The Retire Abroad Collection - All 6 Federal Retiree Country Guide

Torn between Panama and Portugal? Thailand or Vietnam? You're not indecisive — you're doing this right. The country you retire in deserves a real comparison, not a coin flip.

The Retire Abroad Collection is all six of my federal-retiree country guides — Panama, Thailand, Vietnam, Portugal, Mexico, and the Philippines — written for FERS and CSRS retirees. Every guide separates the four systems generic expat content blurs together: your visa, your FEHB, your Medicare decision, and your OPM annuity.

Every guide includes: residency routes with current requirements · what FEHB actually does overseas · the Medicare-abroad reality · getting your annuity paid reliably · the tax picture · where to live matched to healthcare access · pre-departure checklists · official source links to verify everything yourself.

All figures reviewed against official sources — July 2026.

Start with my free Country Comparison and Quiz at retirementsharrie.netlify.app — then go deep with the Collection.

Educational purposes only — not immigration, legal, tax, financial, or insurance advice.