What do I need to prepare before moving to Thailand from the US?

Your mind🙏🏾

Your head screwed on properly

It depends on what your objective is. Are you planning to retire here or are you just coming for vacation? How are you planning to live and work here this makes a difference to determine what you need to do before you get here.

Know which continent Thailand is situated and once you find it, do some research about the country, the people, the culture and lastly the immigrant structure.

Buy a book..if you don't know.dont go..stupid conment

you need a plan, a visa that fits your purpose, a financial backup since you cannot work in Thailand, you need a plan A, after plan A you need plan B. You need money, savings, health insurance, more money and more savvy

Just show up stay two months leave with passport.

OMG. How many more times will this be posted

Dump Trump TShirt

Loads of things

A new president. 😂

Lots of money and lots of luck.

#clueless

Each visa has different things to get in order. Maybe repost with more details or reach out to a qualified legal firm or visa service.

Maybe Thailand won’t let Americans in because the us has banned Thai people.

Money and passport. The rest works itself out

You really need to give more information to get a useful answer. Like are you intending to work, become a 'digital nomad', retire, get married or something else because each has different requirements both in terms of visa and living expenses

Get some LSD, keep imagining you are coming.

Bring your favorite underwear such as under pants and under shirts unless you are very thin. XXL sizes not available.

Leave all the liberal bs in the USA. It does not work here in Thailand.

A passport , money and a change of clothes .

You need your self, a bucket of money and a vision where you want to live. Most importantly is where in Thailand you want to live.

There’s numerous of different visas, suitable for almost everyone.

If you plan to move and live 365 days a year or travel back and around is different for all. Wanna work, do something or just sit on the beach rest of your life 😂

Me my self made up my mind during 6 months, from February to end of July I filled my bags and left. Still here 😆 never regretted my choice. Off course allot things can be strange and new but it’s just overcome and fix, married eventually and got a son (now 9). Worked for a few years but actually before I went to school and learned the language ;)

Now it’s retirement, travel around Thailand and to other countries for fun.

Take my son to school and pick him up, enjoy the life as it comes 😂 I’m not rich, I’m not poor and can live of a few baht per day 😂

…actually the most expensive I ever buy every year is my insurance 😂

A divorce.

What All Do I Need? Inability to read, write and understand English is a good start! After that, just loads of money.

Have you visited in the past?

Sense of humor.

Research into what visa you are eligible for, cost, planning (lots of it) if you’ve not already done so I’d suggest visiting a few times look at where you plan to stay, heard so many stories of people who just jump in thinking it’s simple to just move and it backfires very fast. I’ve been coming over 21 years and now finally able to split year here and working in home country and I’m still learning. It’s great life here I live away from tourist attractions in village no nightlife (not for everyone) but it’s relatively cheap, peaceful life. Point being took me years to experience and find where I wanted to be. And remember depending on how/where you want to live will dictate how much money you need to be comfortable you choose to live Phuket for example you’re going to need to have substantially more £££ than somewhere quieter. My advice take your time visit and investigate thoroughly. Good luck

Money

Money, lots of money, understand the culture and learn thai. And maybe more money

Just another hamburger 🍔

Just being as much money as you can...!! That will solve all your problems..

Should apply for retirement visa or non immigrant O while on the US

Couple pairs of clean underwear. Oh, oh and a valid passport

Money, nothing else

I took to of A Leap faith

Make a plan and look online what you need to make your plan real. A question in this group will not give you much advice.

A bodyguard 🫣

Ability to write

Here's a few things you might not think of at first:

Get a phone with dual SIM capability. You'll need a US number to maintain the ability for 2 factor authentication when accessing bank accounts etc online. I use Tello for US sim card, as their plans are cheap and fully customizable. Choose your minutes, number of texts, and amount of data. Start around $7 per month.

Make sure you have at least one US credit card with no foreign transaction fees. Good emergency back-up source of money, and makes buying bigger ticket items like airplane tickets cheaper.

Open a Wise account. Then create a USD interest account (3% give or take) within Wise and transfer US dollars into this account. From here you will be able to transfer to your Thai bank account instantly. Note that some US banks take their sweet time to transfer the money, Wells Fargo being one, thus my use of the Wise USD interest account. I've waited as long as six days for money from WF.

Download Thai apps - Grab, Bolt, Lazada, Shoppee, etc

Research what goods are available here and at what prices. Sell or give away most of your possessions, just keeping a few special things or unavailable products to bring with. Power tools will be of no use to you due to the different voltage.

Leave your dog with the ex wife or with your buddy. Transfer of pets is complicated and expensive, and the environment here is not healthy for a pampered US animal.

Become familiar with the process for voting while overseas. It's a government program wherein US citizens who live abroad can vote in federal elections.

