Good choice Andrew. Malaysia is the perfect place for retirement. Our weather which is quite hot all year round is actually very good for health as you will sweat more. People here are more friendly than other south east asian countries. The food in malaysia is really unbelievable. We have chinese, malay, indian and even portuguese food which you will really enjoy. Maybe you can try relocate your retirement to malacca which is not too big like in KL and also not too small. Malacca is really a very nice city and you can also find lots of big shopping centres. Thank you for choosing malaysia as your retirement home. Assure you, you have not made a wrong choice. Stay safe and healthy Andrew.
Very intelligent Wise decision Malaysians speaks proper English Is not expensive Great food peaceful lower cost gasoline low taxes not many beggars or grinding poverty like their neighbors Orderly commonwealth member Congrats
Another reason ... Travelling ... within 2-3 hours flight you may be in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Indonesia/Bali, India. for 6-8 hours flight ... you are in Korea, Japan, Australia, Middle East, China. Most of that through a single direct flight.
G'day mate, the old MM2H scheme does still exist in Sabah. The only extra requirement is that you go to Sabah once a year for 2 weeks, which is a great holiday anyway.
I just turn 60 , and my husband and I planning to travel around the world , I was born in Vn but I move to US almost 40 years ago , I have been back in Vn since last 10 years , and visited kulalumpur , and I love it Malaysia , more than Vn , thx for sharing your story , I love your channel , always SUBSCRIBED, ❤️👍
You are right, for me Malaysia is a better choice than VN, and staying in HCM or Hanoi can be very expensive compared to Kl. Everything is much easier in KL and easy to move around without the needs for a car or motorbike which is impossible in VN, you need a motorbike or use grab everytime!!!. And the visa policies in MY is definitely much easier than VN. All in all, in my opinion Malaysia is a better solution for foreigners.
Hello Andrew, you've made some really informative videos on Malaysian retirement. Thank You. I have a question. Coming from the USA, my one concern is adapting to driving on the opposite side of the road and driving a car with the steering wheel on the opposite side. Have you found it difficult to adapt?
Love your candor... you're really good. I am surprised you don't have more subscribers. Perhaps put out more content more often and I am sure your subscribers will explode. Seriously.... you have got great story telling skill. So happy you found someone. That is I think the number one motivation to move to any geographical area. Keep your videos coming.
Love your videos only wish they were longer. My partner is Malaysian and we both live in Australia but for us it’s easy to just pop on up for a holiday and pop back. Almost no time difference and the airfare is very reasonable. Those new visa requirements for retirees are onerous indeed, so, unless the government changes them they’ll get almost no applicants. They may want it that way of course but eventually I think money rules and they’ll change it again.
In Asia it is very customary for new owners to do rennovation work. We have 2 going on now from July to November. I befriended Management and made them finish the hacking within 3,days for wiring and no noise before 10 AM
I've been retired here from Seattle for 9 years now on MM2H, and its been pretty good. But having said that for future applicants its going to be very very difficult to meet the new requirements of $10,000/month and depositing $250,000 in a fix deposit. What do you think?
@@andrewtaylor4558 due to politics they the government will not change it. If you read the star last week home minister stated that 1400 current holders have left Malaysia and only a handful of applicants. Most MM2h holders are not Americans or Europeans but Chinese. As for me I can afford it so I’ll be only one of the handful of current MM2h holders. Having said that the government can change the rules at anytime there stabilization is gone. I’m not a renter I bought my condo here in Bangsar south. If you ever want to meet up let me know as I’m retired .
Apply MM2H in Sarawak. Once you are there you can still stay in Peninsula Malaysia and free to move around in the country. Mm2H sarawak does not follow the fed government's MM2H requirements
I have been in Mexico for two years now, and I’m heading to KL this coming week. Comments about Mexico....... Spanish, yes, you will need to learn it unless you want to live in a Gringo area and pay higher costs for everything. Housing, OMG, I wish I could find a place to live that was decent for $500 USD! Here it's more like $800 and up, and that's without a pool, gym, etc... I lived in Pattaya, Thailand for six months, it was a lovely, affordable place, but the language was a stumbling block for me, so I came back to Mexico for round two. 🙄 It's ok, but, I am wanting something that feels like my forever home, hoping KL might be it.
I love your story and want to know more about it. I am planning to retire either in Malaysia or Turkey one day.thank you for sharing your story with us
Thanks for sharing your interesting experience in Malaysia...very useful for research and your chill approach is nice! Good luck in your very nice retirement! Cheers.
