Retirement pathways

Switzerland

Switzerland Self-Funded Retirement Residence

This residence pathway is for financially self-supporting applicants who want to live in Switzerland without relying on local employment. It generally…

residency Ireland

Ireland Residence for Self-Funded People

Stamp 0 can let a financially independent person, often a retiree, live in Ireland without working. Applicants normally need annual income of €50,000…

residency Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Nonworking Residence

Applicants with sufficient independent resources can request a discretionary Liechtenstein residence permit without taking local employment.

residency Belgium

Belgium Retirement Visa

Belgium accepts discretionary long-stay applications from some retirees who can support themselves and show significant, documented ties to Belgium.…

residency Aruba

Aruba Independent-Means Residence

Adults with at least AWG 100,000 a year from qualifying assets or rental income may seek a one-year residence permit that does not allow paid work.

residency Aruba

Aruba Retiree Residence

People aged 55 or older with qualifying retirement income may seek a renewable Aruba residence permit without work rights.

residency Bermuda

Bermuda Nonworking Residence

People who can support themselves without employment may apply for annual residence in Bermuda.

residency Gibraltar

Gibraltar Category 2 Residence

People with substantial wealth can seek Category 2 certification and the associated Gibraltar residence permission.

residency Pitcairn Islands

Pitcairn Seasonal Residence

Pitcairn offers a five-year seasonal visa for people planning stays of up to six months in any 12-month period.

residency United Arab Emirates

UAE Retirement Visa

This residence pathway is for retirees or pension recipients who want to live in the United Arab Emirates. It generally requires stable pension or…

residency Luxembourg

Luxembourg Self-Funded Private Residence

This private-reasons residence route is for non-EU citizens supported by income from professional activity in another EU or Schengen country, or by a…

residency Austria

Austria Self-Funded Settlement Permit

This residence pathway is for financially self-supporting applicants who want to live in Austria without relying on local employment. It generally requires…

residency Monaco

Monaco Self-Supported Residence

Residence for people who can support a home in Monaco without relying on a local job, backed by accepted financial and accommodation evidence.

residency Spain

Spain Non-Lucrative Residence Visa

Spain's non-lucrative residence route is for a non-EU/EEA/Swiss applicant who can meet the IPREM-based resources test and live in Spain without employment,…

residency France

France Long-Stay Visitor Visa

France's long-stay visitor route is for non-EU citizens who can support themselves while living in France without working. It requires sufficient…

residency Cyprus

Cyprus Self-Funded Visitor Residence

People with independent financial support can seek a longer stay in Cyprus as visitors without taking up economic activity there.

residency Italy

Italy Elective Residence Visa

Italy's elective-residence visa is for non-EU applicants who intend to settle in Italy and can live from high, stable, recurring resources without working.…

residency Greece

Greece Self-Funded Residence Visa

Greece's financially independent route is for people who can support themselves without working locally. It generally requires stable income or resources,…

residency San Marino

San Marino Foreign-Income Residence

People with sufficient foreign income and a qualifying residence history can apply for San Marino’s special residence and tax regime.

residency San Marino

San Marino Pensioner Residence

Qualifying pensioners from eligible countries can seek San Marino residence with substantial annual income and assets maintained in its banking system.

residency Portugal

Portugal Passive Income or Retirement Visa

This residence pathway is for financially self-supporting applicants who want to live in Portugal without relying on local employment. It generally…

residency Chile

Chile Residence for Pension or Other Income

Chile has a temporary-residence category for a qualifying pensioner or a person with regular income from real estate or financial assets. The applicant…

residency Argentina

Argentina Pensioner Visa

Argentina's pensionado route is one-year renewable temporary residence for a person with a regular, permanent qualifying pension worth at least five times…

residency Argentina

Argentina Visa for Independent-Income Earners

Argentina's rentista route is one-year renewable temporary residence for a person receiving regular income from their own assets abroad, rather than…

residency Uruguay

Uruguay Permanent Residence Through Income

A person intending to settle permanently in Uruguay may use reliable passive income as proof of means of living in the general permanent-residence process.

residency Uruguay

Uruguay Permanent Residence for Pensioners

A person retired abroad can seek permanent residence with special relocation benefits by proving at least USD $1,500 a month in retirement or other foreign…

residency Bahamas

Bahamas Annual Residence Permit

The Permit to Reside is temporary permission to live in The Bahamas for an approved purpose other than work. The official page expressly covers students…

residency Panama

Panama Pensioner Visa

Panama’s Pensionado route offers indefinite residence to applicants with a qualifying lifetime pension, normally at least PAB 1,000 a month. The minimum…

residency Costa Rica

Costa Rica Independent-Income Residence

Costa Rica's rentista category is temporary residence for a person who can prove at least USD $2,500 a month of permanent, stable income for no less than…

residency Costa Rica

Costa Rica Pensioner Residence

Costa Rica's pensionado category is temporary residence for a person who can prove a monthly, permanent, stable pension from abroad of at least USD $1,000.…

residency Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Retirement Residence

