What do I need to know before moving to Pattaya for a long-term stay?

At this point anything away from Canada is much better

Pattaya 😅🫠

i tell you what, canada is better

Penicillin

Be on holiday first for a few weeks on a few suggested locations....Hua, Hin, Pattaya, Chiang Mai,etc.....Then decide

it’s a shithole for shitheads

Thermal underwear, - 40c sleeping bag, insulated socks, snow boots, triple lined balaclava. Anti glare snow glasses. 2 chicken sandwiches

and a small can of 7 up

Hell nah, biggest mistake.

Why Pattaya? And if this guy says, well the beaches, weather, relaxing environment wa wa wa.

He’s actually been feed fairytales. He’s going there to party, sit in the bars meet girls fall in love and get his savings drained.

Go there for 10 days, explore and if you can survive without sending money to some random and video calling every night then you can work on actually considering.

Never be exposed to Pattaya and going there head first is not the smartest move.

Half the people living in Pattaya won’t even mention retirement, the beaches, bars or all that nonsense.

The ones that do are the ones that’s not living but struggling to survive.

Heaps of condoms

If you are above 50 years old, can obtain a retirement visa where you need to have a bank balance of THB 800,000 (CAD 33,800 apx) with visa fees about THB 1900 (CAD 80).

A residence well above the Tsunami level .....

Get a PR status

Get thai lady

Clown questions every day this guy

Stay home

Clown questions every day this guy Stay

Stay home

Try visiting not talking fantasy nonsense

A Thai wife

A Thai wife

Visit the potential area first

Just be careful when you there

Gbu

Don't wandering around in the night for safety reasons

Visa

just visit pattaya ...

and find somewhere else to settle down f u want to retire and live far a bit from crowded places..but f u like always wanted to hang out and have a sexy ladies with a cold beers then jomtien atleast near n Pattaya 😂😂🤦

Money

Loads of money.

I am retired and well off financially,. and I am looking for a place on the beach or with a ocean view, bit cannot make up my mind as to where I want to hang my hat. I know I love my beach life and nightlife, and I also know Pattaya is not my place.

Jai Yin.

All about the money

I did ,

Stay illegally seems to be the current trend around the world, you will get free things 😆

Thailand is an incredible place, but Pattaya is the fucking armpit of the country. You couldn’t pay me to go there.

Pattaya was awesome…30 years ago. It’s a shit show now. I decided to give it a look again last December for the first time since 2002. I spent about 30 minutes in Pattaya. My hotel was full of about 5 billion Indians apparently sleeping about 20 to a room. I left even though my room was paid for 4 days and went to Jomtien and hung out over there for a few days and then went to Hua Hin. Pattaya had just gone to hell.

Have you been to Thailand before? Depending on where you go in Thailand what you will experience is completely different. If you want a crazy zoo and living in Mumbai you’ll love Pattaya. You may want to brush up on Hindi and Russian.

Check out “Mac tv” his offsides Adam came from Canada now having the time of his life

U should probably visit to make sure its a right fit

You can rent a condo further out from central or jomtien for a few hundred a month. I would suggest not rushing into signing a lease and try out living there. See how you like the commute to places you like to go often. Health insurance as a few folks mentioned is a good idea. It’s better to stay in an area where there’s others tourists/foreigners or at least it might help you feel more comfortable for starters. Look into long term car rentals too. Parking and getting around isn’t as quick with it as a motorbike but much safer.

You need a retirement visa. If you’re not over 50 or without independent income, stay home and work hard.

You definitely don’t provide enough information.

What’s your age?

What visa will you get?

Do you plan on working? If so, good luck.

Get a good tax attorney in Thailand since money brought in may be taxed but the tax forms aren’t set up to disclose the funds that aren’t taxed, and you are responsible for taxes if you live there more than 6 months a year.

Do you plan on driving, if so an international driving permit.

Shots for STD’s

bring lots of condom and viagra

As a fellow Canadian who has lived here for about 9 out of the last 20 years, many in Pattaya, dont move to Pattaya. It has turned into a cesspool filled with Indians, Russians and now French Arabs who are destroying the place. Plus they just arrested a CHinese man the other day with an aresenol of guns, grenades and C4 who was planning on carrying out a terrorist attack. Not sure what lifestyle you are looking for, but Id suggest moving upcountry or to the islands down South. But not Koh Phangan, it has been taken over by Israelis. And not Phuket, it has been over run by Russians.