You are a very brave man. Not many can let go of everything and put their life in bags and search for something better at the point that you were at. I say Brave Sir. I hope you find your peace. 😊
@@andrewtaylor4558 no thank you Sir. You are opening up the world to us. So Thank you and I hope that you have a wonderful day or night depending when you get this. Thank you for continuing to share your story. 🖖♾️☀️
thank for the video, I live in Sydney Australia and is about your age.. I think Australia is too expensive for retiree like me and thinking I might retire to somewhere in SE Asia with lower cost of living. I am a bit worried about the health care when I start getting issue in my old ages.. I can speak Cantonesee and Mandarin which make it easier for me to live in Malaysia too. But I think I prefer to live in smaller city with slower pace of life maybe Penang.. Ipoh... rather than rat race city like KL.
Actually if your coming from Sydney, KL might be a more suitable place for you with great infrastructure which makes your life so much easier, (MRT, LRT very efficient), and no as a retiree you won't feel the rat race at all.
How are you affected from The Malaysia, my 2nd home change from proof of monthly income from MYR 10,000 to MYR 40,000. That is a large difference and I don't know many who would qualify
@@joebidet2050 FYI I’m an Amazing MM2h holder and 99.9 percent can not meet the new requirements therefore they are looking at Thailand which way more friendly
G'day mate, I have a sad story about that air conditioner that caused so many problems. I have sold air-cons for 40 years. Your problem was ants building their nest in the last four inches of the drain pipe on your balcony. A pipe cleaner shoved up the end of the pipe every few months fixes it.
Sorry have to ask this question and I don't you want to hear it. By the way, do you ever think that you might die in Malaysia? My question is how much is the funeral cost in Malaysia. I have a friend that lost his father in-law recently and it cost about US14000 in US. My sister-in-law passed away last year and her kids have to get a loan because she doesn't have life insurance.
Good question! Yes, I’m pretty sure that I will die in Malaysia but not soon, I hope! I haven’t looked into funeral costs but I will. Thanks for watching!
When there is no one in charge, what is the point of a funeral? :) Anyway, a normal funeral should cost 10k-20k MYR. If you want an apartment in a crematorium, then that can cost another 10k-40k. If there is no one in charge, a simpler way is to donate the body to a medical school. After the students have done their studies, the school takes care of the funeral. You can search on the Internet for this. Anyway, the MM2H rules probably will make sure people will be sent home before they die. So should prepare for a funeral in the home country instead. Same for other countries like Thailand. Many people may not die straight away. Thailand may not want them to stay when they need care. So, dying in a foreign country is not easy. Besides, the landlord may also try hard to ensure deaths do not happen in the rental property, which means they might not rent out to people who may not live long enough.
@@hann659 How would people know when they are going to die? And funeral expenses depends on your religion too i guess. For muslims it is less than RM3k. The figure you quoted could be for Buddhist funeral.
Today I am revisiting the expat life... I put it on hold when I 'unretired'. I am within 2 years to my official retirement age. I am looking at several countries and Since I only speak English it's a little scary to attempt to go to Latin America with the exception of Belize. I have a question about the visa and residency. If you do not have that overinflated income they require, can you go to Sarawak and get residency there, then live in KL or Penang? I think the requirements is that you only have to be there 15 days a year... If you don't do either, can you do a border run at 90 days? Have you made any videos about that?
Hi Andrew, I have been enjoying your channel and plan to cruise through Malaysia to check out my retirement option early next year. I have looked at Thailand in the past and it really doesn't appeal to me (well the expat crowd didn't appeal to me anyway). The thing that puzzles me is, what do you do to fill your days? I'm 64 and not working at the moment. I currently try and keep occupied with activities that include one or two sessions a week at the local primary school growing vegetables, I'm on the management committee of the Local Town Hall and take the lead role in restoring the gardens with a team of volunteers, I participate various tree planting projects, and I am training as a guide at the local art gallery. I have a couple of daughters that I see regularly and and assortment of grand children to spoil. I see friends a couple of times a week and have a florescent garden. I average around 15,000 steps a day. The thing is, I often find myself with many blank hours to fill. Do you think that retirement in Malaysia would help me fill those blank hours? Cheers Mark
@Mark wow you seem like an active man given the fact that with that much going on you still find hours to fill? May be a part time job, teaching languages? I am kinda semi-retired since a few years back but still find time passes by so fast each day :D.
@@andrewtaylor4558 My gosh! That would make Malaysia a much cheaper place to live because a 1-bedroom apartment in Manila or Makato would cost about $500+.
Hi Andrew, we are interested in the MM2H visa as well. What we understand is that the requirements are much higher (an agent told us that Sarawak MM2H is going to shortly follow suit) and we would never qualify. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Hi Dean, yes, you are correct, the current standards are much higher than they were when I applied. From what I have heard, they are not receiving hardly any applications anymore. The general feeling is that if you could qualify now that you would most likely choose somewhere else to retire. I had not heard that the Sarawak MM2H was going to follow suit but I’m not an authority on the subject. If you are ready now, I would move on the Sarawak MM2H as soon as you can. Sorry I don’t have any better advice. Good luck to you!
