Nomad Capitalist, a tax and immigration consultancy firm, ranked the value of nearly 200 countries' passports based on five factors: the availability of visa-free travel, the taxation on residents living in foreign countries, perception, the availability of dual citizenship and personal freedom.
According to Vojinovac, more retirees are seeking to move to countries that have better health care systems and personal freedom, noting to CNBC: 'Freedom is ... going to be highlighted in the next couple of years, especially in the industry, as we see massive immigration waves from certain countries.'
Nomad Capitalist also relied on data from the World Happiness Report and Human Development Index to determine how each country was perceived, but Jovana Vojinovac, the director of operations and sales, said the bottom line is 'Will someone bother you at the airport as being a citizen of that country?'
But the influx of immigrants to Portugal has caused a housing crisis in the country with soaring rental and home prices. In February, the government was forced to announce that it was ending its
Golden Visa program to help stabilize costs.
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It assigned the lowest scores to counties that tax citizens no matter where they live — like the United States, and gave countries that allow citizens to relocate to avoid taxes scores of 20 to 30, countries that do not
tax foreign incomes scores of 40 and countries with zero taxes scores of 50.
No; just the passport will suffice.
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In Nomad Capitalists' analysis, the most weight was put on the availability of visa-free travel but it also put emphasis on how much citizens are taxed, the perception of the country, the availability of dual citizenship and personal freedoms that residents enjoy.
Now, many Canadians are moving to Costa Rica, Vojinovac said, while more Americans are moving to Portugal — which is also popular among wealthy people who want to live in the European Union,
digital nomads, retirees and families.
That is a noticeable change from just a few years ago, Vojinovac said, when her clients would say '"I'm not sure how safe it is," or "We heard some things about their laws," referring that it is a dominantly Muslim country.'