If you are worried about violence, don't retire to the USA. Did you ever think about Brazil? I'm not thinking of Rio de Janeiro, Amazon or Sao Paulo, but South Brazil, which is ridiculously cheap and very european. Basically people from German, Italian and Portuguese origins. I am British and retired to Novo Petrópolis in Rio Grande do Sul. Looks just like Áustria and security is great. You can walk through town at any hour of the day or night, with no fear. Also lots of restaurants with european and German food. The price of property is amazing. I bought a three-bedroom house in a very pretty neighbourhood in 2015, for the equivalent of 40 thousand pounds sterling. People are very educated and many speak English and German. Food is very cheap. A famous churrasco meal (grilled meats and delicious salads "eat as much as you like") costs around 15 pounds. Basic health Care is free or a private health plan can be obtained for a reasonable price.
Hi , Portugal for 6 months would definitely be my choice . I just can't wait to go back. So hope you manage to make plans soon . Take good care, have a great weekend and looking forward to seeing you next week. Have a good week. 💖🏴🍷🍺
I understand there are retirement visas for Portugal, Italy and Greece that include low taxes for 10 years, 15 Greece, without needing an investor visa so much much less money needed. Italy you have to live in the southern part and towns less than 20k people. Italy says after 12 months can’t use foreign driver’s license plus for those 12 months one will need an international driver’s license from aaa in the USA. It would be less headache staying for less than 6 months and avoiding those countries taxes. There usually are tax agreements so you are not taxed double. One would probably be best to pay for legal assistance with foreign taxes.
Misleading. You don’t have to buy healthcare if you live in France for only 90 days with the intention of staying. Also the tax treaty between the 2 countries is amazing. Cost of living is extremely low.
We live in Medellin, Filandia, RioNegro in Colombia and Boguete in Panama (for 15 years) and we have never even had an argument except that time I went back to the states for the weekend. The US is the real violent and dangerous place not Latin America.
ah yes retiring in other countries can get expensive and yes safety in unknown countries a worry can be other problems too *you have a like👍Au👍always a full watch*
I am assuming you are still both UK citizens? If it wasn't for Brexit wouldn't you then have the ability to stay in any Schengen country as long as you want? Meaning when you were 55 you would never have had the need to research it because at that time you already had the right to do it. Am I right?
North side of Philippine in the mountains(Baguio City) ,everybody speaks English.There are area, with 72F, winter and summer low umidity.The two of you ,do not need more then $1200 US.You can rent a nice Condo for $200/mth.The electricity will be $100,the cell $10 each.I got friends they leave on SS $700 alone.
Thank you for the informative video. We too are grappling with a keen interest in living in Europe, but keeping our excellent health insurance in the US. My teacher's pensions augment our Medicare. France has excellent healthcare and France does not double tax our social security and pensions. Portugal looked good, except that it's furthest from central Europe. What began as an enjoyable exploration of options is shrinking to a couple of choices. Ugh! Thanks again! Dean & Cindy
Hmmm- not sure which countries in Europe you looked at. Portugal and France only require that you have passive income equal to the local minimum wage to qualify for a residential visa, which can be renewed until one applies for permanent residency. That's it. (I mean, obviously there are a few hoops and paperwork). France has a much higher minimum wage plus cost of living is greater than Portugal, but it's not unreasonable. Portugal also has tax breaks and cheap retiree health care- they WANT to attract foreign retirees. Montenegro only requires you to purchase any piece of developed real estate- so buy a cheap condo, and you automatically have residency. Italy only needs you to have 31,000 Euros per year passive income (which may be hard for those on a pension). Greece is not too difficult- I can't recall the figure off the top of my head but it's possible. Cyprus and Turkey are both pretty cheap and easy also. Spain is also not too expensive or difficult. Croatia is impossible- no path to permanent residency. I'm a Canadian in the middle of doing this exact research right now. Sounds like you were looking at all the high-end options like the golden visas and investment methods.
We did research on lots of countries high and low , but then looked at other factors like social isolation, language barrier , healthcare so we have decided to keep our base here in Canada 🇨🇦 where retirees are very well looked after . Good luck with your plans Cheers 🍷😎🌺🇨🇦
Hi, , my name is Barbara and I am a divorced 65 year old Canadian originally from Germany. I, too don't like the weather in Nova Scotia and want to be closer to family. I found Cyprus better than Portugal because of the language. And the weather is great. Not in the Schengen area, though... I did not find the money requirements that high...and I am by no means wealthy.
You folks should come to the Philippines. Inexpensive, English widely spoken, safe, your passport would get you a renewable 30 days tourist visa, or you can get a special retirement visa for a small deposit amount.
The logic must be for countries to attract baby boomers who have the money to inflate the flagging economies. The retirement group is being pushed out or deterred from moving to a new retirement country. They want you to holiday there but not stay their on a permanent basis. Shengen Visa`s open up most of the EU . I agree the 6 month flip flop is the way to go and like you say you benefit from the Canadian summers /healthcare plus becoming a snow bird for the winter months. Tourist Visa`s are the only way to go for ordinary retirees , unless you fancy going to Latin America, China, Thailand. Brexit scuppered UK citizens retiring to the EU so you are now a captive prisoner in the good old blighty. The benefits of having duel nationality eg Canadian & UK or should I say Gt Britain passport are more flexible locations for holidaying.
Canadians and Americans do not require a Visa to live in each others country. The U.S./Canada tax treaty helps prevent U.S. expats living in Canada from paying taxes twice on the same income. Learn more about this treaty and how it can help. The U.S. and Canada have historically had a great relationship, and that relationship extends to taxes within each other's borders.
Please don't go to the Dominican Republic, mexica, not even for a holiday. I thought Australia was a great country, but when I watch current affairs boy did I change my mind murders, scammers, robberies you name it ericeria in Portugal is beautiful, but now I understand the country is upset with foreigners causing rising cost in which they are saying to foreigners go back home we don't need you here, so be careful.
Thanks for your comment yes safety should always be at the top of the list , we have found The Algarve very safe but hear there are protests in Lisbon about foreigners buying properties. Enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍷😎🌺
I'm going to retire (at least part time) in Taiwan, not only for the weather, but for the culture, food, lifestyle...also it is cheaper than any European counties. Have you considered any Asian countries (Vietnam? Thailand?)
IMHO, you need to check out Mexico more. Try looking at Jerry Brown on TH-cam. He lives in the Lake Chapala area. There are many Canadians and Americans in that area.
Canadians don’t want Americans coming into their country to use up their healthcare. Its not the Canadians fault our US healthcare system is garbage in terms of affordability.
You can definitely retire in Sri Lanka, for 4800$ per annum you can spend a luxury life. Capital cost will not exceed 10,000$ for a wonderful home and a car. Though it is not an English speaking country many people have good English Literacy. + Country is so peaceful people are so helpful. There are thousands of places you can visit and enjoy. Sri Lanka is blessed with nature.
you know what ,, all that moving around cost a lot of money , especially if you're already on the pension ,,, so we have to be logical about this ,, and use common sense , and practicality ,,, when you retire , it's time to retire ,,, and find things to do where you live ,, live it up if you want according to your finance , but remember tomorrow is another day ,, of expenses ,,
Travel is a goal of a lot of new retirees, especially when working and raising a family travel was often limited to two weeks a year. Retirement gives time to travel and experience different cultures.