Get the Sarawak MM2H program. You have to stay in Sarawak 15 days a year but can live on the Peninsula throughout the rest of the year. Its much easier to apply as the requirements are lower
@Emira Doyle if you stay in the jungle you are running away from "orang utang" not staying with them, as orang utang means debt collectors (most probably loan sharks)...
Mr. Taylor, would you mind doing an episode on renting vs. buying a condo? How will this decision impact on visa application? your recommendation on location since this new MM2H situation is getting more complicated.
I am in the same boat at age 56 but Malaysia looks to me a far stretch. Looking at Panama or Malaysia but again my wife is concerned about Malaysia. Let your videos come I'll be watching it !
Hi John. Welcome. I am just a couple of years younger and will retire soon. Enjoy yourself, wherever you maybe. We only live once so grab hold of whatever we can get and make the most of it. The only thing stopping us is ourselves.
Hi Andrew, Is private insurance expensive in Malaysia? I would love to move from Las Vegas to retire in Sarawak but am concerned about the ever increasing medical insurance premium.
Medical insurance here is MUCH less than in the states. It is usually just for hospitalisation tho. Routine things are out of pocket but affordable. Check out this video. th-cam.com/video/z20w5LzqM4A/w-d-xo.html
I pay 175 usd for a 2 bedroom marble floor in Fethiye Turkey along the Turkish Rivera. Learning the language is difficult but some people know english and many brits live here. From here i can travel all over the med and europe.
We are retiring next March at 55 and 60 in Mexico. Malaysia used to be an option, and I am not up to date on it, but I believe the retirement visa is much more difficult to qualify for ? We lived in Costa Rica many years ago. It is not inexpensive any more. We also prefer cool weather and speak Spanish, so are heading for San Cristobal de las Casas. 7200 feet in elevation means no more hot, sweaty, sticky days. We hope to take 4-5 years and very slowly travel through Central and South America with our last stop probably being Arequipa. Peru. By the we should be able to pick our favorite place and put down roots
relax in your videos.. Looks like you reading a script. Calm down. You doing well . Love your personality hope you show more of your life not just where you go. xxx
Do you ever consider buying? I worry about perpetually renting. Like, what if rents suddenly shoot up? As i get older, the thought of always moving to new rentals makes me anxious. How do you feel about that?
I don’t know where you are but here in Malaysia it is less expensive to rent. While condo prices keep going up, there is an excess of rental units in Malaysia and in the 7 + years I have been here the rentals just keep going down. 😊
I lived in Philippines and ended up leaving over the mask "rules" there, sadly a deal breaker. I think Malaysia is similar but not certain. It's a huge problem in Philippines though, makes it unliveable for a lot of us.
If you mean are masks still required, yes they are. I don’t mind at all, especially since I haven’t had a cold in 2 and a half years, the longest period cold free in my entire adult life!
@@andrewtaylor4558 yes the covid lockdown would of screwed over all the visa run folks, especially the ones outside the country when they suddenly closed the borders to non citizens.
Well, anyone who could qualify would probably choose somewhere else to live, that’s for sure. Hopefully it will change in the near future, but I doubt it is a high priority for the current government. 😞
Unfortunately,since the revamp of the MM2H, the requirements are high. Example, An Australian on the pension does Not qualify but then is forced to live below the official poverty level in Australia. The amount would be enough to live a reasonable lifestyle in Malaysia. Glad you got in early. The situation in the USA, Australia,UK etc for retirement is becoming critical, people are already starting to die because they can’t afford heating in winter. I’m thinking of how I might be able to make it work, only really need 6 months of the year there.
You still have another more affordable option. Go for the East Malaysia Sarawak MM2H. Much lower fixed income requirements. You have to stay there for 2 weeks a year then you can travel & live in Peninsula Malaysia for the rest of the year. But apply as soon as possible bcos the govt is thinking of making changes to the MMSH too soon, ya. 🙄
Aussie come to kyrgyzstan I did Place is cheap clean great food booze (I don't drink) cigarette all dirt cheap Safe peaceful 4 seasons weather My water electricity Building fee garbage and cleaning Less than 10 us a month I own 5 apartments Live in 1 rent the 4 900 usd in rent and I live on 300 usd easy No hoa or property tax
@@sdnalyam the young speak English Investor visa Easy to get I pay 500 soms Or 6 dollars a month for phone. Calls text and 45 gb data I use hot spot to my computer It's 20 mbs download speed Good enough Learn Russian I have no problems I'm in Bishkek capital 1 million Parks shops cheap taxi
I was planning on moving to Penang, after I retire so I could travel thru out Asia and have Penang as a home base for the next 3-5 years. How is the MM2H affecting your stay in Malaysia? How would MM2H be for new retires interested in coming to Malaysia? My alternative with the best expat Visa would be Sarawak,Cambodia or Vietnam.
