You can't get away from earthquakes, unless you move to Mars... Research fault lines, as some countries are more prone to them than others.. I don't believe Bangkok for one has any nearby fault lines itself... Also research surrounding countries that may be more prone to them than others, like Japan, California, and Alaska has high odds as an example

@Brandon ***********

thanks

@Brandon ***********

to be clear, are you saying you can do just long-term visas only, such as retirement visas through them, even if not investment related ?

My husband called VA last week since the VA affairs is going through being dismantled via the current admin, and he was advised to apply for FMP as early as possible, but at this time they don't know if there will be any changes with FMP at this time.. I do know as of this past Friday some services were stopped and they were advising veterans who were already under FMP to go to Bangkok hospital or treatment, if you are in Thailand.. a lot to deal with right now so you may want to contact someone also occasionally, because some things may be changing !

And his spinal cord stimulator has to be changed every 10 years, but he has no problems otherwise.

@Ashley *********

I'm in pretty good health but my spouse has a military injury that they take care of in the USA... However, with all of the dismantling of the VA right now, and health coverage is being taken away here, I'm not comfortable depending on just them or FMP with so many healthcare coverages been under threat here right now.. We wanted a backup that we can rely on if things change and they no longer cover veterans outside of USA.. as you know things are a mess right now and you can't depend on anything which is what's worrying me. Under normal circumstances I wouldn't be concerned... Thanks for your help and I will check with them.

@Ashley *********

does your plan cover pre-existing conditions ? I know some plans that say they do always says there are some type of exclusions but you never know what they are, so I would always be uncomfortable about that. This is really my only concern.

@John *********

do you mean the INTEREST earned from the savings in the bank, is taxed ?... We would have already paid tax on the money we put in the bank as savings that was earned, so it sounds like the savings would be taxed twice ??? 🤔

@Bob *********

thanks. I thought I had all this understood but I was hearing different things...

@Bob *********

so are you saying you can get the long stay Visa BEFORE you open the bank account. I'm new to this !