Starting a Part 2 of “The Myth that Americans can just pack up and move abroad” series.
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Exhaustive list of ways to stay in Europe for more than 90 days
There is a somewhat hidden visa process that enables some visitors to Europe to stay in the EU up to 180 days.
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Americans age 55 or over cannot get a mortgage in France
Surprisingly, Americans age 55 and older are not able to take out a loan to buy a home in France. Cash buyers only.
Continue readingPopular global work/travel influencer announces she has applied for right-of-descent citizenship in Europe
A popular travel/global work influencer announces she has applied for right-of-descent citizenship in Romania, so that she can eventually live in Europe fulltime. Thos who can do this have “immigration privilege”, something most of us lack.
Continue readingVoluntourism is still a scam
“Voluntourism” is back in the news. The field is still field with scams, and even decent ones are not typically an effective use of resources.
Continue readingImmigration: The end of “Golden Visas”?
Many countries have curtailed their “Golden Visa” programs that sold residency or citizenship visas for a big fee.
Continue readingImmigration: 1 in 4 Gen Z’ers surveyed say they want to move abroad
There is a big media meme that “America is awful, we should move to another country where everything is wonderful”. It’s a pop meme of fluffy content mills. Here’s another one!
Continue readingTaxes: San Juan Islands, WA proposes “tourism fee”
New taxes on tourists are coming to even traveling inside the U.S. These are in addition to existing hotel taxes.
Continue readingTaxes: Amsterdam raising tourist taxes
The daily fee charged to cruise ship day visitors will go from 8 to 11 euros, or $8.50 to $11.60, and the nightly fee built into hotel room prices will…
Continue readingEco tourism: Barcelona closes port terminal to cruise ships
Cruise ships will now need to dock much further away from the city center, to reduce the impact of thousands of tourists leaving ships simultaneously: Barcelona restricts cruise ship access,…
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