Hi everyone 👋

I’m Thai and based in Thailand.

I joined this group because I often see foreigners asking about daily life, costs, and how things work locally.

I’m happy to share local insights or help explain things from a Thai perspective if it’s useful — especially to avoid common misunderstandings.

Looking forward to learning from this group as well.

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Hi All. I’m hoping to retire early to Thailand. I’ve got a lot of info from other members posts, but just recently I read a comment from someone comparing the cost of a retirement visa for Thailand with Vietnam. He stated 65k for Thailand and $25 for Vietnam. Could someone please give me an idea of the yearly costs for retirement visas, so I can factor this into my monthly outgoings before I make a decision on how early I can retire.

TIA Steve 👍

This isn’t visa related but I wanted some opinions on being scammed on electric bills.. I have moved into a Thai house, owned by a little old lady. But my electric is 2000 every month, I only use ac at night & a fridge then regular lights / phone charging. I feel like I’m paying for the other Thai houses that are at the back of me too😅.

But I really like my house, and even with this bill it’s cheaper than other rentals on this island. But it’s a bit of a p*ss off to pay so much when I don’t use it. Is there anything I can do in this situation, or is it just a suck it up scenario if I don’t move? She’s ignored messages saying the electric is very expensive

Hi, complete Thailand newbie here...

Live Qld

Plan on retiring in few years to Thailand, chang mai looks good

I plan a number of trip prior get lay of the land etc

And come 65 ish ( 3 years ) jump ship with the dog and the missus and go over for 3-4 months before I decide exactly where to put roots down but as said from what I read Chang Mai looks sweet

My questions are thus

1. I'm told if I move with a sense of permanency I need to put the equalivant of 37 grand Oz into bank ACC , 800000 Bhat this correct ?

2 . You can't buy outright a dwelling, you buy a long term lease ??

Lots more no doubt but taking bite size chunks this far

Regards and thanks

HCMC consulate~

Applied for soft power through Muay Thai and as unemployed, They are now requesting additional documents for proof of monthly income. The 6 months of bank statements I had already supply show proof of capital to support any one well beyond 5 years. Any one else come across this and have advise?

A small question from someone (me) who might possibly retire in Thailand one day: For a small condo, how much will I pay for electricity per month (using a/c)? And how much for water?

Thx.

Edit: My question was rather vague, I know 😂.

But I was just looking for a price RANGE - and I thank all of you for giving me that!!!🙏🙏🙏

Namaste ! I am a 53 year old Indian woman want to retire in Thailand . Coming in April for a month to explore possibilities.kindly suggest a budget friendly place to stay in BKK . I would highly appreciate if someone can suggest a genuine immigration lawyer. Thank You 🙏🏼🌹

Hi just want to ask if this plan is sound.

Background: UK passport holder, entered TH in Nov 2021. Arrived via sandbox on TR60 + 30 day extension, followed by 3 times Covid extension and a final Visa exemption after a trip to Malaysia. Left TH early Nov 22 back to UK.

Returning to TH mid Feb 23 on a METV and will start the B65k/month seasoning for 12 months. Appreciate the METV will get me at the maximum of 9 months with a few trips outside of TH, I can handle the last 3 months via other means. After 12 months of continuous deposits and trips outside TH, I will then apply for non-o based on being over 50.

Reason for 12 monthly deposits is that I can draw down on those funds and live, opposed to dropping 800k into a bank and deal with restrictive withdrawal levels.

Will this approach meet the requirements for future 12 months for retirement visa. TIA

Hey everyone me and my little family are looking to relocate to Thailand here in the next year, some advice on moving would be great 😀 we have a almost 3 year old so the safest place possible but so ready for this experience thanks in advance y’all.