Bye Bye Thailand

[a447]

It would be pretty important to me.

And rather embarrassing for some, I'd imagine.

[kittyboy]

When looking at potential retirement destinations, how much do you consider the ease with family members could visit? It would be pretty important to me.

I agree with Joe but I suspect Joe and I are looking for different completely opposite outcomes. Joe probably want his family to visit.I want to be as far away as possible from my family so that there is no possibility they would visit. As you might guess DNA is not a strong bond in my familial group.

[mr giggles]

When looking at potential retirement destinations, how much do you consider the ease with family members could visit? It would be pretty important to me.

I'd only consider places where it's very difficult for the family to visit, we all get on better that way

[joe552]

My likely retirement destination is Tenerife, a 4 hour flight from Dublin. I like the sound of South America, though.

[frequent]

My likely retirement destination is Tenerife, a 4 hour flight from Dublin. I like the sound of South America, though.

How often have you been there?

[kittyboy]

My likely retirement destination is Tenerife, a 4 hour flight from Dublin. I like the sound of South America, though.

I looked on numbeo the cost of living in Tenerife. It seems quite reasonable. Good luck if that is your retirement spot.

I have mentioned that I got married 2 years ago and I need to stay in the USA for another 3 years for my spouse for visa reasons. After that..we are looking at SE Asia..or someplace other than the USA. Of course plans change.

[cdnmatt]

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I looked on numbeo the cost of living in Tenerife. It seems quite reasonable. Good luck if that is your retirement spot.

I have mentioned that I got married 2 years ago and I need to stay in the USA for another 3 years for my spouse for visa reasons. After that..we are looking at SE Asia..or someplace other than the USA. Of course plans change.

If you don't mind me asking, what VISA reasons? Are you going to try and get him US citizenship? If so, then 5 years seems awfully fast, at least compared to Canada.

I could probably get Leo permanent residency status to Canada, but it'd be a 2 - 3 year process. Don't think I will bother, as PR status requires us to reside in Canada 2 out of every 5 years, and I can't promise we'll do that. If we don't, the PR status get voided.

Then after gaining PR status, and after residing in Canada for another 5 years, he can apply for citizenship, but that's probably another 2 year process (not sure). That means all in, we'd be looking at a 10 year process to obtain him Canadian citizenship.

[frequent]

If you don't mind me asking, what VISA reasons?

Presumably it has something to do with this. Really Matt, you hold yourself out as an IT guru yet you can't even conduct a simple Google search!

[kittyboy]

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If you don't mind me asking, what VISA reasons? Are you going to try and get him US citizenship? If so, then 5 years seems awfully fast, at least compared to Canada.

Hey - I am sure at least one of the hair splitting, fussy, quibbling,,etc. posters will point out shortcomings in my post and my ex-ante response is keep it to yourself.
He needs to be in the USA for at least 3 years to apply for US citizenship.
Or at least that is what he tells me. He has a lawyer that he consults.
We have been together almost 6 years. At this point in my life if we were not married I would retire..but..we are together..so I guess I will work another 3 years and hope he knows what he is talking about..IE..that he can get US citizenship and then we will move someplace other than the USA.
For many (not all but many) Asians...(Chinese, Thai, etc.) moving to the West and settling down is a goal. I kept telling the spouse that it is in some ways harder living in the US than in Asia. Things are not as easy as some immigrants believe. It can be a struggle to find work, find a community to belong to, things are expensive etc.
That is the logic of staying in the USA for another 3 years.

[mr giggles]

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If you don't mind me asking, what VISA reasons? Are you going to try and get him US citizenship? If so, then 5 years seems awfully fast, at least compared to Canada.

I could probably get Leo permanent residency status to Canada, but it'd be a 2 - 3 year process. Don't think I will bother, as PR status requires us to reside in Canada 2 out of every 5 years, and I can't promise we'll do that. If we don't, the PR status get voided.

Then after gaining PR status, and after residing in Canada for another 5 years, he can apply for citizenship, but that's probably another 2 year process (not sure). That means all in, we'd be looking at a 10 year process to obtain him Canadian citizenship.

you really worrying about a 10 year visa process for Leo? last week your "relationship" was almost finished... get him into a western country and how do you long do you reckon before he's got another bf and kicked you to the kerb?