If you want to move, invest, or retire abroad this channel is for you.
I am J. Stotz, your host here at traveleconomics. In this channel I will share my experience living abroad for more than 15 years.
Among the several things we discuss in this channel are:
Moving to different countries, living in Europe, Asia, South America. Immigration, residence permits and citizenship in different countries. Real estate investing and taxes in different countries. How to incorporate your company abroad and dealing with tax residency. Wealth protection and diversification.
Feel free to contact me in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Croatian, Serbian and Russian.
Some of the countries we cover:
Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Ukraine, Georgia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, UK and US.
Sir l am trying to get a working vasa in Albanian right now, but l have children and a husband both of us are working on the vasa,,,to come and work with a company,,,,love the Albanian ,if l come Albanian can the children come to Albanian later like 3month
Please, don't come to Serbia. Message for all expats in the future. People in Serbia are very rude and primitive and serbian people are not hospitable. Keep in mind there were multiple attacks on foreigners with a fatal outcome. This is not a normal democratic state, this is a territory and i really cannot understand how one can imagine to move to Serbia
As far as ancestry, Both sets of my grandparents were born in Ireland, Achille island and Roscommon. I’d like to reside in one of those areas. Does that change any of the process for me? Thanks 💚
I agree, but the problem is the opposite. There is no justified reason for why a studio in Tallinn, Lisbon or Zagreb costs 150k, and these properties do exist. Deep bubble territory.
My mom is from former Yugoslavia. She’s a Bosnian Croat. Her entire family have Croatian passports but my mom doesn’t have any updated citizenship to Bosnia or Croatian. She has old Yugoslavian passports. What should i do? I don’t have a way to get my grandparents birth certificates ?
If she has old Yugo passports and a birth certificate, she has high chances of getting Croatian citizenship herself, and then it wouldn't be a problem to get it from her.
@@traveleconomics She could, but she's so difficult to deal with... she was raised in Germany so she has the German psychosis that I cant deal with. Unfortunately.
@@RichardRunnar That's a pretty tough game you'd have to deal with, as Jus sanguini is passed from generation to generation, you will need documents from her to apply for yours.
@@traveleconomics yes absolutely, but, there's plenty of Americans that apply with one person from 5 generations ago right? So my grandparents would qualify me as 2nd generation?
I unfortunately cannot recommend Belarus to anyone at the moment, which is really a pity, as I have been there many times before COVID and people were very friendly.
Exercise increased caution in Albania due to crime. Country Summary: Law enforcement's ability to protect and assist travelers is limited in some areas, especially in remote regions. There has been targeted violence associated with illicit drug networks and organized crime countrywide.Jul 26, 2023 Albania Travel Advisory - travel.gov
Pretty good video, but you might want to clarify the 180-day rule. There is an extension available for an additional 180 days not limiting you to only being there 6 months.
Thank you for a the input. The visa just came out on June 1st, somethings even the government will still fine tune. The extension seems indeed possible (once a year per entry for more 180) but then the tax situation is not clear, as one would be technically a Thai resident.
For EU citizens like me, a drop in property prices is very welcome. I would like to 'retire' in the Duro Vally area in the next few years. It would be interesting to view the situation and its opportunities from this perspective!
I believe in the countryside there will be plenty of bargains. In Porto and close to it, it is rather unlikely, but at the same time, I don't see room from price increases much beyond inflation.
I am Serbian and currently residing in Canada. In Canada, the cost of housing has increased severely over the last 10 years with the price of the average home reaching over $800,000 and the cost of a one bedroom apartments hovering around $2,000 a month in larger urban centres. This makes Serbia look like an extremely appealing country to purchase property in. My husband and I currently looking into purchasing a property in Serbia in the next few years.
The nominal value of properties in Serbia is still way lower than in Canada. If you have a Canadian income to buy in Serbia is an easy choice. The problem is when you have a Canadian income in Canada, or a Serbian income in Serbia.
I think Portugal is wise to pace it's growth and allow for some balance particularly, for investors that are purchasing for BnB endeavours. In the big picture I think those that have purchased to settle in Portugal have definitely been value added and I'm sure the countryside has come to life again. That said, slowing the pace will help locals acclimatize to newcomers and allow Portugal to catch up to it all. ♥️🇨🇦
Those are good points, but I think Portugal had the right idea with the wrong pace, it offered too much too quickly and then withdrew most of the advantages too quickly as well. This instability does not help investors trusting the economic environment.
