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I will just offer that 2026 is a long way away and IMO the risk of not being able to exit is rising by the day - and receptiveness to American immigrants is likely to drop rapidly in many countries that were allies a month ago and are now being mocked and excluded.<i
Appreciated and heard. We are not waiting to do our research and should have one house on the market in a couple o weeks. The 2026 part is the point at which we decide if we should make the transition from global wanderer to permanent resident in pursuit of citizenship. By this summer I hope minimally to have cash and non-tax deferred investments offshore, perhaps in Canada which we hope to use as a flight free escape hatch if things get bad before we have found a new home. Thanks for the reminder to check expiration date on passports.
Because we have yet to narrow choice down to a specific location, things like banking and health insurance are complicated and not well understood. Ditto for taxes, which we are not looking to avoid. And this is a big ship to turn, given I had to convince DH to even go this far, as well as our adult children to consider the option.
Any input, particularly on but not limited to health insurance and banking/non-US brokerages would be very welcomed. Ideas on English speaking locations beyond Canada, New Zealand/Australia and Malta, which we are currently exploring, would be great. Concerned about exploding DH's head and compromising kids' professional options by considering need for locations with a foreign language, though my French and Spanish are pretty good. Prefer DH not go back to work to get us access to a country, but he has considerable expertise in petroleum refining, and boys are in cybersecurity and environmental, both categories that are wanted by NZ, a country that seems less inclined to let you in just because you have money. Emails welcome if that's preferred.
Frankly this is not what I expected while planning for an early retirement, but happy that we have the level of flexibility we have.
IP,
whose head is leaning towards exploding also and really hopes 2026 brings some sanity, whatever form that takes
