Thanks, Jonny! I am a Canadian living and working in Valencia, Spain, and my wife (American) is far advanced in gaining Polish citizenship. Assuming she does, we'll be able to retire anywhere in the EU without needing any type of visa (golden or otherwise). Of these choices, I would prefer Riga, Latvia, though. We prefer cities where we don't need cars. Greece is too touristy, Malta has no green spaces, and Cyprus is pretty small. Note that after the Brexit vote was passed, many wealthy pro-Brexit supporters took advantage of the Cyprus Golden Visa to retain EU status.
That's great if your wife gets her Polish citizenship, it will definitely make life so much easier. Interesting choice in Latvia but I'm certainly curious too and would like to go and visit one day. Thanks for watching Steve!!
@@MillennialsWithMoney Thanks! We visited my wife's cousins in Poland last year, and while many were (and are) concerned with Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the level of concern was not much different than from here in Spain or from our families in North America. I imagine the same would be true in Latvia or Lithuania. Estonia borders Russia, and they have shown more concern recently (check Jordan Klepper's recent visit on the Daily Show channel). When we visited Krakow and Wroclaw (where most of my wife's family lives), very few tourists were around. My guess is it would be quiet in the Baltic States these days for tourists.