People seeking to retire in Saint Kitts and Nevis can apply for permanent residence with sufficient assets and means to support themselves and their…

residency Thailand

Thailand Non-Immigrant O-A Retirement Visa

Thailand's Non-Immigrant O-A long-stay visa is an overseas application for people aged 50 or older who want a stay of up to one year without working. It…

residency Bulgaria

Bulgaria Pensioner Residence

Residence for pension recipients who can document their pension, adequate support, accommodation, and health coverage in Bulgaria.

residency Barbados

Barbados Retirement Immigrant Status

A person who wants to live in retirement in Barbados and has sufficient means to support themselves and their dependents may apply for immigrant status…

residency Mauritius

Mauritius Retirement Residence

Mauritius offers a renewable ten-year residence permit to non-citizens aged 50 or older who can transfer at least USD $2,000 monthly or USD $24,000 yearly.

residency Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Retirement Residence

Retirees can apply to change from lawful visitor status to ordinary residence in Antigua and Barbuda. The 2023 law requires an application, an interview,…

residency Albania

Albania Retirement Residence

Albania offers renewable residence to people receiving a foreign pension who will not work there. The retirement visa requires pension income of at least…

residency Mexico

Mexico Permanent Residence for Retirees

Mexico's direct financial Permanent Resident visa is officially framed for retirees or pensioners who meet the higher pension-income or savings threshold.…

residency Mexico

Mexico Residence Through Income or Savings

Mexico's financial-solvency Temporary Resident visa is for a planned stay longer than 180 days and up to four years, based on qualifying income or average…

residency Dominican Republic

Dominican Independent-Income Residence

This Law 171-07 route is for a person with at least USD $2,000 a month of stable, permanent income whose underlying capital or source comes from abroad,…

residency Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Pensioner Residence

This Law 171-07 route is for a person receiving at least USD $1,500 each month from a foreign government, official body, or private-company pension, plus…

residency Ecuador

Ecuador Independent-Income Visa

A temporary-residence route for a person who can document regular personal income from lawful rents, investment instruments, or similar sources. The income…

residency Ecuador

Ecuador Pensioner Visa

A temporary-residence route for a person receiving a foreign retirement pension of at least three unified basic salaries per month. The pension must be…

residency Peru

Peru Residence for Independent-Income Earners

Peru's Rentista category gives indefinite residence to a foreign national with a permanent pension or other permanent income. Savings alone and ordinary…

residency Brazil

Brazil Retirement Visa

Brazil's retirement residence is for a retired person or beneficiary of a survivor's pension who can transfer at least USD $2,000 per month to Brazil.…

residency Colombia

Colombia Independent Income Visa

This visitor visa is for a person who can prove lawful recurring private income of at least ten Colombian monthly minimum wages. It can be issued for up to…

residency Colombia

Colombia Pensioner Visa

This migrant visa is for a person with a lifetime pension paid by a government or private pension fund at or above three Colombian monthly minimum wages.…

residency Algeria

Algeria Independent-Means Residence

An applicant who does not intend to work can seek an Algerian residence card by documenting the means to support the stay.

residency Jamaica

Jamaica Retirement Permanent Residence

A retired foreign national who can document means of support may apply to PICA for permanent residence on its retirement ground.

residency Tunisia

Tunisia Retirement Residence

Retirees who receive regular income can apply for Tunisian residence without taking salaried employment.

residency Dominica

Dominica Residence Permit

Dominica accepts residence-permit applications supported by financial evidence and a friend or family member accepting responsibility. Applicants must keep…

residency Fiji

Fiji Residence on Assured Income

Fiji’s assured-income residence permit is for applicants age 45 or older who can support themselves from offshore assets or income.

residency Paraguay

Paraguay Residence Pathway for Pensioners

Paraguay does not publish a separate rentista permit with a fixed monthly-income threshold. A pensioner generally uses ordinary temporary residence and…

residency Tonga

Tonga Assured Income Visa

Tonga’s assured-income visa is for financially supported retirees with a regular overseas pension or fund income.

residency South Africa

South Africa Financial Independence Residence

A person with verified net assets of at least ZAR 12,000,000 can apply for South African permanent residence under the financial-independence category.

