Articles
Current writing on retiring in Asia.
What we publish between book editions. Filter by country, or browse the full list below.
- How to retire in Thailand after the September 2026 visa changes Thailand cut visa-free stays to 30 days in September 2026. Its five retirement routes didn't change, and this explains what each one asks for and who it suits.
- Retiring in Cambodia: the easiest visa in Asia, and what it doesn't cover Cambodia's retirement extension asks for little more than age 55 and a pension. What it leaves out, health insurance with evacuation cover and a safe place for your savings, matters more once you live there.
- Why savings don't replace health insurance in retirement in Asia Routine care in Asia is cheap. A heart attack or a cancer diagnosis is not, and paying for serious illness from savings takes far more money than most retirees have.
- Travel medical insurance isn't health insurance: the cost that makes retiring abroad look cheap Many retire-abroad budgets price a travel plan for a 30-year-old. Cover for a 65-year-old who lives abroad costs more, and climbs with age.
- How border runs work for retirees in Vietnam Vietnam has no retirement visa, so most foreign retirees there leave every few months and come back on a new e-visa. This covers how the runs work, what they cost and what could change.
- The Philippines retirement visa (SRRV) after the 2025 changes: what it really costs now Since September 2025 the SRRV is open from age 40 and asks for larger deposits. This covers what it costs now, what happens to the deposit, and when another route makes more sense.