EarlyRetireAbroad is an independent guide for people who plan to retire in another country, early or on time. It started as a guide for Americans and now writes for readers from any country, with notes for the US, the UK and Canada where their rules differ.
What you will find
- 28 countries, each with a page on the retirement visa, healthcare, pensions and tax, and the cost of living.
- The retirement visas side by side, and country against country comparisons.
- Guides on money and banking, taxes, Social Security and Medicare, health insurance and early retirement budgets.
- Calculators and checkers that run in your browser.
Where the numbers come from
Country pages take their figures from primary sources: the law and official gazette, immigration and tax authorities, national statistics offices, hospitals' own sites, the World Bank, the US State Department, the Social Security Administration, GOV.UK and Canada.ca. Each figure shows its source and the date we last checked it. When we cannot find a figure in a source like these, we leave it out and say so.
Rules change. Before you apply for a visa, move money or file a tax return, confirm the current rule with the authority named in the sources, or with a licensed professional. Nothing here is legal, tax or financial advice; see the disclaimer.
Older guides
Longer guides and comparisons that do not carry a source list are earlier articles. We are moving them, country by country, to the sourced format. Where an older guide and a country page disagree, the country page is the current one.
How the site is paid for
The site earns money from advertising and from affiliate links: if you sign up for some services through our links, we may be paid a commission at no cost to you. This never decides what a page says. Details are in the affiliate disclosure and the editorial policy.
Contact
Found an error, or a rule that changed? Write to hello@earlyretireabroad.com. Corrections are the most useful mail we get. More on the contact page.