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(guitar playing softly)
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- [Briggs] What is going on everyone.
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I thought we'd start winding down our
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"Where Americans are Migrating
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to Outside the United States" series.
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Today's video is about the countries
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that are the easiest to immigrate to.
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Whatever country you've
decided to immigrate
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and acquire any sort of citizenship,
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they're going to be hurdles to overcome
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and there's always going
to be strings attached.
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There's always strings attached
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in red tape and bureaucracy
and all of that nonsense.
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One thing I have learned
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while doing all this research
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is most countries love American retirees.
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And that's because you are
adding money to the economy
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without needing a job
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that might otherwise go
to one of the locals.
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So you're just
strengthening their economy.
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So how did I figure out
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which countries are the
easiest to immigrate to?
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It was easy.
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I called a relative
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who works on the legal
side of immigration,
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she hooked me up with
the information I needed.
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So yeah, this one was
kind of easy on my brain.
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Let's see what we got.
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(screeching)
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Number 10, Panama.
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Now I lived in Panama
while I was in the military
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and I loved it.
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It's a beautiful country
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and it's extremely cheap to
live especially back then.
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I remember someone telling me back then
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as a young corporal in the army,
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which you don't make much,
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but apparently I was making more a month
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than the average Panamanian
man was making in a year.
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So that was nice.
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So it had an extremely low
cost of living back then
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and it really hasn't had any major jumps
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in the last 25 years or so.
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Spanish is the main language here
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but English is widely
used in Panama as well.
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So, that's one hurdle
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you don't have to get over in most cases.
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You and your valid American passport
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allow you to visit Panama
without a visa for 180 days.
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If you want to stay longer,
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you got to go talk to the
immigration authorities.
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Now I'm going to give you a
lot of numbers and timetables
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on this video and keep in mind,
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a lot of these countries
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change their restrictions
and their policies
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on a regular basis.
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So don't give me a hard time
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if three months from
now something changed.
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Plus we're in the middle of COVID-19,
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so God knows what's going
to happen 60 days from now.
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Anyway, to get residency you need a job
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or deposit $5,000 in a Panamanian bank.
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If you're opening up a company,
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they have other rules
about what it's worth
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and how many people you
could possibly employ.
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You become eligible for citizenship
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after five years of permanent residence.
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Like I said about the retirees,
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Panama offers retiree visas
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for those having a minimum
pension of a $1,000 a month.
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So if you're on social security
and not making that much,
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they probably just won't
give you a free pass.
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This visa also gives you
discounts on movie theaters,
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restaurants, hotels,
healthcare and medication,
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sort of like a visa slash AARP card.
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No dual citizenships in Panama.
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So you've got to give
up that US citizenship
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to become a Panamanian citizen.
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(screeching)
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Number nine, Belize
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Belize is often an overlooked
Central American country.
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It's really not even a
Central American country
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even though it's in Central America.
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It used to be known as British Honduras.
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And it is actually a Caribbean country
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located on the Northeastern
coast of Central America.
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Belize is bordered on
the northwest by Mexico
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and on the east by the Caribbean Sea.
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And then to the southwest
you have Guatemala.
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I think it's overlooked
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because it's really one of
the least developed countries
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in Central America.
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The entire country has
less than 500,000 residents
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and its biggest city has
only around 50,000 residents.
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More people on a normal Sunday
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watch the Jets lose in person.
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Yeah, 50,000 people.
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Belize is sparsely populated
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and the cost of living is very low.
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As well as the real
estate is pretty low too.
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The official native language
in Belize is English.
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So that's good for you Americans
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who don't want to learn another language.
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There's an old joke that says,
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"What do you call someone
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that speaks two languages?
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Bilingual.
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What do you call someone
that speaks one language?
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You call them an American."
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Yeah, we're just not too big
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on learning other people's
languages for some reason.
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I don't know if it's
arrogance or laziness.
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Anyway, if you're into
environmental causes,
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rainforest, scuba
diving, and nice beaches,
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I'm sure this place is
already on your radar.
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US citizens can enter the
country with a visa for one month
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but to stay longer,
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a visa extension has to be
requested every single month.
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If you live here for 50 consecutive weeks
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you're entitled to apply
for a permanent residence.
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Holding permanent residency status
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for a minimum of five years
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will make you eligible for citizenship.
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Citizenship applications
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are usually decided
upon within six months.
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In order to get your
actual Belize citizenship,
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you got to give up the old citizenship.
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(screeching)
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Number eight, Ecuador.
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Now we've talked about
Ecuador in previous videos.
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It's a great place to live.
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It's a lot like Belize
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when it comes to the natural environment.
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The countryside is amazing.
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The big cities, not so much.
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Go to Google Street View
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and see if you could find any residents
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with ground floor windows
that don't have bars on them.
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I tried for over an hour,
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I found one.
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I'm not even joking.
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Ecuador is one of the fastest
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when it comes to getting
naturalization by residency.
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I mean, worldwide, not
just in Central America.
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And it's affordable to
actually buy your way in.
