Guest Post by Simon Black
Last Tuesday night, around 10:30pm the Google search term, “How to apply for Canadian citizenship,” spiked.
Other popular searches that night included “how to move to Canada” or simply, “move to Canada.”
This was in response to two men in their 70s childishly bickering at each other for an hour and a half, televised live across the world.
For people in the United States, Canada always seems to be the first place that comes to mind whenever they think about leaving.
It seems every time there’s a controversial election, for example, a bunch of celebrities always threatens to move to Canada. (In 2016, the list included Snoop Dogg, Barbara Streisand, actor Bryan Cranston, and comedian Chelsea Handler… though none of them actually moved.)
It’s an obvious first choice given the similarities between the two countries.
But if you’re serious about making a move– or at least identifying a place you -might- consider moving to– before the chaos escalate, taxes go through the roof, or the public schools convince your child to identify as a seedless watermelon. . . then take a look at the menu.
The world is a big place, and there are dozens of countries around the world to choose that offer the widest variety of climate, culture, lifestyle, nature, business/investment opportunities you could imagine.
If you do like the cooler climate, with four distinct seasons, maybe look into Estonia or Georgia– both offer certain remote workers residency for a year. You could try it out, and see if you are serious about leaving your home country behind.
If you want to be in a similar time zone as North America, you could go south to Panama or Barbados, both of which have straightforward residency processes or temporary work permit options.
If Europe is more intriguing, Spain, Portugal, and Germany all have temporary visa options that allow you to live and work there as long as you have sufficient income or savings.
And if you REALLY want to just hop across the border, don’t forget about Mexico.
Hollywood has done tremendous work to brutalize Mexico’s reputation as a haven for violence. But that’s only true in certain parts of the country.
It would be as if foreigners judge the US based on antifa violence in Seattle and Portland, or the murder rate in downtown Baltimore. Most of the country is pretty quiet by comparison.
For instance, in areas like Mexico’s Yucatan state, crime is actually on par with the State of Wyoming.
Some of the countries I mentioned, including Mexico, Panama, and Portugal, allow permanent residency which can lead to full citizenship and a second passport.
If you happen to NOT be a US citizen, moving abroad generally means that you can completely divorce yourself from your home country’s tax system.
And if you’re a US citizen, moving to another country means that you can take advantage of the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.
For tax year 2020, the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion means expats can earn up to $107,600 in wages without paying a dime of US federal income tax.
If you’re married, your spouse can qualify too. Plus there are generous housing allowances as well. So you can earn roughly $250,000 or more per couple and put almost all of it in your pocket.
Depending on which state you currently live in, you’d have to earn a pre-tax salary of roughly $400,000 in order to put the equivalent $250,000 in your pocket each year.
Not to mention, there are plenty of countries overseas where the cost of living is MUCH cheaper, where the schools, medical care, housing costs, etc. are incredibly low.
So there can clearly be a lot of financial benefit to living outside of your home country.
It’s a big world out there. There are so many options.
I’m not suggesting that you pick up and move. I am, however, suggesting that you at least think about it.
Consider what’s important to you: what are the most important characteristics of a potential new home?
Tax benefits? Nature? Safety and security? Medical care?
Whatever your priorities are, there are probably several options that tick the boxes.
And, as part of a good Plan B, it makes sense to at least have some of those options identified, regardless of whether or not you choose pull the trigger.
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Sorta gives the saying, like rats abandoning a sinking ship, a whole new life. Now for the reality of it all. Do you think a global government and its psychopathic leaders will leave you hide under the table? If you can’t stand and fight for what you have here, then please go and leave your citizenship on the table at the door.
I used to think moving to Canada soviet Socialist Republic was jumping from the frying pan into the fire. USSA has become more like them over the years. If they don’t have as many niggers it might be worth checking out.
Canada does suffer from a lack of Africans, though you better have a tolerance for young Asians driving Lamborghinis.
But it comes with really outstanding Chinese food.
It also comes with flower children like Justin Trudeau.
Both Chelsea Handler AND Bryan Cranston threatened to move to Canada? OMG, cultural life in our Republic would never be the same!
FWIW, Russia offers a visitors visa which is valid for up to three years. If I weren’t a septuagenarian, that is where I’d go: low taxes, a civilized society, and relative stability (their Communist Revolution has already come, and gone). Saint Petersburg for culture, Crimea or the Kuban for climate, and Kamchatka for the wild, wild East.
Best of all, 95% of Russians despise the US Federal Government, so I’d fit right in.
Yea, I can just see all those countries welcoming me with all my guns and ammo…NOT! This should be titled: Surrender Monkey 101.
The guns, the ammo, the P.M., all would be subject to either confiscation, heavy taxation, or worse. And I know the supposed solution to the PMs is to trust a private company to protect it for you. Yeah, not going to happen. The US has some safer havens for those looking to escape the shitstorm.
Like Canada is a step up from the U.S. Canada reminds me of California, overly taxing and regulating your life. It should be a real cool place during the solar minimum. If you have the money and means to move away, staying here really shouldn’t be that hard. its a big country out there.
What to expect if you’re a productive individual considering moving to Canada:
– Expect to pay 50% in taxes.
– Expect to be unable to find a family doctor, especially if you’re outside an urban center. Without a family physician, you will have difficulty getting access to our ‘free’ universal health care. If you need health care, expect to wait weeks for a doctor’s appointment, months for an MRI and years for knee or hip replacement.
– Expect to pay way too much for a mediocre house on a tiny lot in the cities or suburbs.
– Expect to pay crazy amounts for car insurance.
– Expect to have difficulty retaining your firearms. If you’d like to keep your guns, you will have to complete at least 2 government courses to have a handgun and another if you’d like to hunt or fish, along will allowing yourself to be subject to a daily RCMP background check. At least until Trudeau comes for our guns, which he has promised to do.
– Expect all political parties, including those who claim to be conservative to vote for policies similar to liberals, socialists or even communists.
– Expect to find hostility from many Canadians towards the USA. Our media up here is bought and paid for by the federal government, so most news coverage is about American current events and orange man bad with little mention of the real state of Canadian affairs unless it’s to fawn over a liberal politician.
I don’t think most Americans would put up with the crap from government Canadians endure. It’s very hard to as conservative to remain optimistic about the future of our country. Canada is being run by people who are willfully destroying this once strong and free country.