Countries where you can buy residency or citizenship through investment programs. This is not a complete list, particularly for investment visas, but it is the most complete list I’ve seen in one place.
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Can you be too old to travel?
I strongly advocate everyone travel when younger – especially in one’s 20’s and 30’s, when you may see many long-term benefits. And if you cannot do so then, then consider…
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How many Americans have lived or worked internationally?
According to a Pew Research study, a staggering 93% of Americans who have a 4-year or higher college degree, have traveled internationally, and about 70% of those have visited 3 or more countries. This is a staggeringly high number – and critically important to modern careers in a globalized world. If you have not traveled, your career opportunities will be limited.
Perhaps more surprising – between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 American residents have lived abroad, worked abroad or studied abroad. Wow. And the figure may even be higher than that.
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How Living Abroad Helps You Develop a Clearer Sense of Self
Short Summary Living abroad associated with clear sense of self Also showed a clearer sense of career goals The “depth” of the international experience is more important than “breadth”. That…
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What I am doing now
Here’s a list of things I am working on, for now, to prep for future travel and global understanding. Studying Norwegian every day. About 15 minutes on vocabulary. About 10-20…
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Pandemic drives increase in those seeking foreign residency permits
During the pandemic, high-net-worth individuals have sought citizenship in other countries, hoping to diversify options in not only investment, but lifestyle Source: Pandemic Fuels Demand by Ultra-Wealthy for Investment Migration,…
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“A Passport of Convenience”
Many countries attract investment from high-net-worth individuals by offering residency and/or citizenship for those making direct investments into the country.
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Global Business
What leads firms to expand internationally? Obviously, seeking new opportunities. But the reasons can come from such things as seeing orders coming from foreign locations, or internally, from internationally savvy staff whose special knowledge helps identify opportunities and can assist in building international business solutions.
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Minor update
I continue to read a 1,000-page college text on international business – about one third of the way through that. Am also reading “Cheese, Wine and Bread” by Katie Quinn….
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Surprising International Connections You Probably Never Knew
Did you know that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was once a U.S. citizen?
Did you know that Sen. Ted Cruz was once a Canadian citizen?
Did you know that Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii and is a U.S. citizen also held citizenship in Kenya and Indonesia in his youth (as dual citizen with the U.S.)?
Fascinating stuff that blew my mind. These examples and more point to the critical importance of having international experience and “global thinking” capability.
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