Seriously, you got to retirement age and don't have THB 800k ? What are you doing? Why be so passive? You're too old to be broke. Option #1: Go out into the world and earn some dosh while you still can. Come back to Thailand when you can afford to retire.

Sort your income out first and build passive income.

If you want to split your time between Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines you should not need to worry about a long term visa anywhere.

No problem, you're a tourist and Thailand wants more tourists.

@Us ****

sounds like you're repeating the BOT propaganda.

@Todd ********

it is better practice not in insult kind strangers.

@Todd ********

hence claims from the comments section should be taken with a grain of salt. Anyone can find the facts for themselves with some cursory research. It is good practice to challenge your assumptions.

@Todd ********

UK, Canada, Australia for a start. No one should expect or offer tax advise via a comments section BTW, but you can maintain a Thai bank account without being a tax resident there, as you can in many places. Switching tax residency to another territorial tax jurisdiction that does not tax remittances or even require furnishing a return for non-local income would be an advantage for many people.

@Todd ********

that depends on the rules of your home country, but most countries will not consider you a tax resident if you do live there.

Brandon Michael I get it but don't the wealthy normally have multiple residences? The Queen had multiple castles and summer retreats. People get a second home in the Hamptons. Paul McCartney has a global portfolio of real estate.