Comments on: Is Retiring In Thailand Still Desirable By Expats? (Survey) https://www.keyframe5.com/retiring-in-thailand-still-desirable-by-expats-survey/ Living in Thailand Blog Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:30:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 By: Ehw https://www.keyframe5.com/retiring-in-thailand-still-desirable-by-expats-survey/#comment-101175 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:50:46 +0000 https://www.keyframe5.com/?p=24817#comment-101175 good day
I had 2 shocks during the pandemic
I was caught outside the country by airport closures
My OA retirement visa expired,,, no help from the government on this
I must start the application again from step 1
I kept several million baht in bank accounts to self insure my medical expenses
And paid most from my pocket
Apparently this is no longer an option
I am now 73 years old and have diabetes So my shelf life here has expired
I applied for health care insurance ,,, 3 pages of blood tests, ekg lung xray, stool sample etc and my tests all came back with very good results so the insurance company had no way to deny me,,, so they offered me a policy
With pre existing conditions that disqualified almost everything
My friend laughed and told me that I was at least insured for a hang nail
So obviously no insurance for me here and as self insure is now not recognized
I can not get my OA visa back
Looks l am now forced to have to sell my condo etc and move
When retirees figure out that someone in the government seems to be using this insurance to drive us out selling is going to be a long process,,, either way I am facing a financial bath
I am now returnING to close my bank accounts and put the condo up for sale
Am I bitter,,, damn right I am
I am filing grievances with my home government on why we allow Thai citizens to work Buy land and after 6 months get free Healthcare for life
When the Thai government treats our citizens like sh*t
After all my asset there zre gone I will take my story to social media in my country
And recommend my fellow citizens vacation elsewhere

Worst thing is I loved living in Thailand and was very happy with most things
And never had a problem with my local immigration office as they got to know me
I have good Thai friends who always looked out for me and helped me with anything I needed
I am going to miss this but will find it again in my new retirement country
When I pick one
It seems that most countries in SE Asia want retirees to come and input their pension funds into their economy
Also I like your Utube articles a lot,,, they are honest objective and On point
Much better than a lot of the other drivel
Thanks for listening ,, I feel better now

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