Countries as good as Thailand for single men

[ThailandRyan]

46 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

Someone posted a reply saying (I think, they've quickly deleted it) that foreigners can get a driving license the same way as in Thailand. Of course that doesn't mean they're allowed to own a car, so the question stands. 

Not sure why my post was deleted. You can own a car. I laid out the requirements in my post. Links were included.

[ThailandRyan]

22 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Repeat ….   Retired foreigners cannot own a car there.  

Things are changing. You can if you have a work permit. Does not mean you work there.

 

This from a Vietnam post with relevant info.

Edited April 9, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[rak sa_ngop]

Any UK national expecting to retire on a State Pension should definitely give Thailand a miss as their pension will be frozen for life.  AFAIK living in the Phillipines you will still get anual increases. Not sure about other SE Asian countries.

[jak2002003]

3 hours ago, Lolothai said:

I made another topic regarding this issue, we are still married and she let me take the kids back to France but I heard that she could still file a complain for kidnapping and I could get jailed if I come to Thailand. She made a letter for me to pass the immigration and video call them to authorize me to leave but Thailand being Thailand she could still file a complain.

That's why for my future happy destination place I maybe should avoid Thailand.

So what are you going to do with your children when you go exploring to this other country to find women?

 

Seems like your life is farm from a stable environment to raise kids in. 

 

The other countries recommend on this thread have no retirement visas and you will have to travel in and out of the country ever few weeks to be able to stay there. That does not sound fun to me in the long run.  

 

Also how are you going to get visas for your children?  

 

 

[tlcwaterfall]

23 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

So what are you going to do with your children when you go exploring to this other country to find women?

 

Seems like your life is farm from a stable environment to raise kids in. 

 

The other countries recommend on this thread have no retirement visas and you will have to travel in and out of the country ever few weeks to be able to stay there. That does not sound fun to me in the long run.  

 

Also how are you going to get visas for your children?  

 

 

Philippines Retirement Visa - Retiring to the Philippines

 

Does Cambodia Have A Retirement Visa? – Home (cambodia-travel.com)

 

Very simple and cost effective to stay long term in the above countries.

[lopburi3]

20 minutes ago, jak2002003 said:

he other countries recommend on this thread have no retirement visas and you will have to travel in and out of the country ever few weeks to be able to stay there.

Philippines has long stay options and even a tourist visa can be extended for 3 years before you have to leave for a day.  

Cambodia has ER visa - much like Thailand retirement.

Vietnam has up to 6 month stay on 5 year tourist visa before exit/return required.

[Nemises]

58 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

You can if you have a work permit.

Interesting, thanks. But how hard is it for say, a 75yo retired foreigner with no specialist work skills, to obtain a work permit in Vietnam? Any idea, or preferably, links?

[ThailandRyan]

4 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Interesting, thanks. But how hard is it for say, a 75yo retired foreigner with no specialist work skills, to obtain a work permit in Vietnam? Any idea, or preferably, links?

That would be an unknown unfortunately.  The folks I know that live in Vietnam who have cars did at one time work for companies before they retired so they have the proper documents obtained during their tenure there in the country.  One is now married to a Vietnamese immigration officer, I will send this individual a e-mail and see if he can dig up the particulars since he is in the country as he lives there.

[chilli42]

Every country is good for a single man provided you are not over weight and old …. then you need to be well off and generous in addition to overweight and old.

[VocalNeal]

19 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam.....just a few to name that are fair to midland like the Phils...

Don't rule out Indonesia. Sure it is not like a candy store but...

[Speedhump]

1 hour ago, Nemises said:

Repeat ….   Retired foreigners cannot own a car there.  

Thanks, the clarification was needed.

 

For general info, in Thailand retirees can own a car but not import one (or sports equipment, strange). So my beloved Jag XK8 had to stay behind when I came here.????

Customs would have robbed me blind anyway.... 

[Speedhump]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Not sure why my post was deleted. You can own a car. I laid out the requirements in my post. Links were included.

Thanks. Another post has now stated that specifically retirees in Vietnam may not own a car!

 

Sorry, I can't check the links you quoted as the post doesn't exist now.????

[Nemises]

58 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

That would be an unknown unfortunately.  The folks I know that live in Vietnam who have cars did at one time work for companies before they retired so they have the proper documents obtained during their tenure there in the country.  One is now married to a Vietnamese immigration officer, I will send this individual a e-mail and see if he can dig up the particulars since he is in the country as he lives there.

Thanks Ryan.

Just to recap, based on provided links:

A retired foreigner cannot own a car in Vietnam.
 

However, and this is yet to be confirmed; the elderly, foreign retiree (without specialist work skills or company ownership) can own a car in Vietnam  if  he can obtain a work permit and  if  he can keep getting the work permit renewed every year - without ever having worked there…

 

 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Nemises

[Adumbration]

Jakata, Indonesia.  The P4P scene there makes Pattaya look like a broken down Karaoke bar in Nakon Nowhere.