Another fabulous video with an interesting perspective and tons of insights. Great food for thought, as always. We rmoved to Ecuador this year at 69 and 64 and we love it. There is very little crime in the highlands of Ecuador (all that nasty stuff is on the coast) and the cost of living is insanely cheap. It's a less than 5 hour flight back to the US. We're renting out our house in the US to a lovely young couple and the rental income pays our US mortgage, upkeep on our US house, and the rent on our home in Ecuador. We have a small but thriving expat community in our little mountain town and learning Spanish keeps our brains sharp. It also calls our sense of humor into play whenever we mess up--which we do with regularity when speaking Spanish. 😆 Retirement visas are easy to get here. At present, the minimum monthly amount is $1,250 (US) in income, plus another $250 for a dependant. Investor visas are issued for investing around $40,000 and they also offer professional and digital nomad visas with low barriers to entry. Taxis are inexpensive, as are private drivers, and the buses are effiicient, clean and crazy cheap. So we don't need a car. Folks over 65 (both locals and expats) are given tons of discounts--flights originating in Ecuador to anywhere in the world can be purchased for 50% off. We're using our home in Ecuador as a base to travel throughout Latin and South America. We've elected to keep our Medicare in the US--even though it costs us over $300 a month for Part B. We also have comprehensive private health insurance in Ecuador that runs us about $170 per month (for 2). Alas, we don't have the perks of Canadian universal health care--which I agree is hard to walk away from. Living abroad after 65 isn't for everyone, but if it's something you want to do, please don't abandon the dream just because your 50s are in the rear view mirror. It's still doable.
Like the comment below, I wondered too if u fancied Vancouver? I also like your idea of 6months in Portugal. When we downsized in 2919 we always talked about buying a one bed appartment in the Algarve as we get older and split our time between Scotland and there. Maybe one day!! I also feel that living through Pandemic has made me feel less and less like spending time in a country I don't know. Kind of lost my spirit of adventure...or maybe its a natural occurrence as we age. X
Hi Deborah, We like you are struggling to keep our travel enthusiasm alive. We had thought about spending time near Edinburgh and traveling from there. We hope you have a great weekend.
Tina looks really pretty in this video :) When ppl get into late 70 early 80, traveling would become a chore, not enjoyment. They drive less and dont care for long flights; even cruise ship is not much fun. They need to be close to their doctors, too. I have decided to retire early so that I have more time to roam. I can move back to my old country but i choose to stay where i am. 3/4 months a year out of the country is long enough, enough time to slow travel in a few places.
Everyone is different perhaps ask a financial advisor at your bank where they can have a better understanding of your finances. Thanks for watching our video.
Thanks Norm and Tina for another helpful video. Could you please tell me how making a move to retire overseas in your 50's would have been easier for you? Is it simply a matter of having more time to same a lot of money to enter counties with the required investment money / capital? I am 56 and am getting prepared (early) for retirement by watching videos like yours.
As you get older big moves are harder to do mentally , think in your 50s it would be easier of course you do need to be in a financial position as well to do it Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
At the speed you folks move, you ain't goin' nowhere! You are not thinking freely enough. Pick a place in Mexico, and get a one-way ticket. Never mind all these silly questions, about rental cars, and where everything you need will be. It is all here, and ready to be enjoyed. Study the country from here, and arrange side trips. Safer than Canada. Here I walk after midnight, and there's neighbours on the streets. My accountant puts my taxes in in March. You two must loosen up a bit, sidestep Canadian regulations, and enjoy your freedom. But get going!
If you became Canadian citizens in the late eighties or early nineties, you probably stopped renewing your U.K. passports. Regardless, the U.K. still recognizes you as U.K. citizens. If you renew your U.K. passports, you can legally move to tiny Gibraltar, no visas required. They speak English. By Canadian standards, Gibraltar is affordable. It has low crime. The Gibraltarian government will not tax your foreign income. It is less than three square miles, so the supermarket, bank, post office, church, hospital; everything you need will be walking distance from home. The only downside is that some areas, not all, are rather hilly. I am 65, living in Texas. I intend to retire in Gibraltar.
I forgot to mention that Gibraltar has National Health, similar to what they have in the U.K. and in Canada. So hospital bills will not drive anyone to bankruptcy, the way they do here in the U.S.
I am originally British. Although I became a U.S. citizen in 1989, I still keep a valid U.K. passport. When my wife and I visited Spain and Portugal in 2017, we seriously considered retiring in either country. From a tax point of view, Portugal was the better choice. Then Brexit destroyed our plans. So Gibraltar is where we will live. Like most of the Mediterranean, it is hot in the summer and cool and wet during the winter. Maybe you will love Gibraltar.
My dear the largest English in the world is india. This country offers all possible kinds of weather. One of finest and cheapest hospitals in this side of world.
I am 76 and when my father was retired after 33 years in the USAF, who had been retired for some years , told me he was thinking about moving to Costa Rica I was stunned. He retired to Houston after his years of service all of us, his five children, were really surprised. What I hear is that Costa Rica is a nice country. How do ya’ll feel? I’ve looked at Italy and Germany but the USA looks good until Donald Trump gets elected. I’m surprised at the idea that Canada and the USA don’t have a
Great video. The USA is also a hard place to move to in retirement. You have to invest $500,000 into the local economy, apply for citizenship, or marry an American. And you'll lose 30% of your retirement savings value.
I’m a Canadian citizen all my life soon to retire and I’m married to a lady from the Philippines and I’m thinking of retiring there and only face a 25%withholding tax from Canada and the majority of people in the Philippines speak English as well !
Writing this in theallotment…. As I was saying..I am same age as norm except I still work to boost my pension and yes I feel I missed the boat and we will have to comeback to uk every year. Check out the Philippines visas cheaper incredibly nice people no winter..not so cheap but definitely lower cost than Canada English is widely spoken…
Yes agree but we would just like a bit warmer where you can walk on the beach and just be in a warmer climate while we wait for summer in Canada 🇨🇦 to come around Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
You forget how much more affordable healthcare is in European countries. In France, you can get universal healthcare and you merely need to sign up. I pay for 1M in healthcare with IMGlobal, and it is less than 2000 euros a year. There are MANY other agencies that offer affordable healthcare. So that really isn't a reason not to retire abroad -
Another interesting topic. I am your neighbour to the west - Calgary. Like you my husband and I emigrated to Canada. We both love to travel . We had planned numerous trips since the start of Covid but of course all had to be cancelled. We are planning on visiting Eastern Europe next year (God Willing)to visit some countries not yet visited. Oh the things we once took for granted- like travelling. I have thoroughly enjoyed all your blogs - similar interests to ours. We would like to 'live like a local' in a few countries, renting a furnished apartment, shopping etc. Looking forward to doing so. Blessings.
We hear you lots of our plans got cancelled or on hold too, amazing how we too took travelling for granted! Although we are missing it we are loving exploring our backyard in Canada 🇨🇦 We wish you well hope we all get back to travel safely soon Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
I advice you to settle in Tekirdag city just 80 kms to Greek border and 85 kms to Bulgarian border, 150 kms to Istanbul with 16 million citizens. Wages of Turks are even lower than Chinese wages and nearly the similar to India's wages. Come and enjoy best of Trachia and settle in brand new apartment in Tekirdag. You can always swim under hot wheather. From Istanbul Airport you can fly to anywhere around the world at bargains. Weather during summer , you can feel 35 degrees centigrate and during winter coldest of 5 degrees is what you will feel. Sparse population are living in Trachian region filled up with bulgarian, greek ,jugoslavians, hungarians in Turkey.
I have read a lot about Merida. It sounds good, cheap real estate, slightly lower cost of living than Canada, relatively safe. But the private health insurance coverage fees sound a little pricey. With having to receive expensive interocular eye injections I have concerns. I think traveling for shorter periods and staying within the governments regulations would probably be a better bet for myself. But then again if I can find a way around it? Maybe?