I think the Philippines has a better deal at least today for retirees. Here English is also widely spoken and all signs, etc are in English. The income requirement is only $1,000 monthly (vs $8900 with mm2h) plus $1500-$10k bank deposit (v 233k mm2h), depending on visa type, inexpensive cost of living and no income tax on retirement income. Also travel to the US is much easier - direct flight to NY is 15h.
Good choice Andrew. Malaysia is the perfect place for retirement. Our weather which is quite hot all year round is actually very good for health as you will sweat more. People here are more friendly than other south east asian countries. The food in malaysia is really unbelievable. We have chinese, malay, indian and even portuguese food which you will really enjoy. Maybe you can try relocate your retirement to malacca which is not too big like in KL and also not too small. Malacca is really a very nice city and you can also find lots of big shopping centres. Thank you for choosing malaysia as your retirement home. Assure you, you have not made a wrong choice. Stay safe and healthy Andrew.
Thank you so much!
Very intelligent
Wise decision
Malaysians speaks proper English
Is not expensive
Great food peaceful lower cost gasoline low taxes not many beggars or grinding poverty like their neighbors
Orderly commonwealth member
Congrats
I am Ukrainian. I adore Georgetown, Penang. So much hope to come back when the war is over. Males now are forbidden to leave country
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 glory to the heroes ❤. Frontline of democracy.
Another reason ... Travelling ... within 2-3 hours flight you may be in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Indonesia/Bali, India. for 6-8 hours flight ... you are in Korea, Japan, Australia, Middle East, China. Most of that through a single direct flight.
G'day mate, the old MM2H scheme does still exist in Sabah. The only extra requirement is that you go to Sabah once a year for 2 weeks, which is a great holiday anyway.
I just turn 60 , and my husband and I planning to travel around the world , I was born in Vn but I move to US almost 40 years ago , I have been back in Vn since last 10 years , and visited kulalumpur , and I love it Malaysia , more than Vn , thx for sharing your story , I love your channel , always SUBSCRIBED, ❤️👍
You are right, for me Malaysia is a better choice than VN, and staying in HCM or Hanoi can be very expensive compared to Kl. Everything is much easier in KL and easy to move around without the needs for a car or motorbike which is impossible in VN, you need a motorbike or use grab everytime!!!.
And the visa policies in MY is definitely much easier than VN.
All in all, in my opinion Malaysia is a better solution for foreigners.
Hello Andrew, you've made some really informative videos on Malaysian retirement. Thank You. I have a question. Coming from the USA, my one concern is adapting to driving on the opposite side of the road and driving a car with the steering wheel on the opposite side. Have you found it difficult to adapt?
It take less than a day to get used to. I tried while on vacation here and had no problem. 😊
Love your candor... you're really good. I am surprised you don't have more subscribers. Perhaps put out more content more often and I am sure your subscribers will explode. Seriously.... you have got great story telling skill. So happy you found someone. That is I think the number one motivation to move to any geographical area. Keep your videos coming.
Wow, you are too kind! I plan to keep producing content so stay tuned!
Love your videos only wish they were longer. My partner is Malaysian and we both live in Australia but for us it’s easy to just pop on up for a holiday and pop back. Almost no time difference and the airfare is very reasonable. Those new visa requirements for retirees are onerous indeed, so, unless the government changes them they’ll get almost no applicants. They may want it that way of course but eventually I think money rules and they’ll change it again.
In Asia it is very customary for new owners to do rennovation work. We have 2 going on now from July to November. I befriended Management and made them finish the hacking within 3,days for wiring and no noise before 10 AM
So fun to watch, many LOL moments! I’ve got too many family ties here to move abroad, but you sure make it tempting 😀🌈
Thanks Liz! Glad you liked it!
I've been retired here from Seattle for 9 years now on MM2H, and its been pretty good. But having said that for future applicants its going to be very very difficult to meet the new requirements of $10,000/month and depositing $250,000 in a fix deposit. What do you think?
Thanks! I think that if they don’t make it easier to retire here people will stop moving here. It’s already happening. 😞
@@andrewtaylor4558 due to politics they the government will not change it. If you read the star last week home minister stated that 1400 current holders have left Malaysia and only a handful of applicants. Most MM2h holders are not Americans or Europeans but Chinese. As for me I can afford it so I’ll be only one of the handful of current MM2h holders. Having said that the government can change the rules at anytime there stabilization is gone. I’m not a renter I bought my condo here in Bangsar south. If you ever want to meet up let me know as I’m retired .
@@Photojouralist123 Thanks!
Apply MM2H in Sarawak. Once you are there you can still stay in Peninsula Malaysia and free to move around in the country. Mm2H sarawak does not follow the fed government's MM2H requirements
@@bakafrayaborja896 how to find the Sarawak sponsor without using any agent service?
