Some young American workers are moving to Europe in hopes of a healthier and happier life.

  • @ori
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    51 year ago

    As a former EU citizen (UK, thanks Brexit) which countries do you think it is easy? I don’t think it is, I believe there is Malta where you can literally buy a passport and Portugal that has some lax visa laws. But gaining citizenship isn’t necessarily an easy thing to do.

    • Mkengine
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      51 year ago

      You are correct with Portugal, I found this on some website:

      Portugal is, overall, the easiest country to get citizenship of the EU.

      That’s due to the following factors:

      Short residency period of just five years before applying for citizenship
      One of the world’s most powerful passports
      Range of flexible visa options to suit remote workers, retirees and investors
      Dual citizenship OK – keep your original passport
      Easy language requirements – A2 elementary level
      Access generous tax benefits while counting up the years to citizenship
      Reasonable minimum stay requirements
      What’s more, Portugal has one of Western Europe’s lowest costs of living
      
      • @NorskSud@lemmy.ptOP
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        51 year ago

        Citizenship is easy to get once you already live in the country, not just Portugal, Luxembourg is probably easier even, the language requirement is a low level of Luxembourgish. Of course for that you first need residency. In Portugal is again easy, as long as you have a job contract, Portugal has probably the most liberal migration laws in the EU right now (yeah, wages are low).

        Portugal nationality for non-residents is easy as long as you can prove a family connection, that can be a Portuguese granparent or Portuguese Jewish roots (they can be 5 centuries old, is a compensation for inquisition, but you must be able to prove it, a Portuguese Jewish surname helps).

        • reedthompson
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          21 year ago

          Portugal’s population is getting smaller each year as natives relocate to other parts of Europe where they can earn a living wage. It’s got it’s own problems, one of them being real estate is too expensive for people born in the country (thanks in part to wealthy immigrants). Regardless, their policies welcome immigration, unlike most countries.

      • @ori
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        21 year ago

        Yeah, I believe they are tax friendly to remote workers and you can get a visa to remain if you’ve got assets that generate €7k income a year.

        I’d say it’s still not an easy task to get an EU passport. I’d definitely takes quite a commitment at least.

    • oscar_falke
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      11 year ago

      I heard it’s easy for both Ireland and Italy, if you have some sort of ancestry from there. But that’s a big if.