First I would get a 1 yr ED Visa. The while u r in country find a decent immigration attorney OR do it yourself and apply for a age waiver? That will give u 1 year to make sure u want to stay and also 1 year to see if u can somehow get a long term visa for 5-10 years. Also, Visa requirements change often so u may get lucky and it changes during the year. IF NOT then u might consider the Elite 10 yr visa at 800,000 Baht ($22k). That comes to about $183 USD per month over the 10 years. Not that bad considering u would prob spend more than that just in utilities back in the states. And then at the end of the 10 years u would now be 50 and can apply for retirement visa. U gotta decide if u want to retire in Thailand and relax. Its only $183/month and u gonna be saving alot more just by living in Thailand compared to USA. And alot happier.

Writing a will doesn’t automatically “disinherit” the spouse.

But she will first need to retain a USA based attorney to show the court that she was legally married to him AND then she can go after any assets held under common laws (community property) such as houses, etc. See the following article. I would suggest she move quickly as she needs to file a motion in court against the will. If she can show that she was indeed legally married then she’s entitled to half of assets held in Common law states.

Even if the Will Explicitly disinherits the spouse she will still be entitled to his/her community property share or Right of Election share in certain states. I suggest she call this law office immediately at 1-424-320-9444. They can advise her. She needs to have someone who speaks English as they prob can’t speak Thai.

@Jenny *****

most hotels have a storage room where u could store some suitcases for a few days or weeks. Then pack lightly w backpacks and leave the rest luggage for pickup later.

@Kool ******

and hope we don’t die shortly after the waiting…lol

@Kool ******

these r my numbers from my SS account chart.

@ 62= $1989

@ 63= $2119

@ 64= $2260

@ 65= $2448 & Medicare

@ 66= $2637

@ 67= $2825 Full

@ 68= $2919

@ 69= $3145

@ 70= $3503

@Joann *******************

Schwab accounts are great. All ATM fees are refunded no matter where u make withdrawals. And no monthly fees whatsoever. Free checking. And u can trade using a brokerage attached account.

@Kool ******

plus I don’t pay any foreign fees and all my ATM fees are refunded at any ATM regardless of what ever bank it’s associated with. Can’t beat that. I can keep most my money in USA. And since I can direct deposit my SS into a Bangkok Bank account I won’t need to show 400,,000 in my account after the first year. I’ll just use the SS checks which will be in excess of 70,000+ each month, once I decide to start drawing my SS. So far I’m putting it off as I don’t need it quite yet at age 62. I’m thinking to wait till 65 or 67 to maximize it. But, thanks for the information!!

@Kool ******

I got the Schwab One account and keep a balance in excess of $100k USD and I get 3 free swift transfers per quarter (12 per year). I did a quick calculation comparing Wise and Schwab via BB and it’s cheaper using Schwab. For example if I’m funding the 800,000 I’ll save over $65 just on that one transfer compared to Wise.

I agree w u that it’s better that Wise.

@Ton ******

yes. The one she applied for in Canada. She beware of the expiration of the visa. I think it’s only good for like 90 days and has to be used or its useless.

My girlfriend said we go “Boom-Boom”