Borderless Living isn't a trend, and it isn't lifestyle porn. It's an operating system for a thriving future (and not just for the ridiculously wealthy).
There are a lot of charlatans out there offering shallow analysis and those offering “services” for dual citizenship, a confidence game. If you go with a consulting business to help you traverse a visa in another country, make sure it has a proven track record of success. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, you’re going to have to have patience. Foreign governments are often sclerotic in their bureaucracy and in some countries it is so endemic that it is the national character. So, expect delays and don’t take it personally when it happens: it happens to even the citizens you are seeking to join. Think of it this way: those government immigration services are understaffed and grossly underpaid-something DOGE is instituting here-but without the malice.
I'm considering a monthly for a few months, but I just i'm wondering how viable the possibility is of getting our retirement access moved without it disappearing.?
Your claim, states that you provide a lot of the details and that's great.
I find that no one in your field takes climate change into consideration. Do you? I’ve been looking at leaving the US since 2016, and I now have a passport in one country, and a residence card in in another, but neither of those places will do well with climate change, the extremes of which have already begun. Current data shows some places will be better than others.
Great article! I have a younger friend who used his Italian (fathers side) heritage to score the passport from Italy, then he learned about getting a Panamanian citizenship and all the while he lives and works in Thailand due to having a Thai girlfriend who can arrange the work opportunity (a cannabis license/farm and store front) and he's one of the top 10 in Chiang Mai. Good for him, he was raised in Mendocino and I'm happy for him that he was able to take what he learned and move out. How long will it last is the question but he'll be off to something else related to passive income from real estate anyway.
I also have the Thai connection (spouse) and a home there to retire too only I like it here in California most of the year. For me to live there I'm counting on a stable U.S. economy with my social security earnings to continue coming in. Ideally my plan is to continue working in California until age 72-75, then pull the plug on living here. Funny thing occurs for some of us, along the way while making plans, your kids all of sudden have kids and there's grandkids to be close to!
All valid points and glad you're touching on topics outside of the second passport and financial changes. That said this is reminding me of the old Sovereign Man blogs from the GFC era.
Hi, As a Canadian who married an American ,moved to US, and naturalized, I would like to visit with you about returning. It makes the most sense because it would be easy for me. But, what process would my American husband go through? We are retired. Thanks! If there is a way for you to communicate with me, that would be great!
First you would have to sponsor your husband to settle in Canada via an application. The other item you need to do is find a place in Canada to stay. I suggest reaching out to an immigration lawyer to determine how feasible the plan is based on your situation. In my case, I did the application myself and contacted a real estate agent for locations. However the situation may have changed due to new policies and regulations.
So, yeah. It’s nice you people and people like you can afford this option.
Go on, then, become a part of the problem, spreading the stain of American exploitative exceptionalism around the world anywhere they’ll let you (and your dollars) in.
Thanks for all these informed articles. I would be interested in how those relocating, if they choose to hold on to their US citizenship, might best negotiate the US IRS double taxation laws. Also, as the US historically descends from becoming the postwar poster nation state representing rule of law and human rights, into a disintegrating dystopia ruled by lawless mobsters, just how Americans abroad might find themselves, as strangers abroad, being targeted for raging revenge by others. I once chatted with the musician daughter of an exile from Hitler’s Germany in California back in 2001. As her father maintained his native German accent, he had long ago learned to never speak in public and rarely left the house alone.
First… it’s not double taxation if you are structured properly. I’d challenge that you’ll be taxed twice. That’s not going to be the case for 99% of people.
Second… assimilation. There are going to be challenges for Americans who are now going to find themselves in new cultures living abroad for their lives. This isn’t vacation, this is transplanting yourself and living anew. That means adapting.
The Americans who are going to do this are going to have a lot to offer. That said, they will also have to do a lot of adaptation in order to find their place in their new home. If successful, I think they will ultimately be happier in their lives.
I'm considering a monthly for a few months, but I just i'm wondering how viable the possibility is of getting our retirement access moved without it disappearing.?
Your claim, states that you provide a lot of the details and that's great.
There are a lot of charlatans out there offering shallow analysis and those offering “services” for dual citizenship, a confidence game. If you go with a consulting business to help you traverse a visa in another country, make sure it has a proven track record of success. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, you’re going to have to have patience. Foreign governments are often sclerotic in their bureaucracy and in some countries it is so endemic that it is the national character. So, expect delays and don’t take it personally when it happens: it happens to even the citizens you are seeking to join. Think of it this way: those government immigration services are understaffed and grossly underpaid-something DOGE is instituting here-but without the malice.
I'm considering a monthly for a few months, but I just i'm wondering how viable the possibility is of getting our retirement access moved without it disappearing.?
Your claim, states that you provide a lot of the details and that's great.
I find that no one in your field takes climate change into consideration. Do you? I’ve been looking at leaving the US since 2016, and I now have a passport in one country, and a residence card in in another, but neither of those places will do well with climate change, the extremes of which have already begun. Current data shows some places will be better than others.
Great article! I have a younger friend who used his Italian (fathers side) heritage to score the passport from Italy, then he learned about getting a Panamanian citizenship and all the while he lives and works in Thailand due to having a Thai girlfriend who can arrange the work opportunity (a cannabis license/farm and store front) and he's one of the top 10 in Chiang Mai. Good for him, he was raised in Mendocino and I'm happy for him that he was able to take what he learned and move out. How long will it last is the question but he'll be off to something else related to passive income from real estate anyway.
I also have the Thai connection (spouse) and a home there to retire too only I like it here in California most of the year. For me to live there I'm counting on a stable U.S. economy with my social security earnings to continue coming in. Ideally my plan is to continue working in California until age 72-75, then pull the plug on living here. Funny thing occurs for some of us, along the way while making plans, your kids all of sudden have kids and there's grandkids to be close to!
All valid points and glad you're touching on topics outside of the second passport and financial changes. That said this is reminding me of the old Sovereign Man blogs from the GFC era.
Hi, As a Canadian who married an American ,moved to US, and naturalized, I would like to visit with you about returning. It makes the most sense because it would be easy for me. But, what process would my American husband go through? We are retired. Thanks! If there is a way for you to communicate with me, that would be great!
First you would have to sponsor your husband to settle in Canada via an application. The other item you need to do is find a place in Canada to stay. I suggest reaching out to an immigration lawyer to determine how feasible the plan is based on your situation. In my case, I did the application myself and contacted a real estate agent for locations. However the situation may have changed due to new policies and regulations.
So, yeah. It’s nice you people and people like you can afford this option.
Go on, then, become a part of the problem, spreading the stain of American exploitative exceptionalism around the world anywhere they’ll let you (and your dollars) in.
Thanks for all these informed articles. I would be interested in how those relocating, if they choose to hold on to their US citizenship, might best negotiate the US IRS double taxation laws. Also, as the US historically descends from becoming the postwar poster nation state representing rule of law and human rights, into a disintegrating dystopia ruled by lawless mobsters, just how Americans abroad might find themselves, as strangers abroad, being targeted for raging revenge by others. I once chatted with the musician daughter of an exile from Hitler’s Germany in California back in 2001. As her father maintained his native German accent, he had long ago learned to never speak in public and rarely left the house alone.
First… it’s not double taxation if you are structured properly. I’d challenge that you’ll be taxed twice. That’s not going to be the case for 99% of people.
Second… assimilation. There are going to be challenges for Americans who are now going to find themselves in new cultures living abroad for their lives. This isn’t vacation, this is transplanting yourself and living anew. That means adapting.
The Americans who are going to do this are going to have a lot to offer. That said, they will also have to do a lot of adaptation in order to find their place in their new home. If successful, I think they will ultimately be happier in their lives.
I'm considering a monthly for a few months, but I just i'm wondering how viable the possibility is of getting our retirement access moved without it disappearing.?
Your claim, states that you provide a lot of the details and that's great.
Here's the Galloway piece: https://www.profgalloway.com/rise-of-the-toligarchs/
"This is not a time to plan an exit, or stay abroad, but to return home."
????
The business end of his crackpipe must be hot to the fuckin touch...
Yeah, I was shaking my head the entire time, mainly because I clearly know more about this topic (as do you) than he does.