Retirement Planning

Vietnam does not currently offer a dedicated retirement visa, so people who retire here do so on other bases — family, investment or repeated extensions. Building a stable long-term position requires planning rather than renewing year by year.

Wise Counsel advises foreign nationals intending to retire in Vietnam on residence, assets, healthcare arrangements and succession.

What we help with

• Advising on the residence routes realistically available for a long stay
• Planning a stable immigration position rather than repeated short extensions
• Advising on property ownership, its term and what happens on renewal
• Tax residency planning and the treatment of foreign pensions
• Advising on healthcare access and insurance arrangements
• Making a Vietnamese will covering assets held here
• Advising on how funds can lawfully be brought in and taken out
• Planning for incapacity — powers of attorney and who can act for you

Plan for the years when you may not be able to handle paperwork yourself. A power of attorney prepared early is far more useful than one attempted late.