@Bob ******

Have you got health insurance covered? 1 tip if you're not aware is if you are covered by a broker/company in the USA and you need urgent medical treatment and the hospital cannot contact the insurer due to office hours you may have problems. Im not sure how common this kind of thing is but I can only go on stories Ive heard and those are not direct stories, just 3rd hand.

The reason Im conversing with you is because Im planning on a possible retirement and have some concerns about certain things also and Id be loathed to think Id been paying for something like health insurance only to find out I was never covered!

Maybe use the 2 weeks to find a suitable place to live as you will be expected to commit to 12 month contracts, as well as the inconvenience of wanting to move because of an initial bad choice.

As stated you would need to apply for the retirement Non-O from your country and you wouldnt be able to open a bank account on a 2 week visit anyway, so in effect, not much you can do in that 2 weeks apart from getting your plans in motion with say a real estate agent and any other details you find necessary ATB

@Bryce ******

So why did you introduce yourself? The comment section was free from nutjobs until . . .

So please educate me, if Im actually the nutjob, as to what I said that was false propaganda? Mr Gaslighter 😉

No lecture but thats a lot of flying and Id advise taking an aspirin before flying 4+ hours

I ended up with DVT in 2015, nearly died as the Thai hospitals didnt know what was wrong and ended up flying back to England where I was diagnosed. Doctors said I should have died on the flight back to the UK

Had PE's since as well which nearly killed me whilst teaching in Lopburi!

Wish someone would have warned me about this simple option.

Only yellow fever. Covid vaccines are poison so Id avoid that one 😉

If you dont know the exact date you want to leave Thailand, just buy a bus ticket to Phnom Penh and just use that as onward journey

There is a misconception that IOs wish to see your return flight back to your home country when this is not the case. As long as you leave within the time permitted on the visa, all is well

On some occasions I was asked about an onward flight when I arrived on a 1 way into Thailand. I just say that I am considering extending my days at Jomtien but havent decided if I will yet, meaning I cannot book an exit until I know when Im leaving right?

@Kerry ******

In all fairness, the banks are 'middlemen'

@Ernesto *******

shhhhh, he said he didnt want any comments 😅

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

Thanks for this advice, Ive been considering a retirement option but it seems with every visa, there is a part that makes you reconsider and has me going round in circles 😅

I used to get my visa advice from a guy called Udon Joe on a forum but he sadly passed away a few years ago and I left the forum

Thailand has figured out another way to scam expats out of more money. The place is a joke now. rinse rinse rinse and repeat 😂