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The Long-Stay Brief · Thailand first

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Retire or work remotely in Southeast Asia, with every rule checked against the official source.

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The Long-Stay Brief, by Erik Lind.

What you get

Calm, plain-English guidance for a long stay

One clear email, written for people planning a new chapter in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond.

  • Visa updates

    Retirement, long-stay and remote-work visas: what changed, who it affects and what to do next.

  • Cost of living

    Realistic monthly budgets for rent, food, transport and everyday life, city by city.

  • Healthcare

    Hospitals, insurance and what cover over 50 really looks like, explained without the sales pitch.

  • Practical toolkits

    Checklists and step-by-step guides for banking, paperwork, housing and settling in.

A row of longtail boats on a white-sand beach in the Phi Phi Islands

Inside an issue

What lands in your inbox

The Long-Stay Brief[Issue no. & date — placeholder]

  1. 01 Visa updates — what changed, who it affects and what to do next
  2. 02 Cost of living — a realistic monthly budget, city by city
  3. 03 Healthcare — what cover over 50 really looks like
  4. 04 Toolkit — one checklist for paperwork, banking or housing

Every rule dated and linked to its official source.

Illustrative outline of the issue format, not a real issue.

Every claim linked to its official source

Rules about visas, tax and insurance change often. That is why each issue is dated, and every rule links straight to the embassy, immigration office or government page it comes from, so you can check it yourself before you act.

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