@@traveleconomics I agree with that too. That said, that is now the problem everywhere, our country being no exception. It's time to close the gates for a while. We now have newcomers coming in to cover the costs of the newcomers that came before them and Canadians, especially seniors drowning in costs they can't keep up with and no access to all the 'free stuff' that foreigners clamour to get in for. Utter mess actually. 🇨🇦
@@Eirene-vw1dt Yes, in the case of Canada it is exactly what you said. I am planning to make a video on how the Canadian Real Estate market relies mostly on immigration to make prices rise constantly, giving a false impression that things go well, when they actually aren't. Locals, and even previously arrived immigrants are priced out of the market by new, wealthier immigrants/expats.
@@traveleconomics yes, those coming over now (and I worked right among them all for two years, directly off the plane) are definitely economic opportunists and honestly, I wouldn't say they are the nicest or even most hard working immigrants this country has ever seen and, that's being honest and very diplomatic. ♥️🇨🇦
@@traveleconomics definitely those coming into the country now are economic opportunists and far from the nicest or most hard working this country has ever seen. I'm being overly diplomatic in saying this. They look down on Canadians and the Canadian way of life, they will weasel where they can, including products out the back door, they will watch senior Canadians working while they slouch...nothing pretty about any of it. I worked right among them, for two years, they were straight off the plane. I'm now all for closing the gates. We are falsely relying on them, that idea is simply another Government pitch, again, like many western nations.
The north part of Cyprus, is occupied by Turkey since 1974 MILITARY OCCUPATION The majority of all those are still our stolen lands and properties PLEASE We expect from you people to RESPECT that Although. Having the half almost of our island under Turkeys OCCUPATION, We have on the free part of Cyprus an amount of 7% of the local population as illegal immigrants NO MORE ....WE ARE FULL of those people
I heard we get VOA but i guess we still have to pay. I did when i visited it in 2018, asking previously for a visa and it was not cheap. I guess we still have to pay 30+$, don't we?
Yes, you still have to pay. As a tourist, it is certainly not cheap. But extending a business visa and being able to stay year round for the price that it is (more expensive than the tourist entry), it is still an extremely cheap deal compared to similar deals in Thailand, Malaysia and even Vietnam.
@@traveleconomics Thailand and Malaysia are VOA free, 60 days from this June in Th, 90 days in My. I decided not to visit countries there where i've to pay, Indonesia returned to pay for Visa since the pandemic. Out of my list definitely
@@zeluis9219 Yes, for short stays, because of the visa situation, Thailand is probably superior to Cambodia in every sense. However, if you want to aim for residency and budget is a limitation, Cambodia can be a good option for the time being compared to the Thai Elite Visa for example or the Malaysia program.
@@traveleconomics Honestly, i love SE Asia and visit it every year, since 2017. Know all the ASEAN countries now. But not convinced any of them are good for retirement. I'm not at that stage yet and i've been learning options there so i distrust all eased facilities they occasionally offer for pensioners and alike. Great region for long holidays, have many gf there but it's tricky to thing on retiring and living there permanently. I prefer long, regular holidays there ☺
Not necessarily. Prices are up in Belgrade because things are going bad in other countries. In Calgary, they are up fueled by immigration. Calgary doubled its population in 10 years, while Belgrade growth rate is 0.20% per year. It is hard to say which one is better (or worse) as an investment, but it is not an easy choice, both involve a huge amount of risk. I'd choose Calgary nevertheless, because of climate change problems and lower geopolitical risk.
@@traveleconomics real estate in Belgrade is paid 80% cash on the other hand in Calgary is probably other way around and more,so people can afford real estate in Belgrade,same as those peapole came to Calgary,they can leave as well
A Big THANK YOU! I asked for it and you make a update video about Serbia. I appreciate you and this channel for the info. I'm going to visit Serbia this year! This is amazing time. I'm ready to go there. I'm glad I've save enough😃
I am training an AI to replicate my voice so I can post more content. The next video the AI model will be already much better, sometimes I am think twice to determine whether I really recorded it or if the AI recorded it, I will post it today or tomorrow.
Enjoying the video. Just trying to get used to the unnatural speech pattern in this video that is different than what I'm accustomed to on other videos of yours. I love your content and if this is a voice clone, please go back to your natural voice 🙌🏾✨😘
Hello. Yes it is a cloned voice. I will try to train the AI model to make it more natural. The problem of recording myself is that it takes a lot of time and it needs a certain ambient to have a decent quality of audio. Today I am in an Airbnb in Kazakhstan, so it is hard to get a clean audio. I believe i can probably do a mix of real voice and AI. The goal is to be able to post content frequently without months of inactivity. Thanks!