This Is Our Retirement yes look into this city. You will likely find it’s not easy to get to from Ontario. Fly to Cancun and then bus it or try a short flight from Cancun airport. Merida is said to be a safer city than Montreal and a short hop skip and a jump to Progreso for a day at the beach.
I think you could go to UK for 3 months, then 3 months to Europe, then back to any non European country ( including UK). Then back to Europe for 3 months. You could do this Continuous 3 month change.
There are lots of creative ways to travel when it is safe to do so. We do want to maintain a home base and travel in winter. Thanks for your suggestion have a good weekend.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement I think you should travel as grey nomads until you are bored stiff then settle down permanently. You should have kept your home in my opinion. Just in case!
@@perthpete7906 House insurance in Canada during winter has a clause saying your home has to have someone check the interior every 24 hours, maybe get away with every 48 hours. That’s why we sold it, also a mute point but our apartment is our home.
We are in the United States, and we have determined to become “reverse” snow birds 😂 we live in north central Texas and it’s so hot in the summer. When we retire we are going to RV to cooler climates, chase the weather and altitude so to speak. Then spend November, Thru March or April back in Texas where our adult children are. As I’ve gotten older my health had decided extreme temperatures either direction will cause my parts to seize up lol. My only wish is that we could do it now, we are both 55, my husband works from home, so remotely would be incredible, and I am a carer that can work anywhere, my focus is helping families with elders living in the home.
Awesome Valerie, we hope you make this happen. Being cold climate residents we often forget that extreme heat can be equally uncomfortable. Happy camping!
Thank you for your informative video! Regarding the Schengen VISA, you must be EU citizen to move around without VISA. As UK citizens you can enjoy that. From 2025, you must apply for an ETIAS for UK citizens before visiting any of the Schengen countries for a short-term stay.
Hi Tina & Norm, so grateful for your videos, thank you very much! I am curious why you would like to live six months of the year in Portugal with the language difference rather than someplace warm in the U.S. like Florida, Texas, Arizona or Southern California. Thank you. 😊
Good question Christine, the language isn't a big problem as english is widely spoken especially with younger people. Southern U.S. states are so expensive for rental rates, we are in Alabama at the moment staying in a condo through a friends contact so the price was cheaper. Market value of rentals in America have gone up hugely and Portugal is cheaper. On a side note Portugal is one of the safest countries in the world.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Thank you very much for your response. I think you are right about the cost of rental rates in the U.S. southern states. In Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida rental rates for furnished mobile homes are typically $3,000/month. In Houston, Texas regular apartments rent year round (1 bedroom) for are about $1,600-1,700/month, and you’d have to rent for a year. So that’s high, too.
Really enjoy your video's. Thank-you Just heard you guys on this one talking about having emigrated from the UK and being Canadian nationals and visa's for returning to the UK or whatever - we emigrated over 20 years ago to US, like u guys to Canada then mid-30's from UK/Ireland - both naturalized US citizens and I was a manager and in policy with the UK immigration Dept previously - so we are both dual nationals - a quick Google says Canada allows same - so we leave the US on our US ppts and land in my case UK on UK ppt - my wife is Irish and I also have Irish ppt - landing there same on Irish ppt - no visas or time restrictions - only issue as it seemed with Canada is filing a US tax return - our health care in US is employer based - but the point is always present yourself if possible in the arrival country as a citizen if you can and maximize your rights - I'm out of date but some immigration officers also advised us to do this - and occasionally one on landing US will look for a stamp - finding none will say "you're a dual national aren't you?" and that's he end of it - it's perfectly legal although some US officers don't seem to like it - while I had one in Ireland when landing on US ppt say "look just land on your Irish passport"
Great information thanks for sharing , our UK 🇬🇧 passports have expired so we need to renew them to be able to do this. Have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
At the moment with all the Covid travel restrictions we aren’t prepared to take that risk , to re enter Canada 🇨🇦 we have to have a very expensive PCR negative test 😱Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
I go to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The tourist visa allows me to stay for 180 days. I use public transportation while I’m there and fly direct from Chicago. I have never felt unsafe. I’m a 71 year old woman who travels solo.
You should look at Turkey. So many English speaking countries are retiring there. It’s stunning and modern and one of the cheapest countries in the world to retire to. Not sure why you’d come here to Australia. A lot of Aussies like myself are looking to leave this jail cell since our governments are playing games with us these days. It’s not what it used to be here. Turkey is definitely a place to research, and it’s an amazing life and I’m the middle of the world between Europe and Asia for travelling. And healthcare is amazing and super cheap!
I normally take my RV and drive down to Arizona and boondock for free or pay for the occasional RV resort or campground stay. Lots of hiking/biking and kayaking even in the desert regions. I say normally since the 2020 trip was cut short and not going down there this year - thanks Covid. The nice thing about staying up in Canada when you're retired is that I can pick and choose when to go outside during winter!! Edit: Yuma, AZ is on the border with Mexico. Mexico have established "Dental Tourism" in which you book an appointment, walk across the border and see the dentist - they are first rate but charge, far, far less than Canada or the U.S. - Phoenix has bus shuttles that will drop off/pick up people on the American side. I just park my RV at the border and walk over.
Very interesting thanks for for sharing, hopefully when Covid gets better and the border opens up LOL 😂 we will all get back to travelling have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
Canadians are always welcome in Australia. Plenty of Brits here too, most of whom are welcome. Haha I suggest New South Wales, from Port Stephens to Murwillumbah/ Tweed Heads.
A buddy of mine who retired took a work visa for 9 months you don't have to work and can the people of newfoundland still visit franch Island without a passport that Island is a hour from newfoundland and from there fo to France also how Thailand no winter there
You are a beautiful couple, you should not worry about warm, you have to worry about safety, many Canadians are murdered there, but they still go. I saw this lovely Californian couple who travel to mexica many time were brutally murdered. They lived in Baja it was very sad. I always this family who went to their daughters wedding in mexica and the husband and wife were brutally murdered, no one was charged
A lot of Americans are retiring to Portugal. I think it has some tax advantages too. The French Mediterranean coast seems to be a good place too and I have seen apartments you can buy there for $150,000 which is about one tenth of what it costs to buy a condo here. I guess Portugal is cheap too. I don't know about the health insurance costs as was mentioned. I would love to live in a climate that had a temperature of 80-85 degrees every day of the year. Where I live the temperature rarely gets above 70 degrees even during the warmest part of the year. Perhaps Tahiti. Right now in February I am freezing at 47 degrees though I know I should not complain since there are many places of the country and Canada that are below freezing. But I do like the idea of living in weather where only t-shirts and shorts are ever required all year round not having to bundle up in layers of clothing that weigh 10 pounds and make you feel like a polar bear much of the whole year.
A few things to consider about living abroad as an American or Canadian you pay tax on all income to your home country unless you give up your citizenship. Portugal in The Algarve the weather can drop to 50°f or slightly lower in winter. Healthcare would be cheaper even buying private insurance. Thanks for watching.
I'm retiring to Portugal in Jan 2022 and I'm a few years older than you, the tax rate is now 10% for 10 years....but you can get the public health insurance once you become a resident...You only need to fund a Portuguese bank account (if your Embassy is in SF for 24 month of Portuguese minimum wage like mine is ) about 20K...If your Embassy is anywhere else you can fund it for a little as 2k. I hired a Local Portuguese Firm they helps people like me navigate the D7 Visa. My experience with them had be almost excellent, except they're a little pricey. They do offer some services ala carte, one service I saw was that they help you get a drivers licence
You didn’t mention the D7 visa option is available in Portugal. It should be doable for most people with Canadian pension. I am trying to decide on Portugal or join my married child in New Zealand as they can sponsor us and that leaves us with choices. Like yourselves I am a Brit. But have lived in Canada for the last 47 years. Lucky to have choices I guess.