As for what you need to get for long term. If you are over 50, just get a retirement visa. As for what to bring, you can pretty much get everything over here with the exception of good deodorant. I use Old Spice and have to get my mom to mail me some over once in a while. If you plan to drive, get an international drivers license before you come. It will save you the headache of going through their licensing process here. You can just show them the international license and they will give you a Thai one.

Bring a lot of money 💰

Then everything will work itself out 👍

I would not recommend Pattaya.

By the way both St. Petersburg, Florida and Palm Springs , California and probably dozens others, have been tagged with the "Gods Waiting Room" moniker for nearly 100 years, so it's not unique or original to Hua Hin

visa and enough money to cover your stay !!

Money - lots of it.

Stay in Canada 100%

You'll get a wife. Even if you dont want one, you'll still get one . . .

I have lived in Chiang Mai for many years, went to Pattaya once, never again !!!!

Why Pattaya? Why Thailand? Why not Malaysia?

See all of Thailand before you decide. Pattaya is a crazy place and in my opinion is not a true representation of Thailand.

Only Bangkok or Pattaya, but Pattaya is much cheaper

Why Pattaya?

Best advice... Move to Isaan

The proper visa. Depends of if it’s for retirement or work.

Boulevard of broken dreams, my friend.

Lots of condoms

Just Contact the Thai Embassy

“What I should get”?

Live somewhere else in Thailand. Rural quite cheap. They got little minivan services that will take you anywhere in Thailand. Unless you want to live with tourists. Drunk tourists

Get fit

Big dreams lol🇨🇦😂

You should get a medal.

Pattaya for the party iassanfor the cheap quite living

Im from canada 2 years to retirement i spend about 6 months a year here i bought a condo here 8f im here over 90 days i fly to Vietnam for a week fly back that gives me my 180 days you should definitely come here on tourist visa and check life out first depends on how much money you have in bank elite visa investment visa buy a condo get a long stay visa or one of the DTV VISAS your best bet is to consult with a visa company or a visa lawyer

Pathways is absolutely crap to move to, make sure to do your research properly, just cause you went a few times and had fun doesn’t mean it’s good to move there, look at hua hin and Phuket as better options

Try Chiang Mai or anywhere else. Pattaya is ruined.

Visit kanchanaburi very good city end very cheaper than Pattaya, lovely people and open

Blame Canada

I am a Canadian living in Pattaya for the past 5 years... If you have real questions, feel free to message me.

If you over 50 years old retire visa cheap and good one. Otherwise if you young and wanna work have to open ltd company via Thai shareholder and take your working permit and stay permit

Lots of rubber balloons

Go to thai embassy web, in visa section, check Visa types. You can see appropriate visa for you.

Long term visa first

Sure. Rent. Foriegners cant own land, dont buy any.

I'm from Alberta and have lived in Kanchanaburi for 5+ years. With the new M81 motorway, it's only an hour to Bangkok. Hua Hin is just 2 hours.

Pattaya is shit

Get out while you can. The shit is gonna fly.

Penicillin ! :)

Just... DON'T! :(

The best of Pattaya IS bang Saray . This room only 8000 baht

You may as well move to India..it is the same

Advice... Think Twice.

🚯🌏📢📢📢🤣👌

Pattaya is a terrible place. Full of drunk foreigners and hookers. Thailand is nice, Pattaya is not

My advice depending what you really want avoid to live there, I lived in pattaya 17 years, so happy I moved 6 years to chaing rai more normal thailand, nicer, and certainly cheaper with as well expats, normal once

Open a bar ur money will go quicker

Good luck with your move to Pattaya! 🌟

Pattaya is overcrowded,with tourist, try Chang Mai,

If you are a normal guy wanting a nice retirement life then avoid at all cost Pattaya and Phuket…. But the choice is yours..

definitely a ladyboy

Insurance, visa, credit card, few speedos, passport.

