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Originally Posted by Rachel_Heath
Currently there are no 'retirement visa's' available for the US - although I seem to remember someone once a few years back trying to push a bill through to create one so in the meantime your options as Fatbrit mentioned are somewhat limited.
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I suppose if anything the EB5 is the "retirement visa" -- 0.5M USD down and you get a green card. However, the program sunsets this fall if not extended by Congress and is definitely a
caveat emptor proposition.
Beyond the visa difficulties, there are also those of health care for the over 65s. Emigrants will not qualify for Medicare without 10 years of social security contributions. They can buy into it, but only after 5 years of residency. And US health care can quite quickly and happily shrink even the largest wallet. Sometimes there is salvation in State health care plans. But it must be the biggest consideration after the visa for those seeking retirement here.