Bubbha

I am a few months away from eligibility for Medicare. I plan to apply for Part B through the Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) at the US Embassy in Manila. I have not started taking Social Security benefits yet - so will need to set up payments for Part B. Anyone done this before (Part B w/o SS benefits start)? Thanks....

This is quick follow-up for people who might be following this thread. I found a lot of very useful information about mail forwarding services in various RV forums. As GinBoy2 indicates (above), South Dakota and Texas are good options if you want to become a resident in a tax free state. Florida is also a tax free state and will let you become a resident (e.g. driver’s license, voting) via a mail forwarding service. Given that I am already a (virtual/expatriate) resident of Florida via my family’s home address, I am going to try St. Brendan’s Isle mail forwarding service. https://www.sbimailservice.com/

Many thanks for all of the great replies and sharing of experience. physicaladdress.com looks interesting as they are very competitive on price, don’t outsource their business operations, and get really excellent reviews on TrustPilot. I think I will try physicaladdress.com.

I’m looking for a mail forwarding service from the US to Thailand. My family has been helping me with this task for many decades but this is no longer feasible. Currently, my family address is in Florida so I would like to establish a virtual Florida address that I can use to forward US mail to Bangkok. Thanks for any recommendations.

On the back of the pink card are term and conditions for the user (photo attached of the back side of my pink card). Under Number 3 it states that PRs are allowed to travel outside of the card issuing administrative area. Not all pink cards include this language on the back. A friend who completed PR at the same time as I, did not have Number 3 on the back of his card. (He subsequently went and changed that.) I use this card routinely for flights and hotels. I once was checking into a Thai Airways flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and the staff person asked for my letter of permission to travel. I told her I didn’t need one and referred her to the back of the card. Problem solved…