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9 Countries With Better Healthcare Than The U.S. That Offer Retirement Visas

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Greyson Ferguson
5 min readMar 14, 2025
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You can dream of moving to another country, but if there’s no viable path to remaining long-term, there’s not much you can do about it.

Sure, you could visit, then overstay your tourist visa, but that’s not recommended. At best you’ll receive a fine, and at worst you’ll end up in jail (or booted out of the country without any hope of returning). Overstay a European visa long enough and you might be barred from returning to the rest of the Schengen Area.

Student visas are viable, but you must first be accepted into a local university. There are work visas, though most businesses prefer hiring locals whenever possible. Bringing a foreigner onboard means a load of additional HR paperwork, which is why, unless you specialize in computer engineering, medicine, or another in-demand position, it can prove difficult to secure such a visa.

Digital nomad visas are fantastic, and great for those who work remotely, but if you’re retired and receive your income via a pension, Social Security, disability, or similar means, a nomad visa is out…

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