A suitcase, ticket, plenty of money

I came to Krabi province 27-12-2007 and I am still here. I bought oilpalmplantations, build a new beautiful house, new car and many other things. I live of my savings from Denmark,oilpalmplantations and a small pension. The first 15 years without any income from Denmark.

My best decision ever🇹🇭❤️

Like at least start with some research you’ve done or something goodness. Sounds very entitled like everyone I’m moving to Thailand and I need everyone to respond to what I need so I can grace Thailand with my amazing presence.

one of many possible visas. Review options on Official Thai visa website. Passport, enough understanding of regions of Thailand to choose where will suit you, prior time in Thailand to help you truly understand cultural, financial, language, transportation, issues you will experience. This can be a wonderful place to be. I moved here at 72 after more than 20 visits including one six month stay. I traveled to multiple parts of the country before choosing Isaan as my base. I am still weak with the language and depend a l;ot on my Thai wife whose grasp of English eclipses my grasp of Thai, and Google Translate is my constant companion. I cannot tell from what you have stated how much due diligence you have done. Please, if you have not done so, do much due diligence research. Forms such as this can give you ideas about what to research. They will give you some answers, but even research those answers, including mine. I am happy here, and it is not all sunshine, smiles and roses. It is a major life transition. It means learning to accept Thai culture and not expecting Thai people to meet the cultural expectations that ar the norm in the US. It means having a willingness to be learning every day, major amounts of patience, especially with the concept of Thai time. It means learning that while most Thais are wonderful and kind, they live and do things at their own pace. On time can be one or two or three or more hours later, which is OK in Thai culture. It can even mean canceling an appointment and not telling you unless you think to ask and confirm, and even then the confirmation can mean a time delay. I could write a book about all the myriad little things that take gracious acceptance as they differ so much from US expectations. With all that said, I love it here. I am building a small house in the countryside. I have a good car and motorbike. I have a Thai bank account, a helpful local pharmacy and a Dr. and Dentist I trust in nearby cities. I have a Thai family in addition to the US family I moved from. Nothing is all good. Andi I get up every day and review everything and there is so much good that I have no regrets for having moved here. You can D< me with questions if you want. You will get the most useful consultation from me if you have already done some dur diligence research so that your questions come from a place of some knowledge base. I wish you blessings.

Need to be able to speak English and not be so loud.

Pair of shoes and a few shirts

Throw away your Maga cap

Tell them your from cannada have buett trip try go Koh chaing and ayyattua

Really? You’ve done no research prior to moving half way around the world? Really?

An Internet connection? 🤔

Probiotics for arse piss lol

Money

Here an idea where you could imagine where you would be, what you like according to your background in USA.

Keep working us phone number

About $30-$45 thousand dollars (฿985k-฿1.5 million) a year to live comfortably

Stop trolling same obvious question every week. Do you need attention that badly try OF?

Then bring money a brain and stop expecting others to do everything for you leave the entitlement at home or just stay home.

You have no plan your aren’t moving anywhere like that.

Ok,so,if i were to fly in,on a one way,do I need a return flight,or will a purchased train ticket work

I would recommend contacting a Visa agent who can help you figure out what your best options are. Better to spend the money and reduce the headaches and running around needlessly. Some if not most agencies deal with issues regarding visas and financial issues like being able to open bank accounts and things like that. It’s a lot of bureaucratic red tape and jumping through hoops, so it would be highly advisable to hire professionals. 

Nothing, just come on over and party 🎉

A usa phone #, a usa bank and a usa mailing address. Thats it.

Oney

Stock up on shaving products. Shaving gel & razor blades cost 4x what they do at Costco or Walmart

Researching all aspects of Thailand

@Goo***

ChatGPT

Money

Money and confoms

A basic grip of the English language.

Tamara.

It depends on your personal situation, what you are attempting to do, and what type of visa would be required.

Your question is too vague and needs more information.

A brain 🧠

Stay home

Patience

U need a lot of money

Just a Facebook account.

We'll do the rest.

Nothing just show up and let them know you are the boss. They will understand, land of smiles.

Money 💰 lots of it. Nothing is free and cost are going up & up.

a lot of preparation.

Money

I'll fill you in when I pick you up from the airport what time is your flight

You need to visit first before moving!!!

Some common sense

Condoms

A significant amount of money is a must.

A suit case and money. I came April 1 2023 still here. I came without a visa, it has been an adventure.

Nothing just entry at airport. That's all

Visa, steady income streams and place to live

A closure.

Make sure your single too

Get the right kinda visa to stay

More initiative?

No gun

Flight ticket

Common sense

Research on YouTube or Thai embassy site

Clothes is a good start

Money money money

Money.

Look at your embassy it will tell you what you need.

Visa. Savings. Health insurance. Proof of income.

Then go to Thailand. Open a bank account. Deposit your deposit and go forward with the visa. Are you retiring?

A different passport

Money and Visa

A plan

Your research