STD injections

Pattaya? Seriously? Did someone tell you it was a good place to live? Whoever it was doesn't like you and wants to see you suffer.

The best bit of kit would be not entering Pataya

How long would you stay?

How many people to stay?

Budget please.

Give Pattaya a wide swerve, likewise Phuket, they’ve both been ruined by foreigners that don’t know how to behave. Hua Hin is a much better option, in my opinion of course.

Thai wife

Pattaya is a shithole, unless you are into it, pick another country, this is a serious advice!

Your money will be depleted if you stay in pattaya 😂

I left Canada and Im in Chiang Mai. I could not be happier.

Why you guys wanna move to Thailand ffs

You can't move to Thailand permanently without any visa

Join the facebook page " Pattaya unfiltered". Open your eyes not your wallet.

Here almost 20 years with no regrets !

Plenty of money and a large box of condoms.

Pattaya now is not safe, have you read every day news in Pattaya now, 10years back are ok not now,

Hua Hin best

I'm a Brit, retired in 2010 and moved to Chiang Rai, no regrets, love it but if you want a wild night-life no good for you here, its a quiet rural town. I'm on a retirement visa, you just need 800,000 Baht in a Thai bank or proof of income. Easy to renew every year. If you want more info about Chiang Rai PM me.

Another low life on the way !

Elite Visa will give you the least headache

Don't do it. Pattaya is the arsehole of Thailand and that's in a country that's degraded, or destroyed many of its gloarious areas for the sake of mass tourism.

Check out Hua Hin, we have our own professional Hockey team. The Hua Hin Cranky Old Codgers.

Bwhahahah WHY??? The most expensive part of Thailand. 😆

I wouldn’t choose Pattaya. It’s a trash can. Phuket isn’t much better. If it’s a beach you’re looking for I would recommend Hua Hin or Cha-am. It’s a lot more relaxed, not many knuckleheads and has an older demographic of foreigners. I just went to a couple months ago and it was nice.

Don’t move there! Move to Vietnam, Hoi An! I’ve here 7 years, better than Thailand. Cheaper living, clean, not as much crime!

Go to Philippines instead. Stay away from Thailand.

Condoms an std cream

There are several options and the right one for you depends on your personal circumstances. You will need to research it yourself...

Non-O, Non-OA, DTV, METV, LTR, Prestige, and many others...

A girlfriend that does not have a d***

800k Baht in the bank.

And not Pattaya, woman there have been woth hundreds of men, you will be nothing but a dollar sign to them. Another bad story to read about later

LIFE is not about YOU ARE GOING TO BE is when are going to appreciate life... MONEY & STATUS ARE COMPLETELY MAN-MADE DUMB ASS KNOWLEDGE...AND SAME GOES WITH RELIGIONS..

dont 🤣

Don't choose Pattaya. You are welcome 🤗

Condoms !!

A property then you can get their special visa

Pattaya is a cesspool, everything you pay for is higher priced, you’ll be seen as a walking ATM.  I would move to a mid-level city and take a Thai language course at a school to keep yourself busy and also to be able to communicate.  Retirement can be quite boring, especially if you are single when that happens , you start spending your money foolishly to cure boredom. If you have never been to Thailand, I would suggest traveling around the country first and not just the tourist areas. Then you will understand real Thailand. How do I know because I visit family every year there.  Rent a car for a month with FULL insurance and explore . What you see on YouTube and Facebook only shows the positive side of things.  Always take it with a grain of salt. Most Thai’s struggle financially like in Canada. What you have in Canada is clean air and seasons , in Thailand it is only hot and hotter with high humidity. You’ll be forever sticky and probably itchy with mosquito bites because you are fresh meat .  So far my favorite city is not the major cities, but I like Nakhon Ratchasima. Large and clean with good infrastructure and inexpensive. Very large with at least 32 districts and very livable for a expat. It will never be a touristy city as it has no international airport, which is probably a good thing.  I used to want to retire in Thailand with my wife who is from a small city in Thailand, but having second thoughts now and maybe only part-time retirement in Thailand .You will definitely need a decent income to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle at least $3000 Canadian for a single person after taxes and $5000 for a couple. While you see that people live on a lot less on YouTube I don’t think that would be the reality.  You will base Canadian standards of living a lot when you are there.  Unless you don’t mind eating out at small little hut restaurants with no air-conditioning and buying food at stalls to take back to your home with no air-conditioning then maybe you can survive on less but the reality is you’ll want to have comfort in Thailand, as you were not born into that type of lifestyle. 

