Except the link is the other way around – healthy people are more likely to move. Immigrants between countries are even more likely to be healthy than those who move within their country.
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American’s retiring abroad? Not really.
Contrary to the media nonsense, probably less than 1/2% of American retirees move abroad to retire. Most of these news stories about Americans flocking abroad to retire are nonsensical fake news stories.
Continue readingEU launches Entry/Exit Tracking system
The EU will now track everyone’s entry to the EU, and flag those who have not left within their permitted visa stay period.
Continue readingHow do celebrities get a residency visa to move abroad?
How do celebrities get a residency visa to move abroad? The media ALWAYS leaves this detail out – and most such migrants have special privileges you probably do not have.
Continue readingOnly 1-2% of Americans live abroad
A new estimate is that about 1.6% of Americans (not in the military) are living abroad. Other estimates seem to coalesce around 1-2% of the population. This is less than prior estimates of 2-3%
Continue readingPassport stamps going away
The use of passport stamps to track entry and departure from countries is ending, and replaced by digital IT systems to track entry/exit.
Continue reading“New report reveals 2025 expat numbers”
Not very many.
Continue readingDenmark is not the world’s happiest because of hobbies
Prof claims “hobbies” are why Denmark is ranked as a happiest country. But this metric is not used in any “happiness index”.
Continue readingCan U.S. citizens participate in political protests in other countries?
Can Americans participate in protests in other countries and wave U.S. flags? It depends on the country.
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