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Fox or whatever, the information was accurate. Most likely there will nothing to say further on this matter until we get closer the new deadline in December (as nothing has been resolved, only delayed).

OMG. In case you weren't joking I wasn't suggesting that you would need to stay holed up in one place. It's more about common sense. Learn the places and parts of town to avoid similar to much of the world.

I was talking about Colombia not Mexico. Latin America is not a monolith and neither are the countries in it monoliths any more than the USA. You're not moving to Latin America or a country. You're moving to a specific housing space in a specific area or specific neighborhood in a specific town or city. There are incredibly diverse options. You don't want to learn Spanish? Move to a gringo expat haven place like San Miguel Allende Mexico. Want to stay home and watch torrents all day? Nobody would stop you. The specific places I'd consider in Latin America are not riddled with beheadings and kidnapping and are statistically safer than much of the USA. Of course if someone sticks a gun in your face on the street you must give up your stuff and if you're hanging out with prostitutes or druggies or wandering around drunk at 3 in the morning your personal risk.would go way up. My advice is to focus on specific places not comic book impressions from movies or even the news. Monterrey Mexico is not Tijuana. The pacific coast of Colombia don't go there is not a tier 5 luxury neighborhood in Manizales. Also as a generalization Mexico is more expensive than Colombia but there are pros and cons to different places other than cost.

Funny that you say that. Mexico changed their rules. For the better. For example if you can show about 30k USD in your home country bank (similar to Thailand's 800K baht) ONE TIME, you can begin temporary residence on a path towards permanent residence after five years or show much more such as in a typical retirement account and be qualified for permanent residence from the start. This is a country by country situation. There are still numerous (albeit not unlimited and it never was close to unlimited) opportunities for the less wealthy, even for permanent residence including some UNDER 1000 income requirement per month. Your stereotyped monolithic description of life south of the USA border is pure comic book. It's a matter of choosing a better location both the city you choose and exactly where you live in that city. I'm tempted by smaller Colombian cities where three bedroom modern luxury apartments in high rises with full time security in literally top rated (they have an official number rank system there) safe neighborhoods can be had for 300 - 400 dollars a month.

OK. This is being kicked down the road a bit until December. After that ... https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-10-07/schumer-agreement-reached-on-short-term-debt-ceiling-fix WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Thursday an agreement has been reached with Republicans to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting a debt crisis.

I can't be bothered to compile them but if you'd be so kind as to volunteer? While you're at it ....

No such plans.

Malaysia? Are you having a laugh or are you just not in touch with the news? I like it too but are so many of you here THAT rich? I doubt it. SHOCKING: New MM2H Programme Requirements Will Disqualify Nearly All Applicants AND Existing Visa Holders - ExpatGo

Yeah that's cool. Celebration of misery.

True that, and even they have a problem with the Portuguese spoken in Portugal.

I like your negative approach, ha ha. For me, I have a negative for Portugal. Their language sounds like Russian to me and raises my blood pressure to hear it. If only they spoke Brazilian!

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I sometimes tell people I live in Banglamung. Better the devil you don't know.

It would be better not to have to test that. Also, different offices, different responses.

Janet Yellen is NOT a politician. My understanding is that immigration generally does not accept missing month income transfers. Your other example off topic.

Again I posted an explanation of the mechanics of social security payments. That basically proved that what some people are painting as impossible actually isn't. Again though highly unlikely. .

I visited there but only to Santo Domingo and a nearby beach resort. At the time it didn't appeal to me because: Crappy public transportation Constantly hounded by parasitic hustlers basically demanding to be paid to protect me from other scums Food boring Imported products exorbitant Vulnerability to hurricanes But lots of people do like it and there are other options on the island.

The topic isn't about the past. It's about the present and future. The video I posted explains clearly how a delay technically COULD happen but that everyone agrees is highly unlikely TO happen.

While this was posted before the news of a probable (but not certain yet) stopgap measure I think this explains some very interesting background on the internal mechanics of how social security benefits are paid or potentially (though happily very unlikely) not paid.

More about the various countries, less about trivialities like how not everyone knows what RV means, por favor.

Update now is there appears to be a high probability that a stopgap measure will be approved meaning that a potential default will be delayed about six weeks or so. Unfortunately that isn't a real.resolution but at least it gives more breathing room.

The title says it. Suppose you left Thailand whether by choice or force, which countries OTHER than your home country would you want to move to? Name your top three RANKED but if you only have one or two that's fine too. This is open to all expats, working and retired. Preferably name countries that you could legally move to long term. For example Vietnam, a working expat could, a retired expat couldn't. Optionally post the reasons for your choices. I considered doing a poll but by including all kinds of expats the list of choices would just be too long. That could have worked if it was limited to retired expats but it isn't.

OK, ... as a non medical person I am very confused about the meaning of more recent messages from scientists that seem to indicate that EVERYONE will sooner or later be infected with the Covid 19 virus. What does that mean exactly? That everyone will come into contact with the virus. Well, yes obviously but being exposed to it is not the same as being infected. Or do they REALLY mean that everyone will literally be infected, at least at a no symptom level, and including vaccinated people? If its the latter shouldn't there be a sea change in any alarm people feel about infection statistics which are almost by design gross undercounts anyway? To add my message here is in no way a suggestion that the pandemic isn't serious. Everyone should get vaccinated and when exposed and or infected that greatly reduces the chances of hospitalization and death.

... that Pattaya doesn't already have. Your choices could be overall national cuisines such as Brazilian, a more specific regional cuisine such as Hokkien Chinese, or a specialty food category such as an empenada shop.

Something for those that might be effected to watch closely. Americans using the 65k income method for retirement extensions can't get an income letter from the embassy so instead must show a foreign transfer into a Thai bank account every month. Well, sadly, if that income is social security it might be delayed because of a pending debt ceiling political crisis. If that happens is there anything that can be done? Perhaps transfer the money in yourself on the normal payment date? To be clear IF this happens you'll still get the same money later but the problem would be with the timing of a possible delay. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/22/what-debt-ceiling-woes-could-mean-for-social-security-benefits.html What debt ceiling woes could mean for Social Security benefits Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made headlines this week with an op-ed suggesting government checks could run dry if Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling. “Nearly 50 million seniors could stop receiving Social Security checks for a time,” Yellen wrote.