I have been in Mexico for two years now, and I’m heading to KL this coming week. Comments about Mexico....... Spanish, yes, you will need to learn it unless you want to live in a Gringo area and pay higher costs for everything. Housing, OMG, I wish I could find a place to live that was decent for $500 USD! Here it's more like $800 and up, and that's without a pool, gym, etc... I lived in Pattaya, Thailand for six months, it was a lovely, affordable place, but the language was a stumbling block for me, so I came back to Mexico for round two. 🙄 It's ok, but, I am wanting something that feels like my forever home, hoping KL might be it.
Good luck!
Same as kyrgyzstan
New Apartments are not finished
Some just a shell
Some kitchen needs to be done
Great video. I am new to your channel. Retirement is coming soon. Costa Rica got expensive in the last 10 years. It is not affordable anymore.
I love your story and want to know more about it. I am planning to retire either in Malaysia or Turkey one day.thank you for sharing your story with us
What would be the comparable cost for cleaning an equivalent apartment in the US? As you said in Malaysia, it would cost you USD60.
Thank you
In Malaysia I pay US 60 a month for weekly cleaning. In the US it was US 400 per month!
🌜... Enjoy your life Andrew.... Be happy. 😊.. keep smiling . You will be good. 👍... 🌛🇲🇾
Thank you so much!
Thanks for sharing your interesting experience in Malaysia...very useful for research and your chill approach is nice! Good luck in your very nice retirement! Cheers.
You are a very brave man. Not many can let go of everything and put their life in bags and search for something better at the point that you were at. I say Brave Sir. I hope you find your peace. 😊
Thank you 🙏
@@andrewtaylor4558 no thank you Sir. You are opening up the world to us. So Thank you and I hope that you have a wonderful day or night depending when you get this. Thank you for continuing to share your story. 🖖♾️☀️
thank for the video, I live in Sydney Australia and is about your age.. I think Australia is too expensive for retiree like me and thinking I might retire to somewhere in SE Asia with lower cost of living. I am a bit worried about the health care when I start getting issue in my old ages.. I can speak Cantonesee and Mandarin which make it easier for me to live in Malaysia too. But I think I prefer to live in smaller city with slower pace of life maybe Penang.. Ipoh... rather than rat race city like KL.
Ahhh Ipoh, i like Ipoh too. 😍😍
Actually if your coming from Sydney, KL might be a more suitable place for you with great infrastructure which makes your life so much easier, (MRT, LRT very efficient), and no as a retiree you won't feel the rat race at all.
Great to hear your story as I watch through your videos ! I appreciate your willingness to share.
Thank you. 😊
Hi Andrew. Im a Malaysian. I love to watch your channel. Really informative info. Easy listening. 👍🏻
Thanks! 😊
How are you affected from The Malaysia, my 2nd home change from proof of monthly income from MYR 10,000 to MYR 40,000. That is a large difference and I don't know many who would qualify
My next video is on MM2H. Stay tuned!
40k that's 9000 usd a month
Few retirees are blessed with that
@@joebidet2050 agreed
@@joebidet2050 FYI I’m an Amazing MM2h holder and 99.9 percent can not meet the new requirements therefore they are looking at Thailand which way more friendly
G'day mate, I have a sad story about that air conditioner that caused so many problems. I have sold air-cons for 40 years. Your problem was ants building their nest in the last four inches of the drain pipe on your balcony. A pipe cleaner shoved up the end of the pipe every few months fixes it.
Thanks, wish you had been around then! 😊
Good job Andrew just come across your channel… keep up the great work..
Thanks, will do!
Sorry have to ask this question and I don't you want to hear it. By the way, do you ever think that you might die in Malaysia? My question is how much is the funeral cost in Malaysia. I have a friend that lost his father in-law recently and it cost about US14000 in US. My sister-in-law passed away last year and her kids have to get a loan because she doesn't have life insurance.
Good question! Yes, I’m pretty sure that I will die in Malaysia but not soon, I hope! I haven’t looked into funeral costs but I will. Thanks for watching!
When there is no one in charge, what is the point of a funeral? :)
Anyway, a normal funeral should cost 10k-20k MYR. If you want an apartment in a crematorium, then that can cost another 10k-40k.
If there is no one in charge, a simpler way is to donate the body to a medical school. After the students have done their studies, the school takes care of the funeral. You can search on the Internet for this.
Anyway, the MM2H rules probably will make sure people will be sent home before they die. So should prepare for a funeral in the home country instead.
Same for other countries like Thailand. Many people may not die straight away. Thailand may not want them to stay when they need care. So, dying in a foreign country is not easy. Besides, the landlord may also try hard to ensure deaths do not happen in the rental property, which means they might not rent out to people who may not live long enough.