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They have great healthcare, low taxes,
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and a low violent crime rate overall.
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I guess the criminals just take your junk
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not your life in Ecuador.
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You could stay for 90
days with just a passport
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and after that
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you got to kind of fill
out some paperwork.
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US citizens including
entrepreneurs and retirees
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have to apply for a
temporary residence visa.
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21 months after obtaining
temporary residence,
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you may file an application
for permanent residence.
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Once you have completed three years
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of legal, temporary,
permanent residence stuff,
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you can apply for naturalization.
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And if you do get it,
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you got to give up your US citizenship
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or wherever you came
from, Canada, whatever.
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That's part of the Ecuadorian law.
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(screeching)
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Number seven, Denmark.
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And switching to Europe
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we have the Kingdom of Denmark.
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This is a Nordic country
in Northern Europe.
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Denmark is the southern most country
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of all the Scandinavian countries.
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This is one that doesn't
have a low cost living.
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It actually is one of the
higher countries on this list.
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It's actually one of the
higher countries in the world.
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US citizens get visa
free entry for Denmark
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for no more than three months.
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That's it, three months
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and you got to head back
to where he came from
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unless you want to apply for citizenship.
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There's a few different ways
to gain citizenship in Denmark
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the longest being nine years,
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but it's worth the effort.
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To settle here,
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you will have to apply
as a student, a worker,
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or a spouse of a Danish citizen.
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So it just takes a lot of time
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but there's not a lot of
extra hurdles to go through.
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They do have another thing
called the Golden Investors Visa
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which if you've invested
over 100,000 euros
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in a company that's in Denmark,
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they kind of speed things along.
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You don't really have to work,
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your money just has to be there.
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That can also take up to nine years
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but I heard that one gets
pushed along pretty quick.
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Denmark does allow dual nationality.
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So that's different.
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(screeching)
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Number six, Brazil.
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Everybody knows Brazil.
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One of the biggest countries in the world.
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It is a beautiful country
with amazing beaches
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and attractive people.
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Stay in the tourist areas
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if you value your life.
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They have some really great
places to live and visit,
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but they also have some places
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that you should avoid going to,
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actually avoid being anywhere near them
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like 20 mile radius.
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But they do have a solid
economy and healthcare is free.
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Sure you paid for it in taxes
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but you don't need to
avoid going to the doctor
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because you can't afford a deductible
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or something like that.
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If you just want to move
there and get a job,
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that can take a while.
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It can take up to 15 years
to become an actual citizen.
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You know, you got to
fill out some paperwork,
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not terribly hard,
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and they're not actively looking
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for people to throw out of the country.
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You just gotta be there 15 years
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and you'll become a citizen.
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But the process will be easy
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if you're an investor,
a professional professor
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or a skilled worker.
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For acquiring citizenship,
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you must live there for
like 15 years uninterrupted.
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But this can actually be
shortened to four years
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if you have a well-paying
job and you speak Portuguese.
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Yeah, so you can actually
drop it down to four years
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if you could speak Portuguese.
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So yeah, that's something.
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The quickest way to obtaining
residency or citizenship
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is by marrying a Brazilian citizen
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or investing 126,000 US
dollars in any local company.
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Retirees may apply for a permanent visa
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under the Retirement
Residence Transfer Program,
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that can be done in a couple of months.
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Dual citizenship is allowed in Brazil.
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(screeching)
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Number five, Mexico.
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The cost of living is why
people move to Mexico.
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The beaches, food, and
rainforests are why they stay.
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Sure they have areas that
are controlled by cartels.
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They should probably be avoided
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but if you're looking to save some money
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maybe it's worth it.
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Sort of like Black Friday at Target.
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Mexico maintains a low cost of living,
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a good quality of life
and excellent health care.
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Also has the best tacos.
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Mexico allows US citizens
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a visa free entry for 180
days for tourism purposes.
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But if you want to go all in with Mexico,
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you need to apply for
temporary residence visa
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with permission to work.
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Eventually leading you
to permanent residency.
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To apply for a citizenship
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you must have lived there
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for at least five years uninterrupted
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and as a permanent resident
or must have family ties.
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You'll also be required to take a test
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on Mexican history and culture.
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Or you'll be interviewed,
they say, if you're over 60.
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So if you're over 60
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they don't want you to learn
anything about Mexican history.
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They'll just ask you some questions
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to make sure you're not insane.
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If you marry a Mexican
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the conditions of legal residency
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will drop down to two years.
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Mexican law does not
restrict dual citizenship
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so you can stay an American too.
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I have a friend that's
lived in Mexico for years
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and he said all those
numbers can be pushed aside
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if you grease the right palm.
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I guess that's true
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with a lot of third
world countries really.
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(screeching)
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Number four, New Zealand.
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New Zealand is beautiful
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and you have to have
some coin to live there.
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If you look at New Zealand from
a statistical point of view,
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they are killing it.
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The only knock on this
country is the cost of living.
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Their big cities are very expensive.