Let’s talk affordability…… The Philippines is a very Affordable place to go and English is widely spoken. Not much crime and you can rent condos for peanuts But stay in the Provinces ( country areas ) like Cebu , Valencia etc .
You don't need to speak English to retire to Portugal and if you got in before brexit with your brit passports you'd have access to healthcare >personally I'm going to Brazil- learning Portuguese was the best thing I ever did
I'm retired and I really like to travel. I sometimes dream about moving to yet another country (I have lived in four so far) but have come to the conclusion that it is too expensive and too much of a hassle. And you might end up not liking the place as much as you thought, and then what? Staying in a country for 3 months at a time is a great option. Some will let you stay for 6 or even 12 months (like Georgia) without a visa. You keep your place and nothing changes as far as taxes and health insurance are concerned. Easy! If you rent a place for 2 or 3 months in your host country (instead of the usual week or two), you might get a better deal too. A very budget-friendly option is becoming a house-sitter. You may have to take care of somebody's pet(s) but it's free accomodation and you can go somewhere new every time without breaking the bank. I have completed house-sits in ten countries so far, I usually stay for a couple of months (I always add a few days before and after the house-sit for more sightseeing) and it costs me US$ 2500 on average, all flights included. The big advantage is that you can learn a lot more about a country, its people, the mentality etc. than you ever would as a regular tourist by "becoming" one of them for a little while. My life as a house-sitter has definitely broadened my horizon.
Yes, but it's also much more expensive to live somewhere for 90 or even 180 days vs staying there permanently. It means that you'd need to constantly rent almost like short-term, and it's much much more expensive this way. Besides it also means constantly looking for a new accommodation, which is tiring. It's all so hard, I wish it was more simple.
Thats true as it’s nice to visit different places, for us to maintain a lot of pensions, healthcare etc we need to be in Canada for 6 months. Thanks for watching have a great week Cheers 🍷🍁🍺
Hi. I have a question. We would like to stay in the UK. Did you explore the permanent residence idea? And if you did, is that a good option and then travel from there say to France, Italy, etc...
I understand the desire for sunnier places but many would give their eye teeth to live in Canada! Do think of South Africa for an extended holiday, it's stunning! Especially the Cape
Thanks Nicola we are very fortunate living in Canada 🇨🇦, but would to visit South Africa 🇿🇦 if the opportunity came up have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
Why don’t you retire back to the UK , you can exchange your Canadian car license for a UK one , apply for your pensions and benefits, free prescriptions and healthcare, the winters are a bit drab but you can rent a villa in Portugal relatively cheap for a month so that’s January or February taken care of , Spring in the UK and Fall are fantastic, we’re almost into late September and it’s still 18 . I came back after many years in Canada and although I miss certain aspects of Canada I’m too busy enjoying myself here to think about it and pensioners are far better off here than in Canada .
It’s an interesting concept but Canada feels like home, winter as we age is just going to be a work in project lol. We are glad it’s working for you. Thanks for watching.
Yes Portugal has free healthcare for its citizens not tourist, you need travel insurance and then you can access Portuguese healthcare privately. Yes AAA and in Canada CAA issue international drivers license. Thanks for watching.
If you are worried about violence, don't retire to the USA. Did you ever think about Brazil? I'm not thinking of Rio de Janeiro, Amazon or Sao Paulo, but South Brazil, which is ridiculously cheap and very european. Basically people from German, Italian and Portuguese origins. I am British and retired to Novo Petrópolis in Rio Grande do Sul. Looks just like Áustria and security is great. You can walk through town at any hour of the day or night, with no fear. Also lots of restaurants with european and German food. The price of property is amazing. I bought a three-bedroom house in a very pretty neighbourhood in 2015, for the equivalent of 40 thousand pounds sterling. People are very educated and many speak English and German. Food is very cheap. A famous churrasco meal (grilled meats and delicious salads "eat as much as you like") costs around 15 pounds. Basic health Care is free or a private health plan can be obtained for a reasonable price.
Hi , Portugal for 6 months would definitely be my choice . I just can't wait to go back. So hope you manage to make plans soon . Take good care, have a great weekend and looking forward to seeing you next week. Have a good week. 💖🏴🍷🍺
Hi Carol so good to hear from you, we are just counting the days (months) until we can go back to Portugal. Have a nice weekend 🏴🇨🇦🇵🇹🙏🍻🥂
I understand there are retirement visas for Portugal, Italy and Greece that include low taxes for 10 years, 15 Greece, without needing an investor visa so much much less money needed. Italy you have to live in the southern part and towns less than 20k people. Italy says after 12 months can’t use foreign driver’s license plus for those 12 months one will need an international driver’s license from aaa in the USA. It would be less headache staying for less than 6 months and avoiding those countries taxes. There usually are tax agreements so you are not taxed double. One would probably be best to pay for legal assistance with foreign taxes.
Unfortunately you can’t stay for 6 months in the Schengen region without a visa from your chosen country.
Misleading. You don’t have to buy healthcare if you live in France for only 90 days with the intention of staying. Also the tax treaty between the 2 countries is amazing. Cost of living is extremely low.
I am dual citizenship USA and Canada so can retire in either
But both countries are expensive now
So looking 👀 for a third country
We live in Medellin, Filandia, RioNegro in Colombia and Boguete in Panama (for 15 years) and we have never even had an argument except that time I went back to the states for the weekend. The US is the real violent and dangerous place not Latin America.
ah yes retiring in other countries can get expensive and yes safety in unknown countries a worry can be other problems too
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Hi Billy thanks for watching, hope you are feeling well 🇦🇺🇨🇦
I am assuming you are still both UK citizens? If it wasn't for Brexit wouldn't you then have the ability to stay in any Schengen country as long as you want? Meaning when you were 55 you would never have had the need to research it because at that time you already had the right to do it. Am I right?
Yes you are right we have dual citizenship…….but Brexit happened and closed that option for us. Thanks for your comment.
Glad you are our up north neighbors. Can always use a different perspective.
Looking forward to your trip vids.
Thanks so much for your comment we are glad to have you on our channel 🇺🇸🇨🇦
North side of Philippine in the mountains(Baguio City) ,everybody speaks English.There are area, with 72F, winter and summer low umidity.The two of you ,do not need more then $1200 US.You can rent a nice Condo for $200/mth.The electricity will be $100,the cell $10 each.I got friends they leave on SS $700 alone.
Thanks for sharing Geani have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🌺😎
Thank you for the informative video. We too are grappling with a keen interest in living in Europe, but keeping our excellent health insurance in the US. My teacher's pensions augment our Medicare. France has excellent healthcare and France does not double tax our social security and pensions. Portugal looked good, except that it's furthest from central Europe. What began as an enjoyable exploration of options is shrinking to a couple of choices. Ugh! Thanks again! Dean & Cindy
Thanks for watching have a great weekend Cheers 🙂☕️🇺🇸🇨🇦
Hmmm- not sure which countries in Europe you looked at. Portugal and France only require that you have passive income equal to the local minimum wage to qualify for a residential visa, which can be renewed until one applies for permanent residency. That's it. (I mean, obviously there are a few hoops and paperwork). France has a much higher minimum wage plus cost of living is greater than Portugal, but it's not unreasonable. Portugal also has tax breaks and cheap retiree health care- they WANT to attract foreign retirees. Montenegro only requires you to purchase any piece of developed real estate- so buy a cheap condo, and you automatically have residency. Italy only needs you to have 31,000 Euros per year passive income (which may be hard for those on a pension). Greece is not too difficult- I can't recall the figure off the top of my head but it's possible. Cyprus and Turkey are both pretty cheap and easy also. Spain is also not too expensive or difficult. Croatia is impossible- no path to permanent residency. I'm a Canadian in the middle of doing this exact research right now. Sounds like you were looking at all the high-end options like the golden visas and investment methods.