@@hann659 How would people know when they are going to die? And funeral expenses depends on your religion too i guess. For muslims it is less than RM3k. The figure you quoted could be for Buddhist funeral.
@@hann659 well if you are a Muslim, the cost of funeral may cost around usd200 only.
I am only 43 but I want to retire in Cambodia, I have a lot of khmer friends
Pm please. Love to try
I'm totally sold!
Thanks for your support!
Wow 1400 sq ft 128m
For 500 usd a month
Nice
Today I am revisiting the expat life... I put it on hold when I 'unretired'. I am within 2 years to my official retirement age. I am looking at several countries and Since I only speak English it's a little scary to attempt to go to Latin America with the exception of Belize. I have a question about the visa and residency. If you do not have that overinflated income they require, can you go to Sarawak and get residency there, then live in KL or Penang? I think the requirements is that you only have to be there 15 days a year... If you don't do either, can you do a border run at 90 days? Have you made any videos about that?
Border runs are not a good idea
Renovation in perpetuity.
Hi Andrew,
I have been enjoying your channel and plan to cruise through Malaysia to check out my retirement option early next year. I have looked at Thailand in the past and it really doesn't appeal to me (well the expat crowd didn't appeal to me anyway). The thing that puzzles me is, what do you do to fill your days? I'm 64 and not working at the moment. I currently try and keep occupied with activities that include one or two sessions a week at the local primary school growing vegetables, I'm on the management committee of the Local Town Hall and take the lead role in restoring the gardens with a team of volunteers, I participate various tree planting projects, and I am training as a guide at the local art gallery. I have a couple of daughters that I see regularly and and assortment of grand children to spoil. I see friends a couple of times a week and have a florescent garden. I average around 15,000 steps a day.
The thing is, I often find myself with many blank hours to fill.
Do you think that retirement in Malaysia would help me fill those blank hours?
Cheers
Mark
There are plenty of ways to pass the time here! I plan to go into it more in an upcoming video! 😊
@Mark wow you seem like an active man given the fact that with that much going on you still find hours to fill? May be a part time job, teaching languages? I am kinda semi-retired since a few years back but still find time passes by so fast each day :D.
you've been living in 3 BEDROOM condos all theses years?! Were you planning to adopt an instant family when you moved to Malaysia? :-)
😂 To be honest, almost all the apartments are 3 bedrooms, especially in Penang. 😊
@@andrewtaylor4558 My gosh! That would make Malaysia a much cheaper place to live because a 1-bedroom apartment in Manila or Makato would cost about $500+.
You’ve had some beautiful apartments!
Thank you!! 😊
Welcome to Malaysia, we wish u an enjoyable and healthy retirement life in Malaysia and enjoy the local foods.
Hi Andrew, we are interested in the MM2H visa as well. What we understand is that the requirements are much higher (an agent told us that Sarawak MM2H is going to shortly follow suit) and we would never qualify. Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Hi Dean, yes, you are correct, the current standards are much higher than they were when I applied. From what I have heard, they are not receiving hardly any applications anymore. The general feeling is that if you could qualify now that you would most likely choose somewhere else to retire.
I had not heard that the Sarawak MM2H was going to follow suit but I’m not an authority on the subject.
If you are ready now, I would move on the Sarawak MM2H as soon as you can.
Sorry I don’t have any better advice. Good luck to you!
Get the Sarawak MM2H program. You have to stay in Sarawak 15 days a year but can live on the Peninsula throughout the rest of the year. Its much easier to apply as the requirements are lower
Hurry to get the sarawak mm2h because i heard the requirement is 7k ringgit per month (pls verify that now). Sarawak immigration is autonomous.
@@emyliadoyle1547 you have not been to Kuching right? Thats a very idiotic and condescending statement
@Emira Doyle if you stay in the jungle you are running away from "orang utang" not staying with them, as orang utang means debt collectors (most probably loan sharks)...
In Malaysia , plenty places to visit especially malacca and Johor even Singapore.
Thanks, I want to get back to Malacca someday, never been to Jahor!
Actually all asean countries are accessible within 3 hours because we are smack in the middle
Your voice are quite slow. I have to open full volume. May be better microphone will help.
Thanks, I know! I’m just getting started with my channel. I’ll be getting better equipment soon! 😊
Very informative through personal experience. Thank you Andrew.
Hi Taylor
We have sent you an email
We would love to invite you for cocktails .
We have our American 🇺🇸 friend who lives here to meet you too 👍🏻
First, before you retire in South East Asia, understand and respect the culture and norms of other countries and respect their citizens
Of course. This would apply anywhere, not just SE Asia. 😊
Mr. Taylor, would you mind doing an episode on renting vs. buying a condo? How will this decision impact on visa application? your recommendation on location since this new MM2H situation is getting more complicated.
Thanks, I’ll try to get to this in upcoming videos! 😊
Enjoy your life here in Malaysia, sir!
