Recent content by umpire

Sort of leaning towards Portugal at the moment. Seems like the easiest way to citizenship (think you can do it after five years?) and on the continent. What would the tax situation be like, and would I have to pay huge amounts of social security payments?

Will check those citizenship by investment options out. Not particularly interested in reducing my tax bill, more interested in living there.

I live off passive income and a bit of consulting work, registered as a sole trader (not a company) in Australia. I do about $150-$300k AUD per year depending on the year. Have an AU and UK passport. I would like to live in the EU (ideally going between France, Germany, and Italy, mostly) for...