We did research on lots of countries high and low , but then looked at other factors like social isolation, language barrier , healthcare so we have decided to keep our base here in Canada 🇨🇦 where retirees are very well looked after . Good luck with your plans Cheers 🍷😎🌺🇨🇦
Hi, , my name is Barbara and I am a divorced 65 year old Canadian originally from Germany. I, too don't like the weather in Nova Scotia and want to be closer to family. I found Cyprus better than Portugal because of the language. And the weather is great. Not in the Schengen area, though... I did not find the money requirements that high...and I am by no means wealthy.
This is very interesting Barbara thanks for sharing.
I presume you have British Passports?? but you would have lost that benefit because of Brexit. We were hoping to go to places for 90 days at a time,
Yes we have the 90 days rule too Cheers 🇨🇦☕️🇵🇹
You folks should come to the Philippines. Inexpensive, English widely spoken, safe, your passport would get you a renewable 30 days tourist visa, or you can get a special retirement visa for a small deposit amount.
Thanks for sharing have a great week Cheers 🍷🙂🌺
The logic must be for countries to attract baby boomers who have the money to inflate the flagging economies. The retirement group is being pushed out or deterred from moving to a new retirement country. They want you to holiday there but not stay their on a permanent basis. Shengen Visa`s open up most of the EU .
I agree the 6 month flip flop is the way to go and like you say you benefit from the Canadian summers /healthcare plus becoming a snow bird for the winter months. Tourist Visa`s are the only way to go for ordinary retirees , unless you fancy going to Latin America, China, Thailand. Brexit scuppered UK citizens retiring to the EU so you are now a captive prisoner in the good old blighty. The benefits of having duel nationality eg Canadian & UK or should I say Gt Britain passport are more flexible locations for holidaying.
We agree Keith the 6 month flip flop gives us the best of both worlds heat and health LOL 😂 thanks for watching have a great week Cheers 🍷🇵🇹🇨🇦🇬🇧🍺
Canadians and Americans do not require a Visa to live in each others country. The U.S./Canada tax treaty helps prevent U.S. expats living in Canada from paying taxes twice on the same income. Learn more about this treaty and how it can help. The U.S. and Canada have historically had a great relationship, and that relationship extends to taxes within each other's borders.
We do need visas
Please don't go to the Dominican Republic, mexica, not even for a holiday. I thought Australia was a great country, but when I watch current affairs boy did I change my mind murders, scammers, robberies you name it ericeria in Portugal is beautiful, but now I understand the country is upset with foreigners causing rising cost in which they are saying to foreigners go back home we don't need you here, so be careful.
Thanks for your comment yes safety should always be at the top of the list , we have found The Algarve very safe but hear there are protests in Lisbon about foreigners buying properties. Enjoy your weekend Cheers 🍷😎🌺
I'm going to retire (at least part time) in Taiwan, not only for the weather, but for the culture, food, lifestyle...also it is cheaper than any European counties. Have you considered any Asian countries (Vietnam? Thailand?)
No we haven’t seriously considered Asian countries, we would certainly enjoy the food and culture. Thanks for the suggestion.
i would really look at the Philippines. SE asia is very affordable in my opinion.
definitely @@Fat_Old_Bald
IMHO, you need to check out Mexico more. Try looking at Jerry Brown on TH-cam. He lives in the Lake Chapala area. There are many Canadians and Americans in that area.
Thanks for the suggestion have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🙂
Why not India? English speaking. Great weather, maybe humid in some regions. Great medical care which is relatively cheap.
It’s a long air flight, but a great suggestion thank you. 🙏🙏
Canadians don’t want Americans coming into their country to use up their healthcare. Its not the Canadians fault our US healthcare system is garbage in terms of affordability.
Most health systems are for the benefits of their citizens.
You can definitely retire in Sri Lanka, for 4800$ per annum you can spend a luxury life. Capital cost will not exceed 10,000$ for a wonderful home and a car. Though it is not an English speaking country many people have good English Literacy. + Country is so peaceful people are so helpful. There are thousands of places you can visit and enjoy. Sri Lanka is blessed with nature.
When you say "in capital" does include retirement funds? Or do you need 700k+ in cash?
No not cash, savings and retirement accounts.
you know what ,, all that moving around cost a lot of money , especially if you're already on the pension ,,, so we have to be logical about this ,, and use common sense , and practicality ,,, when you retire , it's time to retire ,,, and find things to do where you live ,, live it up if you want according to your finance , but remember tomorrow is another day ,, of expenses ,,
Travel is a goal of a lot of new retirees, especially when working and raising a family travel was often limited to two weeks a year. Retirement gives time to travel and experience different cultures.
Another fabulous video with an interesting perspective and tons of insights. Great food for thought, as always.
We rmoved to Ecuador this year at 69 and 64 and we love it. There is very little crime in the highlands of Ecuador (all that nasty stuff is on the coast) and the cost of living is insanely cheap. It's a less than 5 hour flight back to the US. We're renting out our house in the US to a lovely young couple and the rental income pays our US mortgage, upkeep on our US house, and the rent on our home in Ecuador. We have a small but thriving expat community in our little mountain town and learning Spanish keeps our brains sharp. It also calls our sense of humor into play whenever we mess up--which we do with regularity when speaking Spanish. 😆
Retirement visas are easy to get here. At present, the minimum monthly amount is $1,250 (US) in income, plus another $250 for a dependant. Investor visas are issued for investing around $40,000 and they also offer professional and digital nomad visas with low barriers to entry.
Taxis are inexpensive, as are private drivers, and the buses are effiicient, clean and crazy cheap. So we don't need a car. Folks over 65 (both locals and expats) are given tons of discounts--flights originating in Ecuador to anywhere in the world can be purchased for 50% off. We're using our home in Ecuador as a base to travel throughout Latin and South America.
We've elected to keep our Medicare in the US--even though it costs us over $300 a month for Part B. We also have comprehensive private health insurance in Ecuador that runs us about $170 per month (for 2). Alas, we don't have the perks of Canadian universal health care--which I agree is hard to walk away from.
Living abroad after 65 isn't for everyone, but if it's something you want to do, please don't abandon the dream just because your 50s are in the rear view mirror. It's still doable.
Look at Dan from Vagabond Awake . Slow travel in safer, warmer, interesting locales.
Thanks
The world is showing us that travel is increasingly for the rich...
It is getting expensive....
Do it!! I’m 75 and I wished I had thought of it when I was your age. I wish you all the best, enjoy!
Thanks so much for you’re encouragement
Like the comment below, I wondered too if u fancied Vancouver? I also like your idea of 6months in Portugal. When we downsized in 2919 we always talked about buying a one bed appartment in the Algarve as we get older and split our time between Scotland and there. Maybe one day!! I also feel that living through Pandemic has made me feel less and less like spending time in a country I don't know. Kind of lost my spirit of adventure...or maybe its a natural occurrence as we age. X
Hi Deborah, We like you are struggling to keep our travel enthusiasm alive. We had thought about spending time near Edinburgh and traveling from there. We hope you have a great weekend.
Tina looks really pretty in this video :)
When ppl get into late 70 early 80, traveling would become a chore, not enjoyment. They drive less and dont care for long flights; even cruise ship is not much fun. They need to be close to their doctors, too. I have decided to retire early so that I have more time to roam. I can move back to my old country but i choose to stay where i am. 3/4 months a year out of the country is long enough, enough time to slow travel in a few places.