Thank you so much!
I really loved hearing every word of this journey. Thank you for sharing it!! 🤩
Thanks so much! 😊
South East Asia certainly fantastic! Good choice... 👍
I am in the same boat at age 56 but Malaysia looks to me a far stretch. Looking at Panama or Malaysia but again my wife is concerned about Malaysia. Let your videos come I'll be watching it !
Nice
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Good sharing. Please visit Batu Caves when in KL, Cameron Highlands, Fraser Hill and Malacca for their Nonya food. I bet you will like it.
The new condos reno given three months to reno for all units as to not be a nuisance when occupants started moving in.
Ha! Maybe that is the rule in KL, that is not what I experienced in Penang though. 😊
I’ll be visiting Penang and Taiping from 9/2 to 9/21. Looking forward to yummy cuisines.
I like that you seem to be like the "rest of us " Hoping for more videos helpful vids about retiring in MALAYSIA.
Stay Healthy .Be Safe .Thank you !
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Great (love) retirement story. I'm did it the other way round. Migrated from Asia to Europe. Enjoy your retirement in Malaysia !!
You can zoom your friends and family members. Love listening to you.
Thanks! Yes I can zoom friends and family!
Great for youu 👍 have a good day ahead. Youre welcome to visit every places in Malaysia. Do come to the mosque and learn to know the beauty of Islam 😊
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Hi John. Welcome. I am just a couple of years younger and will retire soon. Enjoy yourself, wherever you maybe. We only live once so grab hold of whatever we can get and make the most of it. The only thing stopping us is ourselves.
Thanks for posting. Great information .🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Very interesting my friend , i'm much like you actually. Cheers
Look after your health
And your health will take good care of you
All the best
Excellent lns and Outs, about the Direction facing the Sun and Heat and rennovation.
First time watching your vlog.Interesting tho.I am a retiree also.
Would be interesting to discuss the option of using Medicare on rare trips back to US.
New Sub, great info, thanks for the info.
Great video with some good information
Thanks!
Have you managed to learn Malay in your time there.
Sadly, no but I do understand many words. I’m not good with languages. 😊
@@andrewtaylor4558 Big talker like you, not good with languages?🤣🤣🤣
Hello Andrew, I am Liz from KL. Enjoy listening to your story. I guess I might even send you an email to exchange knowledge. Thanks.
Sure, I’d love to hear from you! My email is in the comments. 😊
Nice video sir.. enjoy your life here in Malaysia...
Hello fellow TH-camr! So nice to have stumbled on your channel. We are planning the big jump to retire soon too. You are such an inspiration.
Thank you! 😊
Hi Andrew, Is private insurance expensive in Malaysia? I would love to move from Las Vegas to retire in Sarawak but am concerned about the ever increasing medical insurance premium.
Medical insurance here is MUCH less than in the states. It is usually just for hospitalisation tho. Routine things are out of pocket but affordable. Check out this video.
th-cam.com/video/z20w5LzqM4A/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy ur life boss.welcome
I pay 175 usd for a 2 bedroom marble floor in Fethiye Turkey along the Turkish Rivera. Learning the language is difficult but some people know english and many brits live here. From here i can travel all over the med and europe.
Great! Sounds fabulous! 😊
i like u
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Enjoyed watching your video, full of tips and pitfalls to watch out for.
We are retiring next March at 55 and 60 in Mexico. Malaysia used to be an option, and I am not up to date on it, but I believe the retirement visa is much more difficult to qualify for ?
We lived in Costa Rica many years ago. It is not inexpensive any more. We also prefer cool weather and speak Spanish, so are heading for San Cristobal de las Casas. 7200 feet in elevation means no more hot, sweaty, sticky days.
We hope to take 4-5 years and very slowly travel through Central and South America with our last stop probably being Arequipa. Peru. By the we should be able to pick our favorite place and put down roots
Sounds absolutely wonderful! Good luck finding the ideal place! 😊
Gonna retire in Texas upon 100 years. Any possibility join crowd with Bama Bush Clinton and many more
Hmmm
relax in your videos.. Looks like you reading a script. Calm down. You doing well . Love your personality hope you show more of your life not just where you go. xxx
Thanks for you comments! Yes, I’m new at this. 😂 I plan to have all types of videos showing my life here. 😊
Hilarious to listen to your *"Renovation"* story, you are such a good story teller Tailor !😂😂😂
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
You can afford retiring early with American dollars. I can't because my ringgit is depreciation faster than me aging
So sorry to hear that…
What are the minimums to have in the bank to get this visa? You actually have to have a pension? As well as the minimum amount in the bank there?
Check my other videos for more information. 😊
how you i from sabah hope doing good
Andrew, hv u tried looking at east malaysia ? Sabah n sarawak are two states where even makaysians think of retiring at.