[connda]

If you are considering a long-term commitment, ie, marriage, then places like the PI would be a good choice as the marriage will lead to permanent residency unlike here is Thailand.  And honestly, you'll be a babe-magnet in virtually any third-world country so the "Global South" is your oyster.

[Lacessit]

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

I went to Kenya for safarai and scuba diving and was mobbed by women every night

Unless there are pictures, we won't know if they were 40 kg spinners, or 120 kg whales.

[scubascuba3]

10 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Unless there are pictures, we won't know if they were 40 kg spinners, or 120 kg whales.

No photos but i was blown away that they were MTV quality girls, all slim

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Speedhump said:

Thanks, the clarification was needed.

 

For general info, in Thailand retirees can own a car but not import one (or sports equipment, strange). So my beloved Jag XK8 had to stay behind when I came here.????

Customs would have robbed me blind anyway.... 

Having imported three sets of golf clubs while on a retirement visa, your post is incorrect. IIRC, paid duty of 3000 baht on one import.

You can import a vehicle for personal use, but the duty and shipping costs make it unviable.

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, connda said:

If you are considering a long-term commitment, ie, marriage, then places like the PI would be a good choice as the marriage will lead to permanent residency unlike here is Thailand.  And honestly, you'll be a babe-magnet in virtually any third-world country so the "Global South" is your oyster.

The OP is neither single or divorced his subject title was BS. Also he doesn't answer the question what he will do with his kids while gallivanting around looking for chicks.

[Speedhump]

A person with a non-immigrant visa and a work permit valid to work in Thailand for at least one year may import one new or used vehicle for personal use. Not a retiree.

 

Re sporting equipment I am talking about moving to Thailand and what you are allowed to bring with you. I doubt the law has changed since I arrived in 2016 (possible but I doubt it). I imported a whole 40 ft container of used personal effects/furniture stuffed to the doors, but sporting equipment (even personal, used) was very clearly and specifically excluded in the regulations.

 

 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2022 by Speedhump
Edit to avoid possible basic misunderstanding.

[Speedhump]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Unless there are pictures, we won't know if they were 40 kg spinners, or 120 kg whales.

Mammy wagon drivers.

[Speedhump]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

No photos but i was blown away that they were MTV quality girls, all slim

Mostly Tranny Variations.

[jak2002003]

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Philippines has long stay options and even a tourist visa can be extended for 3 years before you have to leave for a day.  

Cambodia has ER visa - much like Thailand retirement.

Vietnam has up to 6 month stay on 5 year tourist visa before exit/return required.

So you can renew these indefinitely?  

 

I would not risk buying a house or condo there...to live permanently, as it seems that the rules can change anytime and I night not be able to stay. 

[jak2002003]

3 hours ago, Nemises said:

Thanks Ryan.

Just to recap, based on provided links:

A retired foreigner cannot own a car in Vietnam.
 

However, and this is yet to be confirmed; the elderly, foreign retiree (without specialist work skills or company ownership) can own a car in Vietnam  if  he can obtain a work permit and  if  he can keep getting the work permit renewed every year - without ever having worked there…

 

 

 

 

Ans when the elderly retired expat can not get the work permit they will come and confiscate his car? 

[KhaoYai]

3 hours ago, Speedhump said:

For general info, in Thailand retirees can own a car but not import one (or sports equipment, strange). So my beloved Jag XK8 had to stay behind when I came here.????

Customs would have robbed me blind anyway.... 

If you're talking secondhand - nobody can import a car now. The rules changed a few years ago. Prior to that retirees with the correct visas could import a car but it was not really viable in any case due to hideous import taxes.

[KhaoYai]

43 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

A person with a non-immigrant visa and a work permit valid to work in Thailand for at least one year may import one new or used vehicle for personal use. Not a retiree.

The importation of seconhand cars was stopped for ANYONE a few years ago.

[KhaoYai]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

You can import a vehicle for personal use, but the duty and shipping costs make it unviable.

No you can't - see above.

[KhaoYai]

9 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Basically, any country without welfare is good for single men.

What a sad truth.

[Lacessit]

47 minutes ago, Speedhump said:

A person with a non-immigrant visa and a work permit valid to work in Thailand for at least one year may import one new or used vehicle for personal use. Not a retiree.

 

Re sporting equipment I am talking about moving to Thailand and what you are allowed to bring with you. I doubt the law has changed since I arrived in 2016 (possible but I doubt it). I imported a whole 40 ft container of used personal effects/furniture stuffed to the doors, but sporting equipment (even personal, used) was very clearly and specifically excluded in the regulations.

 

 

 

 

IMO we are talking at cross-purposes, I brought my first set of golf clubs here as a tourist, no duty. Second set no duty, third 3000 baht. Retirement visa.

You may be right in saying you can bring in personal effects with no duty payable when you come here, excluding sporting equipment. However, does the exclusion mean you can't bring it in at all, or only that you have to pay duty assessed by a Customs official if you do?

 

[thecyclist]

18 hours ago, Grecian said:

Depends on your age, looks etc

And your money