So true! we agree with your comment and thanks for the nice compliment enjoy your weekend 🍷🌺🙂
Change it up every year go to different countries every winter this will keep you young and smart! Thanks for the videos!
Great advice, would also help our travel photo business. Thanks for watching!
So many say you don’t need one million dollars to retire. What do think a good number is for a 67 year old single man is in the US
Everyone is different perhaps ask a financial advisor at your bank where they can have a better understanding of your finances. Thanks for watching our video.
You are still cute with no hair. I’m 64 and believe me when I say we are out and about
Thanks!
What about grandkids ? Do you have family?
Yes we do
Thanks Norm and Tina for another helpful video. Could you please tell me how making a move to retire overseas in your 50's would have been easier for you? Is it simply a matter of having more time to same a lot of money to enter counties with the required investment money / capital? I am 56 and am getting prepared (early) for retirement by watching videos like yours.
As you get older big moves are harder to do mentally , think in your 50s it would be easier of course you do need to be in a financial position as well to do it Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
At the speed you folks move, you ain't goin' nowhere! You are not thinking freely enough. Pick a place in Mexico, and get a one-way ticket. Never mind all these silly questions, about rental cars, and where everything you need will be. It is all here, and ready to be enjoyed. Study the country from here, and arrange side trips. Safer than Canada. Here I walk after midnight, and there's neighbours on the streets. My accountant puts my taxes in in March. You two must loosen up a bit, sidestep Canadian regulations, and enjoy your freedom. But get going!
Well you know what they say slow and steady wins the race 🧐thanks for watching enjoy your weekend 🍷🇨🇦🍺
florida was my parents answer and now my answer, my tin shack calls to me each winter
Sounds like a great plan Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦🌺
What a beautiful couple. This is what marriage looks like. Going on 25 years with my best friend. 😍
If you became Canadian citizens in the late eighties or early nineties, you probably stopped renewing your U.K. passports. Regardless, the U.K. still recognizes you as U.K. citizens. If you renew your U.K. passports, you can legally move to tiny Gibraltar, no visas required. They speak English. By Canadian standards, Gibraltar is affordable. It has low crime. The Gibraltarian government will not tax your foreign income. It is less than three square miles, so the supermarket, bank, post office, church, hospital; everything you need will be walking distance from home. The only downside is that some areas, not all, are rather hilly. I am 65, living in Texas. I intend to retire in Gibraltar.
Looks like a nice place to retire to , we have been meaning to visit Gibraltar 🇬🇮 when we are in Portugal 🇵🇹 maybe our next trip Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🇨🇦🌺
I forgot to mention that Gibraltar has National Health, similar to what they have in the U.K. and in Canada. So hospital bills will not drive anyone to bankruptcy, the way they do here in the U.S.
I am originally British. Although I became a U.S. citizen in 1989, I still keep a valid U.K. passport. When my wife and I visited Spain and Portugal in 2017, we seriously considered retiring in either country. From a tax point of view, Portugal was the better choice. Then Brexit destroyed our plans. So Gibraltar is where we will live. Like most of the Mediterranean, it is hot in the summer and cool and wet during the winter. Maybe you will love Gibraltar.
My dear the largest English in the world is india. This country offers all possible kinds of weather. One of finest and cheapest hospitals in this side of world.
Thanks for sharing Pradeep Cheers 🍷🌺😎
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Take care.
English-speaking countries with good weather. Ha ha, so I guess that means you are ruling out a return to the motherland?😂
Yep! We were from North West England it has two seasons raining and not raining
I am 76 and when my father was retired after 33 years in the USAF, who had been retired for some years , told me he was thinking about moving to Costa Rica I was stunned. He retired to Houston after his years of service all of us, his five children, were really surprised.
What I hear is that Costa Rica is a nice country. How do ya’ll feel?
I’ve looked at Italy and Germany but the USA looks good until Donald Trump gets elected.
I’m surprised at the idea that Canada and the USA don’t have a
Great video. The USA is also a hard place to move to in retirement. You have to invest $500,000 into the local economy, apply for citizenship, or marry an American. And you'll lose 30% of your retirement savings value.
Thanks for watching we wish you well 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
I’m a Canadian citizen all my life soon to retire and I’m married to a lady from the Philippines and I’m thinking of retiring there and only face a 25%withholding tax from Canada and the majority of people in the Philippines speak English as well !
Sounds great Ed we wish you both a happy retirement Cheers 🍷🌺🙂
Writing this in theallotment…. As I was saying..I am same age as norm except I still work to boost my pension and yes I feel I missed the boat and we will have to comeback to uk every year. Check out the Philippines visas cheaper incredibly nice people no winter..not so cheap but definitely lower cost than Canada English is widely spoken…
Thanks Mauro for the idea, happy gardening
Nothing wrong with Ontario winters. Great sunshine ,plenty of snow. Makes a change from the heat of summer especially the humidity
Yes agree but we would just like a bit warmer where you can walk on the beach and just be in a warmer climate while we wait for summer in Canada 🇨🇦 to come around Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
You forget how much more affordable healthcare is in European countries. In France, you can get universal healthcare and you merely need to sign up. I pay for 1M in healthcare with IMGlobal, and it is less than 2000 euros a year. There are MANY other agencies that offer affordable healthcare. So that really isn't a reason not to retire abroad -
Lots of information thank you. All the best from Yorkshire UK 🙋♀️
You are so welcome!
Seems crazy that there’s not a retirement visa from US it Canada & vise versa
It is crazy we don’t understand as it would work great have a great weekend guys Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
👍👍✌️ A lot of strange rules.
We agree that’s why we live in Canada 🇨🇦 and just visit places Happy Easter 🍷🐣🌺🙂
So, like everything else in life, it helps if you have $$$, LOL!
You bet!
Great tips sledgehammered that like button stay safe awesome and blessed
Thanks for the visit
You both are very charming.
Thanks so much glad you enjoyed it Yossi Cheers 🍷🌺😎
You don't live in the US...with dangerous gun policies and on the brink of becoming a totalitarian regime😭
Another interesting topic. I am your neighbour to the west - Calgary. Like you my husband and I emigrated to Canada. We both love to travel . We had planned numerous trips since the start of Covid but of course all had to be cancelled. We are planning on visiting Eastern Europe next year (God Willing)to visit some countries not yet visited. Oh the things we once took for granted- like travelling. I have thoroughly enjoyed all your blogs - similar interests to ours. We would like to 'live like a local' in a few countries, renting a furnished apartment, shopping etc. Looking forward to doing so. Blessings.
We hear you lots of our plans got cancelled or on hold too, amazing how we too took travelling for granted! Although we are missing it we are loving exploring our backyard in Canada 🇨🇦
We wish you well hope we all get back to travel safely soon Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
I advice you to settle in Tekirdag city just 80 kms to Greek border and 85 kms to Bulgarian border, 150 kms to Istanbul with 16 million citizens. Wages of Turks are even lower than Chinese wages and nearly the similar to India's wages. Come and enjoy best of Trachia and settle in brand new apartment in Tekirdag. You can always swim under hot wheather. From Istanbul Airport you can fly to anywhere around the world at bargains. Weather during summer , you can feel 35 degrees centigrate and during winter coldest of 5 degrees is what you will feel. Sparse population are living in Trachian region filled up with bulgarian, greek ,jugoslavians, hungarians in Turkey.
Thanks for watching and your interesting comment have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
Merida Mexico is both safe and inexpensive to live. A good place to get away in the winter.
I have read a lot about Merida. It sounds good, cheap real estate, slightly lower cost of living than Canada, relatively safe. But the private health insurance coverage fees sound a little pricey. With having to receive expensive interocular eye injections I have concerns. I think traveling for shorter periods and staying within the governments regulations would probably be a better bet for myself. But then again if I can find a way around it? Maybe?