Best of luck.

Pattaya is a dump sadly.. a shadow of its former self where all the infrastructure stuck in early 2000's

If u r millionaire then only come to Thailand

Vasectomy

Ask chat gpt

Money and fucking lots of it

Pattaya is a dump.

Pattaya is a tough place

Dnt cm 😎

Is very easy, go to Pattaya, check in cheap Hotel for 3 weeks, first night you go out walking street you find nice Thai bar lady … three week later you go with her to visit her family in Isaan, and from there everything is done, you have big new Thai Family, stay in Isaan and run a non profit rice farm with some Waterbuffalo in the backyard…

Condoms

Many shout term rental and cheap

Visit all around

A lot of ex pats chose Jomtien beach and Ban Satay both close to Pattaya because the places and quiet with less tourists

Lots of cheap places to rent

Nice seafood restaurants

Advice - don't

Just money and Pattaya good place to live

Extra large condoms, the 64-69mm ones. Hard to find over there I tell you.

pattayais where its at low cost living partying great food and beaches everything a man can want

God, that is the hell hole from hell that place. Full of lady boys and others and drunk tourists.

You want to move there????????

It's a dickhead wanker city

stay in canada !?don’t enter fools paradise ??

Do at least a couple trips first…. And whilst I don’t want to bring Politics into this.. BUT …If your a Left Winger, be prepared to see things that will trigger you massively…. Thailand does not have the same standards or values as Left Wing Countries..

Good luck 😊

Get a job.

If you want long time stay ,. Won’t even have to spend any money.. free accommodation!! Go do a crime and live in Hilton Bangkok for a long stay.. seen some people do it and spending long time.. ladyboys are in high demand though. So make sure you got bargain chips

Full of lady boys and dune coons

Money, lot's of it🙂

You need to visit first and stay a few months if you haven’t already to make sure you want to move

maybe start with an airline ticket?

and the sign up for the digital arrival thing...

make sure you have return flight and money in your pocket.

go for a month and see if you like it

Choose Jomtien rather than Pattaya. Not as insane. Excellent location. I have lived here for 24 years and enjoyed every moment.

Here is a dark history in Thailand, becareful and vigilants. Its no longer a good place for family vacation.

August 2000 – Ms. Jones, 23, died in Thailand.

17 March 2002 – The International Secretariat was informed by the Asian Human Rights Commission of the rape of a 20-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl by Thai soldiers.

New Year 2006 – Katherine Horton, 21, was murdered on a beach in Thailand.

2013 – A man in Bangkok who raped and killed a six-year-old girl admitted to 10 other child murders.

2014 (15 September) – The Koh Tao murders: British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found dead on Sairee Beach.

2019 – German national Miriam Beelte, 26, was found dead on Koh Sichang island.

Around 2022 – A 26-year-old Myanmar migrant woman was murdered.

Approximately 2022 (4 years ago) – A Swiss female tourist was found murdered in Phuket, believed to have been sexually assaulted; the body of a missing Thai man was also discovered.

2025 – Reports of Thai military personnel allegedly gang-raping Cambodian women along the border.

2026 (recent) – A woman in Thailand was strangled to death while resisting rape; the suspect reportedly pretended to be a police witness.

There are thousands and thousands more unreported sexual assault and murder were unreported.

If you are looking for a girlfriend there have realistic expectations about your age and her age. It is good to fall in love with her but if she becomes too expensive then you have to give her the arse. Always read the Expat pages. They alert you to all the lady scams.

lf you want a girlfriend have realistic expectat

Everythung you need and more are tgere except sleep meds. Most I could fid qas 2mg mekatonin. Small pkg. Expensive. 2.99 usd for 100 of 10mg plus I use rx benzos here. I die in Thailand with all of the Tuk Tuk,motorscooter beep beep, dogs, roosters, people, geckos, nativebirds. Awake 4 days and nights at a time. If you can slleep through all of that. Go for it

Pattaya is a red light district

For over 50 years of age 100% easier & cheaper to apply for a Suitable retirement Visa from your home country through the Thai Embassy website ( All done online )

When you are ready to come - Apply for a Non-O 90 day single Visa from the Thai Embassy in your home country about 30-45 days before departure.

