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Moving to Phuket: Language & First Steps
Beach-island base with a large international and remote-work crowd.
Living in Phuket
A beach-island base with a large international and remote-work crowd; Rawai, Chalong and Bang Tao are popular longer-stay areas away from the party strips. Life centres on scooters and beaches, and basic Thai is useful outside tourism.
To settle into Phuket you'll need Thai — and the practical kind: the TM30 address notification and 90-day reporting to Thai Immigration, opening a bank account, and seeing a doctor. Here's what to do first and the phrases to learn.
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What to do in your first week in Phuket?
- Register your address / residency — the TM30 address notification and 90-day reporting to Thai Immigration.
- Open a local bank account so you can get paid and pay rent.
- Register with a local doctor (GP) and sort health insurance.
- Get a local SIM / mobile plan and set up any required digital ID.
- Learn your transport options — tickets, passes and routes.
Thai phrasebooks for Phuket
For the full country picture, see our guide to moving to Thailand.
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