@Merida Mexico thanks for the suggestion we will check it out
This Is Our Retirement yes look into this city. You will likely find it’s not easy to get to from Ontario. Fly to Cancun and then bus it or try a short flight from Cancun airport. Merida is said to be a safer city than Montreal and a short hop skip and a jump to Progreso for a day at the beach.
@@TripReviews Thanks for the suggestion 🌺
I think you could go to UK for 3 months, then 3 months to Europe, then back to any non European country ( including UK). Then back to Europe for 3 months. You could do this Continuous 3 month change.
There are lots of creative ways to travel when it is safe to do so. We do want to maintain a home base and travel in winter. Thanks for your suggestion have a good weekend.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement I think you should travel as grey nomads until you are bored stiff then settle down permanently. You should have kept your home in my opinion. Just in case!
@@perthpete7906 House insurance in Canada during winter has a clause saying your home has to have someone check the interior every 24 hours, maybe get away with every 48 hours. That’s why we sold it, also a mute point but our apartment is our home.
We are in the United States, and we have determined to become “reverse” snow birds 😂 we live in north central Texas and it’s so hot in the summer.
When we retire we are going to RV to cooler climates, chase the weather and altitude so to speak. Then spend November, Thru March or April back in Texas where our adult children are. As I’ve gotten older my health had decided extreme temperatures either direction will cause my parts to seize up lol. My only wish is that we could do it now, we are both 55, my husband works from home, so remotely would be incredible, and I am a carer that can work anywhere, my focus is helping families with elders living in the home.
Awesome Valerie, we hope you make this happen. Being cold climate residents we often forget that extreme heat can be equally uncomfortable. Happy camping!
Us Virgin Islands a little expensive
It is but an interesting cruise ship port
Thank you for your informative video! Regarding the Schengen VISA, you must be EU citizen to move around without VISA. As UK citizens you can enjoy that. From 2025, you must apply for an ETIAS for UK citizens before visiting any of the Schengen countries for a short-term stay.
Yes, exactly
Hi Tina & Norm, so grateful for your videos, thank you very much! I am curious why you would like to live six months of the year in Portugal with the language difference rather than someplace warm in the U.S. like Florida, Texas, Arizona or Southern California. Thank you. 😊
Good question Christine, the language isn't a big problem as english is widely spoken especially with younger people. Southern U.S. states are so expensive for rental rates, we are in Alabama at the moment staying in a condo through a friends contact so the price was cheaper. Market value of rentals in America have gone up hugely and Portugal is cheaper. On a side note Portugal is one of the safest countries in the world.
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Thank you very much for your response. I think you are right about the cost of rental rates in the U.S. southern states. In Sarasota/Bradenton, Florida rental rates for furnished mobile homes are typically $3,000/month. In Houston, Texas regular apartments rent year round (1 bedroom) for are about $1,600-1,700/month, and you’d have to rent for a year. So that’s high, too.
Such a shame Christine as people want to come but are being priced out and forced to go to other places Cheers 🇨🇦☕️🇺🇸
@@ThisIsOurRetirement Yes, it’s shocking how high short-term rentals are now in the southern U.S. states, yikes!
@@christinecoulombe6179 Cheers 🙂
Really enjoy your video's. Thank-you Just heard you guys on this one talking about having emigrated from the UK and being Canadian nationals and visa's for returning to the UK or whatever - we emigrated over 20 years ago to US, like u guys to Canada then mid-30's from UK/Ireland - both naturalized US citizens and I was a manager and in policy with the UK immigration Dept previously - so we are both dual nationals - a quick Google says Canada allows same - so we leave the US on our US ppts and land in my case UK on UK ppt - my wife is Irish and I also have Irish ppt - landing there same on Irish ppt - no visas or time restrictions - only issue as it seemed with Canada is filing a US tax return - our health care in US is employer based - but the point is always present yourself if possible in the arrival country as a citizen if you can and maximize your rights - I'm out of date but some immigration officers also advised us to do this - and occasionally one on landing US will look for a stamp - finding none will say "you're a dual national aren't you?" and that's he end of it - it's perfectly legal although some US officers don't seem to like it - while I had one in Ireland when landing on US ppt say "look just land on your Irish passport"
Great information thanks for sharing , our UK 🇬🇧 passports have expired so we need to renew them to be able to do this. Have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
We will be spending 4 months in Britain next year ❤️🇬🇧
We hope you have a great time 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇬🇧🍁🇨🇦
I’m surprised you didn’t choose Portugal… just learn Portuguese 😉
Too bad about health insurance! 😬😬
At the moment with all the Covid travel restrictions we aren’t prepared to take that risk , to re enter Canada 🇨🇦 we have to have a very expensive PCR negative test 😱Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
@@ThisIsOurRetirement I hear you… PCR tests can be so expensive!
@@MagentaOtterTravels Just to get home 🏡🤔
I go to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The tourist visa allows me to stay for 180 days. I use public transportation while I’m there and fly direct from Chicago. I have never felt unsafe. I’m a 71 year old woman who travels solo.
That sounds wonderful we wish you all the best have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
Im active military, PV Mexico is very safe. Good property options as well.
What about moving to the States?
Not an option for us from Canada 🇨🇦
You should look at Turkey. So many English speaking countries are retiring there.
It’s stunning and modern and one of the cheapest countries in the world to retire to.
Not sure why you’d come here to Australia. A lot of Aussies like myself are looking to leave this jail cell since our governments are playing games with us these days. It’s not what it used to be here.
Turkey is definitely a place to research, and it’s an amazing life and I’m the middle of the world between Europe and Asia for travelling.
And healthcare is amazing and super cheap!
Thanks for the suggestion Riccardo have a wonderful week Cheers 🍷🇦🇺🇨🇦😎🌺
you are people better stay home for me thailand bee my last 20 years
We agree we have decided to stay home in Canada 🇨🇦 and love it Cheers 🍷🌺😎
@@ThisIsOurRetirement best you ever done in end your life happy for you
I normally take my RV and drive down to Arizona and boondock for free or pay for the occasional RV resort or campground stay. Lots of hiking/biking and kayaking even in the desert regions. I say normally since the 2020 trip was cut short and not going down there this year - thanks Covid. The nice thing about staying up in Canada when you're retired is that I can pick and choose when to go outside during winter!!
Edit: Yuma, AZ is on the border with Mexico. Mexico have established "Dental Tourism" in which you book an appointment, walk across the border and see the dentist - they are first rate but charge, far, far less than Canada or the U.S. - Phoenix has bus shuttles that will drop off/pick up people on the American side. I just park my RV at the border and walk over.
Very interesting thanks for for sharing, hopefully when Covid gets better and the border opens up LOL 😂 we will all get back to travelling have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
Canadians are always welcome in Australia. Plenty of Brits here too, most of whom are welcome. Haha
I suggest New South Wales, from Port Stephens to Murwillumbah/ Tweed Heads.
Thank you we visited Australia 🇦🇺 on our 🚢 cruise it was lovely 🌺🇦🇺🇨🇦😎
Great advice
Thanks so much.
A buddy of mine who retired took a work visa for 9 months you don't have to work and can the people of newfoundland still visit franch Island without a passport that Island is a hour from newfoundland and from there fo to France also how Thailand no winter there
I am doing well and yourself Andrew
You should check out Cuba...
We have been many times
Have you considered Malaysia? Lower cost and English speaking. The MM2H visa is no longer any good but the Sarawak version is still excellent.