When applying online you will need to show the required funds in any bank account , some personal details & Flight details & proof of first weeks accommodation .

Once approved & arrive in Thailand you have 90 days to organise for the 12 month extension

No.1 requirement is

Within 2 weeks of arrival You need to set up a Thai bank account & deposit 800K Baht for at least 60 days to satisfy the extension

Go to the bank of choice & ask them what they require to open a bank account

You can also come to Thailand on a tourist Visa & get it converted to a Non-O retirement Visa for a much higher cost

Dont do it ,too many rules Cambodia is a better option ,visas no problem dont have to have money in the bank

have you been there? This reminds me of a coworker. She constantly talked about moving to Oregon after she retired. I told her she might not like all the rain. She was angry with me every time I responded. A friend told me that after 3 years, she moved to Arizona. :)

I don't know your background.... how much of Thailand you have seen... if I were to move to Thailand, unless work was bringing me there, Pattaya would not be my choice of where to live.

Thailand is awesome but many better places then Pattaya. Start slower. I recommend Phuket

Just don't fall in love with the girls. Protect your asset and earnings 🙏🎶

Why all the Farang loves to come Thailand like Phuket etc? I know many old men retired here as they heard of the paradise like it used to be but many now are struggling. Cost of living are much higher now. One case I come across he commited suicide. There are many scams too

It's almost like: I'm thinking about moving to the USA and am considering Las Vegas.

What part of Canada ? The cold part or the unavoidable part? I’m also from Canada “Ontario”

Hua hin would be my choice, but my wife leaves in Isaan so hear I am

No first 30 day the tm47 3 times and the one year non o visa coast you nothing

Sell everything you own. Do not bring anything that won’t fit in a suitcase. Rent a place- do not buy. Give it a year. Travel. See where you land.

Pattaya ? I suggest you make up your mind. Do your research, travel for a few months get adapt to which part of Thailand you’re comfortable with but not Pattaya.

If you're over 50 and have a source of income retirement visa.

Desperate move out of pocket

Good luck please don't think everything better than you live in Canada🇨🇦 !

Have you been to Pattaya yet ?? 😮 If not, why not then ?? 🤔

I love Krabi more than pattaya

stay in Canada, much better

$4. bucks

I moved to Koh Samui 9 months ago from Utah. I love it here. Forget the desert.

Visit chiang mai if you haven't

All depends on your age, health, financial situation and what life style you’re looking to live.

Depends.

Are you over 50 ?

Are you planning on trying to work in Thailand ?

Are you a fake "digital nomad" that pretends they "work" on their laptops by writing some lame 2 paragraph "articles" on some media site once in awhile ?

Do you HAVE enough money to ACTUALLY live in Thailand or will you be living on the skinniest of budgets that barely allows you a meal a day and a beer a week ?

There are lots of options depending on what you plan on doing - and can afford to do.

From the few pictures, you seem to favor peace and quiet; and with your dog.

I think it might be difficult to do that in Pattaya.

Other Thailand 🇹🇭 locations might be a much better fit, maybe even in nearby Jomtien You can easily visit Pattaya from there.

All kinds of different settings to suit an individual's lifestyle. You will see many suggestions.

Good luck.

Penicillin

Thai wife

Money, lots and lots of money…

Try Pratumnak or Jomptien, both close to Pattaya but much more chilled. Do much to do, many expats and restaurants and obviously near the beach which makes it a good 3c cooler on most days with sea breezes...

I can't imagine living anywhere else...

If you have to ask on social media , ur probably not ready !! Go check out for a couple of months , different places , the costs , ect , then decide on ur own , that is the way I went , and will be making the move shortly , no need for social media misleading info !!

The mountains in Chaing Mai and north are very attractive as well but if you're single the south would likely have more benefits.

