@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.

@Marty ********

I've been getting comments that using a Thai address for social security you will need to certify you are still alive every year and some people don't receive the mail from Social Security in time and SS will cancel/postpone your deposits.

@Mary *******

Good advice! I do have Charles Schwab but I will need to deposit 800,000 thai baht into Bangkok Bank in Chiang Mai for a retirement visa.

@Terry *******

I am wondering why you didn't login to your online SS account 🤔