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Most countries allow visitors to stay as tourists for up to one to three months. As long as you can prove that you have sufficient funds, you might be able to extend your stay. Some countries require an extension every month, others only every three months. Except for a few retirement havens, such as Central America and the Caribbean, most countries have strict laws about how long foreigners can stay in their country as tourists, rarely allowing stays over six months. Does that still work today? In this video, Andrew shares his thoughts on what you should know about tourist visas for living abroad alone.
00:00 Start
1:15 Immigration and Taxes
2:54 Can you live on a Tourist Visa?
4:09 Travel to Malaysia
5:11 Living in Latin America
6:04 Americans Living Abroad
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Why not become a perpetual Syrian refugee?
In Australia Indiana citizen are threated like first class citizens .as over 220 full flights ,QUNTAS,,
played for by small group of tax payers. And Australian citizen where treated like .leppers. Trying to flights game back to the ,, lucky country
Perpetual tourism is still alive and well as long as you always have an outbound flight before you arrive. Passenger locator forms and testing requirements are a bit annoying but they seem to be going away as well. Also I wouldnt recommend staying in any one country more than 2 months as a tourist or else they might ask more about your plans when you arrive. Croatia and the U.K. are great places to go while you wait for your 3 month Schengen zone time alottment to reset.
a tourist are generally looked down upon but a sailor is admired and falls under the laws of the sea.
What about retired US citizens????? do a show about us
Andrew, it would be interesting to know your opinion about global citizenship. And about this passport.
El Salvador is very welcoming now for tourist visas 🇸🇻💪
Correction: Australia was always accepting citizens during covid, there was just a strict limit on arrivals because everyone had to do quarantine. We've done a lot wrong but at least get your facts right before making statements.
Actually your not fully correct about Thailand. You can still enter as many times as you want as long as it’s by air and not a land border. I’ve been doing this for almost 10 years.
10 years of stamps… it does wear on a person, even with sweet 6 month or even a 12 month stamp, it gets tiring.. residency is looking pretty good right now, set up a house, leave long term goods, take up hobbies that constant traveling does not permit, and set up for 3,6,12 month trips and like normal people, go back home to prepare the next
Where is the best country when you have 3 bucks in your pocket and WW3 is starting and you don't want to fight. Real neutral countries. Fallout Shelter etc. Tourist Visa?
A suggestion to start a new channel for people who want to move abroad don't have that much money. Naturalization process etc
Hi, many thanks for sharing some useful info.. is it really possible to get multiple passports for the ease of travel to multiple countries ?? Iam a middle aged person and could you advice me ? Thanks and wish you more success
I agree with getting a residency somewhere. If something happens where they close the border for some reason or change their tourist visa policy then you will have more issues.
Unvaxed still can't leave Australia…
I left the U.S. at the beginning of 2018 and for two years I had residency in Belarus. At the end of 2019 I left, did not renew my residency and spent three months in Poland. I then went to Turkey for three months that turned into 4 1/2 months due to COVID. I then returned to Belarus for a month and, from there, went to Serbia, where I stayed for three months. I then went to Albania, for three months to refresh my visa-free status in Serbia. But I fell in love with Tirana and from that point on mostly bounced back and forth between there and Serbia until now. I am in Tirana now, with a leased apartment. I am still on a tourist visa-free, but sometime later this year I will get the new 'remote worker' residency because it shelters $130K income from taxation. Of course, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion eliminates U.S. taxes for me.
Despite having traveled for more than two years as a tourist, with absolutely no problem, I do generally agree with you. Having a base of operations where you have residency is advisable. But, it would be an exaggeration to say that you can't travel the world as a tourist. It does create some additional limitations, however.
It requires money to make money this is the best secert I have ever heard we don’t make money we make multiple money.
yep thailand is my base
A lot of poorer countries depend on tourism and they’ve found out how important tourists are to their economy. Closing borders is something that’s unlikely to be repeated in the future.
I'm 15 years being a tourist and counting. Mostly stayed in the Philippines and other Asian countries.
