Pensions & Overseas Income
Making the most of South African retirement savings and other income from Thailand: retirement annuities, living annuities, lump sums, currency risk and the questions to ask before changing anything.
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Receiving a South African Pension or Annuity While Living in Thailand
Yes — you can keep receiving your South African pension or annuity while you live in Thailand. But…
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Retirement Annuity and Pension Considerations for South Africans Abroad
Your retirement annuity and pension funds don't follow you to Thailand — but you have choices: keep them,…
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Currency Risk on Overseas Pension Income
Your annuity arrives in rand; your life in Thailand is paid for in baht. Every swing in the…
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Pension Drawdown vs Other Retirement Income
When you retire from a South African pension fund or retirement annuity, you must turn most of it…
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Questions to Ask Before Changing Pension Arrangements
Withdrawing a retirement annuity after emigration, switching a living annuity, moving money offshore — some pension decisions can't…
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Important: These guides are general information, not personal financial, tax or legal advice. Bank fees, exchange control rules and tax rules change; always confirm with the provider, your bank or a tax practitioner before you act.

