Ben Zioner

It isn't. It is the largest country in the World, with the GDP of Italy. Russia is spending disproportionate amount in military ventures that make you believe it is a superpower.

Yeah I know that for some people anti-semitic means nice.

There must be some interesting Paragliding. Are these slopes facing dominant sea breezes?

Sad, always thought Ireland was a nice country with nice people.

Yep especially when it is IGNITE THAILAND, as in the OP headline. You write that on social media and get the Gestapo knocking on your door next day.

So her first name was "Eat", he family name must be "Mypushy".

Well, when you perform you won't be treated as plodder, simple. But let's get back to need to have a robust health cover for those who want to retire to Thailand. I was saying it must be part of the very early planning.

Yes, very similar to my UN plan. I paid another 150 for my daughter.

"May", dunno about you, but I kept my last job for over 23 years, and the pension qualified me for LTR/WP. There is a time to to move around, a time to settle down, and a time to retire. For my generation at least.

Now I am lost, I always thought Soi 6 was a "Petting Zoo".

Get your head kicked in Pattaya, the world's most famous head kicking hub. Come and lose your teeth at the Night Market. Get neutered on Soi 6....

UN ASHI (After Service Health Insurance). Outsourced to Cigna.

How about ex US civil servants or Army?

"Third world' refers to economically weaker nations. 'Third world' countries are generally represented by lack of basic infrastructure facilities, high poverty, and economic instability. Third world countries are behind the first world and second world countries, but ahead of the fourth world countries." So 100%, isn't. Don't mention Bangkok please, as another trait of third would countries is the obscene disparity of the affluent urban minorities and the more remote underdeveloped rural areas.

We are in a third world country, so I find it legitimate that Thailand doesn't have to bear the cost of health of a group of geriatric immigrants. The only way out I could imagine would agreement between Thai social security and the health systems of our countries of origin. This has been achieved within EU, but at a much larger scale, so I doubt that our group would be large enough to justify such complex, hence expensive, negotiations. Otherwise even if someone would launch a group plan for retirees in Thailand, the underwriter would be bound to come back with a very high premium as we are all in the same high risk category. No young juicy healthy P2 grade participant to level the risk. A last thing, once retirees start to pay tax in Thailand they may have a stronger case to be allowed into the Thai social security, but that would be just a weak glimmer of hope, there are so many issues at stake here. Xenophobia, corruption, idiocy, etc.

It isn't a rip off at all, the cost of healthcare taken into account is Switzerland. So here I just walk into Bumrungrad, totally relaxed. We get what we pay for

You should open a new thread on this topic. But I could say banks (overseas and local), Immigration, neighbours, etc..

Been mulling this over for three weeks and blew your top at breakfast?

You just gave the answer.

But they don't need too. But they will call up every single transaction of the people they audit. Don't forget that how the system works: you declare, they audit randomly, if they catch you evading IT they will hurt you a lot. You can call this dissuasion, but that's what most countries do.

They might well continue to do so, by staying in Thailand 179 days, or getting an LTR visa. BTW, I haven't paid one cent of income tax since 1991, but this didn't give me a free lunch as I have paid millions in VAT and local taxes.

I am tempted to agree, when I read that the LTR Visa is stupid because 80 000 USD is an unachievable income. The answer to many of your concerns is get your Holidays elsewhere. Now on the positive side I am please to read that the Government can see that the Non-O structure is totally outdated, kafkaian.

A UN agency, 72.

Yep, Bumrungrad will require a deposit or a guarantee from an Insurance.

You guys just don't get it. I am over 70. Our Health Plan covers thousands of people, employees, dependents and retirees . The premium per head is about Sfr 600 (THB 24000) a month and about half of that for Children. Depending on grade the Organisation pays between 45%(Directors) and 65% (Young professionals) of the individual share, as a retiree I pay 35%. So I pay the same as a young P2 joining today. Feel free to ask any other question, as you seem to need education to understand proper health cover. Maybe this could help: In a proper corporate health cover the the risk is mutualised between all participants.