@Marty ********

I am planning on calling Schwab Global international on Monday to ask them if I can keep my checking account if I am living overseas with a foreign address. Good idea or bad? P.S. I do have a US address I can use in Vegas, my current roommate, but I would prefer to be 'upfront' with SS, Medicare, and Charles Schwab moving out of the country.

@Marty ********

Thanks again Marty. I will wait to move to Thailand before notifying Manila SS. However, I'm worried that my US bank, Charles Schwab Checking account will find out about my Thai address and cancel my account.

@Marty ********

Thanks for your quick responses! I have been getting many 'mixed responses' from other expats so I want to clarify from you what I think I should do after I move permanently to Thailand. Use the Manila SS website to change my US address to a foreign one. Keep a US address to maintain a US bank account, such as Charles Schwab. Have my SS payments go direct deposit into my Thai bank account, instead of a US bank account after moving to Thailand. I have heard too many mixed responses as I am sure you have read. I want to do the right thing to prevent any issues in the future. P.S. I plan on cancelling or discontinuing my Plan B once I have purchased health insurance in Thailand. Thanks in advance!!

@Mary *******

Unfortunately you have to deposit 800,000 baht into a Thai bank account 😑 unless you can meet the 65,000 baht per month income requirements.

@Marty ********

OK so I should change my US address to my Thailand address once I have a lease in Chiang Mai rather than use a friend's address in the United States?

@Mary *******

I don't meet the requirements of $2500 a month. If I did I would have applied for a LTR not a 1 year retirement visa.