residency South Africa

South Africa Retirement Residence

South Africa's retired-person visa is currently based on a qualifying pension, annuity, retirement account, or net-worth-derived payment of at least ZAR…

residency Indonesia

Indonesia Retirement Residence

Indonesia offers long-term retirement residence to applicants aged 55 or older who can document substantial monthly income and the required bank deposit.

residency Indonesia

Indonesia Second Home Residence

Indonesia's second-home route offers long-term residence to financially established applicants who can meet the current property or financial guarantee…

residency Philippines

Philippines Retirement Residence Visa

The Special Resident Retiree’s Visa lets qualifying applicants age 40 or older live in the Philippines indefinitely while maintaining the required…

residency Belize

Belize Residence for Retirees

Belize's QRP is an annually maintained residence program for qualifying-country applicants aged 40 or older who receive at least USD $2,000 monthly or USD…

residency Morocco

Morocco Independent-Means Residence

Morocco’s visitor registration card can support a longer stay for someone living from their own resources, including a pension.

residency Venezuela

Venezuela Pension or Income Visa

A renewable visa for people with at least USD $1,200 a month in lawful foreign income or a pension, plus USD $500 for each accompanying family member.

residency El Salvador

El Salvador Pension or Income Residence

El Salvador has separate temporary-residence categories for a stable foreign pension and for stable foreign-generated rent or passive income, with…

residency Nicaragua

Nicaragua Passive-Income Residence

Temporary residence for people supported by income from investments, rent, or other lawful assets who meet Nicaragua’s current requirements.

residency Nicaragua

Nicaragua Retirement Residence

Temporary residence for people supported by a pension who meet Nicaragua’s current requirements.

residency Guatemala

Guatemala Pensioner Residence

Guatemala offers permanent residence with a qualifying foreign pension of at least USD $1,250 a month. Add USD $300 per dependent. Paid work is outside…

residency Guatemala

Guatemala Residence from Independent Income

Qualifying stable income of at least USD $1,250 a month can support permanent residence in Guatemala, with USD $300 more per dependent. Ordinary paid work…

residency Honduras

Honduras Pensioner Residence

Honduras offers pension-based residence with a qualifying foreign pension of at least USD $1,500 a month. The pension must be permanent and stable,…

residency Honduras

Honduras Residence from Independent Income

Qualifying stable income of at least USD $2,500 a month can support rentista residence in Honduras, with evidence of receipt through a Honduran financial…

residency Vanuatu

Vanuatu Self-Funded Resident Visa

Vanuatu's self-funded residence visa requires monthly income certified by a bank operating in Vanuatu: at least VUV 250,000 for one applicant or VUV…

residency Kenya

Kenya Assured-Income Residence

Kenya has a residence route for qualifying applicants supported by accepted retirement income or independent resources.

residency Nepal

Nepal Retirement Residential Visa

A retired foreign applicant, or one age 60 or older, can seek residential permission to live in Nepal without running a business.

residency Zambia

Zambia Retirement Permanent Residence

Zambia has a residence route for qualifying applicants supported by accepted retirement income or independent resources.

residency Haiti

Haiti Supported Nonworking Residence

A foreign applicant with an accepted purpose and a supporting person can seek Haiti’s ordinary residence permit without taking local employment.

residency Nigeria

Nigeria Residence for Retirees

Foreign nationals aged 65 or older who retired outside Nigeria can apply to live in Nigeria on documented retirement income and funds. They also need…

residency Rwanda

Rwanda Retirement Residence

Rwanda has a residence route for qualifying retirees supported by accepted retirement income.

residency Ivory Coast

Côte d’Ivoire Retirement Residence

Retirees can use a pension statement to support a resident-card application in Côte d’Ivoire.

residency Tanzania

Tanzania Retirement Residence

Tanzania has a residence route for qualifying retirees supported by accepted retirement income.

residency Gambia

The Gambia Retirement Residence

The Gambia’s Permit A can support residence for retirees who do not engage in paid work or income-producing business activity.

residency Madagascar

Madagascar Retirement Residence

Madagascar has a residence route for qualifying retirees supported by accepted retirement income.

residency Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Sint Maarten Pensioner Residence

People receiving a documented pension may apply under Sint Maarten’s pensioner/rentenier residence category if they can show sufficient income and meet…

residency Curacao

Curaçao Retirement or Income Residence

Foreign nationals supported by retirement income or assets can apply for Curaçao residence as a retiree or rentier. Dutch and U.S. citizens normally use…

residency French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visitor Residence

A financially supported nonworking stay in French Polynesia may qualify for a temporary residence card marked Visiteur.

residency New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visitor Residence

A financially supported nonworking stay in New Caledonia may qualify for a temporary residence card marked Visiteur.

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