But… paying for two apartments, one in Romania and one in Slovakia, is "de facto" European residence, despite being
"de jure" a Perpetual Tourist. Yes, a short train ride every 90 days from one apartment to the other, so what. (The motorhome crowd have been doing the Schengen Shuffle for decades.) The Thais, and now the Mexicans, frown on the one-foot-over-the-border routine, but Europe is still fine with it, evidently?
Is a US citizen always considered a tax resident of USA? I live in a high tax country in south Asia, have negligible income there (bank interest only) and have the equivalent of a green card of that country. In my case, I prefer to be a US tax resident without living in USA.
I have lived as a perpetual tourist since Jan 2019. Lived in 7 countries so far. Plan to for years. Don't need a base. Could always return to the US, but don't care to. Still pay the IRS for my US business, but not state tax.
Hi andrew i hope you are doing well. I would like to hear your thoughts on africa, I'm from algeria, is my citizenship worth it? thanks
And I think there's two questions here and you only dealt with the one question. The first question is can you travel around to many countries on tourist visas? I think the answer to that is probably yes as long as you don't stay in one country too long based on the limitation of your Visa. But I think people are getting ahead of that notion I thinking they can just live on an airplane and not have a tax residence. So what are you going to do in all these countries? How you going to make a living? How are you going to bank? And I think the list goes on and on. Today, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to open up bank accounts, and when you do about an account, they ask you point blank, what is your tax residence? So there's a lot of people that are freelancers for example but it's becoming harder and harder to collect money. I remember I was at a meeting in tel Aviv with the owner of Fiverr and he was taking questions and I asked the question that he wouldn't answer. My question was, how do you tax the individual freelancer, and what do you report to the tax authority? The answer was, no reply! And God forbid if you get sick and you overstay your Visa! And what do you do for travel insurance? I guess you could buy yearly travel insurance but again, you would have to have a tax residence to do that. So I think a lot of these international travelers are mostly Americans that you see on YouTube. And they really don't have a problem because of their tax residence is the United States and they can receive their money to their account in the US with no issue. And they can use credit cards debit cards etc to ATMs and paying hotels and other travel expenses. But I don't think that was the thrust of the video. I think the concept in most people's mind was, can I just be a perpetual tourist and not pay tax? And I think you hit the nail on the head; the answer is clearly no. Another great video. And by the way, I think you missed your calling. I do love you watching your impressions!
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What about Canadians who can’t even get out of the country because of vaccine passports?
If you have the passport of a western country, you may still have that lifestyle easily
Thanks for your video as usual :)…Would really love a video to help aspiring entrepreneurs to make the move to leave a country to go to another one (which treats them better)….Speaking for myself, I am finding it hard to leave….shall I sell the real estate that I have? rent it?….keep some ties? or sell completely and never look back?….I am currently living in Malta and I think the bubble is about to burst big time here…Would love to hear your thoughts….maybe something on planning the move, pros and cons of selling owned real estate or renting it etc…moving issues….and so on….Once I become the six/seven-figure entrepreneur, your services will be the first thing I buy 🙂 Thanks
You are right, dual citizenship is a real benefit. As a Citizen of NZ I was locked out by the border rules. A beautiful country that has unfortunately left a real sour taste in my mouth.
I think bouncing around on tourist visas makes sense in the short term and as a way to get your feet wet but it won't decrease your taxes or work in the long term. I also think you'd likely end up making a mistake and have to pay a substantial amount in taxes like Shakira.
This was a really great topic.
Some people I know who have been in Central America DECADES as retirees no businesses on tourist visas. There are often private services that handle this for a fee, you NEVER having to leave.Generally you have to know the right people,which comes from staying a long time.They know your history, your financial worth, your property ownership status..it is all in who you know..that is really how Latin countries work re every service every interaction with government agencies.
Not only did Australian government stop its citizens returning, they now have to fill in an electronic pre entry form and get approval to return. Also border force can demand that you hand over all electronic devices and passwords or you will be permanently detained. The amount of bs written about Australia being open is simply Not true. The Australian Government has also passed mass surveillance without a warrant or due process. Australian citizens Do Not have a Bill of Rights.
I thought organizing this was what you guys supplied in your services.
It's becoming almost impossible to live in any country as a perpetual tourist. You can however plan and move between countries you enjoy spending time in provided you have the resources and meet their requirements.
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