In Reply to: Do these countries besides Canada have loose requirements? posted by DSCBruin on March 01, 2026 at 15:06:05
Better to leave too early than try when it's too late.
I'm no expert but from what I've seen Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico are easy to retire to. Portugal and Spain are not as easy as they were a few years ago, as buy-in golden visa programs have been tightened up to keep out undesirable Americans, but it's still doable.
Japan is also pretty reasonable but that language requirement is a real thing I'm told by Japanese friends. I'm too old for that...
Canada would be awesome, but unless you have a job or are some kind of tech job creator, you're pretty much SOL with this complicated citizenship application matrix thing they've adopted. Canada has many advantages though, it's close, beautiful, people are better, they speak English....
My brother goes to SKorea all the time for work. He likes it but I don't think I could take the congestion. He tells horror stories about trying to get around but most of his experience is in Seoul. I don't know if that applies throughout the country. Love the food though.