Free guide · 2026 edition
Retiring in Pattaya
The plain guide to visas, money, healthcare and finding a home, from people who live here. 14 pages, free, emailed to you as a PDF.
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What is inside
Is Pattaya right for you?
What people love, what catches them out, and why a trial run comes first.
Visas for retirees
The four routes people use, what each one needs, and the yearly routine.
Money, banking and tax
Bank accounts, moving money in, and Thai tax on foreign income in plain terms.
Healthcare and insurance
Hospitals nearby, what care costs, and how to get insurance right.
What it costs each month
Realistic budgets for living simply and living comfortably.
Where to live, with real prices
Eight areas compared, with rents and prices from our own listings.
Renting and buying
Why to rent first, how leases work here, and what foreigners can own.
A 12-month checklist
What to do before you move, in your first 90 days and in your first year.
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Who wrote it
Shane Ruddle, owner of Alan Bolton Property Consultants, has lived in Thailand for more than twenty years and calls Pattaya home. The guide brings together what his teams tell new arrivals every week. Rules change, so each section says what to check and who with. More about Shane