Many of us resident Expats here in Thailand have Thai wives/partners/friends who in the event of our passing, either naturally or by accident, will not be familiar with our respective home countries notification requirements and ability to provide support.

 

Even our respective Embassies and/or Consuls may not be able to provide full assistance unless they are made aware of other details than that contained in our passports.   I think it worthwhile to consider what would help those we leave behind in what would undoubtably be a stressful and traumatic time for them.

 

Think about making a check list of who to inform and their contact details.   This could include other family or friends, pension providers, banks, insurance companies etc.  Death certificates will almost certainly play a part, do these require to be translated?    Everybodies personal circumstances are unique, so there isn't going to be a single route map of 'what to do'.   It's worth checking with our respective Embassies on what they require for notification of death.

 

Specifically for those who may have served in the Armed Forces and other organisations, regardless of country, many have charitable organisations who have a global network of support, be it financial and/or through help in some of the notification processes as part of their welfare support.   It greatly helps these organisations if they know the branch of the Armed Forces, and the persons service number to validate qualification for assistance.

 

I appreciate that this is a subject that many/most of us do not want to think about, however it's something worthwhile to reflect upon for a moment, and easing the burden of our death to those we leave behind is at the top of the list of what we can do for them.

 

 

I have such a checklist  for my wife, but she doesn't want to talk about it, because  "it brings bad luck to talk about ones death"...

7 minutes ago, Swiss1960 said:

I have such a checklist  for my wife, but she doesn't want to talk about it, because  "it brings bad luck to talk about ones death"...

 

Agreed, particularly here where many are superstitious about such things.   It can always be kept with other personal paperwork that would easily be found.

4 hours ago, pagallim said:

easing the burden of our death to those we leave behind is at the top of the list of what we can do for them.

Told my Mrs not tell anyone and to stick me in a freezer and carry on collecting my pensions, even sign the life form when it comes. ???? ????.

Good post and hope others take it seriously if they have anything of value to pass along as painlessly as possible..

 

I have an executor and lawyer in USA and to make it easier I have a trusted friend and lawyer here to serve as a go-between... 

 

all details are kept in an envelope in the safe... 

3 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Good post and hope others take it seriously if they have anything of value to pass along as painlessly as possible..

 

I have an executor and lawyer in USA and to make it easier I have a trusted friend and lawyer here to serve as a go-between... 

 

all details are kept in an envelope in the safe... 

 

Indeed, and I'm sure that many will have similar.   The prompt of this post is through awareness of a situation in the provinces recently where the demise of a person has left his partner in a state of stress and confusion.   Death isn't a planned event, though as we all know, if it can happen unexpectedly to others it can happen to us.   

My plan is to not die.

14 minutes ago, Poet said:

My plan is to not die.

So far, so good.

19 minutes ago, Poet said:

My plan is to not die.

My plan, on the other hand, is to take it all with me. Problem solved.

6 hours ago, Poet said:

My plan is to not die.

unfortunately there is nothing that rhymes with that plan, not even a synonym... 

God damn it, where the hell are those vaccine ?

15 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

I have such a checklist  for my wife, but she doesn't want to talk about it, because  "it brings bad luck to talk about ones death"...

I got chastised for talking to the gecko outside the house....apparently it's bad luck to call wild animals as they might be the reincarnations of some evil human from past lives...don't worry....me and the Gecko now pretend not to know each other when the GF is around.