Married to a Thai and longing to retire in Thailand for the spicy hot yummy food, white tropical beaches, sunshine and smiles? Before you rush in headlong, take a long look at these reasons for not retiring in Thailand.
1. Political Unrest In Thailand
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Those who are considering retiring in Thailand need to take the current dire political situation into consideration. In 2006, a power struggle erupted in the middle of the Thai political parties. The "red shirts" and the "yellow shirts" are in bitter unlikeness about the country's future. Accusations of corruption have inspired corporeal confrontation in the middle of the two sides. The current political protests in Thailand are funded and guided from overseas by Thaksin, a old police officer who built up a telecoms empire before turning to politics and becoming prime clergyman in 2001.
Currently governed by the highly revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, there is great concern lurking about the additional great political unrest that is startling after his death. Now at age 82, and not in good health, there is concern about who will take over the throne after his death. The law that forbids anything talking ill of the royal family and thereby protecting the dignity of a reigning sovereign King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand did not stop old Prime clergyman Thaksin Shinawatra speaking of a "shining" new age once the King's reign comes to an end. That does not bode well for the future of Thailand.
This political uncertainty could influence your future life in Thailand. It only takes a convert in the laws in Thailand to make it a wholly distinct place. Suppose they made the requirements for Thai visas more stringent, so that you found it difficult or impossible to get your non immigrant Thai visa? You could lose the right to live in Thailand and with it your retiring in Thailand plan.
2. The difficulty Of studying The Thai Language
On holiday in Thailand you maybe picked up a few Thai words and generally got by with very miniature knowledge of the Thai language. Of course, in case,granted you stick to the main holiday areas and resorts, you don't need to know Thai because the Thai citizen you deal with will speak adequate English for you to be able to get what you want.
But in resignation you maybe are not going to be living in the holiday resort areas - which are not only very expensive for daily living but which are becoming increasingly dangerous. Instead, like us and many citizen like us, you may be retiring 'up country' in predominantly Thai populated areas. In these circumstances you may be buying fresh food at the local Thai market, eating out at the roadside stalls, jumping on the back of the local bicycle taxis, and generally interacting with the indigenous Thais who are unlikely to speak English. This is where, without a good knowledge of the Thai language, life could be difficult or just uneasy for you.
3. You Will Have To Pay For Any curative Care That You May Need
If you enjoy free curative care in your home country, remember that you will lose this privilege when you retire to Thailand and you will end up paying your own curative bills in future. Perhaps you may think that you are in good condition and take the opening on that but think about the expanding treatments you may need as you get older or if you come to be seriously ill. As you come to be older your needs for curative care dramatically increase and whereas Perhaps at present you are entitled to curative care paid for by the State in your homeland, when you retire to Thailand the costs will come from your own pocket.
4. Visa Restrictions
There is no such thing as a "get it and forget it" visa for retiring Thailand. While Thai resignation visas are available, there are still restrictions, and you will have to description to the immigration office in Thailand periodically. The Thai forums are thick with questions from foreigners asking about Thai visa laws or restrictions or reporting problems they have faced. I am one of those citizen because although I once obtained a manifold journey one-year Non Immigrant kind "O" visa for Thailand within a few minutes at the Royal Thai Consulate in Birmingham, U.K. I was later refused the same kind of Thai visa with exactly the same paperwork at the Royal Thai Embassy in London!
As a generalism, it seems that distinct offices and officials issuing Thai visas around the world all have distinct interpretations of the qualifications to be granted a Thai visa. Some citizen have reported being refused a visa for spurious reasons when all their paperwork was in perfect order. Think what you would do if you were refused entry to the country where your resignation home and wife was!
5. High Taxation On Imported Goods
Those who have a visa to live in Thailand for greater than a year can also move household items to the country, but if the visa is granted for less, you must also take into catalogue the import duty taxes and value added tax. These total 27% of the value of your items, not along with the shipping costs. In theory, some entrants to Thailand are permitted to bring household effects into Thailand free of duty, but it doesn't work like that in custom even though I am Thai as I found out found out I tried to do it. Again, the Thai forums are filled with citizen who, agreeing to Thai regulations were supposed to be able to import personal effects tax-free, still ended up paying a lot to the customs officers!
6. High Cost Of Maintaining Your Home
If you keep your current home in your own country, there are huge expenses with maintaining two homes, one in Thailand and the other far away across the ocean. When renting out your home in your own country, you run the risk of damage, non-paying tenants and having to hire an branch that will keep your asset up. It is a good idea to keep your traditional home in case you ever go back home, so that you can have a customary place to get home to, or your retiring in Thailand plan fails for any reason.
7. Culture Shock
It is one thing to have a great time in Thailand on holiday but living there permanently is wholly different. While it may seem easy to adjust to the Thai culture, residents retiring in Thailand have to commit to setting aside long standing habits and it can be tiring. Unravelling a country's long standing culture can be a bit tedious for foreigners in the country.
In Conclusion
I hope that has not put you off the idea of retiring in Thailand. That was not my intention. If you have any doubts about committing yourself to a life of resignation in Thailand I would recommend that you try an extended vacation in Thailand before you ultimately commit yourself. If you are still willing to retire Thailand, then you will want to try an extended vacation. Try staying in the country for several months before deciding to set up shop permanently. It is good to do that than development the big mistake of retiring and then deciding it's not for you.
Don't Retire To Thailand - 7 Very Good Reasons Why You Should Not Retire To Thailand!
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