Go to immigration website

Not to Pattaya for Sure,

HuaHin, Rayong, SriRacha ....... is much more better or Countryside ( ChiangMai, Issac ..... )

money

Jomtien is much better and only 15 mins on the bus to Pattaya

I would never move to Pattaya

Pattaya is a shit hole, has been for many years. There are much nicer places in Thailand.

Lol 😂 Pattaya is the worst place in Thailand. Why there?

You will need good health coverage and you will have to show that you have money in the bank( 30-40 thousand cad).

Hau hin is a nice city but boring as fuck

Lots of condoms...

Been here for 5 years. Live somewhere else in thailand. Take mini vacations to pattaya. That would be my advice.

all depends on your budget / age / if can work remotely. If under 50, not gonna be working and looking for the most affordable option an 'education visa' will run ya about 25-30k one off payment then 5k every 3 months, but and it's a big but... If you ever need to travel internationally you will need to pay 5k each time for an 'immigration fast pass' entry

Why in gods mind would you leave Canada for Pattaya !!

A huge supply of condoms.

Pattaya itself isn’t for me, but Jomtien is a little better and if you don’t need to be near the beach, got to the Dark Side(Maprachan lake area). Lots of expats and plenty of rentals with restaurants and bars nearby. Also a great area if you like to golf with golf societies everywhere.

เมียไท

If you have remote work and more than 500k in your bank account for more than 3 months then you can apply for DTV.

Don't move to Pattaya

Money ha ha haaagh

In my opinion your first mistake would be to move to Pattaya. But everyone is different... There is a reason you see all the YouTube content come out of Pattaya, and its not about living a normal life

Travel light you can buy new cloths hear, at a 3rd of the price , I would teavel around befor you settle down ,

A visa is a great thing to start with! And plenty of loonies if your dream place is Pattaya.

Married

Curtis, we are from BC, moving to Thailand next month, check out Thai e-visa site.

Just do what YOU want, look around, enjoy your life.

You first need to visit and do massive research - it’s not the postcard dream place any longer …. Economy poor/ tacky/ nightmare traffic / overrun by India and throngs of Indians on cheap trips - no longer a fun experience ….. you need to visit first and do your sums ….

Try before u buy

Go and spend a couple of moths travelling around Thailand first until u find ur happy place

Why Pattaya?

Everyone is assuming that you haven't been here before. So, my question is, have you been to Thailand, is this a learned though experience decision? Have you been anywhere else in Thailand?

I chose to live in Na Jomtien for its price point and proximity to the beach. Jomiten is technically part of Pattaya, but feels entirely different. That said, I've been here a year, and considering a move to Kata, or Karon. I'm actually kicking the tires on the outskirts of Bangkok this weekend.

A lot of condoms

Ok ok. Fellow Canuck here.

1. How many times have you visited Thailand?

2. Your age?

3. How experienced are you with international travel?

4. Are you retired, have a business or currently working?

5. Have you got a budget in mind?

6. Are you currently a a permanent resident of Canada?

7. Any prior health issues?

Penicillin😂

A girl friend???

Choose Hua Hin instead and just visit Pattaya. Its better on every level.

Catering pack of condoms

Het a bus ticket to somewhere else .... NOT Patong.

First question is have you been before? If not , go check it out first. Moving somewhere without checking it out first isn’t wise ( nicer way of saying that’s a dumb move )

It's so diverse there! Why would anyone want to leave?? 😂

A Visa

just go there and find a nice bar girl and buy the condo under her name, everything will go very smoothly

If you're looking to live in a town that is literally the tourist sex capital of Thailand then Pattaya is your place... If you like to see a lot of older guys chasing young women, if it's your thing is to go out at night and seeing hundreds of freelancers on the beach looking for work, if you like walking down some of the streets and having Bar girls solicit you for attention, if you like some of the worst street food in Thailand. if you like overcrowded bars with really cheesy bands playing subpar music, if you like to go to a lot of tourist trap restaurants with some of the worst food in Thailand, then by all means move to Pattaya... if not, I could think of a hundred different places in Thailand with better culture, better food, better people, better beaches or landscapes.

100% move, don’t fall in love with a bar girl and you will be okay

I live in Canada and am doing the same. What do you want to know

Take a look at Rayong. I saw a big condo across the street from Beach for less than $500 a month