Yes, I’ve been there, it’s lovely and a nice slow pace of life. 😊
Great video!
I am a minimalist and your channel is inspiring
Thank you so much 😊
thanks , I am living in China now .In June I will retire in Malaysia
Best of luck to you. 😊
Well done
Thanks!
Do you ever consider buying? I worry about perpetually renting. Like, what if rents suddenly shoot up? As i get older, the thought of always moving to new rentals makes me anxious.
How do you feel about that?
I don’t know where you are but here in Malaysia it is less expensive to rent. While condo prices keep going up, there is an excess of rental units in Malaysia and in the 7 + years I have been here the rentals just keep going down. 😊
@@andrewtaylor4558 i just arrived in Malaysia. Yes..prices are super reasonable..thats true
happy retiring sir
I am approaching 50 and want to retire!!
I hear you. 😊
Good for you
I lived in Philippines and ended up leaving over the mask "rules" there, sadly a deal breaker. I think Malaysia is similar but not certain. It's a huge problem in Philippines though, makes it unliveable for a lot of us.
If you mean are masks still required, yes they are. I don’t mind at all, especially since I haven’t had a cold in 2 and a half years, the longest period cold free in my entire adult life!
Mask rules - It is no longer that bad in Malaysia
visa ? What visa you can stay in Malaysia for 90 days
Retire to sabah
Pop over to Brunei
And return 90 more days
No visa fees No Id cards to pay etc
Until you get caught. I know people who have!
@@andrewtaylor4558 I just watched one if your other videos
You mentioned they now frown on that
@@andrewtaylor4558 yes the covid lockdown would of screwed over all the visa run folks, especially the ones outside the country when they suddenly closed the borders to non citizens.
The new mm2h sucks!!!!
Well, anyone who could qualify would probably choose somewhere else to live, that’s for sure. Hopefully it will change in the near future, but I doubt it is a high priority for the current government. 😞
Unfortunately,since the revamp of the MM2H, the requirements are high. Example, An Australian on the pension does Not qualify but then is forced to live below the official poverty level in Australia. The amount would be enough to live a reasonable lifestyle in Malaysia. Glad you got in early. The situation in the USA, Australia,UK etc for retirement is becoming critical, people are already starting to die because they can’t afford heating in winter. I’m thinking of how I might be able to make it work, only really need 6 months of the year there.
Yes, it is critical in many places. Good luck to you!
You still have another more affordable option. Go for the East Malaysia Sarawak MM2H. Much lower fixed income requirements. You have to stay there for 2 weeks a year then you can travel & live in Peninsula Malaysia for the rest of the year. But apply as soon as possible bcos the govt is thinking of making changes to the MMSH too soon, ya. 🙄
Aussie come to kyrgyzstan
I did
Place is cheap clean great food booze (I don't drink) cigarette all dirt cheap
Safe peaceful
4 seasons weather
My water electricity
Building fee garbage and cleaning
Less than 10 us a month
I own 5 apartments
Live in 1 rent the 4
900 usd in rent and I live on 300 usd easy
No hoa or property tax
@@joebidet2050 . What is the Visa and how is internet. Which city are you in. Any English spoken.
@@sdnalyam the young speak English
Investor visa
Easy to get
I pay 500 soms Or 6 dollars a month for phone. Calls text and 45 gb data
I use hot spot to my computer
It's 20 mbs download speed
Good enough
Learn Russian I have no problems
I'm in Bishkek capital 1 million
Parks shops cheap taxi
Why not to retire in Thailand, or Vietnam?
In those apartments are furnituries included in the rent or you have to have your own?
You can get the apartment furnished or unfurnished. I just like Malaysia better. 😊
Enjoy your retirement 🙏👍😬thank you for sharing 🙏
Thank you for the info! Never considered Malaysia! I speak Spanish so Latin/South America more fitting.
This was a really nice watch! looking forward to watching other videos and hearing your thoughts.
I was planning on moving to Penang, after I retire so I could travel thru out Asia and have Penang as a home base for the next 3-5 years. How is the MM2H affecting your stay in Malaysia?
How would MM2H be for new retires interested in coming to Malaysia?
My alternative with the best expat Visa would be Sarawak,Cambodia or Vietnam.
Penang is lovely! Please see my MM2H video for my experience with the program.
th-cam.com/video/nwAJWVsrid8/w-d-xo.html
@@andrewtaylor4558 funny i just seen it 5 minutes ago..thanks for all the info..
I think the Philippines has a better deal at least today for retirees. Here English is also widely spoken and all signs, etc are in English. The income requirement is only $1,000 monthly (vs $8900 with mm2h) plus $1500-$10k bank deposit (v 233k mm2h), depending on visa type, inexpensive cost of living and no income tax on retirement income. Also travel to the US is much easier - direct flight to NY is 15h.