Thanks for the suggestion have a great weekend Cheers 🌺🍷🙂
You are a beautiful couple, you should not worry about warm, you have to worry about safety, many Canadians are murdered there, but they still go. I saw this lovely Californian couple who travel to mexica many time were brutally murdered. They lived in Baja it was very sad. I always this family who went to their daughters wedding in mexica and the husband and wife were brutally murdered, no one was charged
Yes these are awful very sad stories thanks for sharing , have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🌺☕️🙂
We are new to retirement as traveling the south East Coast of the United States, love your channel
Thanks for watching we wish you a wonderful retirement Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🍺🇨🇦
A lot of Americans are retiring to Portugal. I think it has some tax advantages too.
The French Mediterranean coast seems to be a good place too and I have seen apartments you can buy there for $150,000 which is about one tenth of what it costs to buy a condo here. I guess Portugal is cheap too. I don't know about the health insurance costs as was mentioned.
I would love to live in a climate that had a temperature of 80-85 degrees every day of the year. Where I live the temperature rarely gets above 70 degrees even during the warmest part of the year. Perhaps Tahiti.
Right now in February I am freezing at 47 degrees though I know I should not complain since there are many places of the country and Canada that are below freezing.
But I do like the idea of living in weather where only t-shirts and shorts are ever required all year round not having to bundle up in layers of clothing that weigh 10 pounds and make you feel like a polar bear much of the whole year.
A few things to consider about living abroad as an American or Canadian you pay tax on all income to your home country unless you give up your citizenship. Portugal in The Algarve the weather can drop to 50°f or slightly lower in winter. Healthcare would be cheaper even buying private insurance. Thanks for watching.
I'm retiring to Portugal in Jan 2022 and I'm a few years older than you, the tax rate is now 10% for 10 years....but you can get the public health insurance once you become a resident...You only need to fund a Portuguese bank account (if your Embassy is in SF for 24 month of Portuguese minimum wage like mine is ) about 20K...If your Embassy is anywhere else you can fund it for a little as 2k. I hired a Local Portuguese Firm they helps people like me navigate the D7 Visa. My experience with them had be almost excellent, except they're a little pricey. They do offer some services ala carte, one service I saw was that they help you get a drivers licence
Sounds wonderful we wish you a great time , hope you have a great weekend Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
You didn’t mention the D7 visa option is available in Portugal. It should be doable for most people with Canadian pension. I am trying to decide on Portugal or join my married child in New Zealand as they can sponsor us and that leaves us with choices. Like yourselves I am a Brit. But have lived in Canada for the last 47 years. Lucky to have choices I guess.
We are aware of the D7 visa we have mentioned it in other videos. Knowing what we now know about Portugal we would lean towards New Zealand
Never heard of golden visas! You taught me a new term today!
A new term and a very expensive one LOL 😂😂
Let’s talk affordability……
The Philippines is a very Affordable place to go and English is widely spoken. Not much crime and you can rent condos for peanuts
But stay in the Provinces ( country areas ) like Cebu , Valencia etc .
There is too much civil unrest for us.
You don't need to speak English to retire to Portugal and if you got in before brexit with your brit passports you'd have access to healthcare >personally I'm going to Brazil- learning Portuguese was the best thing I ever did
No that’s very true and yes things have changed since Brexit now they can only go for 90 days , good luck in Brazil 🇧🇷 Cheers 🍷🌺🍺
You should check out Belize
Thanks so much 🍷🌺😎
I'm retired and I really like to travel. I sometimes dream about moving to yet another country (I have lived in four so far) but have come to the conclusion that it is too expensive and too much of a hassle. And you might end up not liking the place as much as you thought, and then what? Staying in a country for 3 months at a time is a great option. Some will let you stay for 6 or even 12 months (like Georgia) without a visa. You keep your place and nothing changes as far as taxes and health insurance are concerned. Easy! If you rent a place for 2 or 3 months in your host country (instead of the usual week or two), you might get a better deal too.
A very budget-friendly option is becoming a house-sitter. You may have to take care of somebody's pet(s) but it's free accomodation and you can go somewhere new every time without breaking the bank. I have completed house-sits in ten countries so far, I usually stay for a couple of months (I always add a few days before and after the house-sit for more sightseeing) and it costs me US$ 2500 on average, all flights included. The big advantage is that you can learn a lot more about a country, its people, the mentality etc. than you ever would as a regular tourist by "becoming" one of them for a little while. My life as a house-sitter has definitely broadened my horizon.
What a great way of seeing a new place Kay thank you for sharing we will look into that although we aren’t very good with pets Cheers 🌺🙂🍷
Yes, but it's also much more expensive to live somewhere for 90 or even 180 days vs staying there permanently. It means that you'd need to constantly rent almost like short-term, and it's much much more expensive this way. Besides it also means constantly looking for a new accommodation, which is tiring. It's all so hard, I wish it was more simple.
It is difficult, it was when we emigrated to Canada, not something to do lightly it is life changing and expensive.
If u have that money fly back from whereever to Canada every 6mos. Variety and best of everything
Thats true as it’s nice to visit different places, for us to maintain a lot of pensions, healthcare etc we need to be in Canada for 6 months. Thanks for watching have a great week Cheers 🍷🍁🍺
There are Latin American countries that have expat communities. I think I will do some tourist type traveling a month or two in each place.
That’s a good plan to research and see if you like these places and feel safe.
Helpful information. I think I missed the time window too.
We missed the boat on that as well. Looks like it is Arizona or a new shovel every winter. Cheers!!!
Thank god for Canadian Tire lol
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Thanks for the info think we would have to get a new British passport to do this (Ours has expired) have a wonderful week Cheers 🍺🍷🌺
I just discovered your channel and sure enjoy your videos! You are such a nice couple! (Arline Moore in Westerville, Ohio)
Awesome! Thank you!Welcome to our channel Arline we hope you have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🇺🇸🇨🇦🌺
Hi. I have a question. We would like to stay in the UK. Did you explore the permanent residence idea? And if you did, is that a good option and then travel from there say to France, Italy, etc...
We are able to move back to the UK 🇬🇧 as we are Uk citizens and then could travel freely in Europe lots of options Cheers 🙂🍷🌺
hello can you please recommend any airline fare ? i did shop around prices was 1300,to 1500 canadian dollars. kindly provide any places to buy.
At the moment Air Canada has a sale and also TAP Air Portugal
I understand the desire for sunnier places but many would give their eye teeth to live in Canada! Do think of South Africa for an extended holiday, it's stunning! Especially the Cape
Thanks Nicola we are very fortunate living in Canada 🇨🇦, but would to visit South Africa 🇿🇦 if the opportunity came up have a wonderful weekend Cheers 🍷🍺🌺
Why don’t you retire back to the UK , you can exchange your Canadian car license for a UK one , apply for your pensions and benefits, free prescriptions and healthcare, the winters are a bit drab but you can rent a villa in Portugal relatively cheap for a month so that’s January or February taken care of , Spring in the UK and Fall are fantastic, we’re almost into late September and it’s still 18 . I came back after many years in Canada and although I miss certain aspects of Canada I’m too busy enjoying myself here to think about it and pensioners are far better off here than in Canada .
It’s an interesting concept but Canada feels like home, winter as we age is just going to be a work in project lol. We are glad it’s working for you. Thanks for watching.
Try Malaysia
Thanks!
Very helpful! Thank you so much! Looking forward to the next video ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Doesn’t Portugal have healthcare?
And the driving, I think you can get an international license from AAA…. Not sure. Still looking into these myself.
Yes Portugal has free healthcare for its citizens not tourist, you need travel insurance and then you can access Portuguese healthcare privately. Yes AAA and in Canada CAA issue international drivers license. Thanks for watching.