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#41
cryptofriendly said:
Belize was good enough for John McAfee......until it wasn't.
Like many of those places, even if you plan to stay there long term, keep most of your banking and assets outside, just in case.
You never know which neighbors you get, and what connections they have.
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Definitly keep the money outside. The Belizian dollar is worthless ouztside of Belize. Pegged 2:1 to USD. A black market exists that trades cash against USD and MXN at lower rates.
The local banks do not have USD accounts. There are some "offshore banks" licensed to carry USD accounts within the country. These are also to avoid. See prominent insolvencies of Choice Bank and Atlantic Bank. If I would have to pick one I would go with Ashcroft's Belize Bank International.
 
#42
You can move to Philippines with a permanent residency.

Requirements:

1) Open a bank account in the Philippines and deposit at least 75.000 USD (you will get that money back when leaving the country)
2) Clean criminal records in your country of citizenship (unless you lived abroad for the last 5 years)
3) Legit source of income
4) Not being a citizen of a country sanctioned by the Philippines

Pure Territorial taxation (like Panama or Paraguay), you need to stay 180 days per year to maintain the residency.

Honestly it ain't that bad as a country to live in, people are welcoming and you can keep most of your money abroad anyway.
 
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In my own experience (cut my foot badly when walking in Manila in the rainy season), the PUBLIC hospitals in the Philippines are FREE OF CHARGE, you just have to buy the medicine outside.

This was visiting as out-patient, once in the emergency room (only that was 'semi-active' after 8 pm) and once as a normal outpatient the next day. Just for wound cleaning and a tetanus shot though.
They were nice, and didn't want any of my money.
 
#46
Protect Your Wealth said:
You can move to Philippines with a permanent residency.

Requirements:

1) Open a bank account in the Philippines and deposit at least 75.000 USD (you will get that money back when leaving the country)
2) Clean criminal records in your country of citizenship (unless you lived abroad for the last 5 years)
3) Legit source of income
4) Not being a citizen of a country sanctioned by the Philippines

Pure Territorial taxation (like Panama or Paraguay), you need to stay 180 days per year to maintain the residency.

Honestly it ain't that bad as a country to live in, people are welcoming and you can keep most of your money abroad anyway.
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Also QUOTA Visa. Not sure about now but requirement was just to move about 20KUSD to the PH and show the proof of transfer. After that you can immediately remove it / spend it. Permanent residency for life with only a once a year annual report (visit to Immigration), which can be skipped and done later if not around.
 
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#47
Jock said:
Also QUOTA Visa. Not sure about now but requirement was just to move about 20KUSD to the PH and show the proof of transfer. After that you can immediately remove it / spend it. Permanent residency for life with only a once a year annual report (visit to Immigration), which can be skipped and done later if not around.
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Interesting! A bit unclear if you need to have the special professional qualifications and show the funds, or if only funds is sufficient. So no minimum stay requirement for this visa? And if you're from a small country it could be easier to get, as there are max 50 from each country every year accepted.
 
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Xshore said:
Interesting! A bit unclear if you need to have the special professional qualifications and show the funds, or if only funds is sufficient. So no minimum stay requirement for this visa? And if you're from a small country it could be easier to get, as there are max 50 from each country every year accepted.
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Another name by which it was referred to, was investor`s visa. The funds were officially for "starting a business" although no proof of this was required neither was any proof of actually starting a business. It was simply show that the funds have been credited to your account. No requirement to actually keep the funds there or show that you actually did anything at all. It is the strongest visa. Even get to use diplomat lane at the airport. No minimum stay requirements.
 
#54
Jock said:
Yes live here. Not a US citizen. Have Quota immigrant visa.
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1. Did you apply it by yourself or did you use an agent/company/"fixer"?
2. Do you need to live a minimum amount of days there to renew (as far as you know)?
3. Can you tell me what docs you gave?

I have PH wife, we are living in EU, but would love to get permanent residency in PH (and their ACR-card) as long as I don't need always to live there to renew...You know, PH is not taxing foreigners on their overseas income at the moment (Thailand used to be like that but changed since this year for example). So PH residency would be great to be used as upfront when doing business (registering US LLC, offshore bank accounts, etc).
 
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bibing said:
1. Did you apply it by yourself or did you use an agent/company/"fixer"?
2. Do you need to live a minimum amount of days there to renew (as far as you know)?
3. Can you tell me what docs you gave?

I have PH wife, we are living in EU, but would love to get permanent residency in PH (and their ACR-card) as long as I don't need always to live there to renew...You know, PH is not taxing foreigners on their overseas income at the moment (Thailand used to be like that but changed since this year for example). So PH residency would be great to be used as upfront when doing business (registering US LLC, offshore bank accounts, etc).
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1. You want Jurgen at https://www.foreign-assistance-center.com/index.php/visa/quota-visa
2. There is no renewal. It is for life. Just an "annual report" which can be skipped and done later, but like everything here, nothing is clearly defined or consistent in terms of implementation. Everything is grey. Country is a dysfunctional circus.
3. Over 10 years ago for me. Requirements change. Was straightforward but need police clearance from home country that must then be certified by your embassy (which refused to do it as it was a police cert. LOL).
 
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@Jock thanks for your precious info.

Last question
1. Do you remember if you needed to show a lot of money?
2. How long was the entire process?

I know it was 10 years ago. Just to have an idea.

I will contact Jurgen to know more about it as well
 
#58
Protect Your Wealth said:
You can move to Philippines with a permanent residency.

Requirements:

1) Open a bank account in the Philippines and deposit at least 75.000 USD (you will get that money back when leaving the country)
2) Clean criminal records in your country of citizenship (unless you lived abroad for the last 5 years)
3) Legit source of income
4) Not being a citizen of a country sanctioned by the Philippines

Pure Territorial taxation (like Panama or Paraguay), you need to stay 180 days per year to maintain the residency.

Honestly it ain't that bad as a country to live in, people are welcoming and you can keep most of your money abroad anyway.
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thx I will check this. I need to visit Philippines as tourist to see the first impression.
 
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