrigued to know how people are navigating this.

Good luck to all applying 🙌🏽

Ok. I’m here. Have my non immigrant retirement visa sorted all with all the other bureaucracy ( bank account, insurance, log in created to visa reporting, lease).

For now I’ll just keep the 800k parked and do a one year renewal.

Pointers, advice wisdom on the best way forward?

Longer term visa?

Switch to monthly bank transfers and away from the 800k

Anything else?

Can anyone recommend a good expat tax person for US citizen living in Thailand? I would do it myself but there are some complications and I would rather have an expert dealing with it.

I am moving back to the United States tomorrow. I have 60,000 baht in my bank account that I'm going to take out. I don't want to close my bank account because I don't know if I'll be coming back to Thailand plus it was a pain opening it up without having a working Visa. How much money should I leave in there so my account doesn't close.

I may be coming back in a year or two.