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The rural place
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is obviously like any other
country, aren't as expensive.
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But yeah, Auckland is
one of the most expensive
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cities in the world right now.
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US citizens may reside
and work in New Zealand
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for an indefinite period of time
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as a permanent resident
on a skilled migrant visa.
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And that's available to you
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if you've got some skills they need.
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You may also choose from
the investment visas
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where you can invest at least
3 million New Zealand dollars
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and they'll let you stay.
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I mean, if you're putting
$3 million into the country,
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they should let you stay.
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New Zealand doesn't care
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how many citizenships you actually have.
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You can have five, they don't care.
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(screeching)
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Number three, Ireland.
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Even though a lot of my
DNA comes from Ireland,
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I have never found it very appealing.
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I don't know why.
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A lot of people love the place.
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It's right up my alley too.
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It's wet, green, and beautiful.
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I don't know why I have
no desire to go there.
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Anyway, Ireland does have a lot to offer
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from a stellar quality of
life, a good healthcare system,
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solid education system,
picturesque outdoors,
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and great beer.
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Acquiring Irish citizenship
has its challenges
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but it's a short amount of wait time.
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Pathways include citizenship by descent,
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by marriage or by the
naturalization process.
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You can become a naturalized citizen
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by living in Ireland for one year.
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That's it, just one year.
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To go all the way to citizenship,
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you have to live here
for at least four years
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in total out of eight.
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You know, you can do one year,
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go to the U S for six months,
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come back for another, you
know, things like that.
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You just have to be there half of the time
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out of eight years.
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You can enter visa free
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but to stay after 90 days,
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you got to pick from one
of the different visa
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programs they have.
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They have several to choose from.
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You just choose the one that
suits your situation the best.
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And once you're in there on a visa
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you just have to keep your
nose clean for that year
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and then you become the naturalized
citizen after you apply.
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In my understanding, this is just rumor,
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that it's pretty easy.
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If you don't get in trouble
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they pretty much give it to you.
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Ireland does not require you
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to relinquish your US citizenship.
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(screeching)
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Number two, Sweden.
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We all know about Sweden.
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It's a great country.
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It's considered one of the
happiest countries in the world
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with one of the highest quality of life.
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Along with one of the best
work balances on the planet.
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With a valid passport,
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US citizens are allowed to stay
in Sweden for up to 90 days.
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But if you plan on working, learning,
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or starting a business,
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you'll need to get a permit for that.
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To be able to apply for citizenship
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you must have lived in Sweden
for five years uninterrupted
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with no criminal convictions.
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This is another one.
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If you keep your nose clean,
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I wouldn't say guaranteed citizenship
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but you've got a really good chance.
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You just got to keep your nose clean.
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Don't get into trouble.
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Just keep in mind that once
you've crossed into Sweden
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you'll have to deal with
a high cost of living
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and some pretty steep taxes.
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They also have a Golden Investor Visa.
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Another one of these countries
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that if you have 100,000 euros
invested in a local company,
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you get to stay and it's easier
to secure your citizenship.
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My opinion, Sweden is one of
the best ones on this list.
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They've got really good stats.
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Sure the cost of living
and the taxes are high
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but this is a great country to live in.
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Everything else is outstanding
about this country.
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And stop typing,
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I'm sorry you had a bad
experience in Sweden
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and you've got some bone to
pick with some guy named Sven.
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All right, before we get to number one,
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don't forget to hit that
like button and subscribe.
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If you already haven't,
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be a part of our community,
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help us get over the 500,000
hump and onto a million.
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All right, on to number one.
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(screeching)
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And number one, Canada.
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The first thing that makes Canada
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so attractive to Americans is,
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it's the next country over
and it doesn't have cartels.
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I mean, that's the top of everyone's list.
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Canada is a very politically
and economically sound country.
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It's almost like the entire
country is this no drama zone.
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The cost of living and taxes
are a bit higher than the US
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but you get to see a
doctor and a pharmacist
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without going into debt.
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Canada offers more than
60 immigration programs
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to choose from including one
called Express Entry Program
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meant to attract skilled workers
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the country might be short on.
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Other ways of becoming a Canuck include,
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having a job in Canada,
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having a sponsored letter
from a family member
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or 125,000 Canadian dollars
invested in a Canadian company.
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You can also start or buy a business.
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They're very strict when
it comes to the rules
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about their immigration.
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Including, you have to live
there three out of five years
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to even apply for citizenship.
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You will be required to show
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that you can meet your
tax filing obligations
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and prove that you speak English.
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They'll also make you take a test
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showing that you understand the rights
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and responsibilities
of a Canadian citizen.
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And they have no problem with
you keeping dual citizenship.
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(guitar playing softly)
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All right, that's today's video.
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Hope you guys enjoyed it.
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Hope you got some information out of it.
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Yeah, this one was just
a bunch of information
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that people have been asking for.
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So I hope this helps some of you
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if this is something
you're thinking about.
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But yeah, all right,
everybody have a great day.
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Be nice to each other.